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United States: news

US sends Iraq missiles for IS fight

Wednesday, May 20th 2015, 20:39
related countries: Iraq

The US military says it is sending 1,000 anti-tank missiles to the Iraqi government following the fall of Ramadi to Islamic State forces.
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Bin Laden 'focused on US to the end'

Wednesday, May 20th 2015, 19:13
related countries: Pakistan

US intelligence officials release documents recovered during the raid which killed Osama Bin Laden in his hideout in Pakistan.
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Record fines for currency market fix

Wednesday, May 20th 2015, 17:49

Five of the world's largest banks are to pay fines totalling $5.7bn for charges including manipulating the foreign exchange market.
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Chinese 'Walter White' arrested

Wednesday, May 20th 2015, 16:02
related countries: China

Police in China arrest a chemistry professor for his part in producing a psychoactive drug in a case that has been likened to US crime drama Breaking Bad.
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Target beats earnings forecasts

Wednesday, May 20th 2015, 13:47

US retail giant Target reports a 52% increase in quarterly profits, helped by a boost from online sales.
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White House given racist name on Google

Wednesday, May 20th 2015, 8:21

Searching a racist word and "house" on Google takes you to the home of the US President, Barack Obama.
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Iraq calls for volunteers against IS

Wednesday, May 20th 2015, 7:24

Iraq's government calls for volunteers to fight against IS and help retake the city of Ramadi, as US officials discuss the setback.
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VIDEO: Millions of cars recalled in US

Wednesday, May 20th 2015, 2:09
related countries: Japan
related places: Takata

Japanese airbag maker Takata has said that mechanisms in the airbags of almost 34 million cars are defective, prompting a recall of cars in the US.
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Cuba establishes banking ties in US

Tuesday, May 19th 2015, 22:33
related countries: Cuba

Cuban diplomats will now have access to banking services in the US, clearing a major hurdle to restoring diplomatic ties between the two counties.
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Los Angeles votes for $15 minimum wage

Tuesday, May 19th 2015, 21:59
related places: Los Angeles

Los Angeles becomes the largest city in the US to agree a $15 (£9.67) minimum wage.
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Record US car recall over airbags

Tuesday, May 19th 2015, 20:00
related countries: Japan
related places: Takata

Japanese airbag maker Takata has declared mechanisms in the airbags of almost 34 million cars defective - it will lead to the largest recall in US automotive history, affecting models from 11 carmakers.
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Texas overrules local fracking bans

Tuesday, May 19th 2015, 18:51
related places: Colorado, Ohio, New Mexico

Similar bills - backed by the oil and gas industry - are being considered in US states including Colorado, Ohio, Oklahoma and New Mexico.
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Date set for Clinton email release

Tuesday, May 19th 2015, 18:41
related places: Clinton, Iowa

The US State Department says it expects to release emails from Hillary Clinton's private server in January - just two weeks before the Iowa caucus.
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China group 'stole US trade secrets'

Tuesday, May 19th 2015, 18:14
related countries: China
related places: Beijing

The US charges six Chinese nationals with economic espionage, accusing them of stealing mobile phone technology to benefit Beijing.
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US police call for biker gang truce

Tuesday, May 19th 2015, 17:24
related places: Texas

Police in Texas call on members of rival motorcycle gangs to stop fighting after a shoot-out at the weekend left nine dead.
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Iran sets trial date for US reporter

Tuesday, May 19th 2015, 12:57
related countries: Iran

The trial of Washington Post journalist Jason Rezaian, detained in Iran for almost 10 months on espionage charges, will begin next week.
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Walmart first-quarter profits fall

Tuesday, May 19th 2015, 12:15

The biggest US retailer, Walmart, reports a 7% fall in first-quarter net income to $3.34bn (£2.16bn).
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Anti-Islam film ban lifted for Google

Tuesday, May 19th 2015, 10:29
related places: San Francisco

An appeals court in San Francisco rule a US-produced film called Innocence of Muslims, which sparked global riots after its release in 2012, should not be banned from YouTube.
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VIDEO: US joins Jordan in military wargames

Tuesday, May 19th 2015, 8:42
related countries: Jordan

In Jordan, 18 countries including the US are staging drills to practice how to recapture an international border.
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Asian shares fail to follow US lead

Tuesday, May 19th 2015, 3:10
related places: Apple, Asia

Shares in Asia were mixed on Tuesday despite stocks in the US closing at new record highs, helped by a rise in Apple shares.
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A look inside US biker gangs

Tuesday, May 19th 2015, 1:19

A look inside deadly biker gangs of the US
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US President Obama joins Twitter

Monday, May 18th 2015, 23:53
related places: White House

US President Barack Obama has just launched his own Twitter feed, the White House has confirmed.
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VIDEO: Iraq's problems 'bigger than IS'

Monday, May 18th 2015, 22:48
related countries: Iraq

Emma Sky spent seven years in Iraq as an adviser to the American military.
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VIDEO: Obama: Military gear 'can alienate'

Monday, May 18th 2015, 22:27

President Barack Obama bans the US government from giving military-style equipment to local police forces, saying it ''can alienate and intimidate local residents''.
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VIDEO: Biker shoot-out: 'I hid in freezer'

Monday, May 18th 2015, 19:18
related places: Texas, Waco

Texas police say 170 people are to face organised crime charges after a bike-gang shooting that left nine people dead and 18 others injured.
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Waco biker shoot-out: 170 charged

Monday, May 18th 2015, 17:56
related places: Texas, Waco

Texas police say 170 people are to face charges of organised crime after the Waco bike-gang shooting that left nine people dead and 18 others injured.
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Obama bans 'military' police gear

Monday, May 18th 2015, 17:54

President Barack Obama bans the US government from giving certain military-style equipment to local police forces.
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US daredevil Potter dies during jump

Monday, May 18th 2015, 17:21
related places: America, Potter, California

Dean Potter - one of America's best known extreme athletes - is killed during a wingsuit flight in California's Yosemite National Park.
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Lindsey Graham: I'm running in 2016

Monday, May 18th 2015, 15:39
related places: Republican

Senator Lindsey Graham, the Republican foreign policy hawk, confirms he will run for US president, joining a crowded field of 2016 contenders.
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Pitch Perfect 2 tops US box office

Monday, May 18th 2015, 9:25

The a capella comedy, starring Rebel Wilson, beats Mad Max reboot Fury Road to the US box office top spot.
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Nine dead in Texas biker shootout

Monday, May 18th 2015, 4:51
related places: Texas, Waco

Nine people have been killed, at least 16 injured and 100 arrested after a shootout between rival biker gangs in Waco, Texas, US police say.
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Why are US train drivers called engineers?

Sunday, May 17th 2015, 23:22
related places: Why

Why are train drivers in the US called engineers?
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VIDEO: Passengers' lucky escape as train hits bus

Sunday, May 17th 2015, 7:36
related countries: Georgia
related places: Atlanta

Passengers on a bus in Atlanta, Georgia, had a narrow escape after their bus got stuck in traffic - in the path of an oncoming train.
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Seattle in Arctic drilling protest

Sunday, May 17th 2015, 4:10
related places: Shell, Arctic, Seattle

Hundreds of people in kayaks and small boats stage a protest in the north-western US port of Seattle against Arctic oil drilling by Shell.
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VIDEO: Mexico custody teen returns to US

Sunday, May 17th 2015, 3:57
related countries: Mexico

A teenager who was taken to Mexico by her father eight years ago is returned to her mother in the United States.
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Mexico custody battle teen back home

Saturday, May 16th 2015, 21:03
related countries: Mexico

Teenager Alondra Diaz Garcia is reunited with her mother and returns to the United States eight years after being taken to Mexico by her father.
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US special forces in Syria raid

Saturday, May 16th 2015, 20:38
related countries: Syria

US special forces have killed an Islamic State commander with a key role in oil and gas operations in a rare raid in eastern Syria, the Pentagon says.
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VIDEO: US warns China over land disputes

Saturday, May 16th 2015, 16:45
related countries: China

US Secretary of State John Kerry warns China that his country is concerned by the pace and scope of reclamation projects in contested areas of the South China Sea.
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Bodies recovered at Nepal crash site

Saturday, May 16th 2015, 9:50
related countries: Nepal

The charred bodies of six American marines and two Nepali soldiers are recovered from the site of a US helicopter crash in Nepal, officials say.
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US 'concern' over China sea actions

Saturday, May 16th 2015, 7:57
related countries: China
related places: Beijing

US Secretary of State John Kerry expresses concern over China's actions in disputed waters in the South China Sea, while on a visit to Beijing.
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US anti-nuclear activists 'released'

Saturday, May 16th 2015, 4:13

A US federal appeals court orders the immediate release of three anti-nuclear activists, including an elderly Catholic nun, the group's lawyer says.
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Amtrak train 'may have been struck'

Saturday, May 16th 2015, 3:51
related places: Philadelphia

The Amtrak train that derailed in Philadelphia on Tuesday may have been hit by an object shortly before the crash, a US investigator says.
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VIDEO: Musical ties that bind US and Cuba

Saturday, May 16th 2015, 2:09
related countries: Cuba
related places: Havana

The Minnesota Orchestra is preparing to play in Havana, the first US orchestra to visit the island since relations began to improve last December.
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DNA resolves US-Mexico custody case

Friday, May 15th 2015, 18:26
related places: Texas

A teenage girl at the centre of a US-Mexico custody battle is to be reunited with her mother in Texas after DNA tests confirmed her identity.
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Gatlin runs fastest 100m since 2012

Friday, May 15th 2015, 18:16
related countries: Qatar
related places: Doha

American Justin Gatlin runs the joint-sixth quickest 100m time to dominate the Diamond League opener in Doha.
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No US probe against me - Blatter

Friday, May 15th 2015, 17:10

Fifa chief Sepp Blatter says a US investigation into alleged football corruption is "nothing against" him.
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Ex-Bin Laden aide sentenced to life

Friday, May 15th 2015, 16:02
related places: Africa

Ex-aide to Osama Bin Laden, Khalid al-Fawwaz, is sentenced to life in US prison for 1998 US embassy bombings in east Africa that killed 224 people.
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Missing US helicopter found in Nepal

Friday, May 15th 2015, 13:35
related countries: Nepal

The US military says no-one is believed to have survived the crash of one of its helicopters in Nepal.
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Poet Motion escapes 'suffocating' UK

Friday, May 15th 2015, 12:21
related countries: United Kingdom

Poet Sir Andrew Motion is to leave Britain for a new job in the US, saying being known in the UK as a former poet laureate can be "suffocating".
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US and Cuba to hold embassy talks

Friday, May 15th 2015, 4:11
related countries: Cuba

The US and Cuban governments are to hold talks next week to discuss practical measures to re-establish diplomatic relations.
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Obama makes transport funding pledge

Friday, May 15th 2015, 2:32
related places: Philadelphia

President Barack Obama says the US must invest more in its infrastructure, in the wake of a train derailment in Philadelphia that claimed eight lives.
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US family has 13th consecutive boy

Friday, May 15th 2015, 1:52

A US couple who already have 12 sons have a 13th baby - and, yes, it's another boy!
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Asia shares mostly higher on US lead

Friday, May 15th 2015, 1:42
related places: Wall Street, Friday

Asian shares are mostly higher on Friday taking a positive lead from Wall Street after inflation data cooled expectations of a rate rise.
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Obama reassures Gulf allies on Iran

Friday, May 15th 2015, 0:28
related countries: Iran
related places: Gulf

US President Barack Obama pledges to stand by his Gulf allies, with military force if needed, amid heightened tensions with Iran.
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The 24-page US death penalty form

Thursday, May 14th 2015, 23:17
related places: Boston

The 24-page form to decide Boston bomber's fate
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Amtrak driver 'can't remember' crash

Thursday, May 14th 2015, 21:34

Death toll in US train derailment rises to eight as engineer Brandon Bostian says he has no recollection of the crash.
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Harry Shearer to leave The Simpsons

Thursday, May 14th 2015, 14:01
related places: Simpsons

Harry Shearer, who voices Ned Flanders and Mr Burns in The Simpsons, is to leave the show after more than 25 years following a dispute with producers.
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Fourteen dead in Kabul hotel attack

Thursday, May 14th 2015, 11:11
related countries: Afghanistan
related places: Kabul

Afghan officials say 14 people were killed, including citizens of the UK, the US and India, in an attack claimed by the Taliban on a hotel in Kabul.
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CBS pulls plug on CSI after 15 years

Thursday, May 14th 2015, 10:12
related places: Long

Long-running procedural drama CSI: Crime Scene Investigation will end later this year with a two-hour finale, US TV network CBS confirms.
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US growth fears weigh on Asia shares

Thursday, May 14th 2015, 6:53
related places: Wall Street

Asian shares trade mixed on Thursday, following a lacklustre lead from Wall Street which fell on renewed concerns about US growth.
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US House rejects NSA phone data trawl

Thursday, May 14th 2015, 0:53

The US House of Representatives votes to end the National Security Agency's bulk collection of Americans' phone records.
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VIDEO: US students test worldly knowledge

Wednesday, May 13th 2015, 23:07

The children who have memorised the globe
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US stripped of Olympic relay medals

Wednesday, May 13th 2015, 19:10
related countries: United Kingdom

The USA 4x100m relay team are stripped of their London 2012 Olympic silver medals because of Tyson Gay's drugs ban.
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Islamic State deputy leader 'killed'

Wednesday, May 13th 2015, 19:01
related countries: Iraq

The second-in-command of Islamic State, Abu Alaa al-Afari, has been killed in a US-led coalition air strike, the Iraqi government says.
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Seven dead in Philadelphia rail crash

Wednesday, May 13th 2015, 18:11
related places: Philadelphia, Washington, New York

A passenger train from Washington to New York derails in Philadelphia, killing at least seven people and injuring dozens more.
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VIDEO: Islamic State deputy reported killed

Wednesday, May 13th 2015, 15:55
related countries: Iraq

The second-in-command of the group calling itself Islamic State has been killed in a US-led coalition air strike in northern Iraq, the Iraqi ministry of defence says.
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US trade pacts suffer Senate setback

Wednesday, May 13th 2015, 10:05
related places: Asia, Senate

Efforts to introduce US trade deals with Europe and Asia have been dealt a blow after a vote in the Senate.
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New girl in US-Mexico custody case

Wednesday, May 13th 2015, 8:44
related countries: Mexico
related places: America

A teenage girl at the centre of a custody battle in the US appears in a court in Mexico weeks after another girl was mistakenly seized by police.
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VIDEO: 'I heard a bang as US train derailed'

Wednesday, May 13th 2015, 4:10
related places: Philadelphia

A passenger train has derailed in Philadelphia, killing at least five people and injuring dozens of others, officials in the US city say.
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Bond sell-off hits US stocks

Wednesday, May 13th 2015, 1:55
related countries: Greece

US markets fall on Tuesday with investors rattled by a further sell-off on the bond markets and worries over the Greek debt talks.
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US summit aims to calm Arab Iran fears

Tuesday, May 12th 2015, 23:23
related countries: Iran

Camp David summit aims to calms fears over Iran
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Asia tops global school rankings

Tuesday, May 12th 2015, 23:02
related countries: United Kingdom, Vietnam

A global school league table based on science and maths tests puts five Asian countries at the top, with the UK in 20th and the US in 28th.
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Kerry and Putin in 'frank' meeting

Tuesday, May 12th 2015, 21:25
related countries: Russia, Ukraine

US Secretary of State John Kerry has a "frank meeting" with President Vladimir Putin on his first visit to Russia since the Ukraine crisis began.
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US helicopter missing in Nepal

Tuesday, May 12th 2015, 19:12
related countries: Nepal

A US Marine helicopter involved in disaster relief efforts in Nepal has been declared missing by the Army.
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US Christians 'decline sharply'

Tuesday, May 12th 2015, 16:11

The number of Americans who identify as Christian has fallen nearly eight percentage points in only seven years, according to a new survey.
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US nurse marks 90th birthday at work

Tuesday, May 12th 2015, 15:50
related places: Washington

Florence "SeeSee" Rigney, who has been working at a Washington state hospital since 1946, marks her 90th birthday at work.
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Verizon to buy AOL for $4.4bn

Tuesday, May 12th 2015, 15:30

US telecoms giant Verizon says it will buy internet firm AOL in a deal worth $4.4bn.
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American Idol "a blast", says Cowell

Tuesday, May 12th 2015, 12:30
related places: Cowell

TV talent show judge Simon Cowell responds to news US show American Idol will end after its 15th and final season.
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RBS could face fines on US mortgages

Tuesday, May 12th 2015, 9:08
related countries: United Kingdom

Taxpayer-backed Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) could face further fines in the US following a court ruling regarding the sale of mortgage bonds to investors.
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Gulf leaders 'snub' Obama summit

Tuesday, May 12th 2015, 0:32
related places: Arab

Many Gulf heads of state say they will skip the summit of US and allied Arab leaders at Camp David later this week, signalling their displeasure with US-Iran relations.
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VIDEO: Girl, 11, is youngest US chess master

Monday, May 11th 2015, 23:00

Chess prodigy, 11, beats all comers in the US
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Shell gets US Arctic oil approval

Monday, May 11th 2015, 21:06
related countries: Netherlands
related places: Arctic, Interior

Royal Dutch Shell wins approval from the US Department of Interior to explore for oil in the Arctic.
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Questions swirl around Bin Laden report

Monday, May 11th 2015, 17:58
related countries: Pakistan

Was Osama Bin Laden killed in joint US-Pakistani operation?
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VIDEO: Aerial footage shows US tornado damage

Monday, May 11th 2015, 17:56

A severe storm has rolled through the southern US, killing at least five people and leaving more than 43 injured.
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Citigroup 'may plead guilty' over FX

Monday, May 11th 2015, 17:21
related places: Justice

Citigroup said it may plead guilty amid a US Department of Justice probe into its foreign exchange business.
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Tornadoes rip through southern US

Monday, May 11th 2015, 17:02

A severe storm that hit several states has killed at least two people, injured over 43 and left missing 8 people.
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Burundi leader rejects poll delay

Monday, May 11th 2015, 16:49
related countries: Burundi
related places: June

Burundi's President Pierre Nkurunziza rejects pressure from the European Union (EU) and US to delay controversial elections set for June.
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VIDEO: US police: 'We're everyday people too'

Monday, May 11th 2015, 16:47
related places: Washington

The BBC spoke to former law enforcement officers at Police Week in Washington, DC to find out how they think the American public perceives them.
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American Idol to end next year

Monday, May 11th 2015, 13:49
related places: Fox

US talent show American Idol will end after its 15th and final season, which will be broadcast next year, TV network Fox announces.
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VIDEO: Obama calls mums on Mother's Day

Monday, May 11th 2015, 12:32
related places: Day

President Obama marked Mother's Day in the US by calling three mums to thank them "for being great".
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Avengers still ruling US box office

Monday, May 11th 2015, 9:35

Avengers sequel Age of Ultron dominates the US box office for a second week, taking more than five times its closest rival Hot Pursuit.
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VIDEO: Black bears charge at tourists in US

Sunday, May 10th 2015, 13:42

Tourists at Yellowstone National Park in the US have been chased over a bridge by a family of black bears.
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VIDEO: Deadly tornadoes rip across US states

Sunday, May 10th 2015, 6:38

One person has died and a number of others are missing after tornadoes, heavy winds and hail storms caused widespread damage in several American states.
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Colombia to ban coca herbicide

Saturday, May 9th 2015, 23:07
related countries: Colombia

Colombia to halt use of controversial herbicide glyphosate in a US-sponsored coca eradication programmes because of health concerns.
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Emma and Noah are top US baby names

Friday, May 8th 2015, 22:35
related places: Noah, Emma

Noah and Emma are the most popular baby names in the US, according the Social Security Administration.
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VIDEO: VE Day marked in Washington

Friday, May 8th 2015, 22:34
related places: Washington

Victory in Europe day was commemorated in the US with a flypast over the Washington Memorial, featuring many original aircraft from the Second World War.
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US stocks jump on strong jobs data

Friday, May 8th 2015, 20:56

US stocks end sharply higher on Friday, after the latest figures from the US government showed the economy created 223,000 new jobs in April.
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VIDEO: What's kept Obama away from S Dakota?

Friday, May 8th 2015, 19:09
related places: White House

President Obama's visit to South Dakota now means he has visited every state in the US while serving in the White House.
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Security upped at US military bases

Friday, May 8th 2015, 17:57

The US military has increased its threat level at facilities across North America, although most installations were already operating at a higher level of protection.
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Ebola 'lives on in eye of survivor'

Friday, May 8th 2015, 17:54

The Ebola virus has been detected in the eye of a US doctor who had already recovered from the illness.
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