Morning Digest: Two officers shot outside Ferguson police headquarters after chief quits

	Click to View in Browser 03/12/2015 Two officers shot outside Ferguson police headquarters after chief quits FERGUSON, Mo. (Reuters) - Two police officers were shot during a protest outside Ferguson, Missouri police headquarters early on Thursday, police said, just hours after the city's police chief quit following a damning U.S. Justice Department report into his force.. Iraqi forces slowed by snipers and bombs in Tikrit BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraqi security forces and mainly Shi'ite militia exchanged fire sporadically with Islamic State fighters in Tikrit on Thursday, a day after they pushed into Saddam Hussein's home city in their biggest offensive yet against the militants.. Euro pulls out of dive, stocks edge higher LONDON (Reuters) - The euro pulled out of its recent dive and the dollar eased off the accelerator pedal on Thursday, as markets took a breather after a week of breakneck moves in the world's two biggest currencies.. 'Blurred Lines' duo to contest $7.4 million plagiarism verdict LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Recording stars Robin Thicke and Pharrell Williams will contest the $7.4 million jury verdict that found they plagiarized Motown soul great Marvin Gaye in creating their hit single "Blurred Lines," the duo's lawyer said on Wednesday.. Mayweather-Pacquiao come face-to-face to hype megafight LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - After five years of bickering, posturing, and false alarms, Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao stood face-to-face on Wednesday to mark the official countdown to one of boxing's most anticipated fights.. Alibaba hiring in Amazon, Microsoft backyard as U.S. cloud unit expands BEIJING (Reuters) - China's Alibaba Group Holding Ltd, the world's largest e-commerce firm, has begun hunting staff in Seattle, home turf of Amazon.com Inc and Microsoft Corp, focusing on savvy cloud computing hires as it ramps up U.S. operations.. U.S.-Russian space trio land safely in Kazakhstan ALMATY (Reuters) - A NASA astronaut and two Russian cosmonauts landed safely in a snow-covered Kazakh steppe on Thursday after a 167-day mission aboard the International Space Station (ISS).. Florida golfers undeterred by large alligator on putting green ORLANDO, Fla. (Reuters) - Golfers at a course in Florida on Wednesday were careful to putt around a large alligator, days after the beast was photographed lounging on the edge of the green in an image that went viral on Facebook.. Related Video Stress tests hit Wall St. dividend plans Tearful French athletes gather to remember victims of Argentina crash Great Debate Tsar Vladimir Putin is always right Relax Israel, Saudi Arabia, Iran nuclear deal wouldn't mean friendship A daily digest of breaking business news, coverage of the US economy, major corporate news and the financial markets. Register Today   The latest Reuters articles on M&A, IPOs, private equity, hedge funds and regulatory updates delivered to your inbox each day. Register Today   » MORE NEWSLETTERS - 3 Times Square New York, NY 10036 USA © Copyright 2010 Thomson Reuters Ensure delivery of Reuters Newsmails, add mail@nl.reuters.com to your address book. Details Subscribe to other Reuters newsletters. Unsubscribe from this newsletter. Follow us on Twitter Friend us on Facebook Forward to a friend