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Much of the St. Louis region is on edge after violence this week marred the anniversary of Michael Brown's shooting death. A state of emergency was issued to avoid a repeat of last year's violence

The simple napkin has a surprisingly complex history. The masterful table centerpieces of the Renaissance were rich in status and meaning.

Wyatt Scott flies on top of a computer-generated goose. He then slays a dragon, fist bumps an alien and defeats a giant robot — while offering cheaper college tuition and expanded health care.

The decision to devalue the yuan has shaken investors, who fear a currency war and question the health of China's economy, the second-largest in the world.

Daredevil Nik Wallenda has taken on the Wisconsin State Fair. Sounds tame, until you consider the nearly 1,600 feet of wire strung 10 stories high. It was Wallenda's longest tightrope walk ever.

Zimbabwe's capital has virtually no goats. Yet the president has issued a ban, stating: "We do not want ... the sort of mayhem you see in other countries where you see goats in the city center."

Whiskey, Peanut and Nadia the Wonder Goat are currently removing weeds in Congressional Cemetery.

Octopuses are cool. They can regrow lost arms, change the color of their skin, and are surprisingly smart. Scientists who sequenced the first octopus genome say it's nearly as big as a person's.

Some 30,000 African elephants die each year as a result of poaching. Journalist Bryan Christy wanted to see where their tusks were going, so he ordered fake tusks and fitted them with trackers.

In Brazil, people have tended to describe themselves by skin color rather than race. But that's all changing, as the country's black pride movement gains traction.