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U.S. Top News: Aide to New Jersey Governor Christie called to testify in 'Bridgegate' probe

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05/13/2014

Reuters Election 2012 Daily round-up of the day's top news from the campaign trail, the White House and all the politics in between

Aide to New Jersey Governor Christie called to testify in 'Bridgegate' probe

NEW YORK (Reuters) - A top spokesman for Republican New Jersey Governor Chris Christie is scheduled to testify in Trenton on Tuesday about a scheme to create traffic gridlock at the George Washington Bridge last year, apparently as political payback.

Friends of accused Boston bomber to seek relocation of trial

BOSTON (Reuters) - Lawyers for three friends of the accused Boston Marathon bomber charged with hampering the investigation into the deadly 2013 blasts are due in court on Tuesday to ask a judge to dismiss the charges or move their upcoming trial out of town.

U.S. confirms second case of MERS

CHICAGO/ORLANDO (Reuters) - U.S. health officials confirmed the country's second case of MERS, a deadly virus first discovered in the Middle East, and said the patient was in good condition in an Orlando, Florida hospital.

Police officer shot dead in New Hampshire house gunfight

(Reuters) - A veteran policeman was shot dead on Monday as he responded to reports of a domestic fight at a New Hampshire home that later caught fire and exploded, officials and local media said.

Pesticides suspected in spike of illnesses in Washington state

(Reuters) - Pesticides may be linked to a spike in cases involving breathing difficulties and skin rashes in central Washington state, health officials said on Monday.

Clippers owner apologizes, says was 'baited' into racist comments

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Two weeks after he was banned by the NBA over racist comments, Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling broke his silence with a televised apology for his "terrible mistake" while insisting he was "baited" into making the provocative remarks.

Venture capitalist Khosla in court over ending California beach access

SAN MATEO, California (Reuters) - Vinod Khosla, co-founder of Sun Microsystems and now a prominent venture capitalist, on Monday testified about his cutting access to a popular beach in a court case that calls into question a California tradition of open access to the state's famed coastline.

Colorado boy, 13, accused of killing dad, concealing death for days

DENVER (Reuters) - A 13-year-old Colorado boy suspected of shooting his father dead and concealing the killing for days by calling the man's work to say his dad was sick made his first court appearance on Monday as prosecutors weighed whether to charge him as an adult.

Mexican gets life sentence for death of U.S. Coast Guard officer: report

(Reuters) - A Mexican man convicted in the 2012 killing of a U.S. Coast Guard officer, the first on-duty death since 1927, was sentenced on Monday to life in federal prison without the possibility of parole, a newspaper reported.

U.S. objects to Detroit debt plan in bankruptcy court

(Reuters) - The U.S. government on Monday filed an objection to Detroit's plan to deal with $18 billion of debt and exit the biggest municipal bankruptcy in the nation's history.