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Sunday, July 14, 2013

Cheat Sheet - Zimmerman’s a Free Man

Today: Four Cali Cities Protest Verdict , 'Glee' Star Cory Monteith Found Dead: A Tortured Talent Gone Too Soon , Two Dead in Pakistan Drone Strike
Cheat Sheet: Morning

July 14, 2013
NOT GUILTY

In a shocking end to the trial that riveted the nation, a jury found George Zimmerman not guilty of any charges in the killing of Trayvon Martin. The Daily Beast's Jacqui Goddard reports from the courtroom.

ANGRY

At least four California cities held protests Saturday night in reaction to George Zimmerman's acquittal earlier in the evening, with violence reported in Oakland. Police said about 100 people demonstrated, with some in the crowd breaking windows and setting street fires. No arrests have been reported. In San Francisco, protesters marched in the city's Mission district, while about 200 people gathered in Los Angeles in the city's historically black neighborhood of Leimert Park, and about 40 people gathered at Sacramento City Hall. The LAPD declared a modified tactical alert on Saturday, meaning officers could be held over their regular shift and they do not respond to low priority radio calls. Zimmerman was found not guilty Saturday night in the shooting death of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin last year.

TORTURED TALENT

Glee star Cory Monteith was found dead on Saturday in Vancouver. The Daily Beast's Marlow Stern on the talented actor's troubled life.

CASUALTIES

At least two suspected militants were killed in a drone strike in Pakistan's North Waziristan, local officials said Sunday. One official called the two men killed "probably Arab nationalists," but their identities are still not known. This is the third drone strike since Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif took office last month while the attacks remain deeply unpopular in Pakistan. Drone strikes began in 2004 and sometimes come with heavy civilian causalities, although it's difficult to be sure of the toll due to the lawlessness of Pakistan's northern tribal region.

SURPRISE SURPRISE

It's a whole new ballgame in Montana. Former Democratic governor Brian Schweitzer announced Saturday that he would seek the state's open senate seat—throwing the race back into play for Republicans once again. Veteran Democrat Max Baucus announced in April that he would be retiring, and many had favored Schweitzer for the seat—especially since the state is vulnerable for Democrats. Schweitzer has been courted by Democratic leaders, but they apparently soured on him in recent weeks after doing research into Schweitzer's past. But Republicans need just six seats to overtake the Senate, and Baucus's retirement coupled with two other Democrats in red states—West Virginia and South Dakota—could throw the Senate into a GOP majority.


BLOODY
Woman Gored in Running of the Bulls
Four others injured.
Lockdown
Inmate in 'the Hole'-for Practicing Journalism?
Daily Beast writer in solitary confinement for reporting.
MUGGLES
J.K. Rowling: Secret Crime Novelist
Wrote under pseudonym Robert Galbraith.
YIKES
Six Fired for Snooping at L.A. Hospital
Right after Kim Kardashian gave birth.
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