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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 2014
Page
4
Six people were injured during a Picacho Middle School football practice in Las Cruces New Mexico a bolt struck a tree causing casualties. One student was hospitalized in El Paso Texas others treated locally and one in critical condition.
U S Attorney General Eric Holder visited Ferguson meeting students and community leaders as St Louis County prosecutors begin grand jury hearings into the fatal shooting of 18 year old Michael Brown. The focus will be on possible civil rights violations and whether Officer Darren Wilson should be indicted. Holder toured the suburb, sat for lunch with residents, and described federal scrutiny of the case as protests shift toward the courthouse.
An airstrike in Gaza City district Sheikh Radwan killed the wife and infant son of Mohammed Deif, Hamas’ top military leader, with Hamas and Israeli leaders issuing stark statements as tensions rise. Hamas vowed revenge while Israel signaled leaders of terror are targets. Palestinian crowds mourn in a refugee camp north of Gaza City as threats loom of strikes on Israel’s international airport.
The Supreme Court stayed a Fourth Circuit ruling and blocked Virginia from issuing marriage licenses to same sex couples, delaying a move toward legal unions. Officials prepared for licenses and clergy needed to revert to non wedding forms as the court weighs broader questions. Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring called the stay disappointing but vowed to press for a ruling on fundamental marriage rights.
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