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Saturday, August 16, 2014

Texas Gov. Rick Perry indicted for alleged abuse of power

AUSTIN, Texas, Aug. 15 (UPI) -- Texas Gov. Rick Perry was indicted Friday on two counts of abuse of official capacity and coercion of a public servant, court documents indicated. A Travis County grand jury handed down the two felony counts late Friday. The indictments stem from an incident last year... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, August 15, 2014

Ferguson police name officer who shot Michael Brown

FERGUSON, Mo., Aug. 15 (UPI) -- Police named Darren Wilson as the Ferguson police officer who shot and killed unarmed teen Michael Brown on Saturday, bowing at last to mounting pressure for transparency in the high-profile investigation. Ferguson Police Chief Thomas Jackson said Wilson was a... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, August 14, 2014

Angela Merkel warns against severity of Russian sanctions

WASHINGTON, Aug. 14 (UPI) -- While most of the Western world has cracked down on Russia over the crisis in eastern Ukraine, German Chancellor Angela Merkel warned that deepening sanctions may not be the best way to encourage Russian President Vladimir Putin to cooperate. Several weeks after the... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, August 13, 2014

Rate of non-marital childbearing on the decline, CDC says

WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 (UPI) -- In the first several years of the new millennia, rates of non-marital childbearing rose consistently -- peaking in the late 2000s. But according to a new report from the CDC, over the last half-decade, rates of children being born out of wedlock have slowly fallen.... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, August 12, 2014

Robin Williams dead at 63 from apparent suicide

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 11 (UPI) -- Oscar winning actor and comedian Robin Williams died Monday morning at the age of 63. Although an official cause of death has not yet been released, the Marin County Coroner's office confirmed there is suspicion Williams died of "suicide due to asphyxia." He was... Sign in to see full entry.

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