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Monday, July 15, 2013

Morning Digest: Obama calls for calm after Zimmerman acquittal; protests held

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Obama calls for calm after Zimmerman acquittal; protests held
SANFORD, Florida (Reuters) - President Barack Obama called for calm on Sunday after the acquittal of George Zimmerman in the shooting death of unarmed black teenager Trayvon Martin, as thousands of civil rights demonstrators turned out at rallies to condemn racial profiling..
Egypt Islamists march as senior U.S. official visits
CAIRO (Reuters) - The first senior U.S. official to visit Egypt since the army toppled its elected president meets officials on Monday to urge them to swiftly restore democracy, while thousands of supporters of the ousted Islamist leader take to the streets..
Asian stocks, Aussie dollar show relief over China data
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Asian stocks rose on Monday, while the Australian dollar popped higher as investors heaved a sigh of relief after a batch of Chinese data showed the slowdown in the region's economic powerhouse was not as bad as feared..
'Despicable Me 2' minions top Sandler's 'Grown Ups 2' at box office
NEW YORK/LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The mighty minions of "Despicable Me 2" beat human comedy star Adam Sandler's new "Grown Ups 2" at the U.S. and Canadian movie box office this weekend..
Gay delivers further body blow to troubled sport
LONDON (Reuters) - Former double world sprint champion Tyson Gay delivered a further body blow to his troubled sport on Sunday when he pulled out of next month's Moscow world championships after failing an out-of-competition dope test..
Google says its Greater China president steps down
BEIJING (Reuters) - Google said on Monday that its vice-president and Greater China president, Liu Yun, has stepped down to pursue other opportunities..
Study raises new concern about earthquakes and fracking fluids
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Powerful earthquakes thousands of miles away can trigger swarms of minor quakes near wastewater-injection wells like those used in oil and gas recovery, scientists reported on Thursday, sometimes followed months later by quakes big enough to destroy buildings..
Bug bombs cause partial collapse of New York city building
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A woman attempting to deploy nearly two dozen bug bombs inside her small New York City apartment caused a "partial collapse" of the five-story building, injuring 14 people, the fire department said on Saturday..
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