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United States: news

Obama and EU leaders plan summit

Tuesday, August 17th 2010, 16:53
related countries: Portugal
related places: Lisbon

US President Barack Obama will attend a summit with European Union leaders in Lisbon in November, after skipping the last event.
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American Apparel debts warning

Tuesday, August 17th 2010, 16:52

The US clothing chain American Apparel warns it might not be able to continue because of debts and trading losses.
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US confirms 'interrogation tapes'

Tuesday, August 17th 2010, 15:57

US officials confirm the existence of videotapes of the 2002 interrogation of an alleged 9/11 plotter, reportedly at a secret prison.
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Wal-Mart feels the squeeze in US

Tuesday, August 17th 2010, 13:23

Retail giant Wal-Mart sees quarterly profits rise 3.6%, but sales decline further in its home US market.
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Arms sale accused 'was entrapped'

Tuesday, August 17th 2010, 12:11
related countries: Iran, United Kingdom
related places: London

A golf club president from London who US authorities claim sold arms to Iran says he is the victim of a customs sting.
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Audio slideshow

Tuesday, August 17th 2010, 12:02

US lensman Herman Leonard's smoky scenes from the jazz age
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Baby babble from US bases blocks Japanese taxis' radio chat

Tuesday, August 17th 2010, 10:27
related countries: Japan

Taxis and lorries in Japan are hit by unusual disruption from US military bases - baby babble that interferes with their radios.
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US home buyers in credit struggle

Tuesday, August 17th 2010, 8:22

The US government will hold its first major public forum on housing finance on Thursday, with top bankers, economists and federal officials, as home buyers struggle to get credit despite low interest rates.
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China's military in 'secret rise'

Tuesday, August 17th 2010, 8:02
related countries: China

The US defence department says China's military is growing in a secretive way, raising the risks of conflict and misunderstandings.
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California gay weddings on hold

Tuesday, August 17th 2010, 1:00
related places: California

A US appeals court rules same-sex weddings in California cannot continue while it considers the constitutionality of the state's gay marriage ban.
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US Senate leader opposes NY mosque

Monday, August 16th 2010, 23:13

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid opposes plans to build a mosque near the site of the 9/11 terror attacks, days after Barack Obama defended them.
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US 'rebel' Berenson apologises

Monday, August 16th 2010, 21:07
related countries: Peru

Lori Berenson, an American who was sentenced in Peru for collaborating with left-wing rebels, has apologised for her actions.
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US to require oil drilling review

Monday, August 16th 2010, 20:09

The US will require an environmental assessment for new deep-water offshore drilling, government regulators say.
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US visits man jailed in N Korea

Monday, August 16th 2010, 19:11
related countries: North Korea

A US consular team has gained access to an American sentenced to hard labour in North Korea, Washington says.
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Barclays settles criminal charge

Monday, August 16th 2010, 18:14
related countries: Burma, Cuba, Iran, Libya

Barclays Bank is to pay $298m (£190m) to settle criminal charges that it violated US sanctions in dealings with Cuba, Iran, Libya, Sudan and Burma.
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Gates says Afghan exit on course

Monday, August 16th 2010, 17:23
related countries: Afghanistan

US Defence Secretary Robert Gates says the United States will definitely start reducing the number of its soldiers in Afghanistan next July.
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Expendables shoot to number one

Monday, August 16th 2010, 9:11
related places: Veteran

Veteran action movie The Expendables goes straight to the top of the US box office chart on its debut, raking in $35m.
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Murray confident for US Open

Monday, August 16th 2010, 8:36
related places: Murray

Andy Murray believes his victory in the Rogers Cup is excellent preparation for the US Open, which begins on 30 August.
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Actress Gabor receives last rites

Monday, August 16th 2010, 8:25

Zsa Zsa Gabor receives her last rites from a priest in a Los Angeles hospital after surgery to remove two blood clots.
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US warning over 'Lady Gaga' eyes

Monday, August 16th 2010, 6:24

Opticians are concerned that teenagers in the US could be putting their eyesight at risk by using controversial contact lenses styled on a Lady Gaga video.
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Manhunt in Thailand for UK boxer

Monday, August 16th 2010, 5:50
related countries: Thailand, United Kingdom

Thai police are searching for a British man they suspect murdered an American fellow Thai boxing expert.
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US joins South Korea in war games

Monday, August 16th 2010, 4:52
related countries: North Korea, South Korea
related places: Pyongyang

Thousands of military personnel from the US and South Korea launch the latest in a series of military exercises, despite warnings from Pyongyang.
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Woods misses Ryder Cup qualification

Monday, August 16th 2010, 2:14
related places: Sunday

Tiger Woods fails to qualify for one of the automatic spots on the US Ryder Cup team following the USPGA on Sunday.
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Kaymer wins USPGA in play-off

Monday, August 16th 2010, 0:26
related countries: Germany

Martin Kaymer wins the USPGA in a play-off with Bubba Watson after Dustin Johnson is controversially penalised in the USPGA.
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Spectators killed at US car race

Sunday, August 15th 2010, 22:30
related places: California

At least eight spectators are killed and more are wounded at an off-road motor race in California after a vehicle crashes into them.
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Craigslist 'killer' dies in jail

Sunday, August 15th 2010, 19:22

A US man accused of murdering a woman he met through the classified ads on the Craigslist website is found dead in prison.
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Petraeus hedges over Afghan exit

Sunday, August 15th 2010, 15:26
related countries: Afghanistan

The new US commander in Afghanistan, Gen David Petraeus, says US forces will only begin withdrawing in 2011 if conditions allow.
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Spectators die at off-road race

Sunday, August 15th 2010, 13:51

Spectators killed at US California 200 off-road race
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US offers fire equipment to Russia

Sunday, August 15th 2010, 8:14
related countries: Russia

America has sent several planeloads of firefighting equipment to Russia, to help tackle the huge forest fires which continue to rage in parts of the country.
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Four killed in NY state shooting

Sunday, August 15th 2010, 0:29
related places: Buffalo, New York

Four people are killed in a shooting after a wedding-anniversary party at a restaurant in Buffalo, New York.
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'Pakistan drone strike kills 12'

Saturday, August 14th 2010, 19:34
related countries: Afghanistan, Pakistan

A suspected US drone strike on Pakistan kills at least 12 militants in a tribal area near the Afghan border, officials say.
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Obama and Karzai in Taliban vow

Saturday, August 14th 2010, 4:38
related countries: Afghanistan

The US and Afghan presidents pledge to continue working together to combat the Taliban during a lengthy video conference conversation.
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Live text - USPGA Championship

Friday, August 13th 2010, 23:55

American Matt Kuchar leads the USPGA Championship after a fog-curtailed second day, with Northern Ireland's Rory McIlroy tied for third and Tiger Woods tied for 36th.
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Titanic salvagers awarded $110m

Friday, August 13th 2010, 23:36

A US court awards the company that salvaged artefacts from the Titanic $110m for its efforts, but has yet to decide how the sum will be funded.
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South American airlines to merge

Friday, August 13th 2010, 21:29

Two major South American airlines, Brazil's TAM Linhas Aereas and Chile's LAN, plan a merger that will create the biggest carrier in the region.
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Stabbing suspect sent to Michigan

Friday, August 13th 2010, 20:38
related places: Michigan

A man arrested in connection with a series of nearly 20 stabbings agrees to return to Michigan to face charges in one of the attacks.
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Senate candidate on porn charge

Friday, August 13th 2010, 19:01

US Senate candidate Alvin Greene, a surprise winner of the South Carolina Democratic primary, is indicted on two pornography-related charges.
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BP to continue Gulf relief well

Friday, August 13th 2010, 18:35
related countries: Mexico
related places: Gulf

The US government says BP will continue drilling a relief well to permanently plug the blown-out well in the Gulf of Mexico.
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Obama signs $600m US border bill

Friday, August 13th 2010, 16:39
related places: Senate

President Barack Obama signs into law a bill to increase security along the US-Mexico border, a day after it was passed by the Senate.
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Zapped laptop

Friday, August 13th 2010, 16:30
related countries: Guinea, Guinea-Bissau

Thriller writer says US spies knocked out wife's computer over Guinea-Bissau coup
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Illness delays Guantanamo trial

Friday, August 13th 2010, 14:02

The first trial at Guantanamo Bay under US President Barack Obama is suspended after the defence lawyer faints in court.
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Cars give lift to US retail sales

Friday, August 13th 2010, 13:26

US retail sales rose in July after two months of declines, largely due to an increase in car sales, figures show.
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Wikileaks sharing 'inevitable'

Friday, August 13th 2010, 6:26

A former director of the CIA, General Michael Hayden, has told the BBC that the shift to sharing intelligence has made a leak of tens of thousands of secret US military documents "inevitable".
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State's gay nuptials 'to proceed'

Thursday, August 12th 2010, 23:13
related places: California

A US judge who overturned California's same-sex marriage ban rules gay nuptials may resume next week, while appeals against the ruling are heard.
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Debt swap protects Brazil forests

Thursday, August 12th 2010, 22:41
related countries: Brazil

Brazil and the US agree a $21m debt for nature swap to protect threatened tropical forests.
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Picky eater: 'Pasta is like live worms'

Thursday, August 12th 2010, 22:36

As scientists in the US launch a survey of adult eating habits, one very picky eater took BBC News grocery shopping to highlight her turmoil.
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Senate passes $600m border bill

Thursday, August 12th 2010, 21:18

The US Senate is recalled from its summer break to pass a bill which increases security along the US-Mexico border.
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30,000 queue for rent help in US

Thursday, August 12th 2010, 20:08
related countries: Georgia
related places: Atlanta

Some 30,000 people queue for rent assistance in Atlanta, Georgia, as the US housing crisis places a growing strain on poorer people.
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Man held over US serial stabbings

Thursday, August 12th 2010, 19:59
related countries: Israel
related places: Atlanta

Atlanta police arrest a man as he tries to board a flight to Israel, after some 20 stabbings leave five people dead across three states.
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Global wheat supply forecast cut

Thursday, August 12th 2010, 18:48
related countries: Russia

The US Department of Agriculture cuts its outlook for world wheat production after revising down its forecast for Russia.
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General Motors chief stands down

Thursday, August 12th 2010, 16:52
related places: June

The chief executive of the US car giant General Motors announces plans to resign, as the company reports increased profits.
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US schoolboy to visit North Korea

Thursday, August 12th 2010, 16:27
related countries: North Korea

A 13-year-old American schoolboy is hoping to go where few senior US politicians have been before, to North Korea for a meeting with Kim Jong-il.
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Strong earthquake strikes Ecuador

Thursday, August 12th 2010, 14:49
related countries: Ecuador
related places: Quito

An earthquake measuring 6.9 hits Ecuador, about 170km (105 miles) south-east of the capital, Quito, the US Geological Survey says.
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Pulling out

Thursday, August 12th 2010, 13:32
related countries: Iraq
related places: Why

Why nothing short of a civil war may keep US troops in Iraq
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Iraq 'not ready' for US pull-out

Thursday, August 12th 2010, 11:32
related countries: Iraq
related places: White House

Iraq's top army officer says US pull-out plans are premature, as Washington says troops are on target to end combat operations by the end of the month.
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Cloned meat - from lab to plate

Thursday, August 12th 2010, 10:59

Ranchers in the US are using cloning to boost the quality and quantity of the meat they produce. Our science correspondent Pallab Ghosh went there to follow how the process works - from lab to plate.
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Cattle 'cloned from dead animals'

Thursday, August 12th 2010, 10:58

Some of the cattle cloned to boost food production in the US have been created from the cells of dead animals.
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US broadband plan 'not a priority'

Thursday, August 12th 2010, 9:26

Most Americans say the government's plans for broadband are not a priority, a survey finds, amid fierce debate about the issue.
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Woods is not certain pick - Pavin

Thursday, August 12th 2010, 6:54

American captain Corey Pavin denies saying Tiger Woods is assured of a Ryder Cup wild card and rows with the journalist behind the claims.
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US and Russia in hijack plane exercise

Thursday, August 12th 2010, 3:56
related countries: Russia

The Russian Air Force and the North American Aerospace Defense Command conduct their first joint air defence exercise - a simulated terrorist hijacking.
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Trio climbs Kilimanjaro on only one good leg

Wednesday, August 11th 2010, 23:36

Three US amputee veterans climb Mt Kilimanjaro, enduring tumbles and sores to reach the peak with only one good leg among them.
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Markets drop on US economy fears

Wednesday, August 11th 2010, 20:43

World stock markets slide as investors worry about the health of the US economy following a warning from the Federal Reserve.
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Lindsay Lohan judge steps aside

Wednesday, August 11th 2010, 19:36

The judge who sent US actress Lindsay Lohan to jail recuses herself from the case after complaints from a prosecutor.
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Kuwait to get US Patriot missiles

Wednesday, August 11th 2010, 19:17
related countries: Kuwait
related places: Patriot

The US says it plans to sell Kuwait its latest Patriot anti-ballistic missile to meet "current and future threats".
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Lebanon rejects US aid with ties

Wednesday, August 11th 2010, 19:07
related countries: Israel, Lebanon

Lebanon's defence minister says he will reject US military aid if it comes with a condition that any weapons are not used against Israel.
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US man grows pea plant in his lung

Wednesday, August 11th 2010, 16:59

A Massachusetts man is told a pea plant has sprouted in his chest, after being rushed to hospital with a collapsed lung.
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New spacewalk tries to fix ISS

Wednesday, August 11th 2010, 15:01

US astronauts begin a second spacewalk to repair vital cooling units on the International Space Station.
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US 'libel tourist' laws approved

Wednesday, August 11th 2010, 14:08

Legislation protecting US writers from foreign libel judgements is signed into law by President Barack Obama.
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Ex-senator 'dead in plane crash'

Wednesday, August 11th 2010, 12:52
related places: Alaska

Former long-serving US Senator Ted Stevens is killed in a plane crash in Alaska, while a former head of Nasa survives, reports say.
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Red-faces as US road workers misspell 'school'

Wednesday, August 11th 2010, 9:05

Workers have misspelled the word school on a road approaching a high school in North Carolina in the United States.
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Spears 'to make Glee appearance'

Wednesday, August 11th 2010, 8:53

Pop star Britney Spears is to make a cameo appearance in the next series of US TV musical comedy Glee, the show's creator reveals.
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'Reckless' air steward bailed

Wednesday, August 11th 2010, 8:31

An American flight attendant has been released on bail after after deploying an emergency chute to leave his aircraft following a row with a passenger.
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The power of a pal

Wednesday, August 11th 2010, 6:41

The effect of high-profile backers on the US primaries
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Inside Obama's favourite burger joint

Wednesday, August 11th 2010, 5:18
related places: Arlington, Ray, Virginia

Until Barack Obama was elected US president, Ray's Hell Burger in Arlington, Virginia, was just an out-of-the-way fast food joint.
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Wikileaks urged to censor files

Tuesday, August 10th 2010, 22:31
related countries: Afghanistan

Human rights groups urge Wikileaks to remove the names of Afghan civilians from leaked US military reports.
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US call for bomber medical files

Tuesday, August 10th 2010, 22:18

The US senate committee looking into the release of the convicted Lockerbie bomber calls for his medical records to be released.
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Youngest Guantanamo inmate tried

Tuesday, August 10th 2010, 21:35
related countries: Canada

A Canadian who was 15 when he allegedly killed a US soldier in Afghanistan becomes the first man tried at Guantanamo Bay under President Obama.
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US Congress passes state aid bill

Tuesday, August 10th 2010, 21:24

The House of Representatives approves $26bn in aid for cash-strapped US states, which supporters say will safeguard jobs in education and health.
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Fed takes step to boost recovery

Tuesday, August 10th 2010, 20:24

The US Federal Reserve takes a step towards boosting economic recovery, which it says has faltered in recent months.
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US air steward in shock plane exit after row

Tuesday, August 10th 2010, 16:31

A judge bails a US flight attendant who allegedly used the emergency exit slide after arguing with a passenger.
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US and Vietnam in naval exercises

Tuesday, August 10th 2010, 11:34
related countries: Vietnam

The US and Vietnam stage joint naval activities in the South China Sea, a sign of increasing military ties between the former enemies.
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US military plans super-speed computers

Tuesday, August 10th 2010, 10:47

Supercomputers one thousand times more powerful than existing machines are being planned by a US defence research agency.
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US states hold primary elections

Tuesday, August 10th 2010, 9:32
related countries: Georgia
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Voters in Colorado, Connecticut, Minnesota and Georgia go to the polls to choose party candidates for November's mid-term elections.
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Saudi eyes

Tuesday, August 10th 2010, 7:17
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Women photographers from Saudi Arabia exhibit in the US
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Dollar disaster

Tuesday, August 10th 2010, 6:35
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Why the US keeps minting $1 coin when people won't use it
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US engineer sold secrets to China

Tuesday, August 10th 2010, 3:56
related countries: China, India

A US engineer of Indian origin is convicted of selling military secrets about the B-2 bomber to China.
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Air steward arrested over passenger row

Tuesday, August 10th 2010, 3:14

An American flight attendant has been arrested after deploying an emergency chute to leave his aircraft following a row with a passenger.
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Canadian's 'confessions' allowed

Tuesday, August 10th 2010, 1:31
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Alleged confessions of a Canadian being held at Guantanamo Bay can be heard at his trial, a US military judge has ruled.
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Gates seeks cuts in US military

Tuesday, August 10th 2010, 0:17

US Defence Secretary Robert Gates recommends closing a major US military command in a significant shift of defence spending.
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Democrat accused of ethics breach

Monday, August 9th 2010, 20:49

A US House committee formally charges a California Democrat with using her influence to benefit a bank in which her husband was a shareholder.
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US agents continue fugitive hunt

Monday, August 9th 2010, 20:11

US federal agents capture one of two inmates who escaped from a prison in Arizona, but are still searching for two other fugitives.
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Honda recalls 384,000 US vehicles

Monday, August 9th 2010, 19:35
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related places: Honda

Japanese car maker Honda is recalling more than 384,000 vehicles in the US because of problems with the ignition.
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Germany closes 9/11 plot mosque

Monday, August 9th 2010, 17:26
related countries: Germany
related places: Hamburg

German police shut down the Hamburg mosque where the 9/11 hijackers met before their suicide attacks on the US in 2001.
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BP deposits $3bn in relief fund

Monday, August 9th 2010, 16:45
related places: Justice

BP makes its first deposit of $3bn (£1.8bn) into a $20bn account to pay for the oil spill after finishing talks with the US Department of Justice.
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Skype files for $100m flotation

Monday, August 9th 2010, 15:53

Internet phone firm Skype files for an initial public offering in the US, hoping to raise $100m through the flotation.
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Chrysler cuts losses on sale rise

Monday, August 9th 2010, 12:39
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US carmaker Chrysler sees its losses narrow after higher sales, but says it still has work to do to turn itself around.
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AstraZeneca in $198m claim payout

Monday, August 9th 2010, 10:32

Drug giant AstraZeneca is to pay $198m to settle 17,500 US personal injury claims related to its drug Seroquel.
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Rewards 'to boost whistleblowing'

Monday, August 9th 2010, 10:00

Financial rewards for whistleblowers at US firms are expected to bring a surge in tip-offs to the financial watchdog, a report says.
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Oscar winner Patricia Neal dies

Monday, August 9th 2010, 8:13
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Actress Patricia Neal, who won an Oscar for her role in the 1963 film Hud and was the first wife of author Roald Dahl, dies in the US at the age of 84.
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She's the one - Robbie Williams 'marries in LA'

Sunday, August 8th 2010, 20:14
related places: Beverly Hills

Pop star Robbie Williams marries US actress and model Ayda Field at his Beverly Hills mansion, it is confirmed.
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