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Tuesday, October 4, 2011 – Daily News WORLD BRIEFING Knox leaves prison, due to leave Italy PERUGIA, Italy (AP) — Witnesses say Amanda Knox has left prison after her 2009 conviction for killing her British room- mate was thrown out on appeal. Italian lawmaker Rocco Girlanda, who has spearheaded Knox's case and is close to the Ameri- can, says she and her fam- ily will leave Italy on Tuesday aboard a com- mercial flight from Rome. A convoy of cars was seen leaving Perugia's Campanne prison about 90 minutes after the ver- dict was handed down, and witnesses reported seeing Knox in one of the cars. Wall Street protests spread nationwide NEW YORK (AP) — Protests against Wall Street spread across the country Monday as demonstrators marched on Federal Reserve banks and camped out in parks from Los Angeles to Port- land, Maine, in a show of anger over the wobbly economy and what they see as corporate greed. In Manhattan, hun- dreds of protesters dressed as ''corporate zombies'' in white face- paint lurched past the New York Stock Exchange clutching fist- fuls of fake money. In Chicago, demonstrators pounded drums in the city's financial district. Others pitched tents or waved protest signs at passing cars in Boston, St. Louis and Kansas City, Mo. The arrest of 700 pro- testers on the Brooklyn Bridge over the weekend galvanized a slice of dis- contented America, from college students worried about their job prospects to middle-age workers who have been recently laid off. Some protesters likened themselves to the tea party movement — but with a liberal bent — or to the Arab Spring demonstrators who brought down their rulers in the Middle East. ''I've felt this way for a long time. I've really just kind of been waiting for a movement to come along that I thought would last and have some resonation within the community,'' said Steven Harris, a laid- off truck driver in Kansas City. Texas prosecutors agree to release Austin man AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas prosecutors have agreed to release a man who spent nearly 25 years in prison for murdering his wife after reviewing evidence that the man is innocent. The case will likely raise more questions about John Bradley, a Williamson County dis- trict attorney and Gov. Rick Perry appointee whose tenure on the Texas Forensic Science Commission was con- troversial. The Inno- cence Project has accused Bradley of sup- pressing evidence that could have cleared Michael Morton. A judge said Morton will be released Tuesday or Wednesday. Morton was convict- ed on circumstantial evidence and sentenced to life in prison for his wife's 1986 beating death. But new DNA tests done on a bandana found near Morton's home found blood from his wife and a Califor- nia felon. Dead scientist wins Nobel Prize NEW YORK (AP) — Ralph Steinman, a pio- neer in understanding how cells fight disease, tried to help his own immune system thwart his pancreatic cancer. Steinman survived until Friday. Three days later, he was awarded the Nobel Prize for medicine. The Nobel committee, unaware of his death, announced the award Monday in Stockholm. Steinman's employer, Rockefeller University in New York, learned of his death after the Nobel announcement. Steinman's wife, Clau- dia, said the family had planned to disclose his death Monday — only to discover an email to his cellphone from the Nobel committee. Friends and colleagues were stunned by his death. Obama is running against the economy — and himself WASHINGTON (AP) — Maybe even more than the Republicans, Presi- dent Barack Obama is looking forward to the GOP picking a candidate to challenge him. For now and months to come, Obama is an incumbent with no specif- ic rival, a campaigner against various forces but not one in particular. He is running against a staggering economy. And Congress. And himself — that history-making ver- sion of Obama that many voters remember from 2008. The longer it takes for Republicans to rally around a nominee, the more the election remains a referendum on Obama and jobs. That's not what the White House and his campaign eagerly want: a clear choice between the president and another candidate who holds starkly different views about how to improve the economy. With polls showing his approval rating in the low 40s, Obama even con- tended on Monday that he's the underdog. Activists says regime detains more than 3,000 BEIRUT (AP) — Syri- an troops going house to house have detained more than 3,000 people in the past three days in the rebellious town of Rastan, which saw some of the worst fighting of the 6- month-old uprising recently, activists said Monday. Over the past week, the military fought hundreds of army defectors who sided with anti-regime protesters in Rastan. The fighting demonstrated the increasingly militarized nature of the uprising and heightened fears that Syria may be sliding toward civil war. The activist group Local Coordination Com- mittees said fighting in the town has now stopped after the military opera- tion that left dozens dead. The group and a Rastan- based activist confirmed about 3,000 in the town of 70,000 had been detained. The activist told The Associated Press by tele- phone that the detainees are being held at a cement factory, as well as some schools and the Sports Club, a massive, four- story compound. ''Ten of my relatives have been detained,'' said the activist, who asked that he be identified only by his first name Hassan for fear of retaliation. He said he was speaking from hiding in Rastan. Syria's opposition movement has until now focused on peaceful demonstrations, although recently there have been reports of protesters tak- ing up arms to defend themselves against mili- tary attacks. Army defec- tors have also been fight- ing government troops, particularly in Rastan, the town just north of Homs that government forces retook on Saturday. Customers say one thing, do another NEW YORK (AP) — Americans talk skinny but eat fat. No matter that First Lady Michelle Obama has been on a crusade for a year and a half to slim down the country. Never mind that some restaurants have started listing calories on their menus. Forget even that we keep saying we want to eat healthy. When Americans eat out, we order burgers and fries anyway. ''If I wanted some- thing healthy, I would not even stop in at McDonald's,'' says Jonathan Ryfiak, 24, a New York trapeze instructor who watches his diet at home but orders comfort foods like chicken nuggets and fries when he hits a fast-food joint. In a country where more than two-thirds of the population is over- weight or obese, food choices are often made on impulse, not intel- lect. So, while 47 per- cent of Americans say they'd like restaurants to offer healthier items like salads and baked potatoes, only 23 per- cent tend to order those foods, according to a survey last year by food research firm Technom- ic. That explains the popularity of KFC's Double Down, a sand- wich of bacon and cheese slapped between two slabs of fried chick- en. It's the reason IHOP offers a Simple & Fit menu with yogurt and fruit bowls, but its top seller remains a 1,180- calorie breakfast sam- pler of eggs, bacon, sausage, ham, hash browns and pancakes. It's also why only 11 percent of parents ordered apple slices as an alternative to fries in McDonald's Happy Meals. Leonard Nimoy attends his final convention ROSEMONT, Ill. (AP) — Leonard Nimoy has attended his final ''Star Trek'' conven- tion. The 80-year-old actor, best-known for playing Mr. Spock in the original TV series that began in September 1966, formed four fin- gers into a V for Vulcan sign and intoned to fans Spock's most famous phrase: ''Live long and prosper.'' Nimoy has said the convention in suburban Chicago celebrating the 45th anniversary of ''Star Trek'' would be his last. He spoke for an hour about his life and career, and thanked fans for their support over the years. Some held signs saying: ''We love you Leonard! Live long & prosper.'' Creation Entertain- ment organizes the ''Star Trek'' conven- tions. Company CEO Adam Malin says the company has toured and collaborated with Nimoy for nearly three decades and that Nimoy ''will be missed.'' NBA negotiators talk in small groups NEW YORK (AP) — After a lockout that has lasted more than three months, whether the NBA season starts on time could come down to one ''very huge day'' in labor talks. NBA owners and players will be back Tuesday for a full bar- gaining session, know- ing if they fail to pro- duce results, there may not be enough time left to avoid canceling regu- lar-season games. ''A lot of signs point to tomorrow being a very huge day,'' play- ers' association presi- dent Derek Fisher of the Lakers said. ''There will be a lot of pressure on all of us in the room, and we'll accept that responsibility and go in and see what we can get worked out.'' The sides met in small groups Monday for about five hours, a session that Deputy Commissioner Adam Silver said was mainly 3B about ''setting the table'' for Tuesday. While careful not to put too much pressure on Tuesday's talks, he and Commissioner David Stern made clear there had to be signs of com- promise. 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