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• The officer, who was not identified, asks Zimmerman, "Where you headed this weekend?"
• After an unintelligible response, the officer asks, "Nowhere in particular? Why you say that?"
• "You didn't see my name?" Zimmerman replies.
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• NEW YORK (AP) -- Alex Rodriguez might not make it back to the Yankees this year. Or ever.
• Major League Baseball is threatening to kick A-Rod out of the game for life unless the New York star agrees not to fight a lengthy suspension for his role in the sport's latest drug scandal, according to a person familiar with the discussions.
• The person spoke to The Associated Press on Wednesday on condition of anonymity because no statements were authorized.
• Whether Commissioner Bud Selig would actually issue a lifetime suspension was unclear and a permanent ban could be shortened by arbitrator Fredric Horowitz to about 200 games, the person said.
• The number of players likely to be disciplined stood at 14 Wednesday.
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• LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) -- Food safety advocates are sounding an alarm at the lack of information being disseminated about an enduring intestinal illness tied to prepackaged salad that has sickened nearly 400 people nationwide.
• The outbreak of the rare parasite cyclospora has been reported in at least 15 states, and federal officials warned Wednesday it was too early to say it is over.
• But if you're looking to find out exactly where it came from, you may be out of luck.
• Health officials in Nebraska and Iowa say they've traced cases there to prepackaged salad. They haven't revealed the company that packaged the salad or where it was sold, explaining only that most if not all of it wasn't grown locally.
• The lack of information has fueled concern from consumers and others who argue companies should be held accountable when outbreaks happen and customers need the information about where outbreaks came from to make smart food

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