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Zimmerman jurors asked about neighborhood watchSANFORD, Fla. (AP) — Attorneys quizzed a whittled-down group of prospective jurors Wednesday in the Trayvon Martin case, asking if any were neighborhood watch volunteers like the teen’s shooter and reminding them the trial would be different from what they’ve seen on shows like “CSI.”
- Montana court says bison transfer legal
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — The Montana Supreme Court has reversed a lower court ruling that blocked transfers of Yellowstone National Park bison as part of a government-sponsored conservation initiative.
- Feds: 2 upstate NY men tried to make X-ray weapon
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Two upstate New York men accused of assembling a portable X-ray weapon intended to secretly sicken opponents of Israel are being jailed at least overnight.
Jury selection in Trayvon Martin murder case moves into final phaseBy Barbara Liston SANFORD, Florida (Reuters) – The final round of jury selection began in Florida on Wednesday in the trial of a former neighborhood watch volunteer, George Zimmerman, who is charged with the fatal shooting of an unarmed black teenager …
- New clashes in Brazil before match
Police fire tear gas and rubber bullets to disperse protesters in the Brazilian city of Fortaleza, ahead of a football match against Mexico.
Advocacy groups urge new US envoy to push Congo governanceKINSHASA (Reuters) – More than a dozen advocacy groups urged the first U.S. special representative to Africa’s war-torn Great Lakes region on Wednesday to push for democracy and good governance in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The United States named Russ Feingold on Tuesday in an effort to promote peace in a region long afflicted …
Theft of F-35 design data is helping U.S. adversaries: PentagonBy David Alexander WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The theft of sensitive design data by hackers targeting programs like the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter takes away a big U.S. advantage by allowing rivals to speed up development of their own stealth aircraft, a top Pentagon official said on Wednesday. Defense acquisitions chief Frank Kendall told a Senate …
Former Hungarian prime minister Gyula Horn diesBUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Gyula Horn, a former Hungarian prime minister who played a key role in opening the Iron Curtain, has died at the age of 80.
Fed says it will maintain pace of bond purchasesWASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve offered a hint Wednesday that it’s moving closer to slowing its bond-buying program, which is intended to keep long-term interest rates at record lows.
Stock market falls as traders fear stimulus cutsNEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are falling after the Federal Reserve gave a slightly more optimistic outlook for the U.S. economy, which investors took as a hint that the bank was nearer to a decision to reduce its economic stimulus program.