After Zimmerman Verdict, Activists Face A New, Tougher Fight Plus 4 More Stories

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Daily Briefing A look at the day's top stories News After Zimmerman Verdict, Activists Face A New, Tougher Fight Activists who organized around the Trayvon Martin case are trying to marshal the energy to take on "stand your ground" laws. It's likely to be an especially difficult challenge. Read this story Citing Dignity, Greek Workers Take Over Factory The factory in northern Greece once produced glue for ceramic tiles. But when the country's economy collapsed and workers lost their jobs, they took it over to make environmentally friendly laundry products. Workers do everything from accounting to driving. Their effort is a hit with left-wing groups, but it's not showing up in workers' paychecks. Read this story Another Political Assassination Throws Tunisia Into Turmoil Tunisia was the birthplace of the Arab Spring, and experts fear the latest assassination could send the country into an Egypt-like crisis. Read this story What A Falling Gold Price Means For Pawn Shops The price of gold has dropped nearly 30 percent from December. Will that spell trouble for pawn brokers who hold gold as collateral? Read this story Don't Blame Your Lousy Night's Sleep On The Moon — Yet Over drinks in the light of a full moon, a group of Swiss sleep researchers recently realized they could put a bit of folklore about the moon's disruptive effect on sleep to the test. The answer surprised them, and didn't quite win over some other scientists in the field. Read this story more news stories

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