Top Stories: Militants Purportedly Kill Journalist; Ferguson Latest

Good morning, here are our early stories:

-- Video Purports To Show Beheading Of U.S. Journalist By Militants.

-- A 'Different Dynamic' In Ferguson, But With 47 Arrests.

And here are more early headlines:

Huge Demonstrations Call On Pakistani Prime Minister To Quit. ( BBC)

Kurdish Ministers Who Quit Former Iraqi Leader's Cabinet Are Back. ( Reuters)

Louisiana Court Upholds Common Core, Deals Gov. Jindal Setback. ( NOLA)

Landslides In Hiroshima,Japan Kill More Than 32. ( Asahi Shimbun)

Salmonella Concerns Force Almond, Peanut Butter Recalls. ( Milwaukee Journal Sentinel)

New York Metropolitan Opera Settles With Last Big Union. ( New York Times)

Macy's Settles Suit Over Racial Profiling At New York Store. ( New York Daily News)

North Korea Insults The Face Of Secretary Of State John Kerry. ( AP)

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