June 19, 2013
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Zimmerman’s attorney walks tight defense line
SANFORD, Fla. — George Zimmerman’s lead attorney will be walking a fine line as he tries to convince jurors that his client didn’t murder Trayvon Martin: He needs to show why Zimmerman felt threate...
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Associated Press President Barack Obama and Chinese President Xi Jinping walk at the Annenberg Retreat of the Sunnylands estate Saturday in Rancho Mirage, Calif. While saying it is critical that the U.S. and China reach a "firm understanding" on cyber issues, Obama told reporters his meetings with Xi have been "terrific."
Obama, Xi discuss cybersecurity
RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. — President Barack Obama used an unusually lengthy and informal desert summit to present Chinese President Xi Jingping with detailed evidence of intellectual property theft em...
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Associated Press Reem Dahir takes a peek at fiancee Abraham Ismail's laptop as they chat at a Starbucks cafe on Thursday in Raleigh, N.C. The young couple understands the need for surveillance to prevent terrorist attacks, but they worry the government went too far by gathering secreting gathering phone data from millions of Americans.
Since 9/11, life — and surveillance — made easier
Americans’ expectations of privacy have diminished remarkably since Sept. 10, 2001 — and only partly because of what happened the next day. Laws were passed to take up the fight against shadowy ...
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Judge weighs voice experts in Zimmerman trial
SANFORD, Fla. — A Florida judge suspended until Monday a hearing to determine if voice-recognition specialists will be allowed to testify at George Zimmerman’s trial. Circuit Judge Debra Nelson ...
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NSA revelations weigh privacy against security
NEW YORK — For more than a decade now, Americans have made peace with the uneasy knowledge that someone — government, business or both — might be watching. We knew that the technology was there....
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Iowans saddened body could be missing girl
DAYTON, Iowa — Members of a small central Iowa city and its surrounding communities expressed sadness and said they felt “robbed of some innocence” on Saturday following the discovery of a body in ...
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Associated Press Lyn Harris Hicks, a longtime opponent of the San Onofre nuclear power plant and a nearby resident, wears a banner on her hat as she waits for a news conference in front of the plant Friday in San Onofre, Calif.
Nuclear plant closures show industry’s struggles
LOS ANGELES — The decision to close California’s San Onofre nuclear plant is the latest setback for an industry that seemed poised for growth not long ago. In Wisconsin, a utility shuttered its ...
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Free gun initiative begins in Houston neighborhood
HOUSTON — Houston resident Cheryl Strain’s inexperience with guns was apparent as she struggled to load shells into a 20-gauge shotgun. Over the piercing blasts of gunfire in the shooting range,...
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Associated Press Jacqueline Seabrook, chief of the Santa Monica police department, speaks during a news conference Saturday in Santa Monica, Calif., to discuss more information regarding the suspect in the shooting that left five people dead, including the shooter, near Santa Monica College on Friday.
Chief: Gun deaths were premeditated
SANTA MONICA, Calif. — The gunman who went on a chaotic rampage killing four people before being fatally shot by police at a college campus planned the attack and was capable of firing 1,300 rounds...
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Associated Press Boxes of Crayola crayons sit in a display box in the Super Target store in Glendale, Colo. Crayola plans a new program for recycling its plastic markers, a move that comes about a year after a group of schoolchildren petitioned the crayon maker to start such a program.
Crayola starts recycling program
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Crayola has announced a new program for recycling its plastic markers, a move that comes about a year after a group of schoolchildren petitioned the crayon maker to start such a ...
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