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Here’s What We’re Reading: Tuesday News Roundup

Here are some headlines from the working family’s news we're reading today (after the jump).
Ferguson Top Cop: Peaceful Protesters Should Stay Home

Capt. Ron Johnson spoke after a chaotic night in which 31 people were arrested and two people were hit by gunfire.
Slaughterhouse Processed Cows with Cancer: Feds

A California slaughterhouse involved in a massive beef recall processed cows with cancer while U.S. livestock inspectors took lunch breaks.
Feds Crack Down on 'Shoot a Drone' Gatherings
2 Dan Sullivans Run For Office, Sowing Confusion
Out-of-Control Wildfire Triggers Exodus Near Yosemite

Authorities also declared a local state of emergency in Madera County.
Legendary SNL announcer Don Pardo dies at 96
New Jersey State AFL-CIO Candidates School Graduates Largest Class

A record-size class of 37 rank-and-file union members, representing 23 local unions from across all sectors of the labor movement, took part in the 18th annual New Jersey State AFL-CIO Labor Candidates School Aug. 9–10 at the Rutgers University Inn and Conference Center in New Brunswick.
ISIS Militants Driven From Dam in Iraq
Police Arrest 2 Teens in School Shooting Plot