Egyptians rally to disqualify Shafig from runoff in Egypt
Thousands join protests across Egypt to demand former Mubarak premier Ahmed Shafig be barred from the June 16-17 presidential runoff against Mohammed Morsi. The confrontation echoes past regime battles while sidelining secular youth from last year’s uprising.
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Egypt
Ahmed Shafig
Hosni Mubarak
Shafig
Mubarak
Mohammed Morsi
Muslim Brotherhood
Judge revokes bond in Zimmerman Trayvon Martin case
Sanford Florida judge Kenneth Lester orders George Zimmerman returned to jail after ruling the defendant and his wife lied about finances to obtain bond. Zimmerman pleads not guilty to second degree murder for the February killing of 17 year old Trayvon Martin. Jurors must weigh Zimmerman's self defense claim amid disputed accounts and limited video evidence.
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Fla
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George Zimmerman
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Orlando
Shellie
Ical
Bernie de la Rionda
Lester
Orlando-area
Randy McClean
Martin
McClean
Mark O’mara
Massacres in Syria prompt international call for inquiry
Evidence grows of mass killings in Syria as a UN rights panel urges an international, transparent, independent investigation into Houla deaths. Reports cite at least 12 executed workers near Qusair and a pattern of sectarian violence amid a widening conflict.
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Syria
U.N
Houla
Qusair
Bashar Assad
Homs
Hillary Clinton
USN
Deir Elzour
Washington
Susan Rice
U.N. Human Rights Council
Navi Pillay
Russia
U.N. Security Council
Court rules calling someone gay no longer slander
New York Appellate Division Third Department tosses out a defamation suit over a rumor that a upstate man was gay. Court says describing someone as lesbian gay or bisexual is not inherently defamatory as attitudes shift toward equality. The ruling cites changing standards and broad societal acceptance of gay marriage and service in the military.
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New York Times
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Taliban
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Mark Yonaty
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Massachusetts
Barack Obama
Thomas W. Ude Jr
Lambda Legal
Yonaty
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