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	Click to View in Browser 07/16/2013 Convicted killer Jodi Arias due in Arizona court for sentencing PHOENIX (Reuters) - Convicted murderer Jodi Arias may get final word on Tuesday on when she will face a new jury in Arizona to decide if she should be executed for killing her ex-boyfriend after jurors deadlocked on her fate in May. Jury selection to start in U.S. general's sexual assault trial RALEIGH, North Carolina (Reuters) - Jury selection is scheduled to begin Tuesday for a U.S. Army general charged with sexually assaulting a subordinate, the latest in a string of sexual misconduct allegations in the U.S. military. Stranded fugitive Snowden seeks temporary asylum in Russia MOSCOW (Reuters) - Former U.S. spy agency contractor Edward Snowden applied for temporary asylum in Russia on Tuesday after three weeks holed up at a Moscow airport trying to avoid prosecution in the United States on espionage charges. Zimmerman trial juror drops plan to write a book MIAMI (Reuters) - One of the six jurors in the George Zimmerman trial has abandoned her plans to write a book explaining why she found him not guilty of murder in the shooting of unarmed teenager Trayvon Martin, her literary agent said on Monday. Zimmerman's lawyer calls prosecutors 'disgrace' to profession NEW YORK (Reuters) - George Zimmerman's chief defense lawyer on Monday called Florida prosecutors "a disgrace to my profession" for holding back evidence for months and pledged a new effort to impose sanctions against them. Initially split Florida jury heard Zimmerman call for help NEW YORK (Reuters) - Jurors in the trial of George Zimmerman were originally split whether the shooting of Florida teenager Trayvon Martin amounted to murder, but most agreed it was Zimmerman, not Martin, calling for help in the background of an emergency call, a juror told CNN. Case against Zimmerman would require proof of racial malice WASHINGTON (Reuters) - For all the complex issues raised by the death of Trayvon Martin, whether the U.S. Justice Department turns it into a civil rights case may depend on the relatively simple question of whether George Zimmerman was motivated by racism when he pulled the trigger. Zimmerman case was not about race, juror tells CNN NEW YORK (Reuters) - The George Zimmerman trial was not about race and the Florida neighborhood watch volunteer was justified in firing the shot that killed Trayvon Martin because he feared for his life, one of the jurors told CNN on Monday. Exclusive: Police probe possible links between terrorism suspect and Boston bombing BOSTON (Reuters) - A Boston-area man accused of threatening to blow up an airplane allegedly had all the materials needed to build a pressure-cooker bomb before this kind of weapon was used in the Boston Marathon attack in April, according to comments made by the man's mother in a recently unsealed police affidavit. Judge to rule on dismissing most serious charge in U.S. WikiLeaks trial FORT MEADE, Maryland (Reuters) - A military judge trying the soldier accused of the biggest leak of classified material in U.S. history heard arguments on Monday over two defense motions that could result in the most serious charge against him - aiding the enemy - being dropped. Related Video Cairo calm after overnight clashes South Korea accuses North of cyber attack Great Debate Court due to make second trip down the aisle Renewing voting rights — with Roberts in mind 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