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	Click to View in Browser 12/17/2013 "I did not kill Meredith", Knox pleads in email to Italian court FLORENCE, Italy (Reuters) - U.S. student Amanda Knox pleaded her innocence in the murder of her roommate Meredith Kercher in an email to an Italian court on Tuesday, saying she was afraid to appear in person for fear of conviction. Snowden makes case for Brazil asylum, offers help SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Former National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden has offered to collaborate with a Brazilian investigation into the NSA surveillance program he revealed earlier this year, according to a letter published in a local newspaper on Tuesday. Mega Millions prize on Tuesday could set U.S. lottery record (Reuters) - A last-minute ticket buying frenzy could make Tuesday's Mega Millions jackpot the biggest U.S. lottery prize in history, and odds are mounting for a winner just a week before Christmas, a game official said. Florida school named for Ku Klux Klan leader to change title (Reuters) - A Florida high school whose name commemorates a leader of the Ku Klux Klan, a white supremacist group with a history of lynchings and other violent acts against blacks, is to be renamed, officials said on Monday. Analysis: Detroit seeks key court ruling to infuse bankrupt city with cash (Reuters) - Of all the problems facing Detroit, getting court recognition as a legally bankrupt entity was actually the easy part. Oklahoma to execute man convicted of killing horse trainer OKLAHOMA CITY (Reuters) - Oklahoma is scheduled to execute on Tuesday a man convicted of stabbing and beating a horse trainer to death in a case of mistaken identity. U.S. Navy official to plead guilty in contracting scandal: report SAN DIEGO (Reuters) - A U.S. Navy official accused of leaking confidential information to a Singapore-based company at the center of a military contracting scandal is expected to plead guilty in a California court on Tuesday, media reported. Genting to spend $3-4 billion in Las Vegas in push for U.S. gaming empire KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Genting Bhd, Southeast Asia's biggest gaming group, will spend an initial $3 billion to $4 billion to develop an unfinished resort on the Las Vegas strip, as it seeks to build a U.S. empire of casino and leisure assets. Last words revealed in Arizona blaze that killed 19 firefighters PHOENIX (Reuters) - Faced by roaring flames driven at his team by gale-force winds and seeing no way out, the crew chief of an elite Arizona firefighting squad radioed a grim message to his command center. Wildfire destroys homes along California's scenic coast at Big Sur (Reuters) - A wildfire that erupted in a scenic stretch of California's central coastline late Sunday night has destroyed at least 15 homes and forced many residents to evacuate, county and fire officials said. Related Video Breakingviews: Shale energy deficit will hit Europe hard Reuters Today: Caution – soft prices ahead Great Debate Danger and delay on dirty bombs Iran: More than Persia 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