Leonardo Blair

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  Jul 15, 2013

  George Zimmerman to Get Back Pistol He Used to Shoot Trayvon Martin

  Now that he's been cleared of murder, George Zimmerman, 29, will be getting back the Kel Tec 9 pistol he used to fatally shoot 17-year-old Trayvon Martin and his lawyer says he now needs the gun "even more" than before.

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  Jul 13, 2013

  NTSB Intern Blamed for Prank Names of Flight 214 Pilots Broadcast by KTVU

  The National Transportation Safety Board apologized and blamed an intern on Friday for confirming a set of names said to belong to the pilots of the ill-fated Asiana Flight 214. The names were fake and realized as a prank after a KTVU news anchor in California read them out loud on the station's midday newscast.

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  Jul 13, 2013

  Former NY Times Writer Virginia Heffernan Lampooned for Admitting She's a Creationist

  Former New York Times technology and culture writer Virginia Heffernan, who now writes for Yahoo! News, recently told the world she's a creationist and she has become a lightning rod for ridicule because of it.

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  Jul 12, 2013

  Eliot Spitzer Gets 27K Signatures in Four Days to Claim Spot on NYC Comptroller Ballot

  Former New York Governor Eliot Spitzer kicked his political comeback campaign into full gear Thursday night when he delivered 27,000 signatures to qualify for a place on the Democratic primary ballot for New York City comptroller.

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  Jul 12, 2013

  Anonymous Donor Posts $500K Bond for Teen Jailed Over Sarcastic Comment on Facebook

  Thanks to an anonymous donor who posted his once prohibitive $500,000 bond, Justin Carter, the Texas teenager arrested in February for making a sarcastic comment on Facebook, was released from jail on Thursday and is now speaking out.

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  Jul 12, 2013

  Pastor Who Asked Congregants for $52 'Favor Seeds' to Upgrade Helicopter Blades Defends Aviation Ministry

  A Texas megachurch pastor who came under fire last month for asking supporters of his church for $52,000 to upgrade the blades on his helicopter said if you aren't interested in his appeal letter you can simply throw it away. His aviation ministry however will go on.

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  Jul 12, 2013

  Homeland Security Chief Janet Napolitano Will Resign to Lead University of California System

  U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security and former governor of Arizona Janet Napolitano is being named as the next president of the University of California system and will resign from her government post, according to media reports.

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  Jul 12, 2013

  Emotions Run High After MSNBC Mistakenly Shows Photo of Trayvon Martin's Dead Body

  MSNBC recently triggered a new wave of emotions and debate on the proceedings of the George Zimmerman trial when the station mistakenly broadcast a photo of Trayvon Martin's dead body that is creating waves across the Internet.

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  Jul 11, 2013

  Demand for Ray Comfort's 'Evolution vs. God' Film Crashes Website

  Christian evangelist and author Ray Comfort says a deluge of downloads of his new movie "Evolution vs. God," which he released on Tuesday, caused his website to crash due to the heavy demand.

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  Jul 11, 2013

  Chilean President Praises 11-Year-Old Rape Victim for Not Aborting Pregnancy

  Chile's conservative president, Sebastian Pinera, stirred angry emotions in that country on Tuesday for praising an 11-year-old for her "depth and maturity" in deciding not to abort a pregnancy resulting from repeated rapings by her mother's lover.