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Ferguson’s Isn’t Just About Race — It’s About Guns Too

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#Ferguson: 12 Shots, 3.5 Million Tweets

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Thousands Protest Peacfully Around The Nation Following Ferguson Grand Jury Decision, More Protests Planned

Police from departments around the nation reported that protests were mostly peaceful following Monday’s announcement.

Associated Press
By Associated Press
Ferguson Nationwide Protests

Thousands of people rallied late Monday in U.S. cities including Los Angeles and New York to passionately but peacefully protest a grand jury's decision not to indict a white police officer who killed a black 18-year-old in Ferguson, Missouri. They led marches, waved signs and shouted chants of "hands up, don't shoot," the refrain that has

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Israel Detains 10-Year-Old As Rights Groups Slam “Shoot-To-Kill” Policy

Unrest has gripped Jerusalem and the West Bank on an almost daily basis for the past four months, flaring up after a group of Zionist settlers kidnapped and burned a young Palestinian to death because of his ethnicity.

Al Akhbar
By Al Akhbar
Israeli forces arrest a Palestinian child

Israeli forces detained a 10-year-old Palestinian boy in the Silwan neighborhood on Monday evening, a local information center said, as human rights groups accused Israel of encouraging a "shoot-to-kill" policy among its security forces. Meanwhile, Israeli settlers continued to attack Palestinians and their properties as Israeli authorities

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Killings By Utah Police Outpacing Gang, Drug, Child-Abuse Homicides

Over a five-year period, data show that fatal shootings by police officers in Utah ranked second only to homicides of intimate partners.

Erin Alberty for The Salt Lake Tribune
By Erin Alberty for The Salt Lake Tribune
Police

In the past five years, more Utahns have been killed by police than by gang members. Or drug dealers. Or from child abuse. And so far this year, deadly force by police has claimed more lives — 13, including a Saturday shooting in South Jordan — than has violence between spouses and dating partners. As the tally of fatal police shootings rises,

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Kmart: ‘If You Do Not Come To Work On Thanksgiving, You Will Automatically Be Fired’

Kmart employees aren’t alone in being asked to come to work on Thanksgiving. Twelve retail chains will be open, requiring millions of people to leave home.

Bryce Covert for Think Progress
By Bryce Covert for Think Progress
KMART

Kmart will open its doors at 6 a.m. on Thanksgiving Day this year and remain open for 42 hours, meaning that many employees will have to come to work to staff shifts. While the company says it tries to fill the slots with volunteers or seasonal hires, workers are reporting that the reality on the ground is very different. Jillian Fisher, who

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