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The case has sparked protests and ignited a national debate about race and gun laws

Monday marks the start of jury selection in Seminole County, Fla., where Martin was fatally shot on Feb. 26, 2012.


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Administration estimates roughly 6 million Californians will be eligible for insurance exchange

San Jose, California (CNN) -- While in California for diplomatic meetings with Chinese President Xi Jinping, President Obama took time for a short victory lap praising the successes achieved so far by the Affordable Care Act, otherwise known as Obamacare.


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Both filed a defamation lawsuit against the New York Post on Wednesday

(CNN) -- Two men featured on the cover of the New York Post following the Boston bombing under the headline, "Bag Men," are suing the newspaper, according to court papers.


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Kristin Beck deployed 13 times, serving in places such as Bosnia, Afghanistan and Iraq

(CNN) -- After years spent fighting in some of the world's worst wars, former U.S. Navy SEAL Kristin Beck says she knows what she wants.


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Network allegedly dealt in stolen cars, drugs, weapons and other military gear

(CNN) -- Seven active Marines, seven former Marines and a Navy sailor were among 50 people arrested in a sweeping Southern California raid aimed at shutting down a network that allegedly dealt in stolen cars, drugs, weapons and other military gear.


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Remy hair extensions cost anywhere from $100 to thousands of dollars per pack

NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- Two young thieves walked into John's Beauty Supply store in Chicago on Monday morning, pulled out a bottle of pepper spray and a gun, and went straight for the good stuff: remy human hair extensions.


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Judge Edith Jones serves on the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals

(CNN) -- Civil rights groups filed a complaint this week against a federal judge in Houston after she allegedly said during a lecture that some minorities are prone to violence.


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VIDEO: DEA says Andrea Sanderlin, who had 1000 pot plans in Queens warehouse, faces 10 years

In a real-life version of Weeds, a suburban mother of two was living a double life: as a suburban mom and also as head of a multimillion-dollar marijuana growing operation. She faces federal narcotics charges.


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Rodriguez and Braun Among 20 Baseball Stars Under Scrutiny for Drug Use

Major League Baseball is set to suspend some 20 players in the coming weeks due to a scandal involving performance-enhancing drugs, according to an ESPN report.


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On his fourth tour despite a brain injury and PTSD Bales shot 16 people

Staff Sgt. Robert Bales entered a guilty plea Wednesday in the killings of 16 Afghan civilians in hopes of avoiding a death sentence.


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