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Police in Ferguson make arrests amid protests on 10th anniversary of Michael Brown's death

Police in the St. Louis suburb of Ferguson arrested two people and said more arrests were likely following protests on the 10th anniversary of a shooting that was a pivotal moment in the national Black Lives Matter movement

The Independent UK

Michael Brown was killed 10 years ago by a Missouri police officer. His family never stopped fighting

The parents of the Black teenager whose fatal shooting by police sparked widespread protests were walking four and a half miles from his high school to the spot where he was shot and killed in 2014 on Friday

The Independent UK

Michael Brown's death 10 years ago sparked change in Ferguson

Michael Brown’s death was the catalyst for massive change starting in Ferguson, Missouri

The Independent UK

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From Michael Brown to Sonya Massey, a decade of police antiblack violence causes grief, worry and coping for Black parents

A decade ago, Michael Brown Jr., an unarmed Black 18-year-old, was shot and killed by a white police officer in Ferguson, Missouri, a suburb of St. Louis.

The Conversation

Cori Bush won't return to Congress

The progressive lawmaker was defeated Tuesday in a primary race against a challenger backed by AIPAC

Salon

Democratic Primary Upset In St. Louis

Wesley Bell wins St. Louis primary, Cori Bush defeated. Bob Onder wins Republican primary in Missouri. Political dynamics and divisions in the Democratic P...

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Why is a pro-Israel lobby targeting US Congress member Cori Bush?

Bush, who has been leading critic of Israel’s war in Gaza, faces a spending surge ahead of her Missouri primary.

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Pro-Israel groups have set sights on unseating this progressive lawmaker. Will they succeed?

Challenger Wesley Bell switched party lines to vie for Bush’s Missouri seat and has reaped millions from normally Republican-supporting donors

The Guardian - US

Potentially habitable planet size of Earth discovered 40 light years away

Queensland- and Scotland-based PhD students co-lead team celebrating ‘Eureka moment’ spotting Gliese 12b

The Guardian - AU

The making of Jimmy Anderson: ‘Like a golden nugget falling into your lap’

A phone call from an impressed parent helped ignite the storied career of England’s greatest ever fast bowler

The Guardian - UK

Aurora australis offers second chance of ‘bloody awesome’ southern lights display on Sunday

Solar storm effects delight stargazers in Victoria, Tasmania and South Australia but most in NSW miss out

The Guardian - AU

Before Israel’s war on Gaza: Other times US campuses became battlegrounds

Students from Columbia and other US universities have protested the Vietnam war, the Gulf war and racism in the past.

Al Jazeera

Stocks Reach New Highs As The Rally Broadens On Lower Bond Yields, Better Earnings - What Is Next?

The S&P 500 ended the week at 5,234.18, up 2.3%; the Dow Jones at 39,475.90, up 1.98%; the tech-heavy Nasdaq at 16,428.82, up 2.9%; and the small caps Russell 2000 at 2,072.00, up 1.60%.

International Business Times

Ferguson, Missouri, to pay out $4.5m to settle debtors’ jail lawsuit

City where police killed Mike Brown in 2015 was defendant in class-action suit by plaintiffs detained over inability to pay city fines

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Astronomers narrow down where 'Planet Nine' could be hiding by playing massive game of 'connect the dots'

The researchers who originally proposed the Planet Nine hypothesis have narrowed down where the giant elusive world might be hiding, after carrying out an exhaustive sweep of the theoretical planet's orbital pathway.

The Guardian - US

Alleged Long Island serial killer indicted on new murder charge of fourth victim

Rex Heuermann was indicted for killing Maureen Brainard-Barnes, whose remains were found in marshland along Gilgo Beach

The Independent UK

'Debtor's prison' lawsuit filed against St. Louis suburb resolved with $2.9 million settlement

A Missouri city will pay nearly $3 million to settle a lawsuit accusing it and six other St. Louis suburbs of violating the constitutional rights of residents by jailing them and forcing them to pay fees, often for minor traffic violations

The Conversation

Want to buy a home telescope? Tips from a professional astronomer to help you choose

While the unaided eye or binoculars can reveal much of the night sky, a telescope reveals so much more. Seeing Saturn’s rings or the Moon’s craters with your own eyes can be an “oh wow” moment.

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China’s credit outlook cut to negative; Rupert Soames named CBI president; trading outages in London – as it happened

Moody’s cuts its outlook on China’s credit rating, while trading in smaller stocks in London is hit by systems problems

The Guardian - UK

Mike Brown obituary

Other lives: Academic pharmacist and pharmaceutical microbiologist who specialised in understanding how bacteria respond to antibiotics

The Guardian - US

Gilgo Beach suspect appears in court as prosecutors home in on DNA evidence

Rex Heuermann, charged over deaths of three women on Long Island, speaks briefly as he bids to reclaim 280 guns seized by police

The Conversation

Giraffes range across diverse African habitats − we’re using GPS, satellites and statistics to track and protect them

Nearly 6,000 years ago, our ancestors climbed arid rocky outcrops in what is now the Nigerian Sahara and carved spectacularly intricate, larger-than-life renditions of giraffes into the exposed sandstone. The remarkably detailed Dabous giraffe rock art petroglyphs are among many ancient petroglyphs featuring giraffes across Africa – a testament to…

Chicago Sun-Times

Veteran journalist Gilbert Bailon named executive editor of WBEZ

Bailon was most recently the executive editor at KERA, Dallas’s NPR affiliate. Prior to KERA, he spent nearly 15 years at the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.

LiveScience

Eerie 'fireball' seen over Australia was actually a Russian rocket in disguise

A Russian rocket body plunged back to Earth near southern Australia on Monday night (Aug. 7), dazzling and alarming skywatchers.

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Russian rocket debris falls from space in spectacular fireball over southern Australia (video)

A Russian rocket body fell back to Earth near southern Australia on Monday night (Aug. 7), putting on quite a show for observers in the region.

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