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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department plans to open a wide-ranging investigation into the practices of the police department in Ferguson, Missouri following last month's shooting death of an unarmed black 18-year-old by a white police officer. A person briefed on the matter says the investigation could be announced Thursday, and it'll look at the police department's practices over the past few years, including stops, arrests and use-of-force.
TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko plans to meet Thursday with President Barack Obama and European leaders on the sidelines of the NATO summit in Wales. Poroshenko has said he's working with Russian President Vladimir Putin on a cease-fire in eastern Ukraine, but Western leaders are skeptical.
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The Taliban has attacked a government compound in eastern Afghanistan, setting off two truck bombs, followed by an attack by gunmen. A police official in the provincial capital of Ghazni, says at least 52 people — both civilians and security forces — were hurt in Thursday's early morning attack. Most were injured by broken glass from windows shattered in the explosion. It's not clear if anyone has been killed.
FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Financial markets are eagerly awaiting more word from the European Central Bank Thursday about possible stimulus measures to save the economic recovery. Expectations for action have grown since ECB President Mario Draghi (DRAHG'-ee) warned last month that the economy was at risk and said the bank was open to new, extraordinary measures such as large-scale bond purchases.
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysia Airlines has renamed a promotion called "My Ultimate Bucket List Campaign," after acknowledging it was inappropriate, given the two deadly disasters it has suffered this year — the disappearance of Flight 370 and the shooting down of another jetliner over eastern Ukraine. A bucket list is a term used to describe a list of activities that people want to do or places they want to see before they die. The airline says the original name of the promotion was "found to be inappropriate at this point in time."
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