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8:45 PM ET, November 28, 2014

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Adam McDonald / KMOV-TV:
Pregnant woman loses eye after police shoot bean bag at her  —  FERGUSON, Mo. (KMOV.com) — This St. Louis woman's picture and story has spread through social media, she's now ready to talk about what happened to her shortly after the grand jury announcement was made in the death of Michael Brown.
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New York Times:
In Ferguson, Officer Defused Eruptions as Crowds Grew Tense
Discussion: Liberaland and FOX News Radio
Jason Molinet / NY Daily News:
‘I will have justice for what they did to me’: Pregnant St. Louis woman loses eye after police …
Discussion: Mashable
Brendan James / Talking Points Memo:
Red State Editor: 'I'd Have Shot Mike Brown Right In His Face'  —  Red State editor Ben Howe jumped on Twitter the day before Thanksgiving to share his take on a grand jury's decision not to indict Ferguson, Mo. police officer Darren Wilson in the killing of unarmed teenager Michael Brown.
Discussion: Hullabaloo
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Agence France-Presse:
Cop at center of Ferguson case to leave force
Discussion: Liberaland and The Daily Caller
Daily Mail:   The controversial rules for white people who were told ‘not to take up space’ at Michael Brown vigil in Toronto
Brendan James / Talking Points Memo:
Masturbating Passenger Causes Premature Landing For Virgin Flight  —  A passenger caused a Virgin Atlantic flight to make an unscheduled landing on Monday after masturbating and attempting to pry open an emergency exit.  —  The premature landing came about after the Bay Area man …
Discussion: Mediaite
Washington Post:
U.S. seeks to build lean Iraqi force to fight the Islamic State  —  After learning hard lessons rebuilding foreign militaries over the past dozen years, the U.S. military is shifting its strategy against the Islamic State, choosing to train a smaller number of Iraqi soldiers rather than trying to stand up an entire army anew.
Discussion: Booman Tribune
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Anne Barnard / New York Times:
Conflicting Policies on Syria and Islamic State Erode U.S. Standing in Mideast
Discussion: Hot Air and Business Insider
Martin Matishak / The Hill:   Anti-ISIS coalition to meet next week
Sarah Buduson / WEWS-TV:
Cleveland officials say officers waited nearly 4 minutes to administer first aid to Tamir Rice, 12  —  CLEVELAND - Cleveland officials said Thursday officers waited close to four minutes to administer first aid after Tamir Rice, 12, was shot.  —  Deputy Chief Ed Tomba said a detective …
Josh Harkinson / Mother Jones:
Walmart Is Seeing Its Biggest Black Friday Protests Ever Today  —  If Walmart paid a living wage, “I could buy clothes for my kids to wear.”  —  Black Friday is best known as the day when big-box retailers rake in money, but it has also become a time for some of their employees to demand a share of the proceeds.
Tom Kludt / Talking Points Memo:
‘F*ck It, I Quit’ Reporter Under Investigation For Possible Campaign Finance Violations  —  Back in September, Charlo Greene offered an unforgettably profane resignation from an Alaska television station so that she could dedicate herself full-time to marijuana advocacy.
Discussion: Anchorage Daily News and Mediaite
ESPN:
Ray Rice wins appeal  —  Former Baltimore Ravens running back Ray Rice has won his appeal of an indefinite suspension and has been reinstated to the NFL.  —  Rice is now eligible to sign with any NFL team.  —  Former U.S. District Judge Barbara S. Jones, who heard Rice's appeal earlier this month …
BBC:
‘Black Friday’: Police called to supermarket crowds  —  Police have been called to supermarkets across the UK amid crowd surges as people hunt for “Black Friday” offers.  —  Greater Manchester Police appealed for calm after attending seven Tesco shops, at which three men were arrested and a woman was hit by a falling television.
Frederic J. Frommer / Associated Press:
Past ban on marrying blacks may mar tribe's future  —  Associated Press 3 hrs ago  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — Several members of the Congressional Black Caucus are urging the Obama administration to withhold federal recognition of a Virginia Indian tribe because of its history of banning intermarriage with blacks.
Discussion: Liberaland and FOX News Radio
Joan Walsh / Salon:
Learning from my 2014 mistakes: A year of reckoning for Democrats  —  But Ebola was a phony GOP-made crisis and Dems shouldn't have cowered  —  Thanksgiving is a great time for writers to reckon with whatever we got wrong over the year - and to be grateful that in this day and age we get to write every day …
Discussion: RedState
Paul Krugman / New York Times:
Pollution and Politics  —  Earlier this week, the Environmental Protection Agency announced proposed regulations to curb emissions of ozone, which causes smog, not to mention asthma, heart disease and premature death.  And you know what happened: Republicans went on the attack, claiming that the new rules would impose enormous costs.
Discussion: EconLog
 
 
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Jason Whitely / WFAA-TV:
Open carry advocates follow Ferguson protesters in Dallas
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Jeffrey Gettleman / New York Times:
Despite Aid Push, Ebola Is Raging in Sierra Leone
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Cost Still a Barrier Between Americans and Medical Care
Discussion: The Daily Caller and Firedoglake
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Racist tweet puts school on high alert
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Emily Bazelon / New York Times:
Do Online Death Threats Count as Free Speech?
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Andy Greenberg / Wired:
Oops: After Threatening Hacker With 440 Years, Prosecutors Settle for a Misdemeanor
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