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Friday, August 15, 2014

Morning Digest: Missouri protests calmer after governor puts black police captain in charge

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Missouri protests calmer after governor puts black police captain in charge
FERGUSON Mo. (Reuters) - Protests over the shooting of an unarmed black teen in Missouri were boisterous but peaceable on Thursday night as a small number of state police, led by a newly appointed black captain, replaced riot gear-clad local forces and mingled with the crowd..
Iraq's Maliki finally steps aside, paving way for new government
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Nuri al-Maliki finally bowed to pressure within Iraq and beyond on Thursday and stepped down as prime minister, paving the way for a new coalition that world and regional powers hope can quash a Sunni Islamist insurgency that threatens Baghdad..
Stocks, bonds set for weekly gain on loose policy
LONDON (Reuters) - European stocks rose on Friday and were on track for their biggest weekly gains since mid-February, while German Bund yields held near record lows as recent weak data increased expectations for central bank action to lift the economy..
Robin Williams' death highlights Parkinson's-depression link
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Robin Williams was suffering from the early stages of Parkinson's disease along with severe depression at the time of his apparent suicide, his widow said on Thursday, drawing public attention to the correlation between the diseases..
Manfred same, but different than Selig
BALTIMORE (Reuters) - Rob Manfred shares some of the same qualities as outgoing Major League Baseball commissioner Bud Selig, but as the next commissioner he is expected to bring more of a modern management style to the job..
Apple starts to store user data on servers in China for first time
BEIJING (Reuters) - Apple Inc has begun keeping the personal data of some Chinese users on servers in mainland China, marking the first time that the tech giant is storing user data on Chinese soil..
Specks of star dust likely first from beyond solar system
CAPE CANAVERAL Fla. (Reuters) - A NASA spacecraft dispatched 15 years ago to collect samples from a comet also snared what scientists suspect are the first dust specks from interstellar space..
'Ball of fury' cat traps California mother, daughter for hours: report
(Reuters) - A family cat turned into a "ball of fury" and trapped a California woman and her daughter in a bedroom for hours, forcing them to dial 911 so police could coax the feline from the house, local media said Thursday..
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