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Friday, August 15, 2014 (2014x163)

: 15, 2014

2014/08/15 Headlines: More than 100 Cities Join Moment of Silence for Michael Brown; California: Unarmed Black Father Dies After Tasing by Deputies; Obama: Iraq Airstrikes to Continue, Humanitarian Air Drops to End; Iraqi PM Maliki Agrees to Step Down; U.S. Blocks Missile Shipment to Israel amid Alleged White House-Pentagon Spat; AP Journalist Simone Camilli Killed in Gaza; Ukrainian Officials Inspect Russian Aid Convoy; 5 Muslim Americans File Lawsuit over Terrorist Watchlist; Brazil's Socialist Presidential Candidate Dies in Plane Crash; 125,000 Call for End to Legal Action Against NYT Journalist James Risen; Maryam Mirzakhani Becomes 1st Woman to Win Top Math Prize