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Tentative June trial set in Trayvon Martin case

Tentative June trial set in Trayvon Martin case
By KYLE HIGHTOWERAssociated Press SANFORD, Fla. (AP) - A judge set a tentative trial date next year for a neighborhood watch volunteer charged with fatally shooting Trayvon Martin. In her first hearing since taking over the case, Judge Debra S. Nelson said June 10 would be the start of George

Binders of women: How the debate played online

Binders of women: How the debate played online
By OSKAR GARCIAAssociated Press Move over Big Bird, these binders are full of women. The offhand phrase from former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney on Tuesday night was one of many topics that pinballed across social networks, as users instantly weighed in on moments from his debate with

Google opens window into secretive data centers

Google opens window into secretive data centers
By MICHAEL LIEDTKEAP Technology Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Google is opening a virtual window into the secretive data centers where an intricate maze of computers process Internet search requests, show YouTube video clips and distribute email for millions of people. The unprecedented peek is

Germany: No decision on banking union at EU summit

Germany: No decision on banking union at EU summit
By JUERGEN BAETZAssociated Press BERLIN (AP) - A top German government official on Wednesday dashed hopes of swift progress on strengthening Europe's financial sector, saying this week's summit of the bloc's 27 leaders won't make any final decisions on setting up a single

Bailed-out Portugal raises $2.4B in debt auction

Bailed-out Portugal raises $2.4B in debt auction
By BARRY HATTONAssociated Press LISBON, Portugal (AP) - Portugal managed to raise €1.85 billion ($2.4 billion) in a debt auction Wednesday despite the country's bleak economic prospects and growing political tension over austerity policies. The Public Debt Agency said it sold 3-, 6- and 12-

Israel counted Gaza calorie needs during blockade

Israel counted Gaza calorie needs during blockade
By AMY TEIBELAssociated Press JERUSALEM (AP) - Israeli authorities blockading the Gaza Strip in 2008 went so far as to calculate how many calories would be needed to avert a humanitarian disaster in the impoverished Palestinian territory, according to a newly declassified military document. The

Thousands mourn slain Colo. girl; police seek help

Thousands mourn slain Colo. girl; police seek help
By P. SOLOMON BANDAAssociated Press ARVADA, Colo. (AP) - More than 2,000 family members, friends, neighbors and others remembered a 10-year-old girl who was abducted on her way to school in a Denver suburb and killed. As the public memorial for Jessica Ridgeway was held Tuesday night, the

Obama, Romney seek support from women after debate

Obama, Romney seek support from women after debate
By DAVID ESPO and KEN THOMASAssociated Press MOUNT VERNON, Iowa (AP) - One day after their contentious, finger-pointing debate, President Barack Obama and Republican Mitt Romney vied aggressively for the support of women voters Wednesday, as they and their running mates charged across nearly a

Obama, Romney seek support from women after debate

Obama, Romney seek support from women after debate
By DAVID ESPO and KEN THOMASAssociated Press MOUNT VERNON, Iowa (AP) - One day after their contentious, finger-pointing debate, President Barack Obama and Republican Mitt Romney vied aggressively for the support of women voters Wednesday, as they and their running mates charged across nearly a

Decades late, FDR memorial park dedicated in NYC

Decades late, FDR memorial park dedicated in NYC
By ULA ILNYTZKYAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) - Dignitaries on Wednesday dedicated a new memorial state park overlooking the United Nations to former President Franklin Roosevelt. The Franklin D. Roosevelt Four Freedoms Park, on an island in the East River, "will stand forever as a monument to