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| Oct.1 |
Washington |
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Head of US Secret Service resigns |
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Dallas |
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Texas children 'monitored for Ebola' |
| Oct.2 |
New York |
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Three US footballers die in a week |
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Liberia |
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US cameraman in Liberia diagnosed with Ebola |
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Mountain States |
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Hungry US bullfrog invasion spreads |
| Oct.3 |
Northern Syria |
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Peter Kassig: US aid worker threatened in IS video |
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Dallas |
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Ebola: US patient's flat cleaned by specialists |
| Oct.4 |
Indiana |
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US hostage's family in video appeal |
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Switzerland |
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American base jumper dies in Swiss Alps |
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Dallas |
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First US Ebola case Thomas Duncan 'critical' |
| Oct.5 |
Japan |
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U.S. airman dead, 2 missing as Typhoon Phanfone slams Japan
One of the three U.S. airmen washed away to sea Sunday from their station post at Kadena Air Base in Japan has died
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USA |
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US hostage Peter Kassig letter: 'I am scared to die' |
| Oct.6 |
U.S. Supreme Court |
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US rebuff to gay marriage opponents |
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London |
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Michael Bloomberg is knighted |
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Baltimore |
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Michael Phelps suspended from swimming for six months |
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Manhattan |
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Dead bear found in NY's Central Park |
| Oct.7 |
Sweden |
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Nobel Prize for blue LED invention |
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San Francisco Bay Area |
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Giants reach third NLCS in five years |
| Oct.8 |
Dallas |
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US Ebola patient dies in hospital
Thomas Eric Duncan, who caught the virus in his native Liberia, was being kept in isolation in a Dallas hospital and receiving experimental ...
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FBI |
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FBI in plea to identify IS militant |
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California |
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Pilot dies fighting California fire |
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Washington |
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Air strikes 'will not save Kobane'
| Oct.9 |
Missouri |
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Missouri unrest after fatal shooting |
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Manhattan |
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Global growth worries hit US stocks |
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Washington |
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Ebola challenge 'biggest since Aids' |
| Oct.10 |
New York |
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New York's JFK airport to start Ebola checks
JFK airport is to start screening to try to stem the Ebola outbreak that has killed more than 4,000 people
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Microsoft |
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Microsoft boss rues female pay gaffe |
| Oct.12 |
Dallas |
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Positive Ebola test at US hospital 
A health worker who treated Ebola victim Thomas Eric Duncan before he died is also infected with the virus, according to a preliminary test | |
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Dallas |
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Mistake blamed for US Ebola spread
A US health chief has said a mistake was 'clearly' made by hospital staff treating an Ebola victim in Texas, resulting in one member being i...
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Turkey |
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Turkey 'agrees to US air base use'
Turkey has agreed to let the US use its military bases in the campaign against ISIS militants, US National Security Adviser Susan Rice says
| Oct.13 |
Louisiana |
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Deadly storm rips through US states |
| Oct.14 |
Aleppo |
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US steps up air strikes in Kobane |
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Dallas |
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Texas Ebola nurse 'doing well' |
| Oct.15 |
Dallas |
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Passenger alert over US Ebola nurse
US health officials are seeking 132 people who flew on a plane with a Texas nurse on the day before she came down with symptoms of Ebola
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Manila |
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U.S. Marine charged with murder in death of transgender in Philippines |
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Missouri |
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Royals sweep of Orioles, advance to World Series
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Washington |
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Obama: Ebola risk very low in US
US President has played down the chance of an Ebola outbreak in the US, saying the risk of Americans getting the virus was 'extremely low'
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Los Angeles |
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Neil Patrick Harris to host Oscars |
| Oct.16 |
Northern Syria |
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ISIS pushed back with help of U.S. airstrikes in Kobani
Map of Kobani Syria Kurdish fighters have pushed back ISIS militants in a number of locations as U.S. airstrikes on ISIS positions continue in and around the city
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New York |
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Global share prices continue sliding |
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Dallas |
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Nurse may have had symptoms of Ebola earlier Amber Vinson may have shown symptoms 4 days before once indicated. She might have been contagious while flying on 2 commercial flights
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San Francisco Bay Area |
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Ishikawa sends Giants to World Series
| Oct.17 |
Southern California |
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Mysterious US spaceplane returns to Earth
Orbital Test Vehicle or X-37B on a top-secret, two-year mission to space has returned to Earth and landed in California
| Oct.18 |
Washington |
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No US travel ban over Ebola - Obama
US President Barack Obama has ruled out imposing a travel ban on Ebola-hit countries of West Africa
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Moscow |
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Serena & Venus Williams: Russian fined for 'brothers' jibe
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European Union |
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Libya violence: Western powers urge cessation |
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Virginia |
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Remains found in search for missing student |
| Oct.20 |
Washington |
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Exiled Nazis collected US benefits
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Indiana |
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7 bodies linked to murder suspect found in Indiana |
| Oct.21 |
North Korea |
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American released from North Korea Jeffrey Fowle, arrested in North Korea in May for leaving a bible at a club for foreign sailors, has been released and is on his way home
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Northern Syria |
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US probes 'stray Syria air drop'
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Dallas |
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NFL team Dallas Cowboys release defensive end Michael Sam |
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Washington |
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US journalist Ben Bradlee dies at 93
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San Francisco Bay Area |
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Giants defeat Royals 7-1 in Game 1 of World Series |
| Oct.22 |
North Carolina |
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U-boat found with ship it sank The wrecks of a German U-boat and a merchant vessel it sank in the Battle of the Atlantic have been found 30 miles (48 km) off North Carolin...
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Washington |
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Four guilty of Blackwater killings
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Washington |
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Obama 'optimistic' over Ebola in US
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Missouri |
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Royals defeat Giants to level World Series at 1-1 |
| Oct.23 |
Manhattan |
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NY doctor Craig Spencer tests positive 
A New York doctor who recently returned from Ebola-hit Guinea in West Africa has tested positive for the disease | |
| Oct.24 |
Dallas |
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Two US Ebola nurses free of virus
Two nurses infected with Ebola while caring for a dying patient in Dallas have been declared free of the virus
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Mountain States |
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Google's Alan Eustace beats Baumgartner's skydiving record |
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Seattle |
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One killed in Washington state school shooting
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San Francisco Bay Area |
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Royals hold off Giants to take 2-1 World Series lead |
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New York |
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New York axe attack 'terrorist act by Muslim convert'
| Oct.25 |
New Jersey |
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US nurse criticises quarantine treatment
Map of Newark New Jersey New Jersey A nurse quarantined on her return to the US from treating Ebola patients in Sierra Leone has criticised the way she was dealt with at Newark airport
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San Francisco Bay Area |
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Giants pull away from Royals in Game 4 |
| Oct.26 |
New York |
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NY Times: ISIS hostages were tortured before beheadings
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Singapore |
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Revenge so sweet for Serena in WTA Finals showdown |
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Helmand |
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UK and US hand over Afghan bases
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New Jersey |
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US nurse 'to take legal action' over confinement
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San Francisco Bay Area |
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Bumgarner, Giants blank Royals for 3-2 Series lead |
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Dominican Republic |
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Cardinals OF Oscar Taveras dies in car accident in Dom. Republic |
| Oct.27 |
Seattle |
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Marysville shooting: Second girl dies
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Washington |
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US advises against Ebola isolation US health officials will actively monitor health workers who have treated Ebola patients in West Africa, under new rules
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Washington |
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US used Nazis as Cold War spies
| Oct.28 |
Hawaii |
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Hawaii residents evacuate lava flow
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Virginia |
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Unmanned NASA-contracted rocket explodes
Map of Wallops Flight Facility Virginia The rocket exploded early Tuesday evening along the eastern Virginia coast, causing a huge fireball but no apparent deaths | |
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Liberia |
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US hails West Africa Ebola progress
America's UN envoy Samantha Power, on a visit to the region, said Liberia and Sierra Leone had hugely increased the number of safe burials
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Missouri |
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Royals' explosive bats annihilate Giants to force Game 7 |
| Oct.29 |
Washington |
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US Federal Reserve ends QE stimulus program
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Virginia |
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Antares rocket explosion cause sought in US
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Hawaii |
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Hawaiian lava flow creeps toward homes
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Missouri |
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Bumgarner's performance leads Giants to third title in five years
Map of Kansas City Missouri Madison Bumgarner is throwing five innings on two days rest to preserve a one-run lead, tobeat the Royals 3-2 in Game 7 | |
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New England |
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Ebola quarantine test looms in US
Map of Maine USA A nurse who cared for Ebola patients in Sierra Leone is fighting the US state of Maine over its right to quarantine her against her will
| Oct.30 |
Boston |
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Long-serving Boston Mayor Thomas Menino dies
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New England |
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Maine will try to enforce Hickox quarantine
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Pennsylvania |
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US police killing suspect Eric Frein found after manhunt
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Kansas |
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Four dead in Wichita as plane hits airport building
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Lesser Antilles |
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Small US-based plane crashes in Caribbean Sea
| Oct.31 |
Southern California |
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Virgin spacecraft crash kills pilot
Map of Mojave Desert USA At least one person is dead and another injured after Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo space tourism craft crashed in the California desert | |
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New England |
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Maine judge: No forced quarantine for nurse
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New York |
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US shares close at record levels