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After Friday afternoon's court hearing in the Trayvon Martin murder case, Judge Debra Nelson said she will rule on prosecution's gag-order on Monday. Judge Nelson also set a court hearing in which defense George Zimmerman and his legal team will provide the court with evidence for the self-defense argument.

Apple's huge $1 billion victory over Samsung in a patent infringement case might be short lived if the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office decide to invalidate an Apple patent that is central to the case.

An idea percolating in the Congress, aimed at helping avoid the "fiscal cliff," would scrap the steep across-the-board spending cuts of $109 billion set to start on January 2 and replace them with more targeted savings of about $55 billion, according to aides familiar with the discussions.