Protests after police killings in Ferguson and New York
Witnesses conflicted on Michael Brown's stance as he was shot by a white officer in Ferguson, while Eric Garner died in a chokehold in New York City. Both shootings drew grand jury decisions not to indict and sparked nationwide demonstrations with chants like Hands up don't shoot and I can't breathe. Federal probes were launched in both cases.
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Top News of 2014 AP poll names Ferguson case leader
The Associated Press polls editors and news directors to rank 2014's top stories. Ferguson killings lead with 22 first place votes, Ebola outbreak next with 11, and Islamic State actions third with 12, ahead of later events like the U.S. Cuba rapprochement and Sony hacking fallout.
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Ebola Epidemic Expands Across Africa and Reaches United States
The Ebola outbreak grew from a quiet start to a major health crisis monitored by the WHO. By mid year it became the worst on record with deaths near seven thousand, mainly in Liberia Sierra Leone and Guinea. A Liberian patient died in Dallas triggering US safety concerns for health workers and systems.
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Republicans Take Congress Majority
Republicans secure control of the Senate with 54 of 100 seats while expanding their House majority and gaining 31 governorships, reshaping political power nationwide as the 113th Congress ends.
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Drug overdoses near peak in Lorain County
Lorain County faces a heroin and prescription pill epidemic with at least 60 fatal overdoses in 2014. Coroner Stephen Evans says five suspected deaths await toxicology results, potentially approaching the 2013 record of 67, while Narcan offers some help and a halfway house could improve outcomes.
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Towns announce today’s closings for several offices
Several municipalities report closures and adjusted trash collection due to a holiday. Amherst Avon Avon Lake Elyria Lorain Oberlin Grafton North Ridgeville Sheffield Lake Sheffield Village Vermilion Wellington all close today or shift schedules while Republic Services customers face delayed pickups.
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