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Click to View in Browser 04/27/2012 U.S. on guard for attacks ahead of bin Laden anniversary WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama has reviewed potential threats to the United States before next week's anniversary of the killing of Osama bin Laden, but there is no concrete evidence al Qaeda is plotting any revenge attacks, the White House said on Thursday. Texas executes man for 2002 shooting AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) - A Texas man was executed on Thursday evening by lethal injection for a brutal triple shooting in a small town that left a 24-year-old man dead. ACLU sues over Border Patrol stops in Pacific Northwest SEATTLE (Reuters) - The Border Patrol is unjustifiably stopping people based on their skin color in Washington state's Olympic Peninsula, just across the water from Canada, the American Civil Liberties Union said in a lawsuit filed on Thursday. Man detained after baggage triggers bomb scare in Minneapolis airport MINNEAPOLIS (Reuters) - Police have detained a man for questioning after his baggage set off a bomb scare and prompted authorities to clear a terminal at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport for 90 minutes Friday morning, an official said. Trayvon Martin's killer raises more than $200,000 for defense (Reuters) - George Zimmerman, the former neighborhood watch volunteer who is accused of murder in the death of unarmed teenager Trayvon Martin, has raised at least $200,000 through a website set up to fund his defense, his lawyer said on Thursday. Insight: Falling home prices drag new buyers under water (Reuters) - More than 1 million Americans who have taken out mortgages in the past two years now owe more on their loans than their homes are worth, and Federal Housing Administration loans that require only a tiny down payment are partly to blame. Philadelphia transit workers hit $172.7 million jackpot PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - Cheers and songs broke out at the Philadelphia's transit agency offices on Thursday when 48 employees learned they had literally hit the jackpot - the $172.7 million Powerball lottery prize. Kentucky judge orders state to consider single-drug executions LOUISVILLE, Ky (Reuters) - A Kentucky judge ordered state officials to consider using a single drug to carry out executions instead of a series of three drugs used by many states where the death penalty is legal. Bird strikes on airliners targeted in Congress, at airports NEW YORK (Reuters) - Never mind unruly passengers, baggage fees and wind shear. The real scourges of air traffic these days are black-bellied plovers, herring gulls and yellow-bellied sapsuckers, aviation experts say. "Joke" to "Hijack Plane, Kill Obama" gets Utah man in trouble SALT LAKE CITY (Reuters) - A purported practical joke on a colleague that threatened a plane hijacking and the assassination of President Barack Obama has landed a Utah man in trouble with federal authorities. Related Video Market Pulse: Stocks silver lining on Spain's ratings cloud KFC loses damages battle Great Debate Are we deluding ourselves about Afghanistan? Does America really want a third-party candidate? A daily digest of breaking business news, coverage of the US economy, major corporate news and the financial markets. Register Today   The latest Reuters articles on M&A, IPOs, private equity, hedge funds and regulatory updates delivered to your inbox each day. Register Today   » MORE NEWSLETTERS - 3 Times Square New York, NY 10036 USA © Copyright 2010 Thomson Reuters Ensure delivery of Reuters Newsmails, add mail@nl.reuters.com to your address book. Details Subscribe to other Reuters newsletters. Unsubscribe from this newsletter. Follow us on Twitter Friend us on Facebook Forward to a friend