10 things you need to know today: November 30, 2014

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1. Darren Wilson resigns from Ferguson Police Department

Darren Wilson, the white police officer who fatally shot an unarmed black teenager, has resigned from the Ferguson Police Department. A grand jury on Monday decided not to indict Wilson in the death of Michael Brown, prompting a week of protests in Ferguson and around the country. Wilson, who had served on the force for six years, said he was stepping down because the police had received violent threats about his employment. "I'm not willing to let someone else get hurt because of me," he told the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.

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Jon Terbush

Jon Terbush is an associate editor at TheWeek.com covering politics, sports, and other things he finds interesting. He has previously written for Talking Points Memo, Raw Story, and Business Insider.