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Zimmerman Lawyer, Don West, Ice Cream Photo Taken Before Testimony, Defense Says

Source: Mike Schneider / AP / The Huffington Post SANFORD, Fla. — Prosecutors have asked a judge in the George Zimmerman trial to conduct an inquiry into an Instagram photo of a defense attorney eating ice cream with his daughters, but the lawyer said Tuesday that it was unrelated to testimony in the case. Prosecutors claimed [...]

President Obama: ‘Not Scrambling Jets’ For NSA Leaker Edward Snowden

Source: Jennifer Lazuta / USA Today DAKAR, Senegal — Posters plastered with President Obama’s smiling face and U.S. flags flapping in the warm ocean breeze lined the main routes into Senegal’s capital city on Thursday. Obama arrived in Senegal as part of a three-country visit to Africa on Wednesday night and residents in the West African [...]

Paula Deen Hires Judy Smith, Crisis Manager And Inspiration Behind ‘Scandal’s Olivia Pope

Source:  Jessica Cumberbatch Anderson / The Huffington Post As the Paula Deen saga closes out its third week and the jury continues to deliberateon whether the celebrity chef’s formerly charming-as-cherry-pie persona will ever reemerge (or whether she’ll ever find forgiveness from the millions she offended with her admitted use of racial epithets), one thing has been on the mind [...]

Nelson Mandela’s Family Summoned To Hospital

Source: AP / CBS News JOHANNESBURG – Four of Nelson Mandela’s grandchildren carried bouquets of flowers Thursday into the Pretoria hospital where the ailing statesman has been for 20 days, and where he remains on life support in a critical condition. The grandchildren arrived following an urgent summons issued to all of Mandela’s kin on [...]

LIVE VIDEO: George Zimmerman Trial [6.27.13]

LIVE VIDEO: George Zimmerman Trial [6.27.13]

Rare Visit Underscores Tangles In Obama’s Ties To Africa

Source: Michael D. Shear, Nicholas Kulish and Lydia Polgreen / The New York Times DAKAR, Senegal — As a freshman senator from Illinois, Barack Obama told a packed auditorium in Kenya’s capital, “I want you all to know that as your ally, your friend and your brother, I will be there in every way I can.” [...]

Trayvon Martin’s Friend Breaks Down During Tough Cross-Examination: ‘I Didn’t Want To See The Body’ (VIDEO)

Source: Matt Wilstein / Mediaite After revealing some shocking information about the content of her final phone call withTrayvon Martin during her testimony to the prosecution this afternoon, witness Rachel Jeantel was faced with a tough cross-examination by George Zimmerman‘s defense attorney Don West. Much of the cross-examination revolved around Jeantel’s decision not to attend Martin’s funeral, which at time she attributed to being [...]

Walmart And Caesars Scrap Paula Deen Deals After ‘Today’ Appearance

Source:  David Lieberman / Deadline.com  Walmart now has dropped out, potentially costing Paula Deen revenues from a product line that includes eyeglasses, cookware, and baked goods. The retail giant says that it is “ending our relationship with Paula Deen Enterprises and we will not place new orders beyond those already committed.” Meanwhile the celebrity chef has received statements of support [...]

Patriots Release Aaron Hernandez (VIDEO)

Chris Mortensen reacts to the news that the Patriots released TE Aaron Hernandez after he was arrested.