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Rulings push jury selection in Trayvon Martin case into second week
ReutersSANFORD, Florida (Reuters) - A judge's decision to sequester jurors for the murder trial of a Florida neighborhood watchman who fatally shot an unarmed black teenager in 2012 will slow an already painstaking selection process to find impartial minds...Tags: Murder, Interior Policy, Trayvon Martin, George Zimmerman, Mark O'Mara
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George Zimmerman trial: Day 5 of jury selection in Trayvon Martin shooting
SANFORD - At 9:30 a.m. Friday, 23 people who survived Round 1 of jury selection this week in the George Zimmerman murder trial caught a break: they were free to leave until Tuesday. And just before 5 p.m., Circuit Judge Debra S. Nelson called in another...
Tags: Alzheimer's Disease, George Zimmerman, Trayvon Martin, Mark O'Mara, Trials
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Housing discrimination hasn't disappeared
The reassuring story of desegregation in America has gotten a lot of play these last few years. Black migration to suburbs and an influx of immigrants, we're told, have relegated all-white neighborhoods to the ash heap of history. It’s “THE...
Tags: Social Issues, Minority Groups, Services and Shopping, Discrimination, Crime, Law and Justice
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For black professors, Obama remarks and record disappoint
(Editor's note: This guest column is based on an open letter sent to President Barack Obama by six African-American male professors last week.) President Obama's recent commencement speech at Morehouse College inspired this column. As scholars of the...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, Fairfield University, Social Issues, Politics
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Heat 109, Spurs 93
ReutersThe Sports Xchange Heat 109, Spurs 93 SAN ANTONIO -- LeBron James scored 33 points and Dwyane Wade added 32 to help the Miami Heat defeat the San Antonio Spurs 109-93 Thursday night in Game 4 of the NBA Finals, evening the series at two wins apiece....Tags: Chris Bosh, Gregg Popovich, Basketball, Udonis Haslem, Danny Green
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Miami's Big Three bounce back, even series
ReutersThe Sports Xchange Miami's Big Three bounce back, even series SAN ANTONIO -- With the legacy of Miami's "Big Three" possibly hanging in the balance, LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh were everything they'd ever claimed to be. James scored 33...Tags: Chris Bosh, Gregg Popovich, Basketball, Udonis Haslem, Danny Green
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Spurs Coach Gregg Popovich lashes out at 'bigotry and racism'
SAN ANTONIO -- Gregg Popovich has been a man of few words during the NBA Finals. If he does respond to reporters' questions, it's usually with terse, if not combative, answers. But the San Antonio coach found something he could really dig into before...Tags: National Basketball Association, Gregg Popovich, Justice and Rights, LeBron James, Twitter, Inc.
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Italian local politician branded a racist after rape comment
Reuters* Insult to black minister posted on Facebook * Party says councillor will be expelled * First black minister target of many racist comments By Steve Scherer ROME, June 13 (Reuters) - A local party official for Italy's Northern League caused a...Tags: Parliament, Social Issues, Congo, Politics, Italy
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All eyes on Central Florida as George Zimmerman murder trial begins
SANFORD – When George Zimmerman's murder trial begins Monday, for some people it will be a civil-rights bellwether. For others, it's a chance at absolution for a Neighborhood Watch volunteer who has lived in hiding for more than a year but insists...
Tags: Safety of Citizens, Trayvon Martin, George Zimmerman, Mark O'Mara, Sanford
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Mississippi marks 50th anniversary of Medgar Evers' death
ReutersBy Therese Apel JACKSON, Miss., June 12 (Reuters) - Mississippi marked the 50th anniversary of the assassination of civil rights leader Medgar Evers on Wednesday by focusing on his accomplishments of voter registration drives, boycotts and demonstrations...Tags: Colleges and Universities, University of Alabama, B.B. King, Civil Rights, Health and Safety at School
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NFL Roundup: Goodell lobbies to keep Redskins' name, Saints' Butler tears ACL
ReutersThe Sports Xchange NFL Roundup: Goodell lobbies to keep Redskins' name, Saints' Butler tears ACL NFL commissioner Roger Goodell has written a letter to Congress in defense of the Washington Redskins' controversial nickname. Goodell was asked by 10...Tags: Victor Butler, Donte Stallworth, Dallas Cowboys, Washington Redskins, Football
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Goodell writes to Congress on Redskins' behalf
ReutersNFL commissioner Roger Goodell has written a letter to Congress in defense of the Washington Redskins' controversial nickname. Goodell was asked by 10 members of Congress to make a case for the use of a name considered by some to be derogatory or a...Tags: National Football League, Roger Goodell, Washington Redskins, Football, Eni F.H. Faleomavaega
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