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The US economy grew at a "modest to moderate" pace, according to the Federal Reserve's latest Beige Book of anecdotal reports from businesses.
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IraqThe Pentagon withheld details of incidents where soldiers were wounded by abandoned chemical weapons in Iraq in 2004-11, a US newspaper says.
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A former US nurse who sought out suicidal people online and encouraged them to kill themselves has been ordered to spend 178 days in jail.
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A second health worker in the US state of Texas has tested positive for Ebola, officials say, after treating a Liberian man who died last week.
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American David Greenglass, involved in one of the most high-profile espionage scandals of the Cold War, died in July at 92, it is now reported.
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An American Airlines flight heading from San Francisco to Dallas made an emergency landing after the cabin's wall panels cracked loose.
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Bank of America reports a big drop in profits due to a multi-billion dollar settlement with US authorities.
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American 31 year-old was "irritable and argumentative" without the device and showed "involuntary movement", study claims.
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12 Years a Slave director Steve McQueen casts an unknown actor in the lead role for a new drama pilot for US television.
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United KingdomUS chipmaker Qualcomm agrees a cash deal to buy UK counterpart CSR for $2.5bn.
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Saudi ArabiaAn American employee of a US defence contractor is killed and another slightly injured in a gun attack in Saudi Arabia's capital, Riyadh.
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An American Airlines flight heading from San Francisco to Dallas made an emergency landing after the cabin's wall panels cracked loose.
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SyriaSyria rebels warn of backlash over US-led strikes
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Court documents show Kesha claims Dr Luke forced her to take drugs and drink alcohol.
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United KingdomUS drug firm AbbVie says it is reconsidering its estimated £32bn takeover of UK rival Shire following new tax rules announced by the US Treasury.
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US shoemaker Converse is suing 31 companies for allegedly copying the design of its trademark shoe.
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ChinaWhy is the US practising for conflict with China?
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SyriaThe US increases air strikes against Islamic State militants in Syrian, the Pentagon says, as President Obama predicts "a long-term" fight.
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The US Supreme Court blocks key parts of a controversial Texas law enforcing restrictions on abortion.
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LibyaA grand jury has levelled new charges against the suspected ringleader of the September 2012 raid on a US diplomatic post in the Libyan city of Benghazi.
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The former mayor of Charlotte, North Carolina, is sentenced to nearly four years in prison for taking more than $48,000 (£30,100) in bribes.
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US banking giant JP Morgan Chase reports a $5.6bn profit for the three months to 30 September, while rival Citigroup makes $3.4bn.
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Asian shares have a mixed day following a sell-off on Wall Street as investors worry about how weak global growth will affect companies' earnings.
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El Salvador, 
Pacific OceanA quake in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of El Salvador has reportedly killed one person and caused minor damages in the Central American country.
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The US mid-term elections are exactly three weeks away. Our BBC North America Correspondent Aleem Maqbool is on the second day of his road trip down the so-called 'Blues Highway' looking at some of the big election issues, and at how those concerns a
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Spain, United KingdomAn African Grey parrot named Nigel, missing for four years, returns home to California abandoning his British accent to squawk away in Spanish.
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The fifth series opener of US drama The Walking Dead is watched by 17.3 million people, breaking cable viewing records.
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United KingdomDaft Punk hit Get Lucky is named song of the year at a London awards event celebrating songwriters who get the most airplay on US radio and television.
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Nearly 50 people are held after crowds descend on the police station in the Missouri town where the shooting of an unarmed black teenager two months ago sparked riots.
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A powerful storm has swept across the southern US, killing at least two people and injuring several others.
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US public health workers "would not be surprised" to see additional Ebola infections among hospital staff, a senior US official says.
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A group of American base jumpers in Kuala Lumpur have launched themselves off one skyscraper to land at pool party on the top of another.
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Austria, 
IranIranian, US and EU negotiators are to hold talks in Vienna as the November deadline approaches for a final deal on Iran's nuclear programme.
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The attorney general of the US state of Oklahoma is seeking to delay three executions, claiming more time is needed to obtain necessary drugs.
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Abdul-Rahman Kassig, held by IS militants and threatened with murder, says "the stress and fear are incredible" in a letter to his parents in Indiana.
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The sell-off on Wall Street continued on Monday with the main share indexes ending down sharply again.
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KenyaRenowned Kenyan academic Ali Mazrui dies in the United States aged 81 after being ill for several months.
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Iraq, Syria, 
TurkeyTurkey agrees to allow the training of moderate Syrian rebels on its soil, the US says, as part of efforts to combat Islamic State.
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Cash registers at Kmart stores in the US were infected with malware that scooped up payment card numbers for a month, reports the retailer.
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A new Dracula origins story fails to sink its teeth into Ben Affleck's US box office leader Gone Girl.
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American health officials say a breach in protocol is to blame, after a nurse treating an Ebola victim in Texas also became infected.
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US police arrest 17 people staging a sit-in against police shootings, during a weekend of planned demonstrations in the city of St Louis.
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Hi-res surveillance system causes controversy in the US
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Why did life expectancy in the US drop by 12 years after WW1?
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IraqA US company has developed a way of monitoring an entire neighbourhoods using technology originally developed during the Iraq war.
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A top US health official says a mistake was clearly made by staff treating a man who died of Ebola in Texas, resulting in one of them becoming infected.
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A Texan health worker who treated the first man to die of Ebola in the US appears also to be infected, in the first known transmission on US soil.
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Thousands of people have marched through the streets of the US city of St Louis on the second day of protests against police violence.
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SyriaThe situation in Kobane, the northern Syrian town under attack from IS militants, remains "dangerous," says US Defence Secretary Chuck Hagel.
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How the US changed the language of science
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There is rising concern over trade liberalisation talks between the EU and the US, with protests planned this weekend across Europe.
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New York's JFK is the first of five US airports to screen passengers in an effort to limit the Ebola outbreak that has killed more than 4,000.
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Stock markets across Europe and the US see steep falls as fears about strength of the global economy deepen.
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The US hospital that treated Ebola victim Eric Duncan says his nationality had no bearing on the standard of care he received before his death.
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IraqIraqi army stages comeback against IS with US help
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US troops prepare for a mission like no other
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The dog that killed a six-month-old girl in Northamptonshire was an illegal American pit bull, say police.
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South American teams playing friendlies in far off places is good for business but bad for Premier League clubs, says Tim Vickery.
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United KingdomUS actress Angelina Jolie is made an honorary dame by the Queen for services to UK foreign policy and the campaign to end war zone sexual violence.
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Jan Hooks, the US comedy actress who impersonated Hilary Clinton and Sinead O'Connor on Saturday Night Live, dies aged 57.
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US researchers discover how sidewinders climb sand dunes by studying their motion in the lab and copying it with a robot.
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SyriaUS-led air strikes on the Syrian Kurdish town of Kobane seem to have stalled an IS advance, as reports say the militants have lost ground.
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Barack Obama has said the US has 'unique capabilities' to fight Ebola, as troops in Fort Campbell, Kentucky prepare to fight the 'invisible enemy'.
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The US state of Oklahoma unveils its newly remodelled death chamber, where at least three men are scheduled to be executed before the end of the year.
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Court hearing sheds light on Guantanamo detention
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The return of worries over global growth prospects sends the oil price and US shares tumbling in their biggest drop of the year.
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The return of worries over global growth prospects sends US stocks tumbling, with the Dow Jones suffering its worst losses of 2014.
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The public health challenge posed by the Ebola outbreak is unlike anything since the emergence of HIV/Aids, a top US medical official says.
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The mother of US hostage Abdul-Rahman Kassig has appealed to the leader of the Islamic State (IS) militants via Twitter to discuss her son's fate.
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SyriaQuentin Somerville reports that US-led air strikes on the Syrian Kurdish town of Kobane seem to have stalled an IS advance, as Kurdish sources say the militants have lost ground.
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A prayer vigil has been held for the family of Thomas Eric Duncan, the first person diagnosed with Ebola in the US who died on Wednesday.
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Why even deaths won't stop American high school football
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RussiaInternational monitoring of the Russia-Ukraine border is "grossly inadequate", the US says, amid concern about Russian support for separatist fighters.
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US homeland security officials order agents at airports and other ports to "observe" arriving passengers for potential signs of Ebola infection.
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SyriaAir strikes alone will not stop Islamic State fighters seizing the key Syrian town of Kobane, the US and UK warn as fighting continues.
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Asian markets are trading higher after minutes from the US Federal Reserve's policy meeting reduced fears of an early interest rate increase.
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Advances in bionic hands have restored a sense of touch to two patients for more than a year, report US scientists.
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The chief executive officer of US retail clothing chain Gap is stepping down as it plans Asian expansion.
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The first person to be diagnosed with Ebola within the US, a man who contracted it in Liberia, has died in hospital in Dallas.
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US markets rise sharply after minutes from the September meeting of the Federal Reserve indicate that US central bankers are wary of raising rates too soon.
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Cellmate of US hostage Kassig tells of his conversion
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Federal police in the US are asking for the public to help identify a masked man who appears in an Islamic State (IS) video and appears to have an American accent.
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A woman is suing the US government for creating a fake Facebook page featuring photos of her and her child to help bust a drugs ring.
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Police say they are reviewing an allegation that US actor Stephen Collins molested a teenage girl after a leak of an apparent taped admission.
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Syria, TurkeyThe US-led coalition carries out its most sustained air attacks so far on the Turkey-Syria border town of Kobane, helping to curb Islamic State.
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Canada, IraqCanada's parliament votes to allow the country's military to join the US-led campaign of air strikes against Islamic State militants in Iraq.
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The first patient diagnosed in the US with Ebola is on a ventilator and kidney dialysis, as officials monitor those with whom he came in contact.
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ChinaYum Brands, the US owner of fast food chains KFC and Pizza Hut, cuts its full-year profit forecast after a food scare hurt its sales in China.
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US retail giant Wal-Mart announces plans to end health insurance coverage for some of its part-time workers, citing rising healthcare costs.
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Twitter reveals it is suing the US government in an attempt to allow it to share more information with users about requests for their data.
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SyriaIslamic State militants extend attacks in the Syria-Turkey border town of Kobane, as US-led air strikes try to aid its Syrian Kurd defenders.
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SomaliaSomalia's first-ever cash withdrawal machine is installed in a hotel in the capital, Mogadishu, allowing people to withdraw money in US dollars.
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US stage star Marian Seldes, famed for a record-breaking four-year run of performances, dies in New York at the age of 86.
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PakistanA US drone strike kills at least eight people in Pakistan's tribal region of North Waziristan, officials say, the fourth such attack in a fortnight.
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The US is developing measures to screen incoming air passengers for Ebola, both in the US and at foreign airports, President Barack Obama says.
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Michael Phelps is suspended from all competition for six months by USA Swimming following his drink-driving arrest.
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The US Supreme Court rejects appeals against gay marriage in five US states, increasing the number where it's legal to 30, in a move applauded by campaigners.
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An American photographer has documented the striking works of art left behind by soldiers who spent WWI in underground caverns.
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SyriaThe parents of a US hostage held by IS militants in Syria reveal they have received a letter from their son saying that he is "scared to die".
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Ben Affleck thriller Gone Girl tops the North America box office on its debut weekend.
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