Documents shed more light on Trayvon Martin shooting
Los Angeles Times
Newly released Florida police reports could bolster George Zimmerman's claim of self-defense, but some witness accounts seem contradictory or unclear. A photograph released by Florida authorities shows blood on the head of George Zimmerman, …
Trayvon Martin documents reveal new details in shootingWashington Post
Police: Zimmerman's encounter with Trayvon 'avoidable'USA TODAY
Killing of Florida teen 'ultimately avoidable': policeAFP
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INSIGHT-UPDATE 1-Who got Facebook IPO shares? Fairness may not come into it
Reuters
By Joseph A. Giannone NEW YORK May 17 (Reuters) – A lot of loyal Facebook fans and occasional investors are discovering a hard truth this week: Money and connections talk, especially when it comes to a hot deal handled by Wall Street.
Facebook $16 Billion IPO Seen as Fuel for Strategic Deals: TechBusinessWeek
Facebook: a big risk for the small investorThe Seattle Times
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Romney Rejects Wright-Based Attack as He Decries Obama Tactics
Bloomberg
A Republican strategist's plan to air racially tinged ads against President Barack Obama drew rebukes from Mitt Romney and other Republicans while sparking a fresh debate over what — if anything — is off-limits in the presidential race.
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Romney, super-PAC reject ads linking Obama to Rev. WrightPittsburgh Post Gazette
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Nasdaq: Facebook Begins Trading Around 11 EDT Friday Morning
Wall Street Journal
By Jacob Bunge Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES Nasdaq OMX Group Inc. (NDAQ) told traders Thursday that shares in Facebook Inc. are expected to be released for trading at approximately 11 am EDT Friday. The exchange group also is planning a live, …
With Facebook's announcing plans for IPO, a look at how other IPO stocks have …Washington Post
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Twitter users, others weigh in: Facebook stock priced too highLos Angeles Times
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Donna Summer's Music The Go-To For TV And Movies
MTV.com
'Her songs are so iconic that people use them as shorthand,' expert tells MTV News about late singer's tunes being all over pop culture. By Kara Warner (@karawarner) The news of Donna Summer's untimely passing Thursday (May 17) weighed heavily on all …
Janet Jackson: Donna Summer "Changed the World of Music"E! Online
Donna Summer, dead at 63, influenced music world as 'Queen of Disco'MiamiHerald.com
Playlist: Donna Summer's hit listUSA TODAY
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Plan for ads about Obama's former pastor ignites firestorm
Reuters
* Ad campaign would have reminded voters of Jeremiah Wright * Proposal rejected by conservative political group * Obama team says Romney won't stand up to "extreme voices" By John Whitesides WASHINGTON, May 17 (Reuters) – A proposed $10 million …
Super PAC's reported anti-Obama ad sparks backlash, quick denialCNN International
Romney repudiates 'Jeremiah Wright' proposalNew York Daily News
Romney Condemns Ad Proposal Using Reverend WrightNew York Times
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Medical examiner sets autopsy for Mary Kennedy, wife of Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
CNN
By Ed Payne, CNN Mary Kennedy, right, from whom Robert F. Kennedy Jr. filed for divorce in 2010, was found dead on Wednesday, May 16. She was 52. Robert F. Kennedy Jr. filed for divorce from his wife in 2010 "It's very hard being … a blood Kennedy or …
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s wife Mary Kennedy reportedly hanged herselfDetroit Free Press
RFK Jr.'s troubled estranged wife found dead in NYWDAY
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Family upbeat despite flesh-eating bacteria; second woman may be infected
CNN
By the CNN Wire Staff (CNN) — The family of a Georgia student fighting a devastating flesh-eating bacterial infection was waiting to hear from doctors Thursday about whether her fingers will need to be amputated next. Doctors have already amputated …
New South Carolina mom is latest victim of flesh-eating bacteriaDetroit Free Press
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New flesh-eating bacteria case: SC mom hospitalized with necrotizing fasciitisChicago Sun-Times
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Minorities now surpass whites in US births, census shows
Fox News
America hit a demographic milestone last year, with new census figures showing for the first time more than half the children born in the US were minorities. That percentage just barely eked over the halfway mark, with minorities making up 50.4 percent …
More than half of US babies now minorities, US Census reportsChristian Science Monitor
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Whites Account for Under Half of Births in USNew York Times
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