Nation & World

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July 7, 2012

Nation Dispatches

MIAMI, Fla. Zimmerman gets out of jail after posting $1 million bond George Zimmerman posted bond and walked out of jail Friday, a day after the judge in his second-degree murder case set his new bond at $1 million. Zimmerman’s lawyer, Mark O’Mara, said donations to his client’s legal defense fund increased nearly 20-fold since […]
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July 7, 2012

Top aide suggests Mexican strategy

The retired general hopes to reproduce the success he had against traffickers in Colombia.
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July 7, 2012

Alleged Caravaggio find puts art world in uproar

Two researchers claim they found dozens of the artist's early drawings in the collection of his teacher.
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July 7, 2012

Michael J. Ybarra, chronicled extreme-sports pursuits

The freelance journalist, 45, was killed in a fall while climbing a mountain at Yosemite National Park.
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July 7, 2012

Violence, boycott could derail Libya’s election

Gunmen kill an election worker by shooting down a helicopter on the eve of today's nationwide vote.

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July 7, 2012

Window closing for Arctic oil drilling

Shell Alaska's retrofitted barge awaits improvements, sea trials and Coast Guard certification.
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July 6, 2012

Cuba, US resume baseball series after 16 years

The U.S. squad of 22 players and five coaches arrived in Havana on Thursday with barely enough time to check into their hotel before it was time to head to the ballpark.
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July 6, 2012

George Zimmerman posts bail, leaves Fla. jail

The former neighborhood watch leader must be electronically monitored, can't open a bank account, obtain a passport or set foot on the grounds of the local airport. He has a 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. curfew.
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July 6, 2012

US troops score win against IEDs in Afghanistan

New figures show a slow, steady decline over the past three years in the effectiveness of IEDs
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July 6, 2012

Officials work on plan to raise capsized NY yacht

Three suburban New York City children died when the yacht overturned in Long Island Sound on Wednesday night.