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April 11, 2012 | | EXCLUSIVE In an exclusive interview, a London lawyer tells The Daily Beast’s Mike Giglio about his plans to take on Murdoch on behalf of clients who believe their phones were hacked in America. TRAYVON’S DEATH Florida special prosecutor Angela Corey will charge George Zimmerman in connection with the shooting death of Trayvon Martin, sources said Wednesday, but it is not immediately clear what the charges will be. Zimmerman shot and killed Martin, 17, while acting as a neighborhood-watch volunteer, and was initially not charged in the teenager’s death because Zimmerman claimed he acted in self-defense. The resulting public outcry caused a review of the charges, although Zimmerman has reportedly since been out of communication. Martin’s parents held a press conference Wednesday during which they urged Zimmerman to come forward. UH OH North Korea could launch its rocket tomorrow, despite international objections and warnings. The hermit state said it is injecting fuel into its long-range rocket “as we speak,” meaning there is one more stage before it is ready to launch. North Korea claims the rocket is simply meant to put a weather satellite into orbit, but other countries say it is a disguised ballistic missile test. There is also concern that North Korea will follow the launch with nuclear tests, as it did in 2009. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said that “recent history strongly suggests that additional provocations may follow.” SERVED The Justice Department announced Wednesday that it will file suit against Apple and several top publishers, alleging that their pricing of iPad books is illegal price collusion. E-book prices differ from the prices of physical books because they are set by the publisher, rather than the seller, in a system pushed by the late Steve Jobs. Hachette, HarperCollins, Macmillan, and Penguin are also included in the suit, which was announced the day after Apple’s value surpassed $600 billion. Default Following Rick Santorum’s departure from the presidential race, evangelical voters are gravitating, albeit reluctantly, toward the inevitable nominee. Mitt Romney received an endorsement from the National Organization for Marriage, joining other Christian conservatives who have rallied behind Mitt in the last 24 hours. But all evangelicals aren’t ready to run into the Mormon candidate’s arms just yet. Tony Perkins, president of the Family Research Council and a Santorum backer, said Romney needs to “demonstrate a genuine and solid commitment to the core values issues.” | | 
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