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Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon said that parts of Ferguson were "a heartbreaking sight" Tuesday, with residents afraid to go outside.

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Missouri Governor Adds 'Significantly' To National Guard In Ferguson

5:43pm November 25, 2014

by Bill Chappell

"Last night, criminals intent on lawlessness and destruction terrorized this community," Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon said, adding that there will be 2,200 National Guardsmen in the region tonight.

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'Ferguson Forward': Churchgoers Seek A New Normal

6:42pm November 24, 2014

by Shereen Marisol Meraji

Spiritual leaders are praying for calm, but preparing for everything, as they wait for a grand jury decision in the shooting of Michael Brown.

After 50 Years, Obama To Honor 3 Civil Rights Activists

1:02pm November 24, 2014

by Debbie Eliott

President Obama posthumously honors James Cheney, Andrew Goodman and Michael Schwerner with the Presidential Medal of Freedom. The three were murdered during Mississippi's Freedom Summer 50 years ago.

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Running Late? Nah, Just On 'CPT'

9:19am November 24, 2014

by Kat Chow

In this installment of our semi-regular Word Watch series, we look at a popular term for the practice of never being on time.

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Ferguson Activist: It's A Wicked Air Looming

8:03pm November 23, 2014

As Ferguson, Mo., braces for the grand jury decision on whether police officer Darren Wilson should face charges, NPR's Rachel Martin talks with Rasheen Aldridge, a community activist.

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Ferguson Clergy Call For Peace From The Pulpit

1:26pm November 23, 2014

by Tim Lloyd

Religious leaders await a grand jury's decision in St. Louis. Many of them have been deeply involved with demonstrations following the fatal police shooting of Michael Brown.

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Michael Brown Sr., the father of 18-year-old Michael Brown who was shot dead by a police officer, distributes Thanksgiving turkeys Saturday to neighbors where his son was killed in Ferguson, Mo., this past August.

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Ferguson Grand Jury Will Reportedly Meet Again Monday

6:03pm November 22, 2014

by Bill Chappell

A community is holding its breath, awaiting a decision on whether to charge police officer Darren Wilson in the shooting death of Michael Brown, 18. Brown's family is calling for calm.

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Ferguson Braces For Grand Jury Decision

3:52pm November 22, 2014

by Cheryl Corley

A grand jury decision on whether Officer Darren Wilson will face charges for killing Michael Brown in Ferguson, Mo., may be near. The grand jury met behind closed doors on Friday.

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Last 'Angola 3' Inmate's Conviction Should Be Thrown Out, Court Says

6:33pm November 21, 2014

by Laura Sullivan

Albert Woodfox has spent about 40 years in solitary for the 1972 murder of a prison guard. A federal appeals court's unanimous decision could set him free, if the state decides not to challenge it.

A plastic surgeon performs a double-eyelid surgery on a patient at the BK Clinic in Seoul in August 2007.

Is Beauty In The Eye(Lid) Of The Beholder?

1:25pm November 21, 2014

by Kat Chow

Half of people of Asian descent have double eyelids — folds above the lash line — and the other half don't. There's a controversial surgery some people get to give themselves that crease.

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