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Missouri AG finds no evidence Planned Parenthood mishandled fetal tissue

Koster, a Democrat, launched the investigation after an anti-abortion group released videos in July alleging that Planned Parenthood illegally sold fetal tissue in other states. The Center for Medical Progress, which released the secretly recorded videos, said they showed Planned Parenthood officials discussing illegal sale of aborted fetal tissue.

Anti-abortion protesters rally at Planned Parenthood sites

The protests staged at dozens of Planned Parenthood sites came after an anti-abortion group released an eighth video on Friday purporting to show Planned Parenthood officials negotiating prices for aborted fetal tissue. During the two-hour morning rallies, demonstrators prayed and chanted outside the facilities as they held signs condemning Planned Parenthood and its practices. “Planned Parenthood sells baby parts,” read one sign at a rally in St. Paul, Minnesota, according to a photos posted on social media.

Liberia court rejects petition to halt Senate vote over Ebola

MONROVIA (Reuters) – Liberia's Supreme Court on Saturday ruled that Senate elections in the West African nation should go ahead, rejecting a petition to suspend the vote until an outbreak of the deadly Ebola virus is brought under control. The country's highest court suspended campaigning for the planned Dec. 16 vote last month while it considered the petition from a group that included some former government officials and political party representatives. The group had warned that electioneering risks spreading the highly infectious viral hemorrhagic fever. …