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George Zimmerman defense releases photos, texts of Trayvon Martin

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — George Zimmerman's defense attorneys on Thursday released information from 17-year-old Trayvon Martin's cellphone that include the teen texting with a friend about fighting and smoking marijuana and photos that show a gun and what appears to be a potted marijuana plant.

Parking garage collapse kills one in Maryland

BETHESDA, Md. (AP) — Fire and rescue officials say a parking garage that was closed to the public has partially collapsed outside a shopping mall in Bethesda, Md., killing one construction worker and severely injuring another man.

New York man, held captive for a month in warehouse, rescued by police

Kidnappers had demanded a $3 million ransom from his family in Ecuador, police say.

NASA making progress on asteroid lasso mission

NASA Administrator Charles Bolden visits to the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif., on Thursday, May 23, 2013. Bolden inspected a prototype spacecraft engine that could power an audacious mission to lasso an asteroid and tow it closer to Earth for astronauts to explore. Bolden's visit comes a month after the Obama administration unveiled its 2014 budget that proposes $105 million to jumpstart the mission, which may eventually cost more than $2.6 billion. (AP Photo/Nick Ut) The agency is under White House orders to fly humans to an asteroid as a stepping stone to Mars.


Amid heckling, Obama defends drone use

U.S. President Barack Obama makes a point at the National Defense University in Washington It's time "to fight terrorists without...perpetual war-time footing," he says.


Gun groups sue to block new Connecticut gun law

A woman at a shooting range in Connecticut April 2, 2013. REUTERS/ Michelle McLoughlin Members say they believe the measure won't improve public safety.


The odd thing about Anthony Weiner's campaign

Former U.S. Congressman and New York City mayoral candidate Anthony Weiner speaks with reporters at campaign event in New York New Yorkers might notice something just isn't right with the mayoral candidate's literature.


Cleveland hero gets hamburgers for life reward

FILE - This May 6, 2013 file photo shows neighbor Charles Ramsey speaking to media near the home where missing women Amanda Berry, Gina DeJesus and Michele Knight were rescued in Cleveland. Ramsey, the man who famously put down his Big Mac to help rescue three women held captive for a decade in an Ohio house will never have to pay for another burger in his hometown. Ramsey has been promised free burgers for life at more than a dozen Cleveland-area restaurants. (AP Photo/The Plain Dealer, Scott Shaw, File) The man became famous for putting down his Big Mac to help free three women.


More arrests after grisly U.K. terror attack

An armed soldier stands guard at the gate of the Royal Artillery Barracks near the scene of a terror attack in Woolwich, southeast London, Thursday, May 23, 2013. Police remained at the scene throughout the night after a brutal attack in a London street Wednesday, which left one member of the armed forces dead and two injured, and the two attackers were also hospitalised. The British government Cabinet's emergency committee immediately called a meeting and Prime Minister David Cameron's office said security was stepped up at barracks across London. (AP Photo/Sang Tan) Counterterrorism officials detain two on suspicion of conspiracy to murder.


Body of child found after deadly Minnesota landslide

In this May 22, 2013, file photo rescue personnel work near the scene of a rockslide in St. Paul, Minn. Authorities said Thursday, May 23, 2013, they’ve recovered the body of a child missing since a rockslide killed a classmate and left two others injured at the park along the Mississippi River. (AP Photo/The Star Tribune, Nicole Norfleet) MANDATORY CREDIT; ST. PAUL PIONEER PRESS OUT; MAGS OUT; TWIN CITIES TV OUT ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Authorities on Thursday recovered the body of a boy missing since a rockslide killed a classmate and left two others injured a day earlier at a St. Paul park.



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Forecasters warn: Up to 6 major storms this season - CBS News


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Forecasters warn: Up to 6 major storms this season
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Obama limits US drone strikes in shift from constant war footing - Reuters


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Obama limits US drone strikes in shift from constant war footing
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By Steve Holland and Roberta Rampton. WASHINGTON | Thu May 23, 2013 4:30pm EDT. WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama on Thursday shifted the United States away from a "boundless global war on terror," restricting deadly U.S. drone ...
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Woolwich, UK foreign policy and integration - The Guardian


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Woolwich, UK foreign policy and integration
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The savage killing of a British soldier in Woolwich has to be condemned without reservation by all Muslims (Report, 23 May). This murder fills us with revulsion, and our heartfelt condolences are extended to the victim's family. Last week, the British Muslim ...
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