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A Florida judge ruled Tuesday that George Zimmerman’s defense team cannot mention Trayvon Martin’s suspension from school, prior marijuana use, text messages or past fighting during opening statements at next month’s trial.During a pre-trial hearing, Judge Debra Nelson said that during the trial she will consider motions to admit the evidence on a case-by-case basis outside the presence jurors who...
A Florida judge ruled Tuesday that George Zimmerman’s defense team cannot mention Trayvon Martin’s suspension from school, prior marijuana use, text messages or past fighting during opening statements at next month’s trial.Judge Debra Nelson said that during the trial she will consider motions to admit the evidence on a case-by-case basis outside the presence jurors who will decide if Zimmerman is...
Standing at the center of the “Honoring All Veterans Memorial” that was dedicated Monday in Richfield, Minn., is a bronze statue of longtime Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local 292 member and World War II veteran Chuck Lindberg, who raised the first U.S. flag on Iwo Jima on Feb. 23, 1945.Most of us know the iconic image captured by photographer Joe Rosenthal that was recreated for the U.S. Marine Corps War Memorial in Arlington, Va. But earlier that day Lindberg and several other Marines, after four days of bloody combat, were the first patrol to make it to the top of Mount Suribachi.
Chinese hackers have gained access to designs of more than two dozen major U.S. weapons systems, a U.S. report said on Monday, as Australian media said Chinese hackers had stolen the blueprints for Australia's new spy headquarters. Citing a report prepared for the Defense Department by the Defense Science Board, the Washington Post said the compromised U.S. designs included those for combat aircra...
More than 2,200 passengers were being flown from The Bahamas to Baltimore on Tuesday after a Royal Caribbean cruise abruptly ended with a fire aboard the ship, the latest troubled waters for the cruise industry.No serious injuries were reported when the fire broke out early Monday on board the Royal Caribbean Grandeur of the Seas, but the cruise company said medical staff treated several passenger...
A Florida judge is hearing arguments Tuesday about what evidence should be admissible when George Zimmerman goes on trial for the shooting death of teenager Trayvon Martin.Judge Debra Nelson will be asked to rule on messages and images culled from Martin's cellphone and released by Zimmerman's lawyers, including two pictures of a handgun and texts about a fight and smoking marijuana.The defense al...
