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FILE - In this Sept. 9, 2013, file photo, Rafael Nadal, of Spain, holds up the championship trophy after winning the men's singles final over Novak Djokovic, of Serbia, at the 2013 U.S. Open tennis tournament in New York. Nadal will not defend his title at the U.S. Open because of an injured right wrist. Nadal and the tournament announced his withdrawal Monday, Aug. 18, 2014, a week before the year's last Grand Slam tournament begins. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings, File) (AP)

FILE - In this Oct. 8, 2007 file photo, Hong Kong actor Jaycee Chan poses for photo upon arrival for "The Drummer" premiere at Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition Centre. Hong Kong action superstar Jackie Chan's actor-son Jaycee Chan has been detained in Beijing on drug-related charges, the latest high-profile celebrity to be ensnared in one of China's biggest anti-drug crackdowns in two decades. Jaycee Chan, 32, was detained last Thursday, Aug. 14, 2014, together with the 23-year-old Taiwanese movie star Kai Ko, Beijing police said late Monday, Aug. 18, on their official microblog, identifying them only by their surnames, ages and nationalities. It was unclear why the detentions were announced several days later.( AP Photo/Lo Sai Hung, File ) (AP)

Pallbearers carry the casket of Eric Garner at Bethel Baptist Church following his funeral service, July 23, 2014, in Brooklyn, N.Y. (AP/John Minchillo)

Grand jury in Eric Garner case

Ian Blair
A man bends down in prayer as police try to disperse a small group of protesters Monday, Aug. 18, 2014, in Ferguson, Mo. The Aug. 9 shooting of Michael Brown by police has touched off rancorous protests in Ferguson, a St. Louis suburb where police have used riot gear and tear gas. Gov. Jay Nixon ordered the National Guard to help restore order Monday, while lifting a midnight-to-5 a.m. curfew that had been in place for two days. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson) (AP)

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Jenny Kutner
President Barack Obama speaks at the White House, Aug. 18, 2014. Taking a two-day break from summer vacation, the president met with top advisers Monday to review developments in Iraq and in racially charged Ferguson, Mo. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak) (AP)

Joanna Rothkopf
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7 reasons cops are fired

Joanna Rothkopf
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Jenny Kutner
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Lindsay Abrams
People in a crowd hold signs and listen to speakers at a demonstration on Thursday, Aug. 14, 2014, in Decatur, Georgia, in the town square. The demonstration of more than 200 people was held in response to the shooting death of Michael Brown and following unrest in Ferguson, Missouri. (AP Photo/ Ron Harris) (Ron Harris)

Joanna Rothkopf
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Jenny Kutner
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Lindsay Abrams
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Katie McDonough
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Sarah Gray
Michael Knaapen (L) and his husband John Becker, both of Wisconsin, react to the 5-4 ruling striking down as unconstitutional the Defense of Marriage Act at the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington June 26, 2013. (Reuters/James Lawler Duggan)

Jenny Kutner

Joanna Rothkopf
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Katie McDonough
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Jenny Kutner
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Lindsay Abrams
Smoke from a tire burnout rises over protestors on West Florissant Avenue in Ferguson on Friday, Aug. 15, 2014. (AP Photo/St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Robert Cohen) (AP)

Nixon to deploy National Guard

Joanna Rothkopf
FILE - In this Wednesday, April 8, 2009, file photo, a bottle of Maker's Mark bourbon is dipped in red wax during a tour of the distillery in Loretto, Ky. Kentucky bourbon makers have stashed away their largest stockpiles in more than a generation due to resurgent demand for the venerable brown spirit. (AP Photo/Ed Reinke, File) (AP)

Bruce Schreiner
Laura Ingraham (Reuters/Lucas Jackson)

Janet Allon - Alternet
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