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Mark Wilson—Getty Images by [TIME Staff](https://time.com/author/time-staff/) ## TIME Staff Nov 25, 2014 1:29 PM UTC [Ferguson Erupts as Cop Cleared](http://time.com/3598612/ferguson-grand-jury-decision-darren-wilson-michael-brown/) A prosecutor’s announcement late Monday that a grand jury declined to indict Ferguson, Mo., police officer Darren Wilson for fatally shooting unarmed black teenager Michael Brown sparked renewed violent protests in the St. Louis suburb throughout the night [Understanding the Cosby Scandal](http://time.com/3602131/bill-cosby-sexual-assault-allegations-guide/) Here’s a cheat sheet to understanding a scandal that mixes old allegations and new; 16 women have publicly accused the comedian of sexual assault [Why Chuck Hagel Resigned](http://time.com/3602263/hagel-pentagon-retreat/) The Defense Secretary is stepping down less than two years into the job, after his low-profile demeanor was deemed ill-suited for ISIS fight [FDA Beefs Up Calorie Count Requirements](http://time.com/3604599/fda-calorie-counts-obesity/) Regulators on Tuesday will announce new rules mandating that a wider array of businesses than ever before display calorie counts for their food and alcoholic beverages, including chain restaurants, movie theaters, and even vending machines [Your Thanksgiving Travel Will Be Snarled by Snow](http://time.com/3603010/thanksgiving-snow-bad/) Roads north and west of I-95 will likely be blanketed by snow Wednesday night, and the National Weather Service says the New York area could see 6 to 10 in. of snow. Travelers should expect clogged roads and airport delays up and down the east coast into Thursday [Americans Divided Over Obama’s Immigration Moves](http://time.com/3604632/immigration-executive-actions-barack-obama-poll/) Americans are sharply split on their reaction to President Barack Obama’s recent executive actions to protect about five million undocumented immigrants from deportation and give them temporary legal status, according to a new poll [Toy Guns Create Deadly Problems for Police](http://time.com/3603087/tamir-rice-shooting-toy-gun/) The death of a 12-year-old boy named Tamir Rice, who was killed by Cleveland police after they mistook his novelty gun for a real one in a public park, is the most recent example of what can happen when police mistake a play weapon for a real firearm [Why Detroit Schools Are Courting Middle-Class Parents](http://time.com/3602587/detroit-public-schools-bankruptcy/) Detroit school officials are pursuing the city’s high percentage of middle-class families in an attempt revitalize its troubled school system. But to significantly improve, the school system needs more students – and the money that comes with them [Gwen Stefani and Pharrell Are at It Again](http://time.com/3604346/gwen-stefani-and-pharrell-are-at-it-again-with-spark-the-fire/) The pair are no strangers—most memorably, they collaborated together on Stefani’s 2005 hit “Hollaback Girl”—and they’re at it again, this time for her latest single, “Spark the Fire.” Stefani hasn’t released a new album since 2006’s _The Sweet Escape_ [U.N. Will Miss Dec. 1 Goal for Containing Ebola](http://time.com/3604297/ebola-un/) The U.N. mission responsible for responding to the Ebola outbreak will miss its Dec. 1 target for containing the disease because of rising transmission rates in the West African countries of Sierra Leone and Mali. The mission chief said fresh setbacks made the target impossible [_Casablanca_ Piano Sells for $3.4 Million](http://time.com/3604257/dooley-wilson-casablanca-piano-sold/) The piano on which Ilsa famously asked Sam to play “As Time Goes By” in _Casablanca_ was sold at a New York auction on Monday for $3.4 million. A miniature instrument and golden yellow in color, the piano is hard to recognize as an iconic prop from the 1942 blockbuster [Western New York Prepares for Floods](http://time.com/3601911/snow-new-york-flooding-weather/) New York officials warned that the record-breaking amount of snow blanketing the western parts of the state might wreak more havoc, as warmer weather threatens to inundate the area with water [_Get_ TIME_’s_ _The Brief e-mail every morning in your inbox_](http://time.com/politicsemail) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3604674/morning-must-reads-november-25/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3604674/morning-must-reads-november-25/"},"headline":"Morning Must Reads: November 25","datePublished":"2014-11-25T13:29:29.000Z","dateModified":"2026-08-19T07:47:33.580Z","description":"Ferguson Erupts as Cop Cleared A prosecutor's announcement late Monday that a grand jury declined to indict Ferguson, Mo., police officer Darren Wilson for fatally...","url":"https://time.com/3604674/morning-must-reads-november-25/","keywords":["weather","Obama","snow","FDA","Rain","UN","Chuck Hagel","ebola","Flooding","Ferguson","Thanksgiving"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltb24c27fcf0ec0da8/6986837dcd6848a30809364f/morning-must-reads1.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"TIME Staff","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/time-staff/"}],"articleSection":"Politics","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltb24c27fcf0ec0da8/6986837dcd6848a30809364f/morning-must-reads1.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Morning Must Reads","caption":"Capitol","creditText":"Mark Wilson—Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/politics/","name":"Politics"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3604674/morning-must-reads-november-25/","name":"Morning Must Reads: November 25"}}]}] ```