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Saturday, October 18, 2014

Officer who shot Michael Brown recounts incident

FERGUSON, Mo., Oct. 18 (UPI) -- The law enforcement officer who fatally shot Michael Brown two months ago told investigators the unarmed black teen pinned him in his car and was trying to grab his gun. Government officials briefed on the federal civil rights investigation into the matter told The... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, October 16, 2014

Scientists locate water ice on Mercury

WASHINGTON, Oct. 16 (UPI) -- Images beamed back from the NASA's Mercury Messenger mission show that in the deep, dark, bowl-shaped cavities of the planet closest to the sun sits ice -- water ice. Mercury isn't exactly the first place one would expect to find frozen water. Being the closest planet to... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, October 13, 2014

Pistorius sentencing phase begins in South Africa

PRETORIA, South Africa, Oct. 13 (UPI) -- The sentencing phase of the trial of Olympic sprinter Oscar Pistorius, convicted of culpable homicide in the 2013 death of his girlfriend, began in Pretoria Monday. Although he was cleared of a murder accusation in the shooting death of Reva Steenkamp, the... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, October 12, 2014

Archaeologists revisit ancient Mediterranean shipwreck near Greek island

ANTIKYTHERA, Greece, Oct. 10 (UPI) -- Researchers recently completed a third trip to a remarkable ancient shipwreck off the coast of Antikythera, a remote Greek Island. The ship is more than 2,000 years old, and because of the wealth of treasures its sunken wreckage has revealed, archaeologists... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, October 11, 2014

Hong Kong protesters set up camp in Admiralty

HONG KONG, Oct. 11 (UPI) -- Pro-democracy demonstrators in Hong Kong transformed a section of the central business district into a camp with blocks of tents. The Admiralty area was filled with tents Saturday morning, with demonstrators setting up camp among structures including a library, a tutoring... Sign in to see full entry.

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