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Beijing (CNN) -- In a rare, joint news conference with the global news media inside the heart of Beijing, U.S. President Barack Obama and Chinese President Xi Jinping pledged cooperation on a range of common interests as they concluded an unusually colorful economic summit.

Asked about anti-American rhetoric in Chinese state-run media which accused the United States of backing recent democracy protests in Hong Kong, Obama brushed off the criticism as "part of being a public official."

"The United States had no involvement in fostering the protests that took place there," Obama insisted.

Xi appeared to grimace when asked by New York Times reporter Mark Landler about international press access in China and whether he viewed Obama's "pivot" to Asia as an authentic component of U.S. foreign policy.

In a sign of clear annoyance with the setting, Xi initially did not answer the question and moved to hear instead from a Chinese reporter. In response, Xi appeared at times to read a prepared statement.

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"We don't see eye to eye on every issue. Both sides should respect each other's core interests," Xi said, adding the two nations should manage their differences respectfully.

Xi, however, went on to take note of international criticism of China's human rights record.

"China has made enormous progress in its human rights. That is a fact," Xi said, conceding that his nation's work in that area is not "mission accomplished."

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WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. - Social media is becoming the new focus of school policies as districts that embrace technology try to balance adult and student contact on and off campus.

Incidents of teacher and student encounters gone wrong via social media are growing. In February, a former New Rochelle school librarian, was sentenced to three years probation after admitting to trying to seduce a 16-year-old student. It was text messages the boy's parents saw between the two that broke the case, police said.

A 14-year-old Connecticut teen was charged last month with harassment for posting inappropriate pictures of a teacher on line.

"Social media has become part of everyone's everyday life," said Carl Korn, a spokesman for New York State United Teachers. "Teachers are struggling to find the right balance - or deciding not to participate - because while there are rewards, there are also risks."

As schools bring technology into their hallways and classrooms, districts have been driven to craft a patchwork of policies to delineate what has long been a gray area.

School administrators want their teachers to interact with students and parents and encourage them to use social media to send homework reminders or post student work. They also want their teachers to maintain a professional distance, increasingly asking them to sign an "acceptable use policy" or "code of conduct" that forbids them from "friending" students on Facebook or following them on Twitter.

"Any time there are kids involved, there are protocols," said Nyack schools Superintendent James Montesano.

Byram Hills school district's policy limits teacher-student contact to the district's email system or website.

"So it's traceable," said schools Superintendent William Donahue. "In that regard, we can put limits on that part of their professional life."

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Once George Zimmerman's vocal defender, Frank Taaffe said Wednesday that he wanted to "make amends" with the family of Trayvon Martin by testifying for a federal grand jury convened in downtown Orlando.

The grand jury is believed to be hearing testimony in the civil rights probe into 17-year-old Trayvon's shooting in Sanford. Zimmerman said he shot the teen in self-defense. He was found not guilty of second-degree murder at trial last year.

Taaffe, a former Zimmerman neighbor, was subpoenaed by a U.S. Department of Justice attorney to testify Wednesday.

Before entering the courthouse, Taaffe spoke to reporters, offering a complete about-face from his original stance on the case. Asked why his views had changed, Taaffe's reply was blunt: "Death."

Taaffe explained both of his sons died recently, leading him to reflect on the loss felt by Trayvon's parents.

"This is a young man who didn't deserve to die," Taaffe said.

Zimmerman was driving through his neighborhood when he saw Trayvon walking through the rain Feb. 26, 2012, and called police to report the teen as suspicious.

Zimmerman left his vehicle. During a confrontation that left Zimmerman bloodied, he fatally shot the teen.

Trayvon's killing became a cause clbre after Zimmerman initially wasn't arrested, sparking protests and a national debate about self-defense laws. Many believed that Trayvon was racially profiled by Zimmerman.

Taaffe said he now counts among them.

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ORLANDO, Fla.

One of George Zimmerman's most outspoken supporters in the days surrounding his murder trial has changed course, testifying Wednesday in front of a grand jury that Zimmerman could have called him and made racially charged comments.

In 2012, shortly after Zimmerman claimed he shot and killed 17-year-old Trayvon Martin in self-defense in his Sanford gated community, friend Frank Taaffe said, "I'm going to go on camera and say George is not a racist."

On Wednesday, Taffe, said he's had a change of heart, saying he testified against Zimmerman in front of the grand jury that will decide whether Zimmerman will face federal charges for violating Martin's civil rights.

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Taaffe said his flip came after he got a call from an unknown number two years ago by a man claiming to be Zimmerman. He said the man made a racist comment about Martin, which he first thought was a prank call at the time, but now he's not so sure.

Taaffe said he had already publicly defended Zimmerman on national television when the call came. He said he faced death threats, but claimed Wednesday that his personal losses have led him to identify more with the Martins.

Taaffe now views the mystery call differently, he said.

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