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United States: news

Authors boycott PEN gala over award

Monday, April 27th 2015, 16:25
related countries: France
related places: Six

Six writers, including Michael Ondaatje and Peter Carey, boycott a major US literary event over plans to give French magazine Charlie Hebdo a freedom of speech award.
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'My head says Mayweather will win'

Monday, April 27th 2015, 16:09

Ricky Hatton has fought both Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao but believes the American will adapt his style and win.
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VIDEO: Okinawa protest over new US air base

Monday, April 27th 2015, 16:06

In Japan, Okinawa residents are fighting against the construction of two new runways for a US military base
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Wall Street extends market rally

Monday, April 27th 2015, 14:04
related places: Monday

US stocks make gains in early Monday trading, building on last week's record levels.
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Pepsi to ditch artificial sweetener

Monday, April 27th 2015, 11:59

A controversial artificial sweetener is being removed from Diet Pepsi in the US following consumer concerns about its safety.
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Furious 7 stays top of US box office

Monday, April 27th 2015, 11:19
related countries: Canada

Furious 7 tops the US and Canada's box office for a fourth week, as Avengers: Age of Ultron tops the international chart a week ahead of its US release.
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Bjorkman set for bigger Murray role

Monday, April 27th 2015, 7:36
related places: Murray

Andy Murray says new coach Jonas Bjorkman will spend the whole hard-court season with him until the end of the US Open.
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VIDEO: Tensions high amid Baltimore protests

Sunday, April 26th 2015, 18:35
related places: Baltimore

There has been another night of protests in the US city of Baltimore - following the death last weekend of a black man while in police custody.
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Weir loses out in sprint finish

Sunday, April 26th 2015, 9:43
related countries: United Kingdom

David Weir loses out in a sprint finish to American Joshua George in the T53/54 wheelchair race at the London Marathon.
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VIDEO: Bruce Jenner: Living as a woman

Saturday, April 25th 2015, 18:50

The US Olympic gold medallist and reality TV personality, Bruce Jenner, has said he is transgender and identifies as a woman.
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VIDEO: NBA brings basketball stars to Cuba

Saturday, April 25th 2015, 0:58
related countries: Cuba

The NBA becomes the first American sports organisation to visit Cuba since the two countries began to restore diplomatic ties.
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Canada bails ex-Guantanamo detainee

Friday, April 24th 2015, 21:20
related countries: Canada

A Canadian court grants bail to a former Guantanamo Bay detainee Omar Khadr until he completes his appeal against his US conviction.
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Nasdaq and S&P 500 at record highs

Friday, April 24th 2015, 20:49

The Nasdaq and S&P 500 close at new record highs after US tech firms report strong first quarter profits.
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Comcast ends Time Warner Cable deal

Friday, April 24th 2015, 16:08

US cable giant Comcast abandons its planned $45bn purchase of Time Warner Cable after failing to convince regulators the deal would not harm competition.
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Pakistan: Deaths show US drone risk

Friday, April 24th 2015, 13:55
related countries: Pakistan
related places: Western

Pakistan says the deaths of two Western hostages in a US drone strike demonstrates the dangers of using such tactics.
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Grey's 'McDreamy' in dramatic exit

Friday, April 24th 2015, 10:55

Patrick Dempsey's character Dr Derek Shepherd, known as McDreamy, makes a surprise exit from US medical drama Grey's Anatomy.
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Native Americans quit Sandler set

Friday, April 24th 2015, 10:40
related places: Apache

Several Native American actors walk off the set of an Adam Sandler comedy, claiming the film is "totally disrespectful" of Apache culture.
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US child star 'takes own life'

Friday, April 24th 2015, 10:29
related places: Texas

Sawyer Sweeten, the child star of hit US show Everybody Loves Raymond, takes his own life at his family home in Texas.
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Artist's assistant jailed for theft

Friday, April 24th 2015, 9:29

A former assistant to US artist Jasper Johns has been sentenced to 18 months in prison after admitting he stole artworks from Johns' Connecticut studio.
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VIDEO: Video shows US school stage collapse

Friday, April 24th 2015, 9:10
related places: Indiana

A stage at a school in Indiana, US, has collapsed during a musical performance, injuring dozens of people.
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Google profits please investors

Friday, April 24th 2015, 6:18

US technology giant Google reports a 4% increase in profits in the first quarter to $3.59bn, helped by strong advertising sales.
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VIDEO: Hostage deaths 'raise questions'

Friday, April 24th 2015, 0:52
related countries: Afghanistan
related places: White House

The White House says two hostages held by al-Qaeda in the Afghanistan-Pakistan region were killed in a US counter-terrorism operation in January.
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VIDEO: Petraeus: 'I will continue to serve'

Thursday, April 23rd 2015, 21:26

David Petraeus, a retired US four-star general and former CIA director, makes a statement after being put on probation for leaking material.
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US admits hostages killed in raid

Thursday, April 23rd 2015, 21:22
related countries: Afghanistan, Pakistan
related places: White House

The White House says a US counterterrorism operation in January killed two hostages held by al-Qaeda in the Afghan-Pakistan border region.
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Petraeus fined over military leak

Thursday, April 23rd 2015, 20:25

David Petraeus, a retired US four-star general and former CIA director, is put on probation and fined for leaking classified materials to his mistress.
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Lynch is new US attorney general

Thursday, April 23rd 2015, 19:18
related places: Lynch

The US Senate confirms the nomination of Loretta Lynch as the next US Attorney General, making her the first black woman to take up the post.
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Parents sue Ferguson over son's death

Thursday, April 23rd 2015, 18:12
related places: Ferguson

The parents of Michael Brown, whose killing by a police officer in the US city Ferguson sparked riots, announce that they are suing the authorities.
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Deutsche Bank hit with record fine

Thursday, April 23rd 2015, 14:38
related countries: United Kingdom

Deutsche Bank is fined a total of $2.5bn (£1.66bn) by US and UK regulators after mostly London-based traders tried to manipulate interest rates.
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GM revenues hit by Russia and Brazil

Thursday, April 23rd 2015, 13:32
related countries: Brazil, Russia

US car giant General Motors reports a fall in first quarter revenues, following lower demand from Brazil and Russia.
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US airline boss gives up cash salary

Thursday, April 23rd 2015, 1:56

American Airlines chief executive Doug Parker joins a select group of company bosses opting to be paid entirely in stock.
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VIDEO: Seized Mexican girl returned home

Thursday, April 23rd 2015, 1:36
related countries: Mexico

A 14 year old Mexican girl, taken by authorities to the United States, has been returned to her family.
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Ebola drug cures infected monkeys

Wednesday, April 22nd 2015, 22:40

An experimental drug has cured monkeys infected with the strain of the Ebola virus present in West Africa, US-based scientists say.
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Russia 'ramping up Ukraine presence'

Wednesday, April 22nd 2015, 22:24
related countries: Russia, Ukraine
related places: February

The US accuses Russia of deploying more air defence systems in eastern Ukraine in breach of February's ceasefire agreement.
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VIDEO: UK trader to fight extradition to US

Wednesday, April 22nd 2015, 22:01
related countries: United Kingdom
related places: London

Financial trader Navinder Singh Sarao has told a court in London he will fight extradition proceedings to the United States where he is accused of manipulating share prices, as Andy Verity reports.
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Pope to visit Cuba in September

Wednesday, April 22nd 2015, 20:43
related countries: Cuba
related places: Vatican

Pope Francis will travel to Cuba in September ahead of his visit to the United States, the Vatican announces.
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$1bn NFL concussion payouts approved

Wednesday, April 22nd 2015, 19:32

A judge approves a plan worth $1bn (£664.6m) to compensate former American football players with head injuries.
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US plane makes emergency landing

Wednesday, April 22nd 2015, 18:57
related places: Buffalo

A Chicago-bound plane is forced to make an emergency landing in Buffalo, New York, after suffering a "pressurisation problem," officials say.
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Prosecutors hunt down the spoofers

Wednesday, April 22nd 2015, 18:54
related places: Congress

Five years after Congress gave them new powers, American prosecutors are finally charging the traders they say "spoof" the market.
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Google launches mobile phone network

Wednesday, April 22nd 2015, 18:03

Google announces Project Fi, a mobile network that will piggyback existing services in the US but offer different terms.
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Flash crash trader appears in court

Wednesday, April 22nd 2015, 15:40
related countries: United Kingdom

A UK financial trader accused of contributing to the 2010 Wall Street "flash crash" appears in court, with bail set at £5.1m.
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US police custody death protests grow

Wednesday, April 22nd 2015, 15:09
related places: Baltimore

Protesters in Baltimore start a week of demonstrations after the death of a man with spinal injuries in police custody.
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Perry's Left Shark trademark denied

Wednesday, April 22nd 2015, 12:32

Katy Perry's initial attempts to register a Left Shark design is rejected by the US Trademark Office.
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UK arrest over US 'flash crash'

Wednesday, April 22nd 2015, 9:20
related countries: United Kingdom

A financial trader is arrested in the UK after US authorities allege he contributed to the 2010 Wall Street "flash crash" that wiped billons of dollars off the value of shares.
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US firms 'fail' conflict mineral test

Wednesday, April 22nd 2015, 4:05

A report by Amnesty International and Global Witness alleges that nearly 80% of US firms are failing to adequately check their supply chains for conflict minerals.
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US drug chief Leonhart to step down

Tuesday, April 21st 2015, 22:40
related countries: Colombia

US Drug Enforcement Administration director Michele Leonhart is to step down after allegations that agents attended sex parties in Colombia funded by drug cartels.
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Enraged US man shoots his computer

Tuesday, April 21st 2015, 22:00
related places: Colorado

A man in the US city of Colorado Springs faces police action after becoming so frustrated with his computer that he shot it eight times, police say.
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US probe into police custody death

Tuesday, April 21st 2015, 21:48
related places: Justice, Baltimore

The US Department of Justice opens an investigation into the death of a black man who died in police custody in Baltimore.
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Poland to buy US Patriot missiles

Tuesday, April 21st 2015, 21:10
related countries: Poland, Russia, Ukraine
related places: Patriot

Poland announces a major deal to buy Patriot surface-to-air missiles from the US, amid rising tensions with Russia over the Ukraine crisis.
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US court issues writ for chimpanzees

Tuesday, April 21st 2015, 19:52
related places: New York

A judge in New York issues a writ of habeas corpus in a case brought by animal rights activists trying to free two chimpanzees.
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Ice cream firm widens product recall

Tuesday, April 21st 2015, 15:26
related places: Blue Bell

US ice cream firm Blue Bell expands a recall to include all of its products owing to potentially lethal bacteria contamination.
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Pope accepts US bishop's resignation

Tuesday, April 21st 2015, 15:18

Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of a Missouri bishop, Robert Finn, who pleaded guilty three years ago to not reporting child abuse by a priest.
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Bali suitcase murder: US pair jailed

Tuesday, April 21st 2015, 11:15
related countries: Indonesia

An Indonesian court sentences a US man to 18 years in jail for killing the mother of his girlfriend and hiding her body in a suitcase.
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New York Governor Cuomo visits Cuba

Tuesday, April 21st 2015, 10:52
related countries: Cuba

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo visits Cuba, the first US state governor to travel to the Communist-run island since a thaw in relations began last year.
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US sends carrier to Yemen patrols

Tuesday, April 21st 2015, 10:20
related countries: Iran, Yemen

The US sends an aircraft carrier to boost its patrols off Yemen, amid suspicions an Iranian naval convoy is carrying arms intended for Yemeni Houthi rebels.
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Streep boost for women screenwriters

Tuesday, April 21st 2015, 9:17
related places: Hollywood

Hollywood actress Meryl Streep funds a screenwriters development programme for women over 40 in the US.
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VIDEO: Cuba isolation 'has not worked'

Tuesday, April 21st 2015, 6:32
related countries: Cuba
related places: New York

New York's governor Andrew Cuomo has visited Cuba following the thaw in relations between the two countries.
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Ferguson wins local paper a Pulitzer

Monday, April 20th 2015, 21:44

Several local papers join national broadsheets on the winners' list of the 2015 Pulitzer Prizes, US journalism's top awards.
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Six US men 'supported Islamic State'

Monday, April 20th 2015, 17:53
related places: Minnesota

US authorities arrest and charge six men in the state of Minnesota with conspiring to support the Islamic State militant group.
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'Spy charge' for US reporter in Iran

Monday, April 20th 2015, 16:41
related countries: Iran

Washington Post journalist Jason Rezaian, who was detained nine months ago in Iran, is facing four charges including espionage, his lawyer says.
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Cirque du Soleil sold to investors

Monday, April 20th 2015, 16:08
related countries: Canada, China

Canadian circus firm Cirque du Soleil sells a majority stake to US and Chinese private investors, valuing the firm at $1.5bn.
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Birds Eye owner bought by US firm

Monday, April 20th 2015, 14:18

The company behind the Birds Eye and Findus brands, Iglo Group, is being sold for €2.6bn (£1.9bn) to US investment vehicle Nomad Holdings.
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Wall Street higher on company news

Monday, April 20th 2015, 13:57
related places: Monday

US shares opened higher on Monday after strong results from leading companies cheered investors.
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Furious 7 fastest film to take $1bn

Monday, April 20th 2015, 13:08

Furious 7 tops the US box office for a third week after breaking records as the fastest film to take $1 billion (£669.5 million) worldwide.
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FBI admits forensic evidence errors

Monday, April 20th 2015, 12:23

The FBI admits "errors" over many years in evidence provided by its forensics lab to US courts to secure convictions, including in death penalty cases.
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VIDEO: Meet the personal robot chef

Monday, April 20th 2015, 0:58

A US start-up is hoping to bring restaurant-quality food into kitchens - with a robot doing the cooking.
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Poland fury at FBI Holocaust comment

Sunday, April 19th 2015, 22:17
related countries: Poland

Poland summons the US ambassador and demands an apology over comments on the Holocaust by FBI director James Comey.
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VIDEO: Fanfare as replica frigate sails to US

Sunday, April 19th 2015, 7:38
related countries: France

A replica of an 18th century French warship has set sail from France for the United States.
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Replica ship recalls French-US history

Saturday, April 18th 2015, 3:27
related countries: France

Replica of 18th Century French frigate heads for US
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Rap mogul 'hit-and-run' video shown

Friday, April 17th 2015, 23:13

A US court releases footage of rap mogul Marion "Suge" Knight running over two men with his pick-up truck, as part of a murder case against him.
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Univision cancels Sabado Gigante

Friday, April 17th 2015, 22:55

Television variety show Sabado Gigante, much loved among Hispanics in the US, is to end after 53 years, network Univision announces.
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Wall Street slides on Greece woes

Friday, April 17th 2015, 20:34
related countries: Greece
related places: Friday

US shares fell sharply on Friday, dragged down by continuing fears of a Greek default and of China clamping down on speculative trading.
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VIDEO: Footage of US train track rescue

Friday, April 17th 2015, 20:19
related places: Philadelphia

Footage of a man falling from a subway platform in Philadelphia in front of shocked passengers before being rescued by a passer-by, Charles Collins.
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Djokovic to meet Nadal in semis

Friday, April 17th 2015, 16:19

Novak Djokovic thrashes US Open champion Marin Cilic at the Monte Carlo Masters and will play Rafael Nadal in the semis.
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VIDEO: Lorry full of bees overturns in US

Friday, April 17th 2015, 14:49
related places: Washington

A lorry carrying honeybees overturned in the US state of Washington, spewing bees across a motorway.
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Argentina acts over Falklands oil

Friday, April 17th 2015, 14:32
related countries: Argentina, Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas), United Kingdom

Argentina begins legal proceedings against three British and two US companies for drilling oil near the Falkland Islands.
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Kansas bans leisure items on welfare

Friday, April 17th 2015, 12:48

The US state has stiffened its rules for welfare recipients who will be longer able to buy dozens of leisure or other items on state aid.
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US schools seek Apple iPad refunds

Friday, April 17th 2015, 10:59
related places: Los Angeles, Apple

Schools in Los Angeles seek refunds from Apple and others over a $1.3bn (£870m) iPad-based education project that has gone awry.
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US troops to train Ukraine army

Friday, April 17th 2015, 9:30
related countries: Russia, Ukraine

About 300 US paratroopers arrive in western Ukraine to train with Ukrainian forces - a move condemned by Russia.
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Japan and Australia lead Asia losses

Friday, April 17th 2015, 6:48
related places: Wall Street

Asian shares were ending the week mixed after a lacklustre lead from Wall Street following disappointing economic data.
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Sagging Barbie sales cost Mattel

Friday, April 17th 2015, 1:43

Struggling US toymaker Mattel saw its sales drop for a sixth consecutive quarter as the appeal of its iconic Barbie doll continues to wane.
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Etsy shares surge 88% on debut

Thursday, April 16th 2015, 20:29
related places: Brooklyn

Shares in arts and crafts marketplace Etsy surge 88% in their US market debut, valuing the 10-year-old Brooklyn firm at more than $3.3bn.
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Man 'planned to kill US soldiers'

Thursday, April 16th 2015, 20:17
related countries: Syria
related places: Ohio

An Ohio man who travelled to Syria to fight with al Nusrah Front has been charged over alleged plans to carry out a terror attack in the US.
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Vatican ends crackdown on US nuns

Thursday, April 16th 2015, 19:46
related places: Vatican

The Vatican ends a six-year row with a group of American nuns it had branded "radical feminists" who were undermining Church teaching.
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VIDEO: Entrepreneur takes massive pay cut

Thursday, April 16th 2015, 17:23

The CEO of a US credit card firm will take a 90 per cent pay cut so that his staff can receive a pay rise.
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Goldman Sachs sees profits jump

Thursday, April 16th 2015, 14:21

US banking giant Goldman Sachs reports a sharp rise in profits thanks in part to an improvement in trading activity at its investment banking arm.
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Wall Street dips on jobless woes

Thursday, April 16th 2015, 14:08

US shares open lower on Thursday, dragged down by disappointing economic data including a big rise in unemployment insurance benefit claims.
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Eugene to host 2021 World Athletics

Thursday, April 16th 2015, 11:31
related places: Eugene

US city Eugene will host the 2021 World Athletics Championships after the IAAF bypasses the normal bidding process.
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VIDEO: Gyrocopter lands on US Capitol lawn

Thursday, April 16th 2015, 6:38

A small aircraft known as a gyrocopter has landed on the west lawn of the US Capitol building.
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US trial over Chile singer's killing

Wednesday, April 15th 2015, 22:52
related countries: Chile

A US judge orders a former Chilean army officer face trial in connection with the killing of folk singer Victor Jara as the military regime took power.
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First quintuplet sisters born in US

Wednesday, April 15th 2015, 20:16
related places: Texas

Hospital officials say that five baby girls in Texas have set a new record by becoming the first quintuplet sisters born in the US.
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Aircraft lands on US Capitol lawn

Wednesday, April 15th 2015, 20:12

A small aircraft known as a gyrocopter has landed on the west lawn of the US Capitol building.
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US Congress to have say on Iran deal

Wednesday, April 15th 2015, 20:09
related countries: Iran
related places: Congress, White House

The US Congress will have a say on a nuclear deal with Iran, under a new agreement reached with the White House.
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Guam governor backs same-sex marriage

Wednesday, April 15th 2015, 17:48
related countries: Guam
related places: Pacific

The governor of Guam has backed legislation allowing the Pacific island nation to become the first US territory to allow same-sex marriage.
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US minimum wage protests expand

Wednesday, April 15th 2015, 16:16

US workers and labour supporters demanding a raise to the minimum wage paid to fast food employees expand to include airport and homecare workers, among others.
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Protests reignited over police killings

Wednesday, April 15th 2015, 15:50

Protesters across the US have marched against police killings and treatment of minorities following two high-profile cases of white officers killing black men.
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US and Europe 'ignore' Uzbek torture

Wednesday, April 15th 2015, 15:46
related countries: Uzbekistan

Amnesty International accuses the US and some European Union countries of turning a blind eye to "endemic" torture in Uzbekistan.
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Hacking warning for US flight wi-fi

Wednesday, April 15th 2015, 13:01

Wireless systems used by passengers on planes in the US could be hacked to access flight controls, a federal watchdog agency warns.
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Venus pulls out of US Fed Cup team

Wednesday, April 15th 2015, 11:05
related countries: Italy
related places: Sunday

Venus Williams withdraws from the United States Fed Cup team to face Italy on Saturday and Sunday for personal reasons.
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Chinese rival Ninebot buys Segway

Wednesday, April 15th 2015, 9:52
related countries: China

Chinese vehicle maker Ninebot has bought iconic US rival Segway for an undisclosed amount, the company announced.
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Cuba praises US terror list pledge

Wednesday, April 15th 2015, 5:22
related countries: Cuba

Cuba welcomes as "fair" a US vow to remove it from a list of state sponsors of terrorism, saying it should not have been there in the first place.
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