Nation Reacts to Ferguson Verdict, Systemic Racism. Ferguson, Missouri exploded in anger Monday night, moments after the announcement of a grand jury decision not to indict white police officer Darren Wilson in the shooting death of unarmed black teenager Michael Brown. Despite the frigid temperatures, dense crowds gathered outside the police station in anticipation of the verdict.

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No plan survives first contact with a flood warning. On one hand this is good. California has been in a drought for a while and we could use the water. This is the next street over, just north of where I live.