What's Behind Those Abuse-Of-Power Charges Against Perry? Plus 4 More Stories

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Daily Briefing A look at the day's top stories News What's Behind Those Abuse-Of-Power Charges Against Perry? The indictment stems from the Texas governor's veto of funding for a public integrity office after the Democratic head of the office was arrested for drunk driving. Read this story Fresh Tensions Flare In Ferguson, Mo., With More Tear Gas, Looting A 24-hour period of calm broke early Saturday when police returned to the streets in riot gear and some protesters looted stores and broke car windows. Other demonstrators helped restore calm. Read this story Iraqi Officials Claim Scores Of Yazidis Executed By Extremists At least 80 men from the religious minority were reportedly executed for refusing to convert to Islam. The alleged massacre follows similar reports last week. Read this story Ebola Quiz: How Much Do You Know About The Outbreak? The virus has been in the headlines since March, but both in Africa and the rest of the world, there's a lot of confusion. Take our Ebola quiz to see if you've kept up with all the twists and turns. Read this story New York State Couple Charged In Abduction Of Amish Girls Authorities say that the oldest of the girls, who turned up 24 hours after they were reportedly kidnapped, provided crucial information that led to the couple's arrest. Read this story more news stories

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