| Ferguson tense ahead of grand jury decision Posted: 23 Nov 2014 10:46 AM PST  Crews erected barricades around the building where a grand jury has been considering whether to indict the Ferguson police officer who shot and killed Michael Brown, even as a grand jury decision seemed unlikely this weekend.
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| Flooding could follow heavy snow in western New York Posted: 23 Nov 2014 09:26 AM PST  Emergency workers filled thousands of sandbags on Sunday as the area around Buffalo, New York braced for potential flooding as warming temperatures began to melt up to seven feet of snow.
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| Boy with fake gun dies after shot by Ohio officer Posted: 23 Nov 2014 10:09 AM PST  A 12-year-old boy brandishing what turned out to be a fake gun is dead after being shot by a Cleveland police officer.
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| Suicide bomber kills at least 45 Afghans Posted: 23 Nov 2014 09:26 AM PST  KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A suicide bomber blew himself up at a volleyball tournament in eastern Afghanistan on Sunday, killing at least 45 people in the country's deadliest terrorist attack this year, officials said.
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| Former DC Mayor Marion Barry dies at 78 Posted: 23 Nov 2014 09:26 AM PST  WASHINGTON (AP) — Divisive and flamboyant, maddening and beloved, Marion Barry outshone every politician in the 40-year history of District of Columbia self-rule. But for many, his legacy was not defined by the accomplishments and failures of his four terms as mayor and long service on the D.C. Council.
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| A way for GOP to defuse immigration issue? Posted: 23 Nov 2014 07:41 AM PST  DENVER (AP) — Republicans in search of a way to oppose President Barack Obama's moves on immigration without alienating the nation's fast-growing population of Hispanic voters can find a playbook in Colorado.
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| Putin says Russia not isolated over Ukraine, blames West for frosty ties Posted: 23 Nov 2014 05:05 AM PST  By Gabriela Baczynska MOSCOW (Reuters) - President Vladimir Putin blamed the West for worsening relations with Russia since the Ukraine crisis and said Moscow would not allow itself to become internationally isolated behind another 'Iron Curtain'. In an interview published by state news agency TASS on Sunday, Putin also said Western sanctions against Moscow, combined with the slide in the rouble and oil price falls would have no "catastrophic consequences" on Russia's economy. ...
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| Missouri town on edge awaiting grand jury decision on police shooting Posted: 22 Nov 2014 03:56 PM PST  By Daniel Wallis FERGUSON Mo (Reuters) - An uneasy quiet settled over Ferguson, Missouri, on Saturday evening after another day without a decision from a grand jury on whether to bring charges against a white police officer for fatally shooting a black teen. With the St. Louis suburb and the rest of the country waiting for an announcement, activists and police have been taking steps to avert more street violence. The Aug. 9 shooting triggered months of protests and a national debate over police violence. ...
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| Iran, world powers seek elusive nuclear deal one day before deadline Posted: 22 Nov 2014 06:10 PM PST  Iran and world powers face an uphill struggle to break the deadlock in their high-stakes nuclear negotiations and secure a historic deal on the eve of a deadline. Kerry, who on Friday postponed a trip to Paris to remain in Vienna for the talks, met Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif on Saturday afternoon, their fourth meeting in three days. German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier, also in the Austrian capital, called this final weekend of talks, after months of negotiations, a "moment of truth". At stake is a historic deal in which Iran would curb its disputed nuclear activities in exchange for broad relief from years of heavy international economic sanctions.
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| Biden announces new aid for Syrian refugees Posted: 22 Nov 2014 11:02 AM PST  Vice President Joe Biden and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan emerged from a nearly four-hour meeting Saturday, offering no indication that the U.S. and Turkey had bridged their differences about how to deal with Islamic State fighters or Syrian President Bashar Assad.
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