10 Things to Know for July 15, 2013
Here are the 10 stories making headlines around the country this morning.
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JUSTICE DEPARTMENT MULLS CASE AGAINST ZIMMERMAN
Federal civil rights charges could be brought against the ex-neighborhood watch man after his acquittal in the shooting of Trayvon Martin. NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH-JUSTICE
- 2
THOUSANDS RALLY AGAINST VERDICT
Demonstrators carried life-size cutouts of Martin or wore hoodies as he was wearing when the unarmed black teenager died, saying the verdict showed lingering racism in the U.S. NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH-REACTION
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AUTOPSY PLANNED TODAY FOR 'GLEE' ACTOR
'Gleeks' mourned 31-year-old Cory Monteith, found dead in a Vancouver hotel room this weekend, at a fan convention by singing his popular songs from the hit TV series. GLEE ACTOR DEAD
- 3
SNOWDEN HAS 'BLUEPRINTS' THAT COULD HURT US
Guardian journalist Glenn Greenwald says the NSA leaker doesn't want the documents on how the agency operates to be made public yet. NSA SURVEILLANCE-GREENWALD
- 4
ARMY CHIEF DEFENDS MORSI OUSTER
Gen. Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi says the people wanted the Islamist leader removed as a deputy U.S. secretary of state headed to Egypt to meet with interim leaders. EGYPT
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REID WANTS TO CHANGE NOMINATION RULES
Congress is talking today about having a simple majority approve presidential nominees, rather than a 60-vote threshold that often stalls nominations. SENATE-COLLISION
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EX-ISLAMIC CHIEF SENTENCED FOR BANGLADESH WAR CRIMES
Ghulam Azam, 91, was sentenced to 90 years in jail for crimes during the country's 1971 independence war.BANGLADESH-WAR CRIMES
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AIRLINE TO SUE TV STATION AFTER SF CRASH
Asiana says San Francisco's KTVU-TV damaged its reputation by publishing false and offensive names for four pilots on the plane that crashed. SAN FRANCISCO AIRLINER CRASH-ASIANA
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THAI UNIVERSITY APOLOGIZES FOR HITLER BANNER
Chulalongkorn University says the banner that showcased Hitler along with Superman and superhero pictures was painted by ignorant students who didn't realize the image would offend anyone. THAILAND-HITLER BANNER
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A DARK DAY FOR TRACK
Star sprinters Asafa Powell, Tyson Gay and Sherone Simpson all fail drug tests. ATH-DOPING DAY