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Morning Updates: New unrest in Ferguson

Residents, activists and others hold a march on the first anniversary of the death of Michael Brown. Richard Perry / The New York Times

By Eric Levenson @ejleven

August 10, 2015

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Good morning, Boston. Ferguson deals with unrest a year after it became a national name, the most dangerous intersection for local cyclists, and the rest of the news you need to know today.

Unrest in Ferguson, one year later: “A young man was shot by the police and was in critical condition at a hospital, the St. Louis County police chief, Jon Belmar, said early Monday after a day of protests commemorating the killing of Michael Brown, an unarmed black 18-year-old, by a white police officer a year ago. … The shooting came after an otherwise peaceful day and as a spontaneous evening demonstration intensified with a line of police officers in riot gear standing off against a small but spirited group of protesters in the middle of the street.’’ (The New York Times)

Cyclists’ death highlights dangerous intersection: “The intersection of Massachusetts Avenue and Beacon Street is considered Boston’s most dangerous for cyclists, a treacherous Back Bay gantlet of heavy traffic, constant noise, and a rush to beat the stoplight. … ‘I don’t know what it is about this intersection, but people are constantly getting hit — pedestrians, bikers — some type of accident,’ said Aymen Rajeh, who owns nearby Quality Mart.’’ (The Boston Globe)

Remembering a brave 16-year-old: “Three days after she was diagnosed with cancer, Catherine Malatesta auditioned for her high school musical. She received a call back a few days later. She was being considered for one of the lead parts. She was thrilled. The work she had put in as a freshman and sophomore had paid off. The next day, however, her doctors told her and her parents the cancer had spread from the primary tumor under her arm to the rest of her body. … ‘This was supposed to be her year,’ her mother, Jennifer Goodwin, said.’’ (Boston.com)

A conversation with Boston’s new Chief Resilience Officer: “[P]eople are hurting in this city, whether you’re talking about the Boston Marathon bombings or whether you’re talking about shootings that happen in the city, or you’re talking about some of the other national news that happens around shootings of young black men in the community. All those things affect people in their day-to-day lives.’’ (PRI)

Marshawn Lynch on The League hints at that goal-line play call: “Just hand it to me, and I’ll run it over to him,’’ Lynch says. “Nah, I think I’m gonna throw it,’’ Taco says. “What’s the worst that could happen?’’ (Boston.com)

What to do when it’s your time of the month – and you have a marathon to run: “With the threat of cramps, back pain, and bleeding looming over her head, [HBS grad] Kiran Gandhimade a bold decision — to run without a tampon. … ‘I ran with blood dripping down my legs for sisters who don’t have access to tampons and sisters who, despite cramping and pain, hide it away and pretend like it doesn’t exist. I ran to say, it does exist, and we overcome it every day.’’’ (Boston.com)