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July 6

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Photo of fallen firefighters stirs controversy Image showing 19 body bags draped in American flags was posted on a Facebook tribute page. Spectators shaken after Calif. fireworks injure 39 Wood platform holding live fireworks tipped over, sending the pyrotechnics into a crowd. Prosecution rests case in Zimmerman trial Prosecution rests Zimmerman case ADVERTISEMENT

MORE HEADLINES tech Boston University sues Apple over 1997 patent University says iPhone 5, iPad, and other products infringe on professor's 1997 patent. people Paula Deen, agent part ways after racial slur fallout Paula Deen announced Thursday that she has cut business ties with the agent who helped make her a star. nation DNA test revives mystery of killer Gacy's Victim No. 14 Exhumation of the body of John Wayne Gacy Victim No. 14 shows a mother's instincts were correct: The remains aren't her son. columnist 3 simple ways to delete your data for good How do you get rid of your sensitive information for good? movies Silver shines again in 'The Lone Ranger' Who's the beautiful horse playing Silver in The Lone Ranger? He's called Silver. nation Good Samaritan drowns trying to save woman North Carolina judge was vacationing with family on state shore.   opinion In reluctant defense of Paula Deen: Column Racism is a part of my Southern heritage. But should we throw our elders overboard? See More on USATODAY.com

LATEST GALLERIES   The Day In Pictures Gallery A barber attends to a customer at his roadside shop in Allahabad, India, on July 6, 2013.   The Day In Celebrities Gallery American artist Bobby Womack performs at the Roskilde Festival in Roskilde, Denmark on July 5, 2013. The Roskilde Festival started in 1971.