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| Jul.4 |
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Independence Day plans hit by power cuts and heat  Nearly one million Americans are marking Independence Day amid a scramble to restore power five days after severe storms hit the eastern US | |
| Jul.6 |
Washington |
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US unemployment rate unchanged US shares have fallen after official unemployment figures showed the rate unchanged at 8.2% in June, with just 80,000 new jobs created | |
| Jul.11 |
Washington |
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Obama eases sanctions on Burma US President Barack Obama has announced that US companies will now be allowed to 'responsibly do business in Burma'
| Jul.16 |
U.S. Senate |
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HSBC 'allowed money laundering' A US Senate probe discloses how lax controls at Europe's largest bank left it vulnerable to being used to launder dirty money from around the world
| Jul.17 |
Washington |
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Bernanke says Libor system flawed The Libor system, which sets inter-bank lending rates, is 'structurally flawed', the chairman of the US central bank has said
| Jul.18 |
Washington |
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Yemen drone killings prompt US lawsuit Map of Pentagon USA Relatives of three Americans killed in drone strikes in Yemen are suing top Pentagon and CIA officials, saying the killings were unconstitutional | |
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US sees Assad 'losing control' of Syria Map of White House USA The killing of three top figures at the heart of Syria's defence establishment shows President Bashar al-Assad is losing control, the White House says | |
| Jul.19 |
Washington |
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US army allows gay march uniforms The US military will for the first time allow its members to wear uniform at a gay pride march
| Jul.26 |
Washington |
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US fears for 'massacre' in Aleppo The US says that it fears Syrian government forces are preparing to carry out a massacre in the country's most-populous city, Aleppo
| Jul.27 |
Washington |
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US economic growth slows to 1.5% Growth in the US economy slowed in the second quarter to an annualised pace of 1.5%, as consumer spending eased
| Jul.31 |
Washington |
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US imposes new sanctions on Iran US President Barack Obama has ordered new economic sanctions against Iran's energy sector and some financial firms | |
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