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Tuesday, March 27, 2012 – Daily News 5A WORLD BRIEFING Trayvon Martin's mother files papers to trademark 2 slogans SANFORD, Fla. (AP) — The mother of slain Florida teenager Trayvon Martin has filed papers seeking to trade- mark two slogans based on his name. The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office filings by Sybrina Fulton are for the sayings ''I Am Trayvon'' and ''Justice For Trayvon.'' The applications were filed last week. The applications say the trademarks could be used for such things as DVDs and CDs. An attorney who filed the papers says Fulton wants to protect intellectual property rights for use in projects to help other families in similar sit- uations. Neighborhood watch volunteer George Zimmerman has claimed he shot the 17-year-old Martin in self-defense. Mar- tin's family claims racial profiling was behind the killing, which has become a national racial flashpoint. Martin was black. Zimmerman's father is white and mother Hispanic. Pope Benedict XVI in Cuba SANTIAGO, Cuba (AP) — Pope Benedict XVI arrived in Cuba on Monday in the footsteps of his more famous pre- decessor, saying he holds great affection for Cubans on both sides of the Florida Straits and heartfelt hopes for reconcili- ation. President Raul Castro warmly greeted the pope, who said he was coming as ''a pilgrim of charity'' as he arrived at the sweltering airport in Santiago, Cuba's second largest city. The pontiff, who last week said Marxism ''no longer responds to reality,'' gave a more gentle tweak to his hosts by expressing sympathy for all islanders, including prisoners. ''I carry in my heart the just aspirations and legitimate desires of all Cubans, wherever they may be,'' he said. ''Those of the young and the elderly, of adolescents and chil- dren, of the sick and workers, of prisoners and their families, and of the poor and those in need.'' In his own remarks, the Cuban leader assured Benedict his country favors complete religious freedom and has good relations with all religious institutions. Afghan security forces kill 3 NATO troops KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Afghan security forces shot and killed three international troops Monday, one of them an American, in two attacks. They were the latest in a rising number of attacks in which Afghan forces have turned their weapons on their foreign partners. The killings reflect a spike in tensions between Afghan and international forces that follow an American soldier's alleged massacre of Afghan civilians, the burning of Muslim holy books at a U.S. base, and uncertainty about Afghanistan's fate as foreign troops prepare to pull out. They also come at a time when international troops have MOULE'S TEHAMA COUNTY GLASS AUTO GLASS A PROFESSIONAL AUTO GLASS INSTALLATION FACILITY -BOATS/RVS -TRUCKS/CARS -EQUIPMENT 515 Sycamore St., Red Bluff • 529-0260 J. C. 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Manufacturer of 'pink slime' beef ingredient suspending operations at 3 of 4 plants LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) — The maker of ''pink slime'' suspended operations Monday at all but one plant where the beef ingredient is made, acknowledging recent public uproar over the product has cost the company business. Craig Letch, director of food quality and assurance for Beef Products Inc., declined to discuss financial details, but said business has taken a ''substantial'' hit since social media exploded with worry over the ammonia-treated filler and an online petition seeking its ouster from schools drew hun- dreds of thousands of supporters. The U.S. Department of Agriculture has decided school districts may stop using it and some retail chains have pulled products containing it from their shelves. Federal regulators say the product, which has been used for years and is known in the industry as ''lean, finely textured beef,'' meets food safety standards. 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