News: United States

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United States: news

Etsy shares surge 88% on debut

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

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

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

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

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

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

Thursday, April 16th 2015, 17:23

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

Thursday, April 16th 2015, 14:21

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

Thursday, April 16th 2015, 14:08

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

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

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

Thursday, April 16th 2015, 6:38

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

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

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

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

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

Wednesday, April 15th 2015, 20:12

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

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

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

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

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

Wednesday, April 15th 2015, 16:16

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

Wednesday, April 15th 2015, 15:50

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

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

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

Wednesday, April 15th 2015, 13:01

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Wednesday, April 15th 2015, 4:36

The remains of nearly 400 US servicemen killed at Pearl Harbor are to be exhumed so they may be identified and buried individually.
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SpaceX nearly recovers rocket

Wednesday, April 15th 2015, 1:57

US firm SpaceX narrowly fails to recover its rocket booster in an otherwise successful mission to the space station.
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US to take Cuba off terror list

Wednesday, April 15th 2015, 0:20
related countries: Cuba
related places: White House

US President Barack Obama plans to remove Cuba from state sponsors of terrorism list, as the restoration of diplomatic relations continues.
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Patterson increases book donations

Tuesday, April 14th 2015, 23:51
related countries: United Kingdom

US crime writer James Patterson increases his donation to independent UK bookshops by £250,000.
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US pledges $200m in aid to Iraq

Tuesday, April 14th 2015, 21:57
related countries: Iraq
related places: Washington

US President Barack Obama offers Iraqi PM Haider al-Abadi $200m in humanitarian aid on his first official visit to Washington.
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US 'Taser error' man turns himself in

Tuesday, April 14th 2015, 17:11

A white police officer is charged with manslaughter after shooting a black man when apparently mistaking his gun for his Taser.
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Soul singer Percy Sledge dies aged 74

Tuesday, April 14th 2015, 16:13
related places: Man

US soul singer Percy Sledge, famed for his song When a Man Loves a Woman, has died aged 74, his agent says.
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Iraq 'retakes 25% of IS territory'

Tuesday, April 14th 2015, 15:59
related countries: Iraq
related places: August

Islamic State (IS) has lost more than a quarter of its territory in Iraq since US-led coalition air strikes began in August, the Pentagon says.
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Woman wounded in armadillo shooting

Tuesday, April 14th 2015, 15:31
related countries: Georgia

Authorities in the US state of Georgia say a woman was accidentally shot by her son-in-law as he was trying to kill an armadillo with a handgun.
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US retail sales rebound in March

Tuesday, April 14th 2015, 13:43
related places: March

US retail sales rose 0.9% in March - the first increase for four months - helped by spending on cars, furniture, clothing and building materials.
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Man charged with hacking US lottery

Tuesday, April 14th 2015, 13:36

The former security boss of a US lottery is charged with fraud after allegedly hacking the computer that picks the winning numbers.
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US guards jailed for Iraq deaths

Tuesday, April 14th 2015, 12:31
related countries: Iraq

A former Blackwater guard is sentenced to life in prison and three others to 30 years over the killing of 14 Iraqi civilians in 2007.
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Asia shares down on Wall Street lead

Tuesday, April 14th 2015, 8:27
related places: Wall Street

Most Asian markets headed lower on Tuesday, tracking losses on Wall Street ahead of a wave of first quarter results from US companies.
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US flight worker 'trapped in hold'

Tuesday, April 14th 2015, 6:43
related places: Seattle

An Alaska Airlines plane returns to Seattle after a trapped baggage handler is heard banging from inside the cargo hold.
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China activists' release welcomed

Tuesday, April 14th 2015, 6:23
related countries: China

Rights groups welcome China's release of five women's activists who were held for more than a month, saying it was driven by a global outcry.
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VIDEO: Video shows shot US man selling gun

Tuesday, April 14th 2015, 6:04

Footage has emerged showing a man who was shot by a white police officer after apparently mistaking his gun for a Taser, trying to sell a gun.
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US concern over Iran missile deal

Tuesday, April 14th 2015, 3:39
related countries: Iran, Russia
related places: Kremlin

The US raises concerns with Russia after the Kremlin lifted a ban on supplying Iran with S-300 air defence missile systems.
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Rubio launches 2016 White House run

Tuesday, April 14th 2015, 1:21
related places: Republican

Republican Senator Marco Rubio, 43, says his run for US president in 2016 provides a "generational choice" to voters.
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VIDEO: Women as objects and adverts

Monday, April 13th 2015, 23:04

Decoding hidden truths in American adverts
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Remove 'Ebola man', Nicaragua tells US

Monday, April 13th 2015, 22:21
related countries: Liberia, Nicaragua
related places: Washington

Nicaragua quarantines a US embassy man who has travelled to Liberia and asks Washington to remove him over Ebola concerns.
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Clinton sets off for campaign tour

Monday, April 13th 2015, 14:47

Former US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton sets out for a tour of key states, after declaring her bid for the US Democratic presidential nomination in 2016.
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Fast and Furious outpaces at box office

Monday, April 13th 2015, 13:57
related countries: Canada

The latest Fast and the Furious film is still top dog at the US and Canada box office, having taken $60.6m (£41.4m) in its second weekend in cinemas.
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US anger over Russia plane intercept

Monday, April 13th 2015, 12:00
related countries: Russia

US officials say they will formally complain over Russia's intercept of a US reconnaissance plane over the Baltic Sea.
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Clinton declares White House run

Sunday, April 12th 2015, 22:36

Hillary Clinton formally declares she will run for the US Democratic presidential nomination in 2016, telling Americans she wants to be their "champion".
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All Time Low top UK album chart

Sunday, April 12th 2015, 18:01
related countries: United Kingdom

US rockers All Time Low's top the UK album chart for the first time, as Jess Glynne denies Nick Jonas a number one single in her third week at the top.
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Obama bemoans 'partisanship' on Iran

Sunday, April 12th 2015, 7:29
related countries: Iran
related places: Congress

US President Barack Obama rebukes Republicans in Congress, saying that partisanship over the Iran nuclear deal has gone too far.
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Obama-Castro summit caps Cuba thaw

Sunday, April 12th 2015, 6:54
related countries: Cuba

US President Barack Obama says his historic talks with Cuba's Raul Castro will help both countries to "turn the page" after decades of hostility.
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Chasing Rose to draw on US Open win

Sunday, April 12th 2015, 0:54
related places: Masters

Justin Rose wants to build on his superb third round at the Masters by using the experience of his 2013 US Open win.
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Obama and Castro in historic meeting

Saturday, April 11th 2015, 22:36
related countries: Cuba, Panama

US President Barack Obama and Cuban President Raul Castro hold talks in Panama, the first negotiations between the two countries' leaders in half a century.
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VIDEO: Obama and Castro in 'historic' talks

Saturday, April 11th 2015, 22:06
related countries: Cuba, Panama
related places: Castro

US President Barack Obama and Cuban President Raul Castro have met on the fringes of the summit of the Americas in Panama City.
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Gunman's suicide shuts Capitol Hill

Saturday, April 11th 2015, 21:07

A gunman dies of self-inflicted injuries after firing at the US Capitol in Washington DC, which was locked down for nearly two hours, police say.
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VIDEO: Obama: 'Historic meeting' with Castro

Saturday, April 11th 2015, 21:00
related countries: Cuba, Panama
related places: Castro

US President Barack Obama and Cuban President Raul Castro have met on the fringes of the summit of the Americas in Panama City.
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Nazi camp survivors mark liberation

Saturday, April 11th 2015, 16:48

Survivors return to the Buchenwald concentration camp to mark the 70th anniversary of its liberation by US soldiers.
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VIDEO: Misty Copeland takes the lead

Saturday, April 11th 2015, 15:10

Misty Copeland talks to Jane O'Brien about why she has spoken out about being a African-American ballerina in the conservative world of classical ballet
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VIDEO: Aerial footage of US police beating

Saturday, April 11th 2015, 10:09

An attack on a suspect by a number of Californian policemen is caught on film by a news helicopter crew.
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Russia halts Western WW2 display

Saturday, April 11th 2015, 7:37
related countries: Russia, United Kingdom

Russia cancels the opening of an exhibition of World War Two images by US and British photographers, sparking claims of political interference.
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VIDEO: Historic handshake at Americas summit

Saturday, April 11th 2015, 7:22
related countries: Cuba, Panama

US President Barack Obama and Cuba's Raul Castro shake hands at the Summit of the Americas in Panama City.
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US: No more Latin America meddling

Saturday, April 11th 2015, 7:07
related countries: Panama

President Barack Obama says the days when the United States could meddle in Latin America are past, as a regional conference opens in Panama.
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US deputies suspended over beating

Friday, April 10th 2015, 21:29

Ten California officers have been placed on administrative leave after they were filmed beating a suspect during his arrest.
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Severe tornado kills two in Illinois

Friday, April 10th 2015, 19:53

A tornado kills two people and injures 11 more in a small town in northern Illinois, as US states are hit by severe weather.
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Man held over 'US army base plot'

Friday, April 10th 2015, 18:53
related places: Kansas

The FBI says a 20-year-old American plotted a suicide bombing at Kansas army base on behalf of the Islamic State.
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Relationship index: Obama and the Americas

Friday, April 10th 2015, 18:09

Who does the US get along with in Latin America?
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Clinton 'to announce 2016 campaign'

Friday, April 10th 2015, 16:16
related places: Sunday

Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is due to announce she is running for president on Sunday, US media report
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Carolina police release second video

Friday, April 10th 2015, 16:03

South Carolina officials have released a new video showing the moments before a US police officer shot dead an unarmed black man in the back.
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VIDEO: Mother of charged officer speaks

Friday, April 10th 2015, 11:37

The mother of a South Carolina police officer charged with murder after shooting an unarmed black man has spoken to US TV.
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US and Cuba hold historic meeting

Friday, April 10th 2015, 9:57
related countries: Cuba

The US and Cuban foreign ministers meet in Panama ahead of a regional summit, the highest such talks in more than 50 years.
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VIDEO: Will Cuba come off US terror list?

Friday, April 10th 2015, 6:32
related countries: Cuba, Panama

As President Obama and Cuban leader Raul Castro arrive for the Summit of the Americas in Panama, the US State Department has recommended to President Obama that Cuba be removed from its list of states said to sponsor terrorism.
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Guard killed at US government office

Friday, April 10th 2015, 6:26

A man who kidnapped a woman shoots dead a security guard at the US Census Bureau headquarters in Washington DC and injures a police officer in a fire fight.
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Biden praises Iraq over IS fight

Friday, April 10th 2015, 3:14
related countries: Iraq

US Vice-President Joe Biden gives an upbeat assessment of Iraq's progress against Islamic State, saying the militant group's advance has been "halted".
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VIDEO: Second video of US shooting released

Friday, April 10th 2015, 2:19

US officials release more footage showing the moments before a South Carolina police officer shot dead an unarmed black man in the back.
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Plucking hairs 'can make more grow'

Thursday, April 9th 2015, 23:59

Plucking hairs in a precise pattern can make more pop up in their place in mice, a US study shows, but it is uncertain if this applies to humans.
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VIDEO: New shooting footage released

Thursday, April 9th 2015, 22:40
related places: New

New dash cam footage released by South Carolina officials shows the moments before a US police officer fatally shot an unarmed man in the back in South Carolina.
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US markets close up on energy shares

Thursday, April 9th 2015, 20:29

US markets close higher on Thursday, buoyed by energy shares which rose along with the oil price.
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Oklahoma may approve gas executions

Thursday, April 9th 2015, 19:50
related places: Oklahoma

Oklahoma is set to become the first state in the US to allow the use of nitrogen gas as a method of execution.
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Murphy to receive Twain humour prize

Thursday, April 9th 2015, 16:20
related places: Twain

Actor and comedian Eddie Murphy is to receive this year's Mark Twain Prize for American humour.
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Scenes from a warming relationship

Thursday, April 9th 2015, 15:29
related countries: Cuba
related places: Havana

Looking for Havana clues to warming US relations
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VIDEO: US and Cuba crossing the divide

Thursday, April 9th 2015, 14:03
related countries: Cuba
related places: America

How will Cubans welcome America as relations between the two countries continue to improve?
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US warns Iran over Yemen 'support'

Thursday, April 9th 2015, 9:41
related countries: Iran, Yemen

US Secretary of State John Kerry warns Iran over its alleged support for Houthi rebels in Yemen as fighting intensifies in the city of Aden.
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Hong Kong shares hit seven-year high

Thursday, April 9th 2015, 9:13
related places: Asia

Hong Kong shares surged to a seven-year high as mainland Chinese investors poured money into the market via the new stock connect trading link.
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Obama: End gay 'conversion' therapy

Thursday, April 9th 2015, 2:21

US President Barack Obama has condemned psychiatric therapies designed to "repair" gay, lesbian and transgender youth.
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US deports El Salvador ex-general

Wednesday, April 8th 2015, 23:31
related countries: El Salvador

The US deports Carlos Vides Casanova, a general during El Salvador's civil war, over alleged abuses while he was in command.
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Blogger gets 20 years for son's death

Wednesday, April 8th 2015, 23:18

A US woman is sentenced to 20 years for making her five-year-old son sick and eventually killing him in order to gain attention online.
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Canada logs first Syrian air strikes

Wednesday, April 8th 2015, 23:12
related countries: Canada, Syria

Canada carries out its first air strikes in Syria, as part of the US-led coalition fighting Islamic State militants.
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US treasure hunter pleads guilty

Wednesday, April 8th 2015, 22:06

A US treasure hunter - who spent years evading authorities - will go to prison rather than testify about the gold he discovered in a historic shipwreck.
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US Fed split over interest rate rise

Wednesday, April 8th 2015, 19:08

Officials at the US's central bank were split about when to raise interest rates, latest minutes from the Federal Reserve reveal.
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VIDEO: Charleston shooting: Officer charged

Wednesday, April 8th 2015, 18:07

The authorities in the US state of South Carolina have charged a white police officer with murder after he shot dead a black man who appeared to be running away from him.
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VIDEO: Wardrobe conceals Mexico-US drug tunnel

Wednesday, April 8th 2015, 17:32
related countries: Mexico
related places: San Diego, Tijuana

Mexican police have discovered an incomplete tunnel near the Tijuana border crossing with the US, south of San Diego.
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US soldier 'shot by Afghan soldier'

Wednesday, April 8th 2015, 14:26
related countries: Afghanistan

A US soldier in eastern Afghanistan is killed, reportedly after being fired upon by an Afghan soldier in an "insider" attack.
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US police officer on murder charge

Wednesday, April 8th 2015, 12:38

A white South Carolina police officer is charged with murder over the shooting death of a black man who appeared to be fleeing from him.
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US lifts India airline safety rating

Wednesday, April 8th 2015, 10:02
related countries: India

US authorities upgrade India's aviation safety rating, allowing Indian airlines to increase the number of flights they operate to the country.
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VIDEO: What does American Pie mean to you?

Wednesday, April 8th 2015, 6:47
related places: New York

The original manuscript of Don McLean's American Pie has sold for $1.2m (£806,000) at a New York auction.
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US boosts arms for Yemen coalition

Tuesday, April 7th 2015, 23:01
related countries: Saudi Arabia, Yemen

The US says it is speeding up weapons deliveries to a Saudi-led coalition bombing Houthi rebels in Yemen.
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US judge strikes out Andrew claims

Tuesday, April 7th 2015, 22:41
related places: Andrew

Claims that a woman was forced to have sex with Prince Andrew when she was 17 are to be struck from the record of a civil case in the US, a judge says.
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VIDEO: Prince Andrew sex claims struck out

Tuesday, April 7th 2015, 21:45

A judge in the US has ruled that sexual allegations made against Prince Andrew should be removed from the court records.
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Dukes of Hazzard star Best dies at 88

Tuesday, April 7th 2015, 16:05
related places: Best

US actor James Best, who was best known for his role as bumbling sheriff Rosco P Coltrane on TV show Dukes of Hazzard, dies aged 88.
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Seven children found dead at US home

Tuesday, April 7th 2015, 15:55

A Maryland man and his seven children have been found dead at home, apparently overcome from carbon monoxide poisoning, says a relative.
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American Pie lyrics sell for $1.2m

Tuesday, April 7th 2015, 15:00
related places: New York

The original manuscript of Don McLean's American Pie sells for $1.2m at a New York auction.
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FedEx to buy rival TNT Express

Tuesday, April 7th 2015, 14:19
related countries: Netherlands

US parcels delivery firm FedEx is to buy Dutch rival TNT Express for €4.4bn (£3.22bn) as it looks to expand its European operations.
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Deals help to lift US stock markets

Tuesday, April 7th 2015, 14:08
related places: Stocks, Wall Street

Stocks on Wall Street open higher, with a series of takeover deals helping to push prices higher.
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NBA to hold basketball camp in Cuba

Tuesday, April 7th 2015, 12:06
related countries: Cuba

The NBA becomes the first US professional sports league to visit Cuba since the two countries announced a thaw in their relations.
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