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WASHINGTON (AP) — Audio recordings obtained by The Associated Press show that a no-fly zone was imposed around Ferguson, Missouri, in August in order to keep news helicopters away during violent street protests. Safety was the stated reason when police asked federal officials for restrict more than 37 square miles of airspace for 12 days.
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (AP) — The prosecutor who pursued child molestation charges against Michael Jackson has died. Former Santa Barbara County District Attorney Tom Sneddon died yesterday after a battle with cancer. He was 73. The first case fell apart after a young boy's family accepted a settlement from Jackson. The probe closed with no charges. The second set of allegations resulted in a televised trial in 2005 that ended with Jackson being acquitted.
LONDON (AP) — Clarinet player Acker Bilk has died at the age of 85. One of the stars of Britain's 1950s "trad jazz" scene, Bilk was the first U.K. act to top the U.S. charts in the 60s, with "Stranger on the Shore." His manager says Bilk died today at a hospital in Bath, southwestern England.
FORT KENT, Maine (AP) — The Maine nurse who successfully fought a mandatory quarantine after treating Ebola patients says she did it for all U.S. medical workers who are trying to bring the deadly outbreak under control in West Africa. But Kaci Hickox tells the Maine Sunday Telegram she'll respect the wishes of fellow residents and avoid going into town until the 21-day incubation period for Ebola ends on Nov. 10.
MESA, Ariz. (AP) — An Arizona woman is searching for her wedding ring after she accidentally gave it away with Halloween candy. KNXV-TV reports that Mesa resident Brooklin Yazzie says she placed her ring in a candy jar while helping her daughters carve pumpkins, and when the night became hectic she absentmindedly dumped the contents of the jar into the bag of candy she was handing out. She's hoping someone finds the ring and will return it to her.
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