Black witnesses, evidence largely coincide with
officer’s account in Ferguson police shooting
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Kevin Seltzer, left, and Josh Williams look over a memorial built on the spot where Michael Brown died. (Getty)
Michael Brown and Darren Wilson fought for the officer’s gun, according to interviews, news accounts and the full report of the St. Louis County autopsy of Brown’s body.
Report of shots fired at Canadian Parliament
The parliament was locked down after the reported shooting Wednesday morning.
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Another man jumps White House fence
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Officials said the jumper was taken into custody after being bitten by a guard dog on the North Lawn.
Canada gunman classified as a ‘high-risk traveler’
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The shooter killed a soldier and opened fire inside the Parliament building, shocking a country that rarely sees gun violence.
U.S. to train Syrians only in defensive role
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Officials do not believe the units will be able to seize towns from the Islamic State without the help of U.S. combat troops, which President Obama has ruled out.
Any mention of ‘Navy SEALs’ barred in probe of silencers
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A federal trial examines a shadowy military contract involving unmarked silencers that is deemed classified.
Students get dose of the blues at Strathmore arts program
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JazzReach’s performances dazzle 11,000 Montgomery County schools this week at the Strathmore.
USAID watchdog said to alter reports to shield agency
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Auditors and employees have complained about negative findings being stricken from agency audits.
Vote for me, because puppies (Video)
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The inevitable moment when candidates try to cash in on America’s campaign fatigue
Remembering Ben Bradlee’s leadership
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He trusted his gut on the big things, didn’t bother with the little ones and wouldn’t spend a lot of time second-guessing himself on either.
Another poll shows Cory Gardner ahead in Colorado. Is the seat slipping away from Democrats?
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Sen. Mark Udall (D-Colo.) is in trouble.
Chris Christie versus Rand Paul, part 19: Ebola
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The governor downplays the risk that Paul had hyped.
Four Blackwater guards convicted in Iraq deaths
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The U.S. contractors killed 14 unarmed Iraqis in Baghdad in 2007, one of the most ignominious chapters of the war.
In its lesser-known role, immigration agency returns stolen artifacts
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U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement on Wednesday returned looted Peruvian artifacts that were smuggled into the U.S.
2014 will be the most expensive midterm election ever
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The biggest growth area? Outside group spending.
A Florida city voted to split the state in two because of concerns over climate change
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The City of South Miami voted 3 to 2 in favor of secession.
Inspector slams Secret Service for diverting agents to staffer in dispute
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Secret Service agents were diverted to guard the director’s assistant, who had been involved in a dispute with a neighbor.
Paid not to work for a year or more: GOP lawmakers ask federal agencies, ‘Why?’
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GOP lawmakers want agencies to disclose why employees were paid not to work for a year or more.
A classic Ben Bradlee letter to ‘flacks’
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In a letter from the archives, former Washington Post editor Ben Bradlee responds to a pestering press agent for the circus.
Profits up at General Dynamics; Northrop earnings fall
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Falls Church neighbors Northrop Grumman and General Dynamics had very different third quarters.
People are apparently naming illegal drugs after Ebola now
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Police in New Jersey seized more than 600 packets of heroin labeled “Ebola.“
Google tries to rethink e-mail with ‘Inbox’
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Gmail’s not going away. But with “Inbox,” Google promises to fix a lot of problems with the way e-mail works now.
Sam’s Club to launch a private health insurance exchange
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The warehouse store has built a service that it hopes will appeal to the small business owners that are its core customers.
How judicial campaign ads may be affecting legal decisions
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More ads are associated with more rulings against those accused of crimes, a new study finds.
The 945 people who we assume bought Gov. Cuomo’s book
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First week sales were presumably lower than expectations.
Will Democrats’ ground game save their Senate majority? We asked an expert.
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An interview with Columbia University’s Donald P. Green.
$26 million has been spent on TV ads attacking this one candidate
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These 10 candidates have faced a combined total of $163 million in attack ads. And that’s a low estimate.
‘Walmart Moms’ think America is in the ‘crapper’
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This cycle’s much coveted demographic is fed-up with politics and afraid about the future.
The 19 best pictures from the 2014 debate season
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Awarding the most amusing -- if not the most consequential -- debate performances of the midterms.
N.D. proposal would limit constitutional amendments
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The state legislature doesn’t want to be hamstrung by measures that require certain types of spending.
Bringing parents to the workplace
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Several companies are starting to embrace employees’ parents as a corporate asset.
The truth about Truthy
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The FCC’s Ajit Pai is propagating a conspiracy theory claiming that the National Science Foundation is funding an Orwellian political surveillance program. In fact, the Truthy research project is a scientific effort to study how both political and non-political communication happens on the Internet.
When things go wrong, Obama relies on his external fixers, not his Cabinet
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From one crisis to the next, the president has turned to outsiders to right the government’s course.
Target to offer free shipping for the holidays to entice online shoppers
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The retailer is making an offer that it hopes will help prevent shopping cart abandonment.
Ben Bradlee: A real-life action figure
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Ben Bradlee was always there for his reporters. Even if it meant booking a Learjet.
Michigan bans direct sales of Tesla cars
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Michigan joins a handful of states that require car manufacturers to sell vehicles through dealerships.
Georgia Democrats send out mailer asking residents to vote to “prevent another Ferguson“
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“If we want a better, safer future for our children, it’s up to us to vote for change,” the mailer reads.
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