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Curfew takes hold in troubled streets of Ferguson

Protesters gesture and voice their opinions about police officers near Missouri Highway Patrol officers during ongoing demonstrations in reaction to the shooting of Michael Brown in Ferguson By Ellen Wulfhorst FERGUSON Mo. (Reuters) - A group of protesters angry at the shooting death of a black teenager by a white police officer remained on the streets of Ferguson, Missouri, early on Sunday minutes past a declared curfew, as police gathered nearby in a tense standoff. Missouri Governor Jay Nixon declared a state of emergency after a week of racially charged protests and looting over the Aug. 9 fatal shooting of 18-year-old Michael Brown in the suburban St. Louis community.




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