Shooter of black Florida teen Trayvon Martin faces court hearing

SANFORD, Florida (Reuters) - George Zimmerman will make his first public appearance since the fatal shooting of unarmed black teenager Trayvon Martin more than six weeks ago when he appears in a Florida courtroom on Thursday to face charges of second-degree murder. Zimmerman will appear in person at a 1:30 p.m. EDT hearing in a courtroom at the John E. Polk Correctional Facility in Sanford, officials said, marking the beginning of a judicial process to determine whether the killing of Martin in a quiet gated community constitutes murder. ...

U.S. trade gap narrows sharply in February to $46 billion

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. trade deficit narrowed unexpectedly in February as exports hit a record high, imports from China and other key suppliers declined and oil import volume fell to the lowest in 15 years, a government report showed on Thursday. The monthly trade gap shrank 12.4 percent to $46.0 billion, the biggest month-to-month decline since May 2009, the Commerce Department report said. Analysts surveyed before the report had expected the deficit to narrow only slightly from January's revised estimate of $52.5 billion. U.S. exports edged slightly higher to a record $181. ...

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