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July 20, 2013

Protests target self-defense laws

Trayvon Martin's parents speak at rallies sparked by the acquittal of the black teen's killer.
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July 20, 2013

Bomb detonated at Beijing airport; 1 injured

A man in a wheelchair sets off the bomb, but he is the only one injured.
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July 20, 2013

Helen Thomas, dean of White House press corps, dies at 92

Not intimidated by power, Helen Thomas reported for the UPI wire service for almost 60 years.
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July 20, 2013

Italian author and playwright Cerami dies

Vincenzo Cerami, an Italian writer who co-wrote the screenplay of “Life Is Beautiful,” Roberto Benigni’s award-winning tragicomedy about a father’s quest to save his son’s life and innocence amid the horrors of a Nazi concentration camp, died July 17 in Rome. He was 72. His death was widely reported by Italian media. The cause could […]
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July 20, 2013

Goalkeeper Trautmann dead at 89

FRANKFURT, Germany – Bert Trautmann, a former German World War II prisoner of war who became Manchester City’s goalkeeper and helped the team win the FA Cup despite a broken neck for the last 17 minutes of the 1956 final, has died, the German soccer federation said. He was 89. The federation said Trautmann died […]

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July 20, 2013

Fugitive CIA retiree sent to U.S., not Italy

Efforts to help him escape punishment abroad open the Obama administration to charges of hypocrisy.
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July 20, 2013

Rape victim in Dubai speaks out

The Norwegian woman was given a 16-month jail sentence for having sex outside of marriage.
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July 20, 2013

Russia releases popular blogger after thousands rally at Kremlin

KIROV, Russia – A court’s abrupt decision Friday to release Russia’s most charismatic opposition leader less than a day after handing him a five-year prison sentence appears to reflect confusion in President Vladimir Putin’s inner circle about how to deal with its No. 1 foe. Even more, it makes clear that the Kremlin is far […]
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July 20, 2013

Researchers not concerned by chemicals at fracking drill site

WASHINGTON – Energy Department researchers so far have found “nothing of concern” in a study of whether chemicals used in hydraulic fracturing for natural gas at one site in Pennsylvania traveled toward shallower groundwater. The preliminary evidence, if ratified in a final report, would bolster claims by the industry that the boom in drilling doesn’t […]
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July 20, 2013

Court renews order forcing turnover of telephone records

The renewal shows that the Obama administration and 11 federal judges stand behind its legality.