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Texas |
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Third US legal official shot dead |
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Colorado |
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Execution call for 'cinema killer' |
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| Apr.2 |
South Korea |
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US 'will defend self and S Korea'
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New York |
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Dow Jones and S&P climb to new highs
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| Apr.3 |
New Jersey |
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Rutgers University sacks basketball coach |
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US boosts defences amid Korea threat 
The US has announced it is moving an advanced missile defence system to the Pacific island of Guam as North Korea steps up its warlike rheto...
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Colorado |
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Obama in new gun control push |
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| Apr.4 |
Connecticut |
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Connecticut to sign landmark gun law |
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Texas |
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Armstrong set for return as swimmer |
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Chicago |
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US film critic Roger Ebert dies |
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| Apr.5 |
Washington |
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Obama 'offering to cut US pensions'
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 Rome |
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Italy pardons US colonel in CIA case Italian President Giorgio Napolitano has pardoned Joseph Romano convicted in absentia over the rendition of an Egyptian imam in 2003
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Washington |
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US plays down North Korea threat
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| Apr.6 |
South Carolina |
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Serena overpowers sister Venus |
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Washington |
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US test delayed over Korea tension
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Turkey |
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Kerry in Turkey to boost Israel ties |
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US Georgia |
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Cardinals Overcome Wichita St. |
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US Georgia |
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Michigan reaches title game |
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| Apr.7 |
New Zealand |
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Bodies of American exec, wife found in New Zealand |
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| Apr.8 |
New York |
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Al-Qaeda trial hit by US budget cuts |
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Washington |
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Emotional Obama in gun-control plea |
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Louisiana |
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Gulf of Mexico can 'self-deep-clean' |
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US Georgia |
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Louisville topped Michigan in pulsating final
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| Apr.9 |
U.S. Senate |
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Senate to vote on gun control bill
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Washington |
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U.S.: N. Korea could test fire at any time
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Cuba |
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Cuba to return US 'kidnap' parents |
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USA |
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KPMG quits audit roles over claims |
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Texas |
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Student stabs 14 at Texas college |
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New Orleans |
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UConn Wins NCAA Title |
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| Apr.10 |
Florida |
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Cuba hands fugitive parents to U.S. officials
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Manhattan |
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Metropolitan Museum receives $1bn donation |
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U.S. Senate |
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Bipartisan deal on US gun checks |
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USA |
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High levels of lead found in US rice |
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New York |
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Thousands at US immigration rallies |
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| Apr.11 |
Washington |
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US urges China to rein in N Korea
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Washington |
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Korean War priest awarded US Medal of Honor |
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San Francisco Bay Area |
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Google launches tool to determine data use after death |
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| Apr.12 |
Paris |
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Paris judge allows Hopi masks auction |
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Pakistan |
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Musharraf acknowledges secret U.S. deal on drones |
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Washington |
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Obama's earnings decline as book sales slow |
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US Georgia |
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Guan, 14, sets golf record at Augusta |
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Washington |
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US publishes Russian sanction list |
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| Apr.13 |
US Georgia |
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Woods handed two-shot penalty |
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Washington |
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Sandy Hook mother in Obama address |
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Guantanamo |
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Hunger strike clashes at Guantanamo |
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| Apr.14 |
US Georgia |
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Scott takes play-off to win Masters
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| Apr.15 |
Miami |
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Giant snails on advance in Florida |
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Boston |
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Celtics-Pacers canceled; Bruins game postponed |
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U.S. Supreme Court |
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US court hears gene patents case |
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Deadly blasts hit Boston Marathon 
Map of Boylston Street Boston USA At least three people have been killed and more than 100 injured, some seriously, in two explosions at the finish line of the Boston Marathon
| Bloodied runners and spectators being treated at the scene and the road strewn with debris. President Barack Obama said 'we will find out who did this' and that those responsible would feel the 'full weight of justice'
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Boston |
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FBI probes Boston 'terror' blasts An investigation is under way after two explosions near the finishing line of the Boston Marathon left 3 people dead and more than 100 injur...
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Washington |
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Obama to meet South Korean leader |
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| Apr.16 |
Boston |
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No further Boston threat, says FBI
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Boston |
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FBI reveals Boston bomb details Images from the FBI probe into the deadly attack on the Boston Marathon have thrown light on the bombs used
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U.S. Senate |
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'Ricin' in letter to US senator |
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| Apr.17 |
Boston |
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Pressure cooker clues to Boston bomb Bombs that targeted the Boston Marathon on Monday may have been packed in pressure cookers, investigators say
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Washington |
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Obama casts doubt on N. Korea missiles
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Guantanamo |
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More prisoners join Guantanamo hunger strike |
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Washington |
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'Suspicious' letter sent to Obama |
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Boston |
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Boston bombs suspect 'seen on film'
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Washington |
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Obama attacks gun law opponents |
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Washington |
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Obama 'ricin' letter suspect arrested |
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Texas |
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Explosion at Texas fertiliser plant Map of Waco Texas| Many people are reported to be injured and others are trapped in burning buildings after an explosion at at the West Fertilizer plant near Waco. Several buildings are reported to be on fire, some of them in neighbouring residential areas. Explosion rips through fertilizer p... | |
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| Apr.18 |
Texas |
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Deadly Texas blast 'like tornado' Between five and 15 people are thought to have been killed by a huge explosion at a US fertiliser plant
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Washington |
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Obama to attend Boston ceremony |
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Boston |
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Photos of Boston suspects released The FBI has released photos of two suspects it wants to identify as part of the investigation into Monday's Boston Marathon bombings
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Texas |
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Search for survivors of Texas blast |
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Boston |
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US police officer shot at university |
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| Apr.19 |
Boston |
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Huge manhunt for Boston bomb suspect | People have been told to stay indoors amid a massive police manhunt for one of 2 brothers suspected of carrying out the Boston Marathon bombings. Police are hunting Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, 19, after he esca... | |
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Texas |
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Twelve confirmed dead in Texas blast |
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Boston |
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Boston bombs suspect 'in custody' Map of Watertown USA| Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, 19, the suspect in the Boston Marathon bombings has been taken into custody in a suburb of the city, police have said. Gunfire was heard after Tsarnaev was found ... | |
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| Apr.20 |
Boston |
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US waits to question 'Boston bomber'
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Washington |
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US steps up aid to Syria opposition
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Colorado |
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Snowboarders die in Colorado pass |
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| Apr.21 |
Boston |
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Boston pair 'planned more attacks' The Dzhokhar brothers suspected of bombing the Boston Marathon were probably planning further attacks, the city's police commissioner has said
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| Apr.22 |
Boston |
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US awaits 'Boston bomber' charges US federal prosecutors are preparing charges against the surviving Marathon bomb suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev as more details emerge of his cap...
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Seattle |
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Five killed in shooting near Seattle |
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Guantanamo |
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Half of Guantanamo on hunger strike |
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Boston |
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Boston Marathon suspect charged Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, the surviving suspect, has been charged with using a weapon of mass destruction, the US Department of Justice says
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Nicaragua |
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FBI 'most wanted' teacher arrested |
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Boston |
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Boston attack motive still unclear
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| Apr.23 |
U.S. Senate |
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FBI faces Boston suspect questions US security officials are to face questions in Congress over whether they mishandled information about suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev
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San Francisco Bay Area |
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Apple reports rare fall in profits |
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| Apr.24 |
Boston |
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Boston manhunt officer remembered Thousands of mourners have held a memorial for Sean Collier, a university police officer killed during the hunt for the Marathon bombing sus...
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Brazil |
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Judge orders Facebook memorial page removed |
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CIA |
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CIA 'tracked Boston bomb suspect' Tamerlan Tsarnaev, one of the suspects, was added to a terrorism database 18 months ago at the request of the CIA, officials have told US me...
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| Apr.25 |
 North Caucasus |
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Boston suspects' mother rails at US Map of Dagestan Russia Zubeidat Tsarnaeva, the mother of the marathon bombings suspect says she regrets that the family emigrated to the US, more than 10 years ago
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Washington |
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US suspects Syria of chemical attack | US intelligence agencies believe 'with varying degrees of confidence' that Syria has used chemical weapons against rebels | |
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| Apr.26 |
Massachusetts |
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Boston bomb suspect moved to prison Dzhokhar Tsarnaev has been transferred from Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center to a facility at Fort Devens
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Washington |
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US economic growth reaches 2.5% |
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Tennessee |
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Country singer George Jones dies |
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Manhattan |
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'9/11 jet debris' found in New York Map of lower Manhattan USA NY police say what appears to be part of the landing gear of one of jets flown into the World Trade Center on 11 September 2001 has been found
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Washington |
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Syria chemical arms 'a game changer' |
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Ethiopia |
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Boeing Dreamliner returns to service |
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| Apr.27 |
Mississippi |
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New arrest over US ricin letters
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North Korea |
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American faces trial in North Korea |
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| Apr.28 |
Los Angeles |
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Spurs Finish Lakers |
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| Apr.29 |
Washington |
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NBA: Jason Collins comes out as gay
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Boston |
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Tsarnaev widow family home searched
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Guantanamo |
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US acts over Guantanamo strike
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Afghanistan |
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7 killed in US cargo plane crash at Afghan base
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New York |
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Oil falls slightly to near $94 a barrel
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| Apr.30 |
Washington |
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U.S. military planning Syria options Map of Pentagon USA The Pentagon has in recent days stepped up planning for potential military intervention in the Syrian civil war
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Washington |
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US President Obama is holding a news briefing US President Obama is holding a news briefing at the White House and is expected to take questions about international and domestic issues
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San Francisco Bay Area |
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Apple taps markets for record $17bn
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Washington |
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Obama renews vow to close Guantanamo
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San Francisco Bay Area |
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News companies warned by Twitter
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USA |
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Amanda Knox mulls Italy retrial return
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