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United States: news

US fines China nuclear exporter

Tuesday, December 4th 2012, 2:50
related countries: China, Pakistan

A Chinese government-linked company pleads guilty to illegally exporting high-performance coatings from the US to a nuclear power plant in Pakistan.
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Two charged for Coast Guard death

Tuesday, December 4th 2012, 1:18
related countries: Mexico

Two Mexican men are charged with killing a US federal officer after a suspected smuggler's vessel collided with a US Coast Guard boat.
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Republicans make new cliff bid

Monday, December 3rd 2012, 22:54
related places: White House

US Republicans propose a $2.2tn (£1.4tn) plan to avoid the "fiscal cliff", including changes to key benefits, but it is quickly rejected by the White House.
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US town evacuated over explosives

Monday, December 3rd 2012, 19:52
related places: Louisiana

A Louisiana town has been evacuated after officials found 6m lb (2.7m kg) of an illegally stored explosive used for howitzers, police say.
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US man shoots ex at church organ

Monday, December 3rd 2012, 19:50

A US music teacher is charged with murder for allegedly shooting dead his ex-wife while she played the organ at a church service.
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Downward mobility haunts US education

Monday, December 3rd 2012, 19:03
related places: Hollywood

US education has lost its Hollywood ending
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US charges accountants over China

Monday, December 3rd 2012, 17:37
related countries: China
related places: Big Four

The US financial regulator charges the Chinese units of five accounting firms, including the "Big Four", over refusing to hand over auditing data.
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US coastguard dies as boat rammed

Monday, December 3rd 2012, 16:31
related places: California

A US coastguard dies after his boat is rammed by a suspected smuggler's vessel off the coast of southern California, the US Coast Guard says.
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Twilight continues US chart reign

Monday, December 3rd 2012, 9:55
related places: Twilight

The Twilight finale continues to dominate the North American box office, topping the chart for a third consecutive week.
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Activist appeals to China leader

Monday, December 3rd 2012, 7:33
related countries: China

US-based blind Chinese activist Chen Guangcheng urges the new leader of China's Communist Party to carry out political reforms and uphold human rights.
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VIDEO: Hurricane Sandy boosts car sales

Monday, December 3rd 2012, 7:29

In the US, the devastation wrought by Hurricane Sandy has pushed up demand for new cars as those affected head to showrooms to replace their flooded cars.
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Plastic bulb promises truer light

Monday, December 3rd 2012, 5:05

US researchers say they have developed a new type of lighting that could replace fluorescent bulbs in homes and offices.
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NFL team plays on despite deaths

Sunday, December 2nd 2012, 21:34

The Kansas City Chiefs host an NFL game at the stadium where just a day earlier one of their players killed himself after shooting his girlfriend.
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US budget talks 'in stalemate'

Sunday, December 2nd 2012, 16:20
related places: White House

US Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner rules out a budget deal unless Republicans accept a White House plan dismissed by House Speaker John Boehner.
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Taliban target US Afghan base

Sunday, December 2nd 2012, 11:59
related countries: Afghanistan

Taliban suicide bombers have killed four Afghan soldiers and wounded Nato troops in an attack on a joint US-Afghan airbase in eastern Afghanistan.
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NFL player kills woman and self

Sunday, December 2nd 2012, 3:04

Kansas City Chiefs American football player Jovan Belcher kills his girlfriend before taking his own life outside the team's stadium.
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VIDEO: NFL star kills self and partner

Sunday, December 2nd 2012, 3:02

Kansas City Chiefs American football player Jovan Belcher has killed himself outside the team's main stadium.
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Beckham's LA stint ends in glory

Sunday, December 2nd 2012, 0:22

David Beckham ends his United States stint with silverware as LA Galaxy win the MLS Cup in his final game.
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Did the US fall for Brand Beckham?

Sunday, December 2nd 2012, 0:10

Did Brand Beckham really conquer the US?
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US warns Israel on settler homes

Saturday, December 1st 2012, 11:54
related countries: Israel, West Bank

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton criticises Israel's authorisation of 3,000 more housing units in occupied East Jerusalem and the West Bank.
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Tennis judge murder case dropped

Saturday, December 1st 2012, 0:05

Charges are dismissed against a top US tennis judge who was accused of bludgeoning her husband to death with a coffee mug.
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Wikileaks hearing is shown noose

Friday, November 30th 2012, 23:27

A US Army court sees a noose made from a bed sheet by alleged Wikileaks source Private Bradley Manning as he considered suicide.
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US gay-marriage decision deferred

Friday, November 30th 2012, 23:16

The nine justices of the US Supreme Court put off until next week a decision on whether to consider the constitutionality of same-sex marriage.
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Missouri couple claim US jackpot

Friday, November 30th 2012, 18:45

A 52-year-old mechanic from Missouri and his wife claim their share of a $587.5m Powerball lottery jackpot.
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Strauss-Kahn team deny $6m deal

Friday, November 30th 2012, 16:43

Lawyers for former IMF head Dominique Strauss-Kahn say reports that he settled a lawsuit with a hotel maid who accused him of sexual assault are false.
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Key world economies slow sharply

Friday, November 30th 2012, 15:35
related countries: Canada, India

Growth in India, Brazil and Canada slows in the third quarter, while economic data for October in the US and eurozone also disappoints.
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Dr. Dre 'highest-paid musician'

Friday, November 30th 2012, 15:00
related places: Forbes

The American hip-hop artist and producer tops a Forbes list of the 25 highest-paid musicians in 2012.
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VIDEO: Giant sinkhole in Ohio highway

Friday, November 30th 2012, 10:36
related places: Ohio

A huge sinkhole has caused the collapse of a highway in the US state of Ohio.
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Sixty-day bread could cut waste

Friday, November 30th 2012, 10:00

An American company has developed a technique that it says can make bread stay mould-free for 60 days.
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VIDEO: Palestinians win upgraded UN status

Friday, November 30th 2012, 7:01
related countries: Israel

The UN General Assembly has voted to grant the Palestinians non-member observer state status - a move opposed by Israel and the US.
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Canada 'eco-terrorist' surrenders

Friday, November 30th 2012, 4:49
related countries: Canada

A Canadian woman accused of involvement in the "largest eco-terrorism case" in the US history surrenders after a decade on the run.
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Two winners of $587m US lottery

Friday, November 30th 2012, 3:13

Two winning tickets were bought for a $587.5m Powerball lottery jackpot, the second-highest prize in US history, organisers say.
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Where's all the beef gone?

Friday, November 30th 2012, 1:04
related places: Why

Why the US is suffering a serious shortage of cattle
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US birth rate falls to record low

Friday, November 30th 2012, 0:27

The US birth rate fell to a record low last year, led by a sharp decline in child-bearing among foreign-born women, a Pew study reports.
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Wikileaks accused 'had breakdown'

Thursday, November 29th 2012, 21:48
related places: Fort Meade, Maryland

The US Army private accused of sending secret documents to Wikileaks testifies at a pre-trial hearing that he had a prison breakdown.
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Firms bidding for Twinkies brands

Thursday, November 29th 2012, 21:29

One of the best-known US snack food brands may survive as its bankrupt owner reveals it is in talks with 110 potential buyers.
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Obama and Romney meet for lunch

Thursday, November 29th 2012, 20:56
related places: Congress, Romney

US President Barack Obama has a turkey chili lunch with defeated election rival Mitt Romney, as fiscal cliff talks falter in Congress.
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George H W Bush in Texas hospital

Thursday, November 29th 2012, 17:16
related places: Houston, Texas

Former US President George H W Bush is being treated for bronchitis in hospital in Houston, Texas, a hospital spokeswoman says.
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US growth rate revised up to 2.7%

Thursday, November 29th 2012, 15:58

The US economy grew at an annualised 2.7% in the third quarter of the year, revised data shows, up from the 2% estimate released before the election.
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Concorde killings verdict quashed

Thursday, November 29th 2012, 15:31
related countries: France

A French court clears US airline Continental of criminal blame for the Concorde crash in 2000, two years after another court ruled it responsible.
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Bin Laden doctor protest denied

Thursday, November 29th 2012, 13:00
related countries: Pakistan

A prison official denies reports the Pakistani doctor jailed for his part in the US raid that killed Osama Bin Laden is on hunger strike.
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US piracy crackdown delayed again

Thursday, November 29th 2012, 9:48

Plans to send letters to US illegal downloaders have been delayed, with Hurricane Sandy blamed for disrupting testing schedules.
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US Mumbai plotter to be sentenced

Thursday, November 29th 2012, 4:44
related places: Chicago

A Chicago man who pleaded guilty to checking targets for the 2008 Mumbai attacks will be sentenced on 17 January, a judge has ruled.
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VIDEO: Photographic odyssey that documented Native Americans

Thursday, November 29th 2012, 1:16

At the dawn of the 20th century, photographer Edward Curtis captured the dwindling Native American population in stunning photographs.
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Christie seeks $37bn in storm aid

Wednesday, November 28th 2012, 23:01

New Jersey Governor Chris Christie requests $37bn (£23bn) in aid from the US federal government to help the US state recover from "Superstorm" Sandy.
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VIDEO: Powerball jackpot hits $550m

Wednesday, November 28th 2012, 22:43

A record US Powerball lottery jackpot has swelled to $550m (£344m) ahead of Wednesday's prize draw, officials say
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Buffett: Cliff talks may drag on

Wednesday, November 28th 2012, 22:04

Billionaire investor Warren Buffett believes the US fiscal cliff may not be solved until January, missing the December deadline, as markets remain jittery.
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Nokia seeks Blackberry sales bans

Wednesday, November 28th 2012, 20:30
related countries: Canada, United Kingdom
related places: Blackberry

Nokia is seeking to ban sales of Blackberry phones in the US, UK and Canada after its rival refused to pay patent licence fees.
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BP banned from new US contracts

Wednesday, November 28th 2012, 18:38

BP is temporarily banned from new US contracts due to a "lack of business integrity" over the Gulf of Mexico disaster, the US environment agency says.
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Obama to have lunch with Romney

Wednesday, November 28th 2012, 18:27
related places: Romney, White House

US President Barack Obama is to have lunch with defeated election rival Mitt Romney in their first meeting since his victory, the White House says.
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US military train in cyber-city

Wednesday, November 28th 2012, 13:24

A miniature city with all the infrastructure and computer systems of a real one has been built to train US cyber-warriors.
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US piracy accused strikes deal

Wednesday, November 28th 2012, 12:30
related countries: United Kingdom

A British student facing trial and possible imprisonment in the United States strikes a deal to avoid extradition, the High Court hears.
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VIDEO: US envoy admits Benghazi error

Wednesday, November 28th 2012, 9:10
related countries: Libya

A US diplomat hotly tipped to replace Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has admitted releasing incorrect information after September's attack on the American consulate in Libya.
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Olam refutes insolvency claims

Wednesday, November 28th 2012, 7:19
related countries: Singapore

Singapore-based commodities firm Olam International fights back in its escalating battle with US research company Muddy Waters.
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Downton creator signs for US show

Wednesday, November 28th 2012, 6:45

Julian Fellowes, creator of the hit ITV drama Downton Abbey, signs up for a American "sweeping epic".
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US envoy admits Benghazi error

Wednesday, November 28th 2012, 4:21
related countries: Libya

Republicans go on the attack as a US envoy tipped to replace Hillary Clinton admits releasing incorrect information after a raid on a consulate in Libya.
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Ericsson in Samsung patent claim

Wednesday, November 28th 2012, 3:45
related countries: South Korea

Ericsson files a lawsuit in the US against South Korea's Samsung Electronics for allegedly infringing its patents.
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US women challenge combat rules

Wednesday, November 28th 2012, 2:45

Four US servicewomen file a suit through the American Civil Liberties Union against a ban on women being deployed in most combat roles.
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Babylonian artefact to tour US

Wednesday, November 28th 2012, 1:55
related countries: United Kingdom

One of the British Museum's most iconic objects, the Cyrus Cylinder - an ancient "bill of rights", will tour the US in 2013.
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Tobacco firms told to admit lying

Wednesday, November 28th 2012, 1:27

A US judge orders tobacco firms to pay for a public campaign laying out decades of "past deception" over smoking risks.
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'Four killed' by US mushroom soup

Tuesday, November 27th 2012, 23:28
related places: California

A fourth person has now died after eating soup made with poisonous mushrooms at a retirement home in northern California, local officials say.
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VIDEO: Treasure 'may help Iran-US relations'

Tuesday, November 27th 2012, 22:58
related countries: Iran

The Cyrus Cylinder, which is more than 2,500 years old, is regarded by historians as the world's first declaration of human rights.
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US lottery fever over $500m prize

Tuesday, November 27th 2012, 22:37

The second-largest lottery jackpot in US history reaches $500m ahead of Wednesday's prize draw thanks to massive ticket sales.
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China 'not currency manipulator'

Tuesday, November 27th 2012, 21:41
related countries: China

The US decides not to declare China as a currency manipulator but says that the yuan remains "significantly undervalued".
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Obama presses 'fiscal cliff' case

Tuesday, November 27th 2012, 19:21

President Obama launches a week of public outreach while banging the drum for tax rises on the wealthy as the so-called fiscal cliff looms.
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Lynch: HP should back up claims

Tuesday, November 27th 2012, 17:24
related countries: United Kingdom
related places: Packard, Hewlett

The former head of Autonomy, the UK group accused of misrepresenting its finances, demands details of the allegations from its owner, US computer maker Hewlett-Packard.
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US confidence jumps in November

Tuesday, November 27th 2012, 15:45

US consumer confidence reached its highest level in four-and-a-half years this month, according to a closely-watched survey.
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Global recovery 'under threat'

Tuesday, November 27th 2012, 12:41

Decisive action is needed to ensure the US fiscal cliff and the eurozone debt crisis do not "plunge the world back into recession", the OECD says.
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'Too fat to fly' airlines sued

Tuesday, November 27th 2012, 12:14

The husband of a US woman who was too big to be flown home from Europe - where she later died - is to sue the airlines involved for damages.
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Hotel burglars 'exploit lock bug'

Tuesday, November 27th 2012, 12:12
related places: Texas

Burglars in the US state of Texas appear to be exploiting bugs in widely used electronic door locks to steal from hotel rooms.
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US organ transplant pioneer dies

Tuesday, November 27th 2012, 10:34
related places: Boston

Dr Joseph Murray, who won the Nobel prize for his pioneering work in human organ transplants, has died at a Boston hospital aged 93.
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S Korea drops Petraeus-case woman

Tuesday, November 27th 2012, 4:43
related countries: South Korea

South Korea is to relieve a US woman embroiled in the scandal that felled CIA director David Petraeus of the post of honorary consul, officials say.
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US 'sees biggest Cyber Monday'

Tuesday, November 27th 2012, 3:04

The US is projected to have had its biggest ever online shopping day - with "Cyber Monday" sales up at least 20% on last year, analysts say.
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Blaze in Dhaka 'troubles' Walmart

Tuesday, November 27th 2012, 1:41
related countries: Bangladesh
related places: Dhaka

US retailer Walmart says it is "troubling" that a supplier subcontracted work without authorisation to a factory hit by a lethal fire in Bangladesh.
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US hit TV series filth, says star

Tuesday, November 27th 2012, 0:30

An actor in one of the biggest comedies on US television, Two and a Half Men, describes the show as "filth" and urges viewers not to watch it.
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US fiscal cliff focus on taxes

Monday, November 26th 2012, 22:37
related places: White House, Shadow

Shadow boxing ramps up between the White House and Republicans on whether to introduce tax rises to avert the upcoming "fiscal cliff".
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Thanksgiving sales 'up sharply'

Monday, November 26th 2012, 13:49
related places: Thanksgiving

US shoppers went to town over the Thanksgiving weekend, with retail spending up sharply on last year, a survey suggests.
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Twilight holds firm at number one

Monday, November 26th 2012, 10:13

The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2, the final instalment of the vampire fantasy films, tops the US box office for the second week in a row.
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Could the US rekindle its love of hemp?

Monday, November 26th 2012, 0:09

Could the US rekindle its love of industrial hemp?
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'Police files' in parade confetti

Sunday, November 25th 2012, 15:20
related places: New York, Macy

Some confetti at the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York appears to have been made of confidential police documents, a US media report says.
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VIDEO: Driver dodges road plunge in US

Sunday, November 25th 2012, 15:09
related places: Beaverton, Oregon

A truck driver in the US state of Oregon narrowly escaped serious injury after crashing through a guardrail on a highway overpass in Beaverton.
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UK calls for US lead on Mid-East

Sunday, November 25th 2012, 13:14
related countries: Israel, United Kingdom

UK Foreign Secretary William Hague calls for a "decisive lead" from the United States in seeking a solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
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Farc urges US to free commander

Friday, November 23rd 2012, 23:13

Farc urges the US to free one of its jailed commanders, Simon Trinidad, having taken a cardboard cut-out of him to peace talks this week.
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US oil-rig fire death toll rises

Friday, November 23rd 2012, 22:42
related countries: Mexico

A third Filipino dies as a result of last week's fire on an oil platform in the Gulf of Mexico hours after his family arrive from abroad, officials say.
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VIDEO: US begins 'Black Friday' sales

Friday, November 23rd 2012, 21:32
related places: Thanksgiving

US retailers have begun their "Black Friday" sales, reopening stores after the Thanksgiving holiday
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US begins 'Black Friday' sales

Friday, November 23rd 2012, 19:53
related places: Thanksgiving

US retailers have opened their doors for "Black Friday", usually the busiest shopping day of the year when stores reopen after the Thanksgiving holiday.
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Deadly 140-vehicle pile-up in US

Friday, November 23rd 2012, 18:40
related places: Texas, Thanksgiving

Two people have died and scores were injured after a pile-up involving at least 140 vehicles on a foggy motorway in the US state of Texas.
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Court row over US pupil tracker

Friday, November 23rd 2012, 11:59

A court challenge delays plans to expel a Texan student for refusing to wear a radio tag that tracks her movements.
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Mexico 'should change its name'

Friday, November 23rd 2012, 4:37
related countries: Mexico

Mexican President Felipe Calderon says he wants to change the official name of the country from the United States of Mexico to, simply, Mexico.
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VIDEO: Deadly 100-vehicle US pile-up

Friday, November 23rd 2012, 1:36
related places: Texas

A pile up involving 100 vehicles on a foggy Texas interstate has killed two people and injured at least 48 others.
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Argentina rejects US debt ruling

Friday, November 23rd 2012, 0:26
related countries: Argentina

Argentina says it will appeal against a US ruling ordering it to pay $1.3bn owed to foreign bond holders since its debt default in 2001.
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New Balance stays on track in Cumbria

Friday, November 23rd 2012, 0:00

The US sports firm still making trainers in Cumbria
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VIDEO: Thanksgiving marked across US

Thursday, November 22nd 2012, 23:53

Millions of New Yorkers have soaked up bright autumn sunshine as the annual Thanksgiving Day parade kicked off the US holiday season.
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US marks Thanksgiving with parade

Thursday, November 22nd 2012, 20:39
related places: New York, Macy, Thanksgiving

Millions of people in the US mark Thanksgiving Day, with the Macy's parade winding through New York but many still suffering in storm-hit areas.
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Rihanna's Diamonds tops US chart

Thursday, November 22nd 2012, 14:51

The singer achieves her 12th number one single on the US Billboard Hot 100 with her latest track.
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Chase leaves US sitcom Community

Thursday, November 22nd 2012, 10:42
related places: Chevy Chase

Former Saturday Night Live star Chevy Chase abruptly leaves US sitcom Community and will not appear in the final episodes of its current season, Sony Pictures Televison confirms.
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Danny Baker to host BBC Four show

Thursday, November 22nd 2012, 10:34
related countries: Italy
related places: Parks

BBC Four's new commissions include a series celebrating the album, the prequel to Italian detective series Inspector Montalbano and hit US comedy Parks and Recreation.
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Apple told to disclose HTC deal

Thursday, November 22nd 2012, 6:30
related countries: North Korea, Taiwan
related places: Apple

A US judge orders Apple to disclose details of its patent sharing deal with Taiwan's HTC to its Korean rival Samsung.
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Rice defiant on Benghazi remarks

Thursday, November 22nd 2012, 1:47
related countries: Libya

The US ambassador to the United Nations has defended comments she made days after a deadly attack on the US consulate in Benghazi, Libya.
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US hits the road for Thanksgiving

Thursday, November 22nd 2012, 0:57
related places: Thanksgiving

An estimated 43 million Americans hit the road on the eve of Thanksgiving, amid bad weather and transport union action.
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