Zimmerman mocked Mexicans on old Myspace page; DEA apologies to the detainee it forgot; NFL star commits suicide; and more.

The Slatest: May 2, 2012 Dissident Says China Used Death Threat To Broker Deal Only hours after the U.S. trumpeted an apparent end to the diplomatic standoff, Chen Guangcheng says he wants to leave China after all. READ FULL STORY Zimmerman's Old Myspace Page Mocks Mexicans The discovery is the latest in a case that has increasingly played itself out online. READ FULL STORY DEA Apologizes to Student Forgotten in Cell For Days  Without food or water, the man says he ingested his urine and eventually attempted suicide.  READ FULL STORY Former NFL Star Dead of Apparent Suicide Reports suggest that Junior Seau shot himself in the chest. READ FULL STORY Feds Probe University's Handling of Sexual Assault Cases There have been more than 80 complaints against Montana students over the past three years. READ FULL STORY Occupy's May Day Brings Arrests, Violence But the overall effort to reawaken the movement appears to have been mostly peaceful. READ FULL STORY Wal-Mart Ordered To Pay $4.8 Million In Back Wages The Labor Department touts its decision as a signal to other companies that compensation violations won't go unpunished. READ FULL STORY Ethics Watchdog Wants Fox's FCC Licenses Revoked Push comes on heels of damning report from British lawmakers that accused Murdoch of being unfit to lead his company. READ FULL STORY Taliban Kills 7 On Heels of Obama Visit The early morning attack came less than two hours after the president had wrapped up his surprise visit to Afghanistan. READ FULL STORY Some Dinosaurs In Decline Before Extinction, Study Finds New research suggests that all was not well for late-stage Cretaceous dinosaurs in the years before their sudden end. READ FULL STORY Advertisement From Slate: NFL Great Junior Seau Dead of Apparent Suicide Kaplan: Obama Has Every Right To Crow About His Decision To Go After Bin Laden Why Do Nouns Have Genders in So Many Languages—but Not in English? Manjoo: Why Won't Google Answer Questions About the Personal Data Its Street View Cars Gathered? India's Obsession With Fair Skin Has Reached a New Low New Swedish Trend: Office Workers Taking Disco Breaks at Lunch George Zimmerman Mocked Mexicans on His Myspace Page More from The Slatest: DEA Apologizes to Student Forgotten in Cell For Days' Former NFL Star Dead of Apparent Suicide Zimmerman's Old Myspace Page Mocks Mexicans Wal-Mart Ordered To Pay $4.8 Million In Back Wages Dissident Says China Used Death Threat To Broker Deal Some Dinosaurs In Decline Before Extinction, Study Finds Ethics Watchdog Wants Fox's FCC Licenses Revoked Occupy's May Day Brings Arrests, Violence Taliban Kills 7 On Heels of Obama Visit Edwards' Lawyer Grills Witness Over Financial Motivation

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