Zimmerman freed on $1 million bond in Florida
George Zimmerman, former neighborhood watch volunteer, left Seminole County Jail after a $1 million bond with strict conditions. The judge required him to stay in Seminole County as he awaits his second degree murder trial for Trayvon Martin shooting.
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Fla
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Seminole County
Kenneth Lester
Florida
Boy dies in Utah as tombstone topples on child
A four year old boy died in Park City Utah after a large headstone detached from its pedestal and fell onto him during a family photo session at Glenwood Cemetery. Police said the stone weighed hundreds of pounds and broke a metal connector to the base as the boy held it.
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Utah
Carson Dean Cheney
Glenwood
Park City
Phil Kirk
Gibbs
Violent storm kills two in Great Smoky Mountains
Thunderstorms swept through Great Smoky Mountains National Park in Tennessee killing two people and injuring others. At Abrams Creek Campground a tree fell into a swimming hole, killing 41-year-old Rachel Burkhart of Cortland, Tennessee. A separate fatal crash occurred as a falling limb struck 50-year-old Ralph Frazier of Buford, Georgia while riding a motorcycle. Crews worked Friday to clear trees and reach stranded visitors.
Firefighting planes face uncertain future as MAFFS maker closes
The only MAFFS device maker Aero Union folded after a Forest Service contract ended. MAFFS 130s, used by National Guard and Reserve units in Wyoming and other states, can jettison 3,000 gallons of retardant in seconds. Spare parts drying up raise concerns over wildfire response capability.
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Wyo
Sacramento
Calif
Tony Morris
Wildfire Research Network
Pacific Palisades
Aero Union
U.S. Forest Service
Forest Service
Alpine
Utah
California
U.S
Roadsides Win in Afghanistan Seen Through IED Decline
U S troops report fewer IEDs hitting targets in Afghanistan thanks to three years of better intelligence gathering, equipment like towers and aircraft cameras, and advanced training. By mid 2012 casualties from IEDs show a downward trend, even as troops withdraw from the surge.
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U.S
Afghanistan
Michael Barbero
Pentagon
Associated Press
Icasualties.org
NATO
Barbero
Camp Dwyer
Ohio restaurant owner dies hours after Obama visit
Ann Harris, 70, owner of Ann's Place in Copley Township near Akron, died of natural causes hours after hosting President Obama for breakfast. Harris became ill at home and died en route to a hospital after reportedly hugging Obama during the visit. Obama later expressed condolences to Harris' daughter. the stop was part of a political campaign swing.
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Ann” Harris
Copley Township
Jason Grom
Summit County
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Grom
Ann’s Place
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Akron Beacon Journal
White House
Jay Carney
Wilma Parsons
Air Force One
Toledo
Pittsburgh
Assad's top general flees as U S allies pressure regime
At Paris conference, Brig. Gen. Manaf Tlass defects, signaling a fracture near President Assad. U S, European and Arab partners press for Assad's removal, boost aid to opposition, and seek UN sanctions to back Kofi Annan's six point plan and a Geneva transition.
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