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hood watch volunteer and where Martin was visiting his father's fiancee. Martin was black and Zimmerman identifies himself as Hispanic. Some civil rights activists argued that the delay in charging Zimmerman was influenced by Martin's race, and protests were held around the nation in the 44 days before Zimmerman was arrested.
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Spain's running of the bulls: Australian woman gored, 4 others, including an American, injured

• PAMPLONA, Spain (AP) -- An Australian woman was seriously injured after being gored during the final bull run of this year's annual San Fermin festival in Spain on Sunday. Four other runners were also hospitalized after sustaining cuts and bruises.
• The 23-year-old woman was gored in the back and undergoing surgery, a regional government statement said. She was only identified by her initials, J. E.
• The woman was struck by a massive Miura bull as she clung to wooden barriers yards outside the bullring entrance, regional health authority spokesman Javier Sesma said.
• It is very rare for women to be gored since most of the runners are men. Javier Solano, a San Fermin expert working for national broadcaster TVE, said records showed only two other women had been injured by gorings in the recent history of the fiesta.
• Other runners got tossed by the bulls or fell as they ran. The other injured were a 39-year-old man from California, a 23-year-old man from Madrid and two other men from Navarra, according to a statement from the regional government, which organizes the festivities. None of those injuries were classified as serious, the statement said.
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Asiana says San Francisco TV station report using bogus names 'badly damaged' its reputation

• SEOUL, South Korea (AP) -- Asiana Airlines said Sunday its reputation was damaged by a report on a San Francisco TV station that used bogus and racially offensive names for four pilots on its plane that crashed earlier this month and is considering legal action.
• An anchor for KTVU-TV read the names on the air Friday and then apologized

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