Ferguson and Other Cities React to Grand Jury Decision Not to Indict Darren Wilson
Date: 24 November 2014
By THE NEW YORK TIMES
Adner Marcelin, a spokesman for the lawyers for the Brown family, said that prosecutors had notified the family that the grand jury had reached a decision and that it would be announced Monday after 5 p.m. Central Time.
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What We're Reading
Date: 25 November 2014
By THE NEW YORK TIMES
Get recommendations from New York Times reporters and editors, highlighting great stories from around the web. Today, great reads from Kate Zernike, Anne Barnard and others.
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Latest Updates: Protests Nationwide as More Troops Are Called to Ferguson
Date: 25 November 2014
By THE NEW YORK TIMES
Following the events the day and evening after the release of the grand jury decision in the shooting of Michael Brown in Ferguson. Mo.
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Proposed Regulations Aim to Clamp Down on Smoking in China
Date: 25 November 2014
By DIDI KIRSTEN TATLOW
Didi TATLOW
Hundreds of millions of people who smoke in China may face much tougher rules in the future, as draft regulations banning smoking in all indoor public places have been unveiled.
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Slate’s Former Top Editor Takes Helm at Travel Site
Date: 24 November 2014
By LESLIE KAUFMAN
Leslie KAUFMAN
David Plotz, former editor in chief of online magazine Slate, is now the chief executive of little-known travel website Atlas Obscura.
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A Shake-Up Stops at One
Date: 25 November 2014
By MARK LANDLER
Mark LANDLER
News analysis; departure of Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel is not likely to signal a broader internal shake-up for Pres Obama's foreign policy team, core of which has remained intact; if anything, Hagel's resignation indicates that White House will keep a tight leash on foreign policy for remainder of Obama's presidency.
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Fellowship or Internship? In Media, the Definition Has Become Fluid
Date: 24 November 2014
By KATHERINE BINDLEY
Katherine BINDLEY
Media outlets have taken role of internships and repackaged them as fellowships, largely a semantic shift; some editors say distinction between an internship and a fellowship is very real in terms of learning experience, offering more of a pipeline for a permanent position, but critics say lines are increasingly blurred.
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Calling Out Bill Cosby’s Media Enablers, Including Myself
Date: 25 November 2014
By DAVID CARR
David CARR
David Carr The Media Equation column questions why media, including himself, did not actively pursue investigation into sexual abuse accusations against Bill Cosby until now.
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Good News on Energy
Date: 24 November 2014
By RALPH CAVANAGH
Ralph CAVANAGH
Op-Ed article by policy expert Ralph Cavanagh examines positive trends in energy efficiency, reduced carbon emissions and renewable energy, in light of new greenhouse gas agreement between the United States and China; notes despite grumbling, US has steadily reduced its total energy use since 2007, and that economic growth has strongly outpaced increases in consumption.
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What Ferguson Says About the Fear of Social Media
Date: 25 November 2014
By ANNA NORTH
Anna NORTH
The St. Louis County prosecutor, Robert McCulloch, called social media a “challenge” to the investigation in Ferguson, Mo. Did it actually challenge his authority?
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