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KAMENSK-SHAKHTINSKY, Russia (AP) — Russia is trying to dispel Ukrainian worries that an aid convoy was a ruse intended to funnel military aid to separatist rebels in eastern Ukraine. Moscow allowed Ukrainian officials to inspect the aid convoy today and agreed to let the Red Cross distribute the supplies around the rebel-held city of Luhansk.
FERGUSON, Mo. (AP) — The arrival of Missouri state troopers to keep an eye on demonstrations in a suburban St. Louis town has eased the tension in Ferguson after clashes with police who are already under fire for the shooting death of an unarmed black teen by a white officer. The dramatic shift came after Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon assigned oversight of the protests in the town to the state Highway Patrol, stripping local police of their authority.
NIAMEY, Niger (AP) — The landlocked West African country of Niger (nee-ZHEHR') has been hit by heavy rains and flooding that killed 12 people and left thousands without food or shelter. Niger has been hit by an alternating series of droughts and floods in recent years, causing hunger. Officials say food has been distributed to more than 2,000 families but almost as many still need help.
EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. (AP) — The Supervalu grocery company says account numbers, expiration dates, cardholders' names and other information may have been stolen in a data breach at a number of stores, as well as at some of its stand-alone liquor shops. Officials say stores in Minnesota, Virginia, Illinois, Maryland and Missouri may have been affected. Supervalu says that it hasn't determined if any such cardholder data was actually stolen.
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Astronauts aboard the International Space Station took out the trash today, releasing an unmanned commercial cargo ship after a monthlong visit. The trash-filled Cygnus supply ship will now be maneuvered to safely burn up in Earth's atmosphere.
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