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United States: news

Ex-Obama aide unveils Chicago bid

Saturday, November 13th 2010, 18:26
related places: Chicago

US President Barack Obama's former chief of staff, Rahm Emanuel, confirms he will run for the post of mayor of Chicago.
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SNCF 'sorrow' over Holocaust role

Saturday, November 13th 2010, 17:37
related countries: France

France's state rail company SNCF expresses "profound sorrow" in the US for its role in transporting Jews to Nazi death camps in WWII.
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Women fight back in Mexico drugs war

Saturday, November 13th 2010, 2:23
related countries: Mexico

Two housewives with no experience of policing have been appointed to lead the fight against druglords in a Mexican village near the US border.
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Anheuser sues US baseball league

Saturday, November 13th 2010, 0:11

Brewing giant Anheuser Busch sues Major League Baseball in the US in a sponsorship agreement dispute.
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US 'web privacy moves' welcomed

Saturday, November 13th 2010, 0:02

Advocacy groups welcome suggestions that the US government plans to boost policing of online privacy with new laws and a new watchdog.
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DiCaprio attack 'no contest' plea

Friday, November 12th 2010, 22:02
related places: Los Angeles

A woman accused of attacking US actor Leonardo DiCaprio with a broken bottle in 2005 pleads no contest at a court in Los Angeles.
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Court rejects block to US gay ban

Friday, November 12th 2010, 19:11

The US Supreme Court refuses to force to the US military to allow openly gay troops to serve, while a lower court considers the issue.
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Newsweek and Daily Beast to merge

Friday, November 12th 2010, 17:59

One of the US' oldest magazines, Newsweek, is to merge with news website The Daily Beast under the editorship of Tina Brown.
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US Jack Russell dog traps mountain lion up tree

Friday, November 12th 2010, 17:51

A mountain lion meets its match when a Jack Russell terrier traps it up a tree on a farm in eastern South Dakota, US.
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The Simpsons gets another series

Friday, November 12th 2010, 11:40
related places: Long, Simpsons

Long-running US cartoon The Simpsons is to return for its 23rd series, Fox Television announces.
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Obama hails Iraq government deal

Friday, November 12th 2010, 9:43
related countries: Iraq

US President Barack Obama says the new power-sharing agreement in Iraq after eight months of deadlock marks another "milestone" for the country.
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Same wavelength?

Friday, November 12th 2010, 8:11

How the US hopes free radios will counter Taliban propaganda
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Paper names Russia 'double agent'

Friday, November 12th 2010, 1:55
related countries: Russia
related places: Moscow

A Moscow newspaper names the Russian intelligence agent it claims helped the US break up a Russian spy ring last summer.
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US and Israel agree to seek talks

Friday, November 12th 2010, 0:26
related countries: Israel

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu commit themselves to seeking the resumption of direct Middle East peace talks.
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Forrest run

Friday, November 12th 2010, 0:12

Marines' 'Gumpathon' across US raises money for injured buddies
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US terror trial jury deliberates

Thursday, November 11th 2010, 20:40
related places: Africa

A jury is deliberating in the terrorism trial of former Guantanamo detainee Ahmed Ghailani, accused in the 1998 bombings of US embassies in Africa.
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US troops 'OK with gay ban end'

Thursday, November 11th 2010, 18:18

Most US troops think allowing gays to serve openly in the military would have a minimal effect on US war efforts, a leak of a Pentagon report suggest.
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Iceland launches US spy inquiry

Thursday, November 11th 2010, 17:26
related countries: Iceland

Iceland becomes the latest Nordic country to investigate whether its citizens are being spied on by the US embassy.
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Somalis deny US piracy charges

Thursday, November 11th 2010, 11:14
related countries: Somalia

Five Somali men accused of attacking a US warship deny charges of piracy in what is billed as the first such trial in the US in more than 100 years.
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Media 'overplay Mexico violence'

Thursday, November 11th 2010, 10:28
related countries: Mexico

Mexico's ambassador to the US says international media are giving the wrong impression of his country by focussing too much on drug violence.
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US networks unite against Google

Thursday, November 11th 2010, 10:19
related places: Fox

Google's plans to link TV viewing to the web suffer a blow as Fox joins other US TV networks in block the search giant from running its shows.
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Lichtenstein piece fetches $42.6m

Thursday, November 11th 2010, 9:35
related places: Christie, New York

Roy Lichtenstein's Ohhh... Alright... is sold at auction at Christie's New York for $42.6m (£26.4m), a record for the US pop artist.
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Australia 'honeymoon killer' free

Thursday, November 11th 2010, 5:41
related countries: Australia

A US man whose wife died on a scuba honeymoon in Australia is freed from prison - but awaits a guarantee that he will not face the death penalty if found guilty in a US re-trial.
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Disabled liner towed toward shore

Thursday, November 11th 2010, 2:13
related countries: Mexico
related places: San Diego

A disabled cruise ship that caught fire off the coast of Mexico is approaching the US city of San Diego and is expected to arrive within 24 hours.
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Cuba condemns Castro video game

Thursday, November 11th 2010, 1:51
related countries: Cuba
related places: Castro

Cuba has condemned the release of a new video game in which United States special forces try to kill a young Fidel Castro.
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Panic as tower falls in wrong direction

Wednesday, November 10th 2010, 23:37
related places: Ohio

The planned demolition of the Ohio Edison tower in Ohio in the US went wrong after a malfunction caused the structure to fall in the wrong direction.
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Less talk, more money

Wednesday, November 10th 2010, 23:31

The US boosts aid to the Palestinians as peace talks stall
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Yemen mail bomb 'timed to hit US'

Wednesday, November 10th 2010, 22:30
related countries: United Kingdom

Tests on a failed parcel bomb discovered on US-bound cargo flight suggest it was timed to have detonated over the eastern US seaboard, say British police.
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US sets out first bond buy phase

Wednesday, November 10th 2010, 22:18

The Federal Reserve announces the first first phase in its new programme to try to boost the fragile US economy.
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Plan urges US Social Security cut

Wednesday, November 10th 2010, 21:47

A panel set up to generate plans for trimming the US budget deficit proposes a series of tough measures including cutting Social Security rises.
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Pentagon says aircraft left trail

Wednesday, November 10th 2010, 20:24
related places: California, Monday

The Pentagon says an aircraft, not a missile, was the probable cause of a condensation trail off the coast of California on Monday.
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US unveils anti-smoking graphics

Wednesday, November 10th 2010, 18:36
related places: Graphic

Graphic pictures depicting the possible consequences of tobacco use are soon to adorn packets of cigarettes sold in the US, officials say.
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US returning Tutankhamen items to Egypt

Wednesday, November 10th 2010, 16:33
related countries: Egypt, United Kingdom
related places: Art

New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art is to return to Egypt 19 artefacts taken from King Tutankhamen's tomb during its British-led excavation, officials say.
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US grants Palestinians $150m aid

Wednesday, November 10th 2010, 16:22

The United States is to transfer an additional $150m in aid to the Palestinian Authority and calls on other donor nations to increase their aid.
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General Motors sees profits surge

Wednesday, November 10th 2010, 15:09

US automotive giant General Motors posts a big third quarter profit, fuelled by a rise in sales both in the US and overseas.
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Tattoo director queries US remake

Wednesday, November 10th 2010, 14:13
related countries: Sweden
related places: English

The Danish director of The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo questions why an English-language version is being made of Stieg Larsson's novel.
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US-Mexico gun curbs 'lack focus'

Wednesday, November 10th 2010, 11:43
related countries: Mexico

US efforts to stem the flow of illegal weapons to Mexico are hampered by a failure to share intelligence and focus on the big traffickers, a US justice department report finds.
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Tina Fey collects US comedy award

Wednesday, November 10th 2010, 10:13

Comedy actress Tina Fey receives the prestigious Mark Twain Prize for American Humour.
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'I crashed on the Moon 1,000 times'

Wednesday, November 10th 2010, 9:22
related places: Moon

Charlie Duke, Lunar Module Pilot of the Apollo 16 mission, talks about his astronaut training, his memories of the Moon and his thoughts about the future of US space flight.
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Obama: Indonesia example to world

Wednesday, November 10th 2010, 7:41
related countries: Indonesia

US President Barack Obama holds up Indonesia as an example of how a developing nation can embrace democracy and diversity.
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Cheers greet Obama in Indonesia

Wednesday, November 10th 2010, 7:40
related countries: Indonesia

US President Barack Obama has held up Indonesia as an example of how a developing nation can embrace democracy and diversity.
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US city to limit fast-food toys

Wednesday, November 10th 2010, 2:33
related places: San Francisco

San Francisco officials vote to ban fast-food restaurants from giving away toys with children's meals that do not meet nutritional guidelines.
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No charges for CIA in tape case

Wednesday, November 10th 2010, 0:27

No charges will be filed against CIA officials involved in destroying videotapes of interrogations of terrorism suspects, the US justice department has said.
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Charges in '$42m Holocaust theft'

Tuesday, November 9th 2010, 22:54
related countries: Germany

Seventeen people are charged in the US with stealing $42m of Holocaust compensation funds provided by the German government.
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'Mystery missile' launches in US

Tuesday, November 9th 2010, 19:42
related places: California, Monday

Pentagon officials are at a loss to explain a reported missile launch off the coast of California on Monday, but say it is not a threat.
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Obama vows to improve Muslim ties

Tuesday, November 9th 2010, 17:15
related countries: Indonesia

President Barack Obama admits the US has "a lot more work" to do to improve Muslim ties, as he continues his Asian tour in Indonesia.
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Obama vows to improve Muslim ties

Tuesday, November 9th 2010, 16:47
related countries: Indonesia

President Barack Obama admits the US has "a lot more work" to do to improve Muslim ties, as he continues his Asian tour in Indonesia.
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Chevron buys shale deposit owner

Tuesday, November 9th 2010, 15:45
related places: Pennsylvania, Chevron, Marcellus

US energy giant Chevron buys Atlas Energy - accessing the major Marcellus shale gas deposit in Pennsylvania - for $4.3bn.
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Grandma DJ making mark in US

Tuesday, November 9th 2010, 15:23
related places: America, Bristol

There's a new DJ on the block in America. Mamy Rock aka Ruth Flowers is a 69-year-old from Bristol.
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UK lives 'saved by waterboarding'

Tuesday, November 9th 2010, 14:31
related countries: United Kingdom

Former US President George W Bush claims British lives were saved by the use of information obtained from terrorist suspects through "waterboarding".
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Barack Obama on Indonesia visit

Tuesday, November 9th 2010, 10:21
related countries: Indonesia

US President Barack Obama arrives in Indonesia, the world's most populous Muslim nation, with trade and democracy high on the agenda.
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Bush defends White House record

Tuesday, November 9th 2010, 7:56
related places: White House

Former US President George W Bush defends some of his most controversial decisions, in his first TV interview since leaving office.
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McIlroy to focus on European Tour

Tuesday, November 9th 2010, 6:33

Rory McIlroy will focus on the European Tour rather than play on the PGA Tour in the United States next season.
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Indian media hails Obama's visit

Tuesday, November 9th 2010, 4:55
related countries: India

The Indian media hails US President Barack Obama's trip to India, saying it had helped forge an "enduring partnership" between the two countries.
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Panel backs BP on spill findings

Tuesday, November 9th 2010, 3:34

A US presidential inquiry into the BP oil spill backs many of the company's own findings, challenging claims BP sacrificed safety to save money.
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Obama hails ties between India and US

Tuesday, November 9th 2010, 3:04
related countries: India

US President Barack Obama has spent his final day in India with a lavish state dinner at the palace residence of India's President Pratibha Patil.
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Deaths in Morocco Sahara clashes

Tuesday, November 9th 2010, 1:13
related countries: Morocco, Western Sahara

At least five people are killed and dozens injured as Moroccan forces break up a protest camp in the disputed Western Sahara territory.
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Ex-CIA spy guilty over jail plot

Monday, November 8th 2010, 23:30
related countries: Russia

An ex-CIA agent serving a jail sentence for espionage has pleaded guilty to collecting money from Russian contacts while in a US prison.
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US bans air freight from Somalia

Monday, November 8th 2010, 18:46
related countries: Somalia, Yemen

The US extends an air cargo ban to cover Somalia as well as Yemen and bans ink cartridges from passenger flights, in the wake of last month's bomb plot.
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Chrysler raises profit forecast

Monday, November 8th 2010, 15:52
related places: Chrysler

US carmaker Chrysler raises its full-year profit forecast to $700m, as third-quarter results show market share recovering.
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Amanda Knox faces slander trial

Monday, November 8th 2010, 15:45

American student is to face trial for slander after claiming police beat her during questioning over the killing of Briton Meredith Kercher.
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US drops target amid dollar spat

Monday, November 8th 2010, 14:42
related countries: China
related places: Asia

US Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner has dropped calls to cap trade surpluses as the US comes under fire for its quantitative easing policy.
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Yemen cleric in US death message

Monday, November 8th 2010, 13:04
related countries: Yemen

A US-born Yemeni Islamist cleric calls for the killing of Americans in a new video message posted on radical web sites.
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US-India ties 'to define century'

Monday, November 8th 2010, 10:44
related countries: India
related places: Delhi, Washington

Washington and Delhi's relationship will be one of the century's defining partnerships, President Barack Obama and Indian PM Manmohan Singh say.
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Italy beat US to retain Fed Cup

Monday, November 8th 2010, 7:16

Holders Italy win their third Fed Cup in five years with a comprehensive 3-1 victory over the United States.
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Obama holds talks with Indian PM

Monday, November 8th 2010, 5:57
related countries: India

US President Barack Obama holds talks with Indian PM Manmohan Singh on the third day of his visit to India.
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US makes Sudan terror list offer

Monday, November 8th 2010, 2:39
related countries: Sudan

The US tells Sudan it will remove it from its list of sponsors of terrorism if January's referendum on southern independence is conducted properly.
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Opera singer Verrett dies aged 79

Sunday, November 7th 2010, 15:42
related places: Michigan

American soprano Shirley Verrett, one of the top opera singers of the 1970s and 1980s, dies in Michigan at the age of 79.
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US: Pakistan 'too slow' on terror

Sunday, November 7th 2010, 14:39
related countries: Pakistan

US President Barack Obama has criticised the pace of Pakistan's fight against militants within its borders.
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Polanski up for Europe film award

Sunday, November 7th 2010, 13:14

Roman Polanski is up for a European Film award for his thriller The Ghost, five months after avoiding extradition to the US.
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US: Pakistan 'too slow' on terror

Sunday, November 7th 2010, 12:32
related countries: Pakistan

US President Barack Obama criticises Pakistan's progress in fighting domestic terrorism, saying it was not as quick as the US would like.
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US to expand Asia military role

Sunday, November 7th 2010, 9:17
related countries: China
related places: Washington, Asia

US Defence Secretary Robert Gates says Washington wants a larger military role in Asia, but says such expansion is not to contain China.
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Bernanke defends Fed economy plan

Sunday, November 7th 2010, 9:15

US Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke backs the the central bank's new $600bn package to boost the economy.
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Obamas join Indian Diwali dancers

Sunday, November 7th 2010, 6:48
related countries: India

The US president and first lady have danced with children in India at a special performance to mark Diwali.
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Obama backing in Mexico drugs war

Sunday, November 7th 2010, 0:48
related countries: Mexico
related places: Washington

US President Barack Obama has stressed Washington's support for Mexico's ongoing battle against crime cartels, after a major drug kingpin was shot dead.
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Obama announces India trade deals

Saturday, November 6th 2010, 17:43
related countries: India

US President Barack Obama - visiting Mumbai - praises Indian's economic progress and announces $10bn (£6.2bn) in new trade deals.
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Obama in $10bn India trade pledge

Saturday, November 6th 2010, 16:11
related countries: India

President Barack Obama has told Indian business leaders the US is pledged to signing deals worth $10bn to improve trade relations.
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Senior Mexico drug lord shot dead

Saturday, November 6th 2010, 7:00
related countries: Mexico
related places: Gulf

A leader of Mexico's powerful Gulf drug cartel, Ezequiel Cardenas, is shot dead by security forces near the US border, the Mexican military says.
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Ex-officer jailed over US killing

Saturday, November 6th 2010, 3:03
related places: California

A white ex-police officer is sentenced to the minimum possible jail term of two years for shooting dead an unarmed black man in California.
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Pelosi bidding for new House role

Friday, November 5th 2010, 23:10
related places: Democrat

The top Democrat in the US House of Representatives says she wants to continue to lead her party in the chamber despite its big losses in the mid-term elections.
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Peru releases US activist again

Friday, November 5th 2010, 22:31
related countries: Peru

An American woman who was imprisoned for aiding left-wing rebels in Peru is freed again, after an earlier parole was annulled on a technicality.
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Al-Qaeda group claims cargo bombs

Friday, November 5th 2010, 22:12

Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula says it sent two parcel bombs on planes bound for the US last week, in messages on Islamist websites.
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MSNBC suspends prime-time TV host

Friday, November 5th 2010, 20:24

The US broadcasting network MSNBC has suspended prime-time host Keith Olbermann for making political contributions.
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US new jobs data beats forecasts

Friday, November 5th 2010, 14:24

The US unemployment rate remained unchanged at 9.6% in October, but 151,000 jobs were created, the government says.
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AIG loses $2.4bn in quarter

Friday, November 5th 2010, 14:18

AIG, the insurer bailed out by US taxpayers in the credit crisis, records losses as it repays the US government
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Rooney heads to US for rehab work

Friday, November 5th 2010, 10:48

Injured Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney is set to spend a week in the United States undergoing conditioning work on his ankle problem.
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Democrats win in Washington state

Friday, November 5th 2010, 2:34
related places: Washington, Alaska, Senate

Democratic Senator Patty Murray wins the close race for the US Senate seat in Washington state, leaving Alaska the only Senate result outstanding.
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Global shares jump on US Fed move

Thursday, November 4th 2010, 21:01

US and UK shares hit two-year highs as global markets rise on the Federal Reserve's decision to pump $600bn into the US economy.
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Terra Firma loses EMI court case

Thursday, November 4th 2010, 20:08

A US jury rules that investment bank Citigroup did not trick private equity firm Terra Firma in its takeover of music group EMI.
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Police bust Mexican 'drug ring'

Thursday, November 4th 2010, 19:41
related countries: Georgia, Mexico
related places: Atlanta

Police in the United States say they have arrested 45 people with alleged links to a Mexican drug cartel operating in Atlanta, Georgia.
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Obama calls party leaders meeting

Thursday, November 4th 2010, 15:46
related places: Republican, White House

US President Barack Obama asks Republican and Democratic congressional leaders to attend a meeting at the White House later this month.
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US ballet troupe performs in Cuba

Thursday, November 4th 2010, 12:29
related countries: Cuba

The American Ballet Theatre stages its first performance in Cuba for 50 years in a mark of cultural diplomacy between the US and the communist country.
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India firms say US denying visas

Thursday, November 4th 2010, 11:38
related countries: India

Indian IT firms say the US is rejecting more visa applications and want the issue taken up during President Obama's forthcoming visit.
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Police find US-Mexico drug tunnel

Thursday, November 4th 2010, 11:29
related countries: Mexico
related places: California

US and Mexican police seize large amounts of marijuana as they discover a cross-border tunnel used for smuggling drugs from Mexico to California.
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New Zealand, US in strategic deal

Thursday, November 4th 2010, 11:19
related countries: New Zealand

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton signs a declaration to restore full relations with New Zealand after a 25-year row over nuclear-armed ships.
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Police find US-Mexico drug tunnel

Thursday, November 4th 2010, 11:16
related countries: Mexico
related places: California

US and Mexican police have discovered a tunnel used to smuggle drugs across the California-Mexico border.
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Fed pumps $600bn into US economy

Thursday, November 4th 2010, 2:24

The Federal Reserve announces it will pump $600bn into the US economy to try to boost the fragile recovery.
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Canada man gets US execution date

Wednesday, November 3rd 2010, 21:17
related countries: Canada
related places: Montana

A Montana judge schedules a 31 January execution date for the only known Canadian on death row in the US.
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GM seeks $13bn in share offering

Wednesday, November 3rd 2010, 20:39

US car giant General Motors releases details of a share offering it hopes will raise around $13bn.
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Obama says US voters 'frustrated'

Wednesday, November 3rd 2010, 20:21

US President Barack Obama says he believes US citizens are feeling frustrated with the pace of economic recovery, after his Democratic Party suffers a disastrous election night.
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