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USA |
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Children's cold, allergy medicine recalled
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Amazon |
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2nd rancher jailed over US nun's murder |
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 Louisiana |
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Weather hampers oil slick clean-up Bad weather hampered efforts to tackle the huge Gulf of Mexico slick, with high seas and winds keeping boats and planes away from the clean-up...
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Kentucky |
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Borel, aboard Super Saver, won Derby |
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Manhattan |
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Suspected bomb found on Times Square 
Part of square has been sealed off in a security alert involving a suspected car bomb. Police removed bomb-making material, including propane tanks
| The alert was triggered when a police patrolman saw smoke coming from a black Nissan Pathfinder parked on 45th Street
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Iran |
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Ahmadinejad blasts U.S. before visit
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New Delhi |
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U.S., Britain issue India warnings |
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Louisiana |
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US oil spill 'threatens way of life' |
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| May.2 |
New York |
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Bomb evidence from Times Square studied
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Louisiana |
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Obama's sombre oil leak warning
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New York |
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Mayor: Failed car bomb was not al-Qaeda
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| May.3 |
 UN |
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Clinton faces off with Iran's leader| Secretary of State Hillary Clinton faced off with Mahmoud Ahmadinejad at UN nuclear conference, accusing Tehran of 'flouting the rules' | |
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Louisiana |
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BP vows to clean up Gulf of Mexico oil slick
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New York |
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Man held over attempt to bomb T. Square 
Map of JFK New York US investigators have arrested of Pakistani origin in an attempted car bomb attack in New York City
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 Japan |
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Japan scraps US base move plan Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama has said it will not be feasible to entirely remove a controversial base from the island of Okinawa
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| May.4 |
New York |
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Bomb-plot suspect charged with terrorism Faisal Shahzad, a suspect in the failed Times Square car bombing told law enforcement officials that he received bomb-making training in Pak...
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Louisiana |
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Funnel plan to battle Gulf spill
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New York |
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Picasso work fetches record price |
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New York |
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Bomb suspect nearly escaped US on flight |
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| May.5 |
Louisiana |
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Gulf oil spill: First leak capped, says BP |
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| May.6 |
New York |
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Glitches send Dow on wild ride |
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Louisiana |
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Oil slick hits Chandeleur Islands |
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| May.7 |
Louisiana |
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Funnel 'placed over' Gulf of Mexico oil spill |
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| May.8 |
New York |
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Staten Island ferry hits pier |
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Louisiana |
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Setback in oil containment bid BP has encountered problems with the containment device it is trying to put over a blown-out well on the seabed of the Gulf of Mexico
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Washington |
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Obama 'very concerned' about Greece
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San Francisco Bay Area |
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Sharks eliminate Wings with 2-1 victory |
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| May.9 |
Washington |
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'Pakistan Taliban' behind bomb plot
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Moscow |
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U.S., UK troops march through Moscow
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U.S. Supreme Court |
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Kagan 'chosen for Supreme Court' |
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| May.10 |
Iran |
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Iran will allow hikers' families to visit |
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Washington |
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Shahzad went to Pakistan to help attack |
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Louisiana |
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BP working 'parallel paths' to stop oil gush |
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San Francisco Bay Area |
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Twitter hit by major disruption |
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U.S. Senate |
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Oil firms 'set for Senate clash' Firms in the Gulf of Mexico oil disaster are set to present conflicting claims at the first US Senate hearing
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Washington |
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Hamid Karzai set for crucial US talks |
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Utah |
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Lakers complete sweep over Jazz |
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| May.11 |
North Mexico |
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4 kidnapped from wedding found dead |
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Washington |
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Obama, in call with Abbas, praises talks |
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U.S. Senate |
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Blame game as US fights oil spill |
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Louisiana |
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Captain saw black rain before drill rig blast |
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| May.12 |
House of Representatives |
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Deepwater Horizon preventer 'faulty'| Congressional investigators believe the device meant to stop oil leaking from a Gulf of Mexico well after last month's rig explosion was faulty | |
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Pittsburgh |
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Montreal eliminated Pittsburgh |
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| May.13 |
New York |
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FBI arrests three over NY bomb inquiry |
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Boston |
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Celtics eliminate James and Cavs in 6 |
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| May.14 |
Washington |
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Obama: No more cosying up to oil industry US President has vowed to end the 'cosy relationship' between oil companies and US regulators in the light of the Gulf of Mexico disaster
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San Francisco Bay Area |
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Google admits wi-fi data blunder |
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Boston |
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Flyers finish off Bruins |
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| May.15 |
Pakistan |
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'D.C. Five' appear in court in Pakistan |
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| May.16 |
Louisiana |
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BP: scheme to halt US oil leak working well The oil company says it has successfully started to siphon oil from its leaking Gulf of Mexico well to a tanker on the surface
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Puerto Rico |
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5.7 earthquake rattles Puerto Rico |
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Arab Countries |
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U.S. cleric praised in al Qaeda message |
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Louisiana |
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US unmoved by BP oil leak action |
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| May.17 |
Washington |
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Obama to set up oil spill panel President Barack Obama will set up a commission to investigate the spill in the Gulf of Mexico, examine industry practices and the government's...
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| May.18 |
Microsoft |
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Hotmail makeover targets rivals |
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Washington |
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Top U.S. officials urge START ratification |
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Kentucky |
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Tea Party scores Kentucky victory |
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Louisiana |
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Area of fishing ban extended in Gulf |
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| May.19 |
U.S. Senate |
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Sean Penn: Haiti on 'razor's edge' |
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Pakistan |
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Pakistan shuts down Facebook |
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Louisiana |
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Oil spill 'enters Loop Current' |
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| May.20 |
U.S. Senate |
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Senate approves reforms of Wall Street The US Senate has passed a bill providing the most sweeping overhaul of financial regulations since the 1930s
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Washington |
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D. Blair resigns as US intelligence chief |
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Japan |
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Clinton heads to Japan for Okinawa talks |
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| May.21 |
Helmand |
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UK troops 'under US command' |
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Washington |
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US oil spill commission takes shape Two political veterans are expected to head a US commission investigating a huge oil spill, amid criticism of the government's response
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| May.23 |
Chicago |
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Blackhawks ousted Sharks
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Louisiana |
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US warns it may 'push BP aside Oil firm may be 'pushed out of the way' if it fails to perform in the Gulf of Mexico oil disaster clean-up, Interior Secretary Ken Salazar has...
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Beijing |
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US-China summit opens |
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| May.24 |
Somalia |
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U.S. destroyer frees ship from 50 pirates
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Washington |
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US toughens talk over Gulf spill The government has toughened its rhetoric towards BP as frustration builds about the company's inability to plug a leaking oil well
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Washington |
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U.S., S. Korea to conduct joint exercises
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Washington |
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Feds tell BP to cut use of oil dispersants Environmental Protection Agency has instructed BP to scale back its use of oil dispersants in the Gulf of Mexico
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Afghanistan |
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Afghan U.S. troops more than in Iraq
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Philadelphia |
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Flyers advanced to Stanley Cup finals |
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New York |
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Dow falls to 3-month low
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| May.26 |
Louisiana |
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BP says 'top kill' plug going to plan Nearly four hours after latest attempt, the oil giant's chief executive said he would not know for another 24 hours whether the plan is working
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Cuba |
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Gulf spill could foul Cuban waters
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| May.27 |
Washington |
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Obama defends oil spill response
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Louisiana |
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Work resumes to plug US oil well| BP resumes its operation to plug the Gulf of Mexico oil leak as US President Barack Obama defends his handling of the disaster | |
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| May.28 |
Utah |
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Gary Coleman dies at 42
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Washington |
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U.S. issues travel alert for World Cup |
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Louisiana |
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Barack Obama visits oil-hit Louisiana
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Louisiana |
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Obama to triple oil response manpower US President has ordered a tripling of manpower in coastal areas where oil has washed ashore or threatens to within 24 hours
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Boston |
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Celtics back in NBA finals
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Kabul |
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U.S.: Lapses led to Afghan deaths
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| May.29 |
Los Angeles |
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Actor Dennis Hopper dies aged 74
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Louisiana |
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'Top kill' BP operation to halt oil leak fails The latest attempt to stop the Gulf of Mexico oil leak has failed, BP chief operating officer Doug Suttles has said
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Arizona |
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Lakers finish off Suns
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| May.30 |
Washington |
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Oil leak 'worst US environment disaster' Map of White House USA| White House energy adviser Carol Browner: The Gulf of Mexico oil spill is the worst environmental disaster the US has faced | |
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Paris |
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Venus Williams upset by Petrova |
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Indiana |
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Franchitti wins second Indiy 500 |
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Louisiana |
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'Well control' problems reported in March BP reported problems controlling the undersea well at the heart of the oil spill and won a delay in testing a critical piece of equipment
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| May.31 |
Louisiana |
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Fisherman restraining order against BP
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Kandahar |
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U.S. Air strike kills senior Taliban leader
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New York |
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Sculptor Louise Bourgeois dies aged 98
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Louisiana |
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BP announces enhancements to plan
USA
Clinton faces off with Iran's leader Secretary of State Hillary Clinton faced off with Mahmoud Ahmadinejad at UN nuclear conference, accusing Tehran of 'flouting the rules'
Disasters
Main Event: Suspected bomb found o... 
Suspected bomb found on Times Square 
