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A former Rutgers University student convicted of bias intimidation against his gay roommate is getting 30 days in jail and three years probation . Dharun Ravi is accused of using a webcam to spy on Tyler Clementi, who suicided days later, fueled national campaign against anti-gay bullying. The victim's mother, Jane Clementi told the court of her son's likely anguish in his final days.
This was probably the last thing Tyler did on his computer before he left his door room for the bridge on Wednesday, September 22nd 2010. My question is why didn't his roommate just request roommate change, why was he so arrogant and so mean-spirited and ego?
The defendant's mother, Sabitha Ravi also delivered an emotional appeal to the court to spare her son prison.
Dharun's dreams are shattered and he has been living in hell for the past 20 months.
Ravi's sentence is on hold while both sides appeal.
NATO leaders meeting in Chicago today are discussing the next milestone in the Afghan war. NPR's Scott Horsley reports by next summer, Afghan forces are expected to lead combat operations across their country.
Afghan troops are already spearheading combat missions in some of most heavily populated parts of the country.

NATO Secretary General, Anders Fogh Rasmussen, says that leadership role will expand over the next year, until Afghan troops are in charge nationwide.
As Afghan forces step up, our forces will step back into a supporting role.
US military officials caution that Afghan leadership will not bring an end to the combat, but it is seen as an important milestone towards to withdraw of all foreign combat troops by the end of 2014. Scott Horsley, NPR News,Chicago.
The number of casualties continues to rise in today's suicide bombing in Yemen's capital. More 90 people are dead, at least 200 people wounded. The bomber was reported to be a soldier who blew himself up while taking part in a military parade rehearsal .
UN Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Myanmar Democracy leader , Aung San Suu Kyi, reportedly discussed ways to further ease tensions between their countries and continue promoting democratic reform in Myanmar, which is also known as Burma. The State Department says Clinton telephoned Suu Kyi last night, both agreed the progress made in Myanmar in recent months remains fragile. Clinton says its sanction authorities will remain in place as an insurance policy.
At last check on Wall Street, the Dow was up 114 points at 12,483; NASDAQ up 2%.
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JP Morgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon says the company is suspending its share repurchase program but will keep paying dividends following worth of a $2 billion trading loss. NPR's Craig Windham reports Dimon has told at investor conference in New York that JP Morgan will still earn a profit of about 8 billion.

Dimon says the suspension of stock buybacks is not related to the trading loss, but instead it's part of an effort to booster the firm's reserves to meet the new international capital requirements called the Basel Three rules, which are aimed at making the financial system safer. Dimon has in the past criticized those rules as anti-American. GP Morgan had been given permission to buyback 12-billion dollars in stock this year and three-billion next year, following stress tests run by the Federal Reserve. JP Morgan stock has dropped more than 21% since the trading loss was announced. Craig Windham, NPR News.
EU regulators say their investigation of Google has led them to believe the internet giant is abusing its dominant position in the search engine market. More from Teri Schultz.
EU Competition commissioner Joaquin Almunia says he has enriched conclusion on all of them more than a dozen complains his office has received about Google in recent years. But so far.
Our investigation has led us to identify four concerns where Google business practices may be considered as abuses of dominance.
These include the way Google displays search results and advertisements, prioritizing its own services. He says Google may also be copying original content without authorization. Almunia has the right to fine companies up to 10% of their annual global turnover if they were found to have broken EU anti-trust laws. That's Teri Schultz reporting from Brussels.
I'm Lakshmi Singh, NPR News, in Washington.