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 Arms dealer Viktor Bout sentenced| Arms dealer Viktor Bout, dubbed the 'merchant of death', has been sentenced to 25 years in jail by a US judge | |
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Virginia |
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US Navy jet crashes in Virginia  Map of Virginia Beach Virginia Virginia A US Navy F-18 jet has crashed shortly after take off in a residential area near Virginia Beach, Virginia. No fatalities have been reported
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| Apr.9 |
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Mega Millions winner claims prize Map of Milford Mill USA A winner has come forward to claim part of the record $656m Mega millions jackpot, lottery officials in the US state of Maryland said
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| Apr.10 |
Pennsylvania |
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Rick Santorum ends presidency bid  Map of Gettysburg Pennsylvania| Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum has ended his bid for the White House, leaving Mitt Romney as the presumptive nominee | |
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 World stocks slip on growth fears The US Dow Jones index fell 1.7%, its worst day so far this year. Earlier, France's Cac 40 fell 3.1%
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New Jersey |
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US mayor rescues woman from fire Map of Newark New Jersey A New Jersey mayor has played down suggestions he is a hero after he rushed into a burning house to save a woman
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New York |
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American Jim Yong Kim named World Bank chief | Jim Yong Kim was tapped to be the next president of the World Bank, besting Nigerian finance minister Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala | |
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New York |
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The Band's Levon Helm dies at 71 Levon Helm, singer and drummer for rock group The Band, has died of cancer at the age of 71 at a hospital in New York City
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Virginia |
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Nixon's 'hatchet man' Colson dies Map of Fairfax Virginia Virginia Charles Colson, an advisor to President Richard Nixon who was involved in the Watergate scandal and later became a preacher, has died at 80
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New York |
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 Romney calls for focus on Obama | Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney has vowed to take the White House from President Barack Obama | |
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Mid-Atlantic states |
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 No dismissal of charges in Manning case Map of Fort Meade Maryland USA| A military judge denied a request to dismiss all the charges against the intelligence analyst accused of leaking hundreds of thousands of documents | |
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