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Today: George Zimmerman Defense: Trayvon Wasn't Injured, 'Except for the Gunshot' , Paris Area Train Crash Kills 6 , Snowden: 'I Want the U.S. to Succeed' July 12, 2013 SHOCKING ESCAPE 1. The Princess & the Peon What pushed a Kenyan servant to flag down a commuter bus to flee the wife of King Abdullah's grandson? Eliza Shapiro and Christine Pelisek on the shocking human-trafficking case against a Saudi princess. Read it at The Daily Beast ZIMMERMAN TRIAL 2. The Defense Rests A dramatic video re-enactment, four minutes of silence, and a tribute to Thomas Jefferson. Jacqui Goddard on the George Zimmerman team's final pitch before the trial goes to the jury. Read it at The Daily Beast Derailed 3. Paris Area Train Crash Kills 6 A passenger train derailed violently as it entered a station in Brétigny, France, on Friday, killing six and injuring dozens. The French Interior Ministry said several dozen people were injured, nine of them, gravely. "The death toll is evolving constantly at this point, and unfortunately it will likely rise," Interior Minister Manuel Valls said. Guillaume Pepy, the president of the SNCF, France's national rail company, was in tears as he gave a statement calling the accident a "catastrophe." The crashed train was en route from Paris to Limoges; Brétigny is just southeast of Paris, inside the Île-de-France region that encompasses the capital's metropolitan area. Read it at BBC News On the Run 4. Snowden: 'I Want the U.S. to Succeed' Fugitive whistleblower Edward Snowden looks to be covering his bases. At a meeting with several human-rights groups today, Snowden discussed how he plans to get out of Russia and into one of the Latin American countries that have offered him asylum. According to Human Rights Watch's Tanya Lokshina, Venezuela, Russia, Bolivia, Nicaragua, and Ecuador have all invited the infamous leaker to come on over, and while he "accepts all offers," he has to get out of the airport first. To do so safely, Lokshina told The New York Times that Snowden will be asking Russia for temporary asylum; he previously withdrew a request after refusing to agree to Putin's condition that he stop publishing information that "brought harm" to the United States. Snowden now says the terms aren't a problem because "No actions I take or plan are meant to harm the U.S. ... I want the U.S. to succeed." Read it at The Guardian BYE BYE 5. Janet Napolitano Resigns From DHS Department of Homeland Security's Janet Napolitano resigned as the agency's director today. The former Arizona governor is leaving Washington to preside over the University of California system—a post usually held by academics. President Obama wished her luck in her new endeavor and praised her performance as chief in a statement. "The American people are safer and more secure thanks to Janet's leadership in protecting our homeland against terrorist attacks," it said. Napolitano has served as the DHS chief since 2009—the only woman in the position. While calling her work there "the highlight of my professional career," she has to be more than a little psyched to finally be in charge at UC. Republicans have long criticized her for failing to secure the border, and the immigration-reform proposal she supported—which included a pathway to citizenship—was recently thwarted by a Republican-led House.   Read it at The Los Angeles Times ANGRY NERDS Gamers Upset New Xbox Head a Woman Posting on Reddit and other message boards with fuming messages. DIMON IN THE ROUGH JPMorgan Chase Reports Big Earnings Profits up 31 percent. 'I SPEAK FOR THOSE WITHOUT A VOICE' Malala Addresses the U.N. On her 16th birthday. UPDATES N.C., Ill., Ireland Pass Abortion Legislation All were hotly debated. CIRCUS World Media Gathers for Royal Baby Journalists sleeping in "refugee camps." GET The Cheat Sheet A speedy, smart summary of news and must-reads from across the Web. You'll love the featured original stories on politics, entertainment, and more from The Daily Beast's diverse group of contributors. GET Culture Beast Weekly cultural recommendations from The Daily Beast. Best of Malala's U.N. Speech Malala celebrated her 16th birthday by calling for gender equality and universal education in an inspirational speech at the United Nations. Here are the highlights. More Videos The Case for Ray Kelly by John Avlon Did the Pilot Screw Up? by Clive Irving Once Is Too Much by Kevin Fallon

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