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| Oct.1 |
USA |
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'Obamacare' launches amid shutdown A central provision of President Obama's healthcare reform law has taken effect, having survived Republicans' years-long effort to undermine it | |
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Washington |
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Obama: Republicans demand ransom
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Louisiana |
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Man to be freed after 40 years in solitary |
| Oct.2 |
Washington |
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US spy chief: Shutdown 'damaging'
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Baltimore |
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Spy novelist Tom Clancy dies aged 66 |
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Washington |
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Obama warns of US default danger
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Los Angeles |
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Jackson promoters AEG Live cleared |
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Tennessee |
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Deadly road crash in Tennessee |
| Oct.3 |
USA |
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Tesla shares fall on report of a car fire |
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Washington |
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Chase and gunfire at US Capitol
Map of US Capitol Washington DC USA A police chase ended in gunfire, sparking panic at the White House and US Capitol and leaving a police officer injured in a road crash
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San Francisco Bay Area |
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Twitter plans to raise $1bn in IPO |
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San Francisco Bay Area |
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Apple axes China anti-firewall app |
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Washington |
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Washington police chase probed |
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Louisiana |
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US Gulf Coast braces for storm |
| Oct.4 |
San Francisco Bay Area |
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FBI says it has caught shadowy Silk Road creator |
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Washington |
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US shutdown: Obama cancels Asia trip |
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Washington |
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US shutdown halts EU trade talks |
| Oct.5 |
Somalia |
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US Navy SEALS raid militant group linked to Kenya mall attack
Map of Barawe Somalia US special forces targeted a leader of the al-Shabab Islamist group in Somalia in response to Kenya's Westgate attack
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Washington |
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US defence staff to return to work |
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Washington |
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Man dies after US self-immolation |
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Libya |
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US forces seize Al Qaeda leader behind 1998 embassy bombings
Map of Tripoli Libya In Libya, US commandos captured Al-Libi, an al-Qaeda leader accused of the 1998 bombings of the US embassies in Kenya and Tanzania | |
| Oct.6 |
Libya |
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Libya calls for US raid explanation |
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Puerto Rico |
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Small plane crashes off Puerto Rico, killing 1 |
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Washington |
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US credits Syria over chemical arms
| Oct.7 |
Washington |
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Kerry defends US Libya capture
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Beijing |
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China warns US to agree debt deal |
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USA |
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US army displays new generation of robots |
| Oct.8 |
Washington |
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Obama: Republicans using 'extortion'
US President Obama has said he is willing to hold budget talks with Republicans, but not until they agree to lift 'threats' against the econ...
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Washington |
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Obama to nominate new Fed chief |
| Oct.9 |
Washington |
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US withholds Egypt military aid |
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Washington |
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Janet Yellen nominated by Obama to head US Federal Reserve
US President Barack Obama has officially nominated Federal Reserve vice-chair Janet Yellen to be the next head of the US central bank
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California |
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US salmonella outbreak sickens nearly 300 people |
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Moscow |
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Snowden's father arrives in Russia |
| Oct.10 |
House of Representatives |
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Republicans make debt ceiling offer |
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Washington |
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US and UN decry Libyan PM abduction
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Colorado |
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US astronaut Carpenter dies at 88 |
| Oct.11 |
Washington |
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US 'to sack' nuclear missile chief |
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Afghanistan |
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Pakistan Taliban commander 'seized in US operation'
US forces have captured a senior Pakistan Taliban commander, Latif Mehsud, in a military operation, the state department has confirmed
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Washington |
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Obama open to short-term debt rise |
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Guyana |
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US ship detained by Venezuela |
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Missouri |
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US elephant kills veteran zookeeper |
| Oct.12 |
New York |
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US reopens landmark tourist sites |
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Kabul |
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US in partial Afghan security deal |
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U.S. Senate |
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US shutdown debate shifts to Senate |
| Oct.14 |
Sweden |
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Trio awarded Nobel economics prize
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Washington |
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White House debt meeting postponed
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Russia |
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Greenpeace ship captain denied bail |
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New York |
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Libyan al-Qaeda suspect reaches US |
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U.S. Senate |
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US lawmakers inch to fiscal deal
| Oct.15 |
Washington |
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Obama snubs proposed US House fiscal plan
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New Orleans |
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Ex-Halliburton manager pleads guilty |
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U.S. Senate |
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US debt talks grind on amid disarray
| Oct.16 |
U.S. Senate |
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US Congress races to draft debt plan
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U.S. Senate |
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Senate passes US budget deal 
The US Senate has passed a bill to reopen the government and raise the federal debt limit, with hours to spare before the nation risks default | |
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New Jersey |
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New Jersey votes for new senator |
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House of Representatives |
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US Congress approves debt deal
The US Congress has passed a bill to reopen the government and raise the federal debt limit, with hours to spare before the nation risked de...
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New Jersey |
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Booker wins New Jersey Senate seat
| Oct.17 |
Malta |
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U.S. Navy rescues 128 from rough Mediterranean |
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Washington |
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US government heads back to work
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San Francisco Bay Area |
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BART commuter rail faces strike threat |
| Oct.18 |
Southern India |
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India police arrest crew of US ship |
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San Francisco Bay Area |
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Google shares hit $1,000 after strong earnings |
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Florida |
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Accidentally freed murderers registered at jail
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Missouri |
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Cardinals rough up Kershaw, headed to World Series
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Washington |
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US warns Syria over 'mass hunger'
| Oct.19 |
Boston |
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Red Sox beat Tigers 5-2 to advance to World Series
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Manhattan |
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JP Morgan 'faces record $13bn fine' |
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Florida |
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US killers freed by mistake captured |
| Oct.21 |
Paris |
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French fury over US spying claims
France's foreign ministry has summoned the US ambassador over newspaper claims that the US spied on millions of phone calls in France
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Washington |
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US seeks to ease France spy anger
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Los Angeles |
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CeeLo Green 'slipped woman drugs' |
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Washington |
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Obama: 'No excuse' for health glitches |
| Oct.22 |
Washington |
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US added 148,000 jobs in September |
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San Francisco Bay Area |
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Facebook adds warnings to decapitations |
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Paris |
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US agency 'hacked French diplomats'
The US National Security Agency has spied on French diplomats in Washington and at the UN, according to the latest claims in Le Monde newspa...
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Kansas |
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Is gypsy girl the missing Baby Lisa? FBI joins investigation |
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San Francisco Bay Area |
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Apple shows off thinner iPad Air |
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Washington |
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US: French tapping claims 'false' |
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New York |
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Libya al-Qaeda suspect in US court |
| Oct.23 |
Berlin |
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Merkel concern at 'US phone spying' 
Chancellor Angela Merkel has called US President Barack Obama after receiving information that the US may have spied on her mobile phone | |
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San Francisco Bay Area |
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Boy carrying replica gun shot dead by California police |
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Washington |
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Sharif urges Obama to end drone hits |
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Brussels |
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EU to hold summit amid US spying row
| Oct.24 |
Berlin |
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US envoy summoned over spy row
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Pakistan |
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Pakistan 'endorsed US drone strikes' |
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Massachusetts |
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Mourning for Massachusetts teacher |
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Brussels |
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Merkel urges US to restore trust at EU summit
Chancellor Angela Merkel has said it is 'really not on' for friends to spy on each other, after allegations of US snooping on her phone calls
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House of Representatives |
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US healthcare IT contractors grilled |
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San Francisco Bay Area |
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Twitter plans to raise $1.4bn in IPO |
| Oct.25 |
Brussels |
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EU: Spying scandal may hurt terror fight 
European leaders warned that reports of widespread spying on world leaders by the NSA have raised 'deep concerns' among Europeans | |
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FBI |
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FBI on the hunt for eBay 'fraudster' |
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Berlin |
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German spy chiefs set to visit US
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Manhattan |
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JP Morgan agrees $5.1bn settlement |
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Los Angeles |
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Quincy Jones sues Jackson estate |
| Oct.26 |
Germany |
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US 'bugged Merkel's phone from 2002'
The US has been spying on German Chancellor Angela Merkel's mobile phone since 2002, according to a report in Der Spiegel
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Berlin |
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Germany to send intelligence officials to Washington
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Los Angeles |
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Simpsons actress Marcia Wallace dies |
| Oct.27 |
Germany |
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New reports deepen US-Merkel spy row
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Washington |
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Obama 'not told of Merkel bugging'
The chief of the US spy agency NSA has not discussed the alleged bugging of German chancellor's phone with President Barack Obama
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New York |
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Rock legend Lou Reed dies at 71 |
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Tehran |
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'Grand Day of Death to America' rally planned in Iran
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Missouri |
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Gomes, Red Sox beat Cards 4-2 to even WS at 2-all |
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Japan |
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Toyota outsells GM at 7.41 million vehicles |
| Oct.28 |
Pennsylvania |
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Payout in Jerry Sandusky Penn State sex abuse case |
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Washington |
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Spy policy: Pressure mounts on White House
Pressure is growing to explain US intelligence gathering and why President Barack Obama appeared not to know the extent of operations
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New York |
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Superstorm Sandy: US marks one year anniversary
The US is marking one year since Superstorm Sandy hit the US east coast, killing at least 117 people
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Missouri |
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Lester, Red Sox beat Cards, lead World Series 3-2 |
| Oct.29 |
House of Representatives |
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US defends spying on foreign leaders
The head of US intelligence tells lawmakers that discerning foreign leaders' intentions is a key goal of US spying operations
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Illinois |
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IBM PC pioneer William C Lowe dies |
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Washington |
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US health website: Boss to testify |
| Oct.30 |
Washington |
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Germans in US talks over spy claims
A German delegation of intelligence officials is in Washington for talks following claims that the US monitored Chancellor Angela Merkel's mobile...
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Washington |
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Obama pledges to 'fix' healthcare
US President Barack Obama has accepted 'full responsibility' for ensuring the troubled healthcare website gets fixed
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Edward Snowden |
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Yahoo and Google data links 'hacked' |
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San Francisco Bay Area |
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Facebook revenue surges 60% |
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Boston |
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Red Sox clinch World Series championship
The victory gives Boston its eighth world championship overall and its third in the past 10 seasons, with 2004 and 2007 being the others
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San Francisco Bay Area |
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Google outrage at 'NSA hacking'
Google has expressed outrage following a report that the US National Security Agency (NSA) has hacked its data links
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Washington |
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US criticises Germany growth model |
| Oct.31 |
England |
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US in first-ever rugby World Cup win |
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San Diego |
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Tunnel linking US and Mexico found
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Washington |
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US cuts food aid benefits for poor