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Engineering expert demonstrated how store-bought GPS could be used to control drones

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- It wouldn't take much effort to hijack a drone over U.S. airspace and use it to commit a crime or act of terrorism, an aerospace engineering expert told a House subcommittee Wednesday.


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ICTC plays key role in bringing moms together for focus groups

Most Oregon moms breastfeed their babies. But African American parents stop breastfeeding sooner than others and fewer choose to start breastfeeding at all. Now a community health partnership is working to understand why.


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Accused murderer said shooting was 'God's plan'

(CNN) -- George Zimmerman, the Florida neighborhood watch volunteer at the center of a national firestorm over racial profiling, crime and gun rights, gave his first television interview Wednesday, saying he had to act after Trayvon Martin said "you are going to die tonight" and reached for Zimmerman's gun holster.


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Company President says he supports the 'traditional family unit' and 'Christian values'

(CNN) -- The fact that Chick-fil-A is a company that espouses Christian values is no secret. The fact that its 1,600 fast-food chicken restaurants across the country are closed on Sundays has long been testament to that.


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Former Republican presidential candidate says Romney should be forthcoming with tax returns

(CNN) -- Former Republican presidential candidate Rick Perry on Tuesday reaffirmed his position that candidates should be forthcoming with their tax documentation, finding himself again at odds with Mitt Romney, his party's presumptive presidential nominee.


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Coalition says 'show me your papers' provision is unconstitutional

(CNN) -- A coalition of civil rights organizations has filed a motion in federal court seeking to block an Arizona law that requires officers to make immigration checks while enforcing other laws if "reasonable suspicion" of illegal immigration exists.


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Assassination of cleric who was never charged, his son and other victim sparks controversy

(CNN) -- Two civil rights groups are suing the CIA director, the defense secretary and two military commanders over two covert U.S. strikes that killed three Americans in Yemen last year.


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Throughout the Midwest, farmers are seeing signs of damaged crops

(CNN) -- With more than half the country in some state of drought, farmers are feeling the impact on their livelihood and consumers could expect to feel a hit in their wallet when they go to the supermarket soon, experts say.


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Group wants a state law that will require special help if pupils don't score well on reading tests

(CNN) -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan has filed what it is calling a "first-of-its-kind" lawsuit against the state, its Department of Education and one Detroit-area school district for allegedly failing to teach students to read at grade level, as mandated by state law and its constitution.

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President says tax returns would shed light on opponent's offshore accounts

(CNN) -- In a new television ad released Tuesday, President Barack Obama's re-election campaign continues its push to get Republican challenger Mitt Romney to release more of his tax returns.


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