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BALTIMORE (AP) — Saying they are acting on behalf of all NFL players, the players' union has appealed the indefinite suspension given Ray Rice for knocking out his then-fiancee in an elevator. The union says it must protect due process rights and that the process for Rice has not been fair and impartial. The appeal came on the same day that several major sponsors expressed concerns with the league's response.
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota's governor doesn't agree with the decision by the Minnesota Vikings to let running back Adrian Peterson rejoin the team, as he faces a felony charge of child abuse for spanking his 4-year-old son with a wooden switch. Mark Dayton says Peterson should remain suspended while the case unfolds. Peterson was benched for one game, but will be back with the team this weekend.
ATLANTA (AP) — President Barack Obama says the world is looking to the United States to address the deadly outbreak of Ebola in West Africa. Obama says the U.S. embraces that responsibility. The president has been outlining new U.S. efforts to respond to the outbreak during a visit to the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta. Obama is ordering 3,000 military personnel to West Africa to erect new facilities and train health workers. He says it's the largest international response in the history of the CDC.
WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House is rebutting a comment by the nation's top military officer that American ground troops may be needed to battle Islamic State forces in the Middle East if President Barack Obama's current strategy fails. Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Martin Dempsey said he might make that suggestion if the current approach doesn't prevail. The president has initiated airstrikes but wants local troops to carry out combat missions.
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Civil rights advocates are appealing a ruling by a federal three-judge panel that reinstated Wisconsin's voter photo identification law. Passed by Republican lawmakers in 2011, the law requires people to show certain government-issued photo ID at the polls to vote. Because of multiple challenges, the law has yet to be enforced.
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