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Tuesday, December 17, 2013

U.S. Top News: "I did not kill Meredith", Knox pleads in email to Italian court

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12/17/2013
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"I did not kill Meredith", Knox pleads in email to Italian court
FLORENCE, Italy (Reuters) - U.S. student Amanda Knox pleaded her innocence in the murder of her roommate Meredith Kercher in an email to an Italian court on Tuesday, saying she was afraid to appear in person for fear of conviction.
Snowden makes case for Brazil asylum, offers help
SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Former National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden has offered to collaborate with a Brazilian investigation into the NSA surveillance program he revealed earlier this year, according to a letter published in a local newspaper on Tuesday.
Mega Millions prize on Tuesday could set U.S. lottery record
(Reuters) - A last-minute ticket buying frenzy could make Tuesday's Mega Millions jackpot the biggest U.S. lottery prize in history, and odds are mounting for a winner just a week before Christmas, a game official said.
Florida school named for Ku Klux Klan leader to change title
(Reuters) - A Florida high school whose name commemorates a leader of the Ku Klux Klan, a white supremacist group with a history of lynchings and other violent acts against blacks, is to be renamed, officials said on Monday.
Analysis: Detroit seeks key court ruling to infuse bankrupt city with cash
(Reuters) - Of all the problems facing Detroit, getting court recognition as a legally bankrupt entity was actually the easy part.
Oklahoma to execute man convicted of killing horse trainer
OKLAHOMA CITY (Reuters) - Oklahoma is scheduled to execute on Tuesday a man convicted of stabbing and beating a horse trainer to death in a case of mistaken identity.
U.S. Navy official to plead guilty in contracting scandal: report
SAN DIEGO (Reuters) - A U.S. Navy official accused of leaking confidential information to a Singapore-based company at the center of a military contracting scandal is expected to plead guilty in a California court on Tuesday, media reported.
Genting to spend $3-4 billion in Las Vegas in push for U.S. gaming empire
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Genting Bhd, Southeast Asia's biggest gaming group, will spend an initial $3 billion to $4 billion to develop an unfinished resort on the Las Vegas strip, as it seeks to build a U.S. empire of casino and leisure assets.
Last words revealed in Arizona blaze that killed 19 firefighters
PHOENIX (Reuters) - Faced by roaring flames driven at his team by gale-force winds and seeing no way out, the crew chief of an elite Arizona firefighting squad radioed a grim message to his command center.
Wildfire destroys homes along California's scenic coast at Big Sur
(Reuters) - A wildfire that erupted in a scenic stretch of California's central coastline late Sunday night has destroyed at least 15 homes and forced many residents to evacuate, county and fire officials said.
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