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September 2010 death of Tyler Clementi pushed cyberbullying, gay relations into spotlight

(CNN) -- A New Jersey judge on Monday sentenced Dharun Ravi to 30 days in jail for spying on and intimidating his gay Rutgers University roommate, Tyler Clementi, who then killed himself by jumping off New York's George Washington Bridge in September 2010.


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G-8 leaders seemed intent on trying to inspire confidence by agreeing on a broad strategy no matter their differences

CAMP DAVID, Md. (AP) -- Confronting an economic crisis that threatens them all, President Barack Obama and leaders of other world powers on Saturday declared that their governments must both spark growth and cut the debt that has crippled the European continent and put investors worldwide on edge.


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Legal observers say don't count on the Supreme Court reconsidering its decision

HELENA, Mont. (AP) -- Twenty-two states and the District of Columbia are backing Montana in its fight to prevent the U.S. Supreme Court's 2010 Citizens United decision from being used to strike down state laws restricting corporate campaign spending.


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'We want the world to focus on NATO - they're not important and have no mandate anymore,' said Micah Philbrook, an Occupy Chicago spokesman

CHICAGO (AP) -- Protesters gathering in Chicago for the NATO summit were gearing up for their largest demonstration Sunday, when thousands are expected to march from a downtown park to the lakeside convention center where President Barack Obama and dozens of other world leaders will meet.


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Alexandria residents bought the most books, mags per capita; Cambridge, Mass., is second

(CNN) -- Virginia is for lovers, so the slogan goes -- but more specifically, it seems to be the state many book-lovers call home.


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Joshua Komisarjevsky was convicted last year of heinous crime that put him on death row

SOMERS, Conn. (AP) -- The Connecticut killer who once called himself one of the most hated men in America said in a death row interview that he tries not to think about the murder of a suburban mother and her two daughters, suffers no nightmares and has nothing to say to the only survivor of the brutal 2007 attack.


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Billionaire says middle class are the true job creators

TED Talks is under fire for decision not to post speech on job creation. Was Hanauer's talk an 'Idea Worth Spreading'? You decide


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AAA survey finds more travelers but shorter distances will be norm this holiday weekend

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Drivers are expected to encounter jam-packed highways during the upcoming Memorial Day holiday weekend, according to a survey released Tuesday by AAA.

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Effort disregards the idea of cost cutting that president and others have pushed for

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The House has passed a $642 billion defense bill despite a White House veto threat.


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Setting allows users to block third-party cookies, which are used to piece together Internet users' personal information

(CNN) -- A Federal Trade Commission official announced that Twitter users will be able block personal data from being shared with third-party websites.


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