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Health officials say the US is in the midst of one of its largest ever outbreaks of West Nile virus, with more than triple the usual number of cases.
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The US space agency's Curiosity rover has finally begun to roll, moving forward just a few metres.
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About 2,800 cars fitted with kit that lets them communicate with each other are being tested on a US city's roads.
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Pictures showing Prince Harry and a young woman naked in a Las Vegas hotel room have been published on a US website.
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Iran, 
United KingdomRoyal Bank of Scotland is understood to be facing investigations into whether it has broken economic sanctions against Iran.
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US authorities shut down three Android app piracy sites in their latest effort to restrict copyright infringement on the internet.
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ChileA judge in Chile orders the arrest of eight former police and army officials on suspicion of kidnapping a US hiker who vanished during the Pinochet years.
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Giving antibiotics to young babies may increase their weight later in life, according to US researchers.
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A security researcher who looked into power plant equipment in his spare time has alerted the US government to a potential vulnerability.
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CubaThe American endurance swimmer Diana Nyad has abandoned her latest attempt to swim from Cuba to Florida.
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US late-night chat show Jimmy Kimmel Live is to go head-to-head with Jay Leno and David Letterman from next year when it moves to an earlier time slot.
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The American version of hit comedy The Office will end its eight-year run on US television after the departure of several key cast members.
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Closing arguments are delivered in the US patent trial between the two biggest smartphone-makers in the world, Samsung and Apple.
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ChinaFoxconn, Apple's main manufacturer in China, is improving working hours and conditions, says the US-based Fair Labour Association (FLA).
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Russia, 
SyriaSyria's deputy prime minister says all issues - including President Assad's resignation - are up for discussion, but the West should not intervene.
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A tropical storm forming in the Caribbean poses a potential threat to Florida next week during the Republican National Convention.
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IranThe US Treasury says it will temporarily lift sanctions for US-based NGOs that want to send money for earthquake relief in Iran.
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Senior figures in the US Republican party, including Mitt Romney, are urging Missouri congressman Todd Akin to withdraw his candidacy for the Senate.
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US Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney calls on embattled congressman Todd Akin to withdraw from the race for a Senate seat in Missouri.
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US Senate candidate Todd Akin, who caused uproar by saying women's bodies could prevent pregnancy in cases of rape, again refuses to quit the race.
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CubaUS woman Diana Nyad is pulled from the water during her attempt to become the first person to swim from Cuba to the US without a shark cage.
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Samsung invests $4bn into a factory in Texas that makes chips for mobile devices including Apple's products.
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The billionaire investor George Soros buys a stake in Manchester United football club, according to a US regulatory filing.
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Struggling US electronics chain Best Buy suspends its profit guidance for the year after a dramatic fall in earnings.
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Missouri congressman Todd Akin has recorded a television advertisement apologising for his remarks that 'legitimate rape' rarely resulted in pregnancy.
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CubaAn overnight squall holds up the bid by US woman Diana Nyad to become the first person to swim from Cuba to the US without a shark cage.
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AfghanistanAn insurgent rocket attack on a US air base in Afghanistan damages the plane of America's top military officer while he was on a visit - but no-one is seriously injured.
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US comedian and talk show host Rosie O' Donnell says she is "lucky to be here" after suffering a heart attack last week.
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US comedian Phyllis Diller died on Monday morning in Los Angeles at the age of 95, her manager says.
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LebanonThe US authorities seize $150m (£95m) allegedly linked to money laundering by the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah, officials say.
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US high schooler Jack Andraka invents advanced pancreatic cancer test using search engines and free online science papers.
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Europe and US at odds on a tricky parenting dilemma
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US comedian Phyllis Diller, a staple of stand-up and television, died on Monday morning in Los Angeles at the age of 95, her manager says.
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FranceLance Armstrong's bid to block an investigation into whether he took performance-enhancing drugs is dismissed in court.
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ColombiaA Colombian general facing drug trafficking charges in a US federal court pleads guilty to links with a Colombian paramilitary group.
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A row erupts in the US after Republican congressman Todd Akin says women's bodies can "shut down" and stop pregnancy in the case of "legitimate rape".
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US electronics chain Best Buy appoints a new chief executive as talks with founder Richard Schulze over taking the company private break down.
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CubaA 62-year-old woman attempts to become the first person to swim from Cuba to the US without a shark cage.
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A row has broken out in the US after a congressman and Republican candidate for Senate said he believed women's bodies were able to prevent pregnancy in the case of "legitimate rape".
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AfghanistanThe top US military officer flies to Afghanistan for talks on the growing number of attacks against Nato soldiers by Afghan security forces.
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Some unusual weather conditions in the US have led to a series of waterspouts on Lake Michigan.
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Action heroes led by Sylvester Stallone and Arnold Schwarzenegger storm to the top of the North American box office chart with The Expendables 2.
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EcuadorForeign ministers from across South America give "solidarity and backing" to Ecuador for granting asylum to Wikileaks founder Julian Assange.
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The 87-year-old US medic offering affordable healthcare
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IranIranian politics snarls a man's bid to learn his partner's native tongue
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The founder of Wikileaks, Julian Assange, has appeared in public for the first time since June to call on President Obama to end what he called a US "witch-hunt" against his whistle-blowing website.
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CubaDiana Nyad has already been stung several times by jellyfish but is continuing her 166km (103 mile) journey.
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Brazil, 
South KoreaA marketing campaign aimed at attracting more holiday-makers to the United States is moving into a second phase - with Brazil and South Korea to be targeted with promotional advertising.
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SingaporeHeineken agrees to buy Fraser and Neave's controlling stake in the maker of Tiger beer in a deal worth 5.6bn Singapore dollars (US$4.5bn, £2.8bn).
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US TV host Jay Leno has taken a pay cut to save the jobs of other members of staff working on his late night talk show The Tonight Show.
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South AfricaSouth African orphan sees his work in top US gallery
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The US rapper cancels her performance at the V Festival on doctor's orders because of problems with her vocal cords.
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Scientists in the United States say they have found a new family of spiders in the caves of California and Oregon - the first such discovery in North America for more than 140 years.
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Algeria, Russia, SyriaThe US, Russia, Syria and others welcome the appointment of veteran Algerian diplomat Lakhdar Brahimi as the new international envoy to Damascus.
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The trial of a US army psychiatrist accused of killing 13 people in a shooting spree at a Texas army base in 2009 has been suspended while a court decides whether his beard should be removed.
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Scientists in the United States say they have found a new family of spiders in the caves of California and Oregon - the first such discovery in North America for more than 140 years. Spanning more than seven centimetres with its legs extended, the sp
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Ecuador, United KingdomForeign ministers from across the American continent will meet next Friday to discuss the impasse between the UK and Ecuador over Julian Assange.
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Ecuador, United KingdomForeign ministers from across the American continent will meet next Friday to discuss the row between the UK and Ecuador over Julian Assange.
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A US medical marijuana trade group sues the city of Los Angeles to try to stop it from enforcing a ban that would close hundreds of dispensaries.
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RussiaThe US, EU and rights groups condemn jail sentences imposed on three members of Russian punk band Pussy Riot over an anti-Vladimir Putin protest.
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Seven people have been arrested in connection with the shooting of four policemen, two of whom died, in the US state of Louisiana.
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Relatives of a man who allegedly shot himself dead in a police car after being searched twice and handcuffed challenge that account of his death.
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AfghanistanTwo US soldiers are shot dead by a local policeman in Afghanistan, officials for the international Nato-led force in the country say.
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Ecuador, United KingdomJulian Assange's mother, Christine, says the UK has been ''exposed as nothing but a puppet state of the US'', as Ecuador grants asylum to the Wikileaks founder.
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A synagogue in the US state of Virginia has opened its doors to Muslims to use for Friday prayers.
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US Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney says he never paid less than 13% in taxes over the past 10 years, seeking to close the controversial issue.
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Two policemen are shot dead and two others wounded in an early morning shootout that ends in a trailer park near New Orleans.
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Retail giant Walmart is set to report its second quarter results later.
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The trial of a US army psychiatrist accused of killing 13 people in a shooting spree at an army base is suspended while judges decide whether his beard should be removed.
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United KingdomSeven banks, including Barclays, HSBC and RBS, are to be questioned in the US for alleged manipulation of the Libor inter-bank lending rate.
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A security guard is recovering after being shot at the headquarters of a conservative Christian lobby group in Washington DC.
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Immigrants are flocking to apply to stay temporarily in the US as a sweeping immigration policy reform takes effect, with November's elections looming.
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The US Air Force says its attempt to fly a hypersonic jet at Mach 6 (3,600mph; 5,795 km/h) over the Pacific failed and the aircraft was lost.
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World number three Rafael Nadal pulls out of the US Open after failing to recover from the injury that kept him out of the Olympics.
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US industrial activity in July grew at its fastest pace since April, figures show, raising hopes of a sustainable recovery in the economy.
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Paul Mason examines what Republican vice-presidential candidate, Paul Ryan's economic policy could mean for the US.
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IranStandard Chartered shares rise after it agrees to pay $340m to New York regulators to settle claims that it hid transactions with Iran.
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Iran, SyriaThe US accuses Iran of training a pro-regime militia in Syria, as a summit of Muslim countries is poised to suspend Damascus despite protests from Tehran.
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Wildfires raging across the western states of the US have destroyed dozens of homes and scorched thousands of acres of land, officials say.
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US city's invitation to immigrants - no questions asked
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Iran, 
IsraelUS Defence Secretary Leon Panetta plays down reports that Israel is moving closer to taking military action over Iran's nuclear programme.
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IranAmerican-Iranian aid organisations ask the US Treasury to temporarily lift sanctions to allow money to be sent money to earthquake victims in Iran.
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IranStandard Chartered agrees a $340m settlement with New York regulators that accused it of hiding $250bn of transactions with Iran.
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Shares in US voucher firm Groupon slump 26% as revenue figures reported on Monday evening disappoint Wall Street.
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US retail sales jumped unexpectedly in July, according to official data, pointing to a modest recovery in the world's biggest economy.
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BurmaThe biggest Burmese python ever caught in the wild in Florida has been captured in the Everglades, US scientists say.
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A gunman who shot dead two people and injured several others while being evicted from his home near a Texas university is identified.
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Fierce storms have ripped through north Texas, badly damaging at least 15 small planes on the tarmac at Forth Worth's airport.
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Oscar-winning actress Jodie Foster is to direct and produce a new female mob drama for US cable network Showtime, according to reports.
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United KingdomNBC's coverage of the London Olympics was the "most-watched television event in US history", the US network announces.
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Actress Kristin Chenoweth leaves US drama The Good Wife to recover from her injuries after being struck by a piece of lighting equipment on the set.
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A gunman has shot and killed a police officer and a civilian near a university in the US state of Texas.
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How Facebook is changing US employment laws
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SomaliaA Somali man who acted as a hostage negotiator during the hijacking of an American yacht has been given 12 life sentences by a US judge.
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EgyptUS officials say they are unsurprised that Egypt's new president reshuffled the military, a day after he dismissed the powerful army chief amid a power struggle.
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US President Barack Obama and Republican candidate Mitt Romney's running mate, Paul Ryan, clash on the campaign trail in the state of Iowa.
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PakistanThe wife of an American aid expert abducted in Pakistan pleads for his safe return, on the first anniversary of his capture.
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Search giant Google agrees to buy the Frommer's travel guides from US publishing firm Wiley & Sons for an undisclosed sum.
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American concert organist Carlo Curley, known as 'the Pavarotti of the organ' dies aged 59.
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MexicoThe US, France and Mexico are planning talks to consider whether an emergency meeting is needed to tackle the soaring price of grain.
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