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PROTESTS IN CHARLOTTE: Police release shooting videos
Protesters say they're unhappy with how Mayor Jennifer Roberts and Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Chief Kerr Putney have handled the investigation of the shooting of 43-year-old Keith Lamont Scott on September 20. Police Chief Kerr Putney has said the officer who shot Scott wasn't wearing a body camera that day because he's part of a tactical unit. They claim they saw that he was in possession of a marijuana cigarette and a gun.
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Iran Frees Jailed Canadian Professor Homa Hoodfar On "Humanitarian" Grounds
Mrs Hoodfar returned to Canada via Oman, according to the state-run IRNA news agency. Her family has said she was imprisoned in Tehran's Evin Prison since June 6. Hoodfar's supporters had pressed diplomats to discuss her case during the recent United Nations General Assembly in NY. Canadian foreign minister Stephane Dion met with Iranian foreign minister Mohammad Javad Zarif on the sidelines of the meeting on Wednesday, state television reported .
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Disney, Microsoft among possible Twitter suitors
Speculation on if, and to whom, Twitter will be sold has been swirling recently, as both Salesforce CRM and Alphabet Inc .'s GOOGL Google division both reportedly expressed interest last week. What Disney has to think about is what is its place in a post cord-cutting world. Disney certainly has the finances and the appetite to absorb Twitter .
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Dollar falls on comments from BOJ's Kuroda, US debate uncertainty
Bank of Japan Gov. Haruhiko Kuroda said Monday he will loosen the central bank's monetary grip "without hesitation" if conditions make that the sensible thing to do. The 10-year bond yield has briefly slipped below zero percent since Wednesday's decision, leaving markets wondering whether the BOJ would reduce its bond buying to prevent the yield from falling further away from its target.
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Ryan Moore becomes US Ryder Cup captain Love's last pick
Europe has six rookies on its 12-man team. Some future venues for the Ryder Cup have already been established. "It's going to be a very, very big task ahead of us. "So heading into Hazeltine I have more of a feeling that I am now accepted". He's a great guy to be around and a great guy to captain because he's open for any ideas that you have, and is willing to try anything.
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Clinton, Trump look to overcome weaknesses on debate stage
While this will make for a tense night on Monday , there's other reasons for Democrats not to panic just yet: the Trump campaign is still lagging far behind Clinton's in terms of running actual ground operations for election day, meaning even obtaining parity in pre-election polls may result in an ugly surprise when November 8 rolls around.