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• After JPMorgan loss, a call for stricter oversight

  said the trades were instead a "major bet" on the direction of the economy, as published reports suggested.On Friday, Dimon told NBC News , for an interview airing Sunday on "Meet the Press," that he did not know whether JPMorgan had broken any laws or regulatory   Read more »

• Source: NBC producer fired over Zimmerman 911 call

  News has fired a producer for editing a recording of George Zimmerman's 911 call the night he shot Trayvon Martin.NBC had aired an edited version of Zimmerman's call from the night of Feb. 26. It was trimmed to suggest that Zimmerman volunteered that Martin   Read more »

• Matt Lauer signs multiyear deal to remain with 'Today'

  and our franchise player has decided to keep leading our team," said Steve Capus, NBC News president in a statement. NBC News, as is its wont, handed the news first to its favored newspaper, The New York Times, which reported that the deal was a "multiyear"   Read more »

• Jerry Sandusky called 'likely pedophile' in '98, says report

  assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky told police at the time that his behavior fit the profile of a likely pedophile, NBC News reported Saturday.Yet Sandusky was never criminally charged, nor placed on a state registry of suspected child abusers, and prosecutors   Read more »

• NBC News to beef up radio news as CNN withdraws

  Bart Tessler, said CNN has provided hundreds of radio stations with up to six minutes of syndicated news at the top of the hour and three minutes at the half-hour through Dial Global.NBC News will aim to fill that role around the clock, seven days a week.   Read more »

Around the web

• Nevada Senate race seems to tighten; Obama and Romney neck-and-neck

  new poll of the Nevada Senate race by NBC News/Marist has Republican Sen. Dean Heller leading Democratic challenger Rep. Shelley Berkley by a slender margin of 46-44. Heller’s lead is less than the margin of error of plus or minus 3 percent. Less than a month 5/31/12 from Power Line Read more »

• John Edwards 'not guilty' on one count; mistrial declared on remaining charges

  Burton / AP John Edwards leaves the federal courthouse in Greensboro, N.C., on Thursday. By NBC News' Michael Austin and Stacey Klein and msnbc.com's Mike Brunker Updated at 4:34 p.m. ET -- Capping a day of dramatic turnarounds, the jury in the campaign finance 5/31/12 from MSNBC Read more »

• Verdict Reached in Edwards Case

  in the John Edwards corruption case, alleging that the ex-presidential candidate misused campaign funds, according to NBC News. If convicted, he could face up to 30 years in prison. The jury has deliberated for nine days. After the 2001 terrorist attacks, 5/31/12 from NewsMax Read more »

• Now playing: The New York Times signs on to Hulu to reach a new audience for its long videos

  as documentaries and short news videos. The Times joins a number of news outlets on Hulu, the obvious ones like ABC News, NBC News, and Fox News, but also The Wall Street Journal. When I spoke to Ann Derry, head of the video department for the Times, she said 5/31/12 from Nieman Journalism Lab Read more »

• WATCH: Truck crashes into crowded bar

  CANADA, Minnesota (NBC News Channel) -- Six people were hospitalized when an out of control vehicle crashed into a popular bar and restaurant Wednesday afternoon in Little Canada, Minnesota. Ramsey County Sheriff's spokesman Randy Gustafson says a 51-year-old 5/31/12 from WOAI Read more »