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Sunday 20 September 2020
At the time of his death, police were responding to complaints about someone breaking into cars and stealing radios.
They said it shows him grabbing a handgun from his waistband after gunshots ring out.
They say they’re there to defend the constitution.
A teenager who was critically injured during the shootout has been charged with first-degree assault on a police officer.
Today marks the first anniversary of Michael Brown’s death.
“Everyone’s listening now.”
Darren Wilson was cleared by the US federal government.
The couple also gave to the burgeoning “Black Lives Matter movement”.
Actors have walked off Phelim McAleer’s “Ferguson”, a staged reading of testimony surrounding the police shooting of Michael Brown.
Everything you need to know as you start your morning – and your week.
A man aged (20) was charged with shooting two police officers from a car.
US president Barack Obama has described the shooting of two police officers as an ‘ambush’.
Here’s everything you need to know as you get going.
The shooting came hours after the town’s police chief resigned in the wake of a damning report.
Extracts into a Justice Department report into the Missouri police force have been leaked.
From Leaving Certificate students to George Clooney, here are the most striking photographs from 2014.
There are conflicting accounts of what happened prior to the shooting in the St Louis suburb of Berkeley.
The shooting dead of Antonio Martin joins a growing list of similar incidents in the last six months.
The shooting has sparked clashes between protesters and police a St Louis suburb two miles from Ferguson.
Father of six Eric Garner died after being placed in a chokehold by a white police officer.
Rock’s interview with New York magazine has caused a stir.
“It is my hope that my resignation will allow the community to heal.”
An officer will not be prosecuted over the shooting dead of Mike Brown (18).
“The world is watching America”
Ferguson, darkroom tricks, and butter in your coffee.
Protests have been taking place across the US.
Catch up as you wake up
Darren Wilson has spoken for the first time since being cleared over the shooting of Michael Brown.
Catch up as you wake up.
It’s in the news again this morning – but why?
There are peaceful protests against the verdict across the US and riots have broken out again in Ferguson.
The woman is believed to have been waving the gun in a car when she accidentally shot herself, according to US reports.
It’s feared that tonight’s announcement could provoke a violent backlash.
Tensions are high ahead of the grand jury ruling on the death of Michael Brown.
The black teen was shot by a white police officer this summer.
Darren Wilson shot Michael Brown in the St Louis suburb of Ferguson in August.
St. Louis Police say the deceased man fired at the officer first.
The officer, who was shot in the arm, was said to be chasing two men.
Brown’s father has called for protests to be halted for the day.
Worrying press arrests in Ferguson and the grisly murder of James Foley underlines it is in all of our interests to ensure journalists can report without fear.
MORE THAN THREE-quarters of people would support the government looking into the prospect of a four-day work week, according to a new survey.
This means doing the same job for the same salary, but over four days rather than five.
There have been calls for this idea to be explored already and the Four Day Week Ireland campaign today released details on its public attitude survey conducted last month.
Two out of three respondents said a four-day work week is “realistic and achievable” in the medium term.
67% of employers said they support the idea and 46% said it would be “feasible” to trial in their workplace.
“The four-day week, with no loss of pay, offers the potential of a genuinely better future for workers and employers alike,” said Joe O’Connor, director of campaigning with Fórsa trade union.
What may once have seemed like a radical concept is now, for many, a reasonable and rational ambition. The Covid-19 pandemic has further disrupted societal and workplace norms, while illustrating the potential for very different models of work.
So today we’re asking: Would you support a four-day work week?
Poll Results:
Share your story: voices@thejournal.ie
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