TOP STORY: U.S. Envoy to Libya Is Killed in Attack
CAIRO — United States ambassador to Libya, J. Christopher Stevens, was killed along with three of his staff members in a fiery and furious attack on the American Consulate in Benghazi on Tuesday night by an armed mob angry over a short American-made video mocking Islam’s founding prophet, the White House and Libyan officials said on Wednesday.
President Obama strongly condemned the killings and ordered increased security at American diplomatic posts around the world. The death of Ambassador Stevens was the first of an American envoy abroad in more than two decades.
iPhone: what to expect from Apple’s announcement today
Apple is expected to “unveil its next iPhone”:
http://bit.ly/RS4k0V today at a special event in San Francisco. It is also widely believed that Apple will launch a smaller tablet that has been referred to as an “iPad mini.”
Some expect an announcement later this this year, but Apple could reveal it early to take some wind out of Amazon’s sails who unveiled its new tablets last week. Apple is expected to launch the new iPhone September 21.
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