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Oklahoma |
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US mayor to push tornado shelter law |
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Washington |
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US reveals four citizen drone deaths |
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Oklahoma |
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US rescuers comb tornado-hit area |
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Florida |
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FBI kill man 'linked to Tsarnaev' |
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| Tue. |
Oklahoma |
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US tornado rescue effort nears end |
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Oklahoma |
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Oklahoma tornado: Search for survivors continues
Map of Oklahoma City Southern U.S.| Emergency workers in the US are continuing to search for survivors of the gigantic tornado that tore through a suburb of Oklahoma City | |
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| Mon. |
Oklahoma |
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Dozens dead in Oklahoma tornado
Map of Oklahoma City OK Southern U.S. At least 24 people have been killed after a huge tornado tore through Oklahoma City suburbs, with the death toll likely to rise
| Moore's neighbourhoods were flattened and schools were destroyed by winds of up to 200mph. 120 people, including 70 children, are being treated in hospitals
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| May. 15 |
Washington |
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US tax chief resigns amid scandal 
| IRS commissioner Steve Miller has quit after it emerged his staff singled out conservative groups for extra scrutiny, President Obama has announced | |
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| May. 14 |
Moscow |
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Russia orders expulsion of U.S. diplomat 
| The diplomat in question, Ryan Fogle, third secretary of the Political Department of the U.S. Embassy in Moscow, was declared 'persona non grata' | |
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| May. 9 |
Ohio |
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Cleveland kidnap accused in court |
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| May. 8 |
Ohio |
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Ohio women 'were tied and chained' |
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| May. 7 |
Ohio |
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US police hail rescued women's bravery |
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| May. 6 |
Ohio |
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Three US women missing for years in fair condition
Map of Cleveland OH U. S. Midwest| Three young women who vanished about a decade ago have been found and are in hospital in a fair condition, officials have said. Ariel Castro, a 52-year-old suspect, has ... | |
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| May. 3 |
Southern California |
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Major wildfires spread in California
Map of Camarillo CA California More than 3,000 firefighters are battling six major wildfires in California, the state fire agency says
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| May. 1 |
North Korea |
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N Korea jails US man for 15 years |
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Boston |
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Three arrested over Boston bombings |
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| Apr. 30 |
Washington |
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U.S. military planning Syria options |
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| Apr. 26 |
Manhattan |
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'9/11 jet debris' found in New York |
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| Apr. 25 |
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.19 |
Boston |
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Boston bombs suspect 'in custody'
Map of Watertown MA Massachusetts Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, 19, the suspect in the Boston Marathon bombings has been taken into custody in a suburb of the city, police have said
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| Apr.17 |
Texas |
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Explosion at Texas fertiliser plant
Map of Waco TX Southern U.S. 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
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| Apr.15 |
Boston |
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Deadly blasts hit Boston Marathon
Map of Boylston Street Boston Massachusetts 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
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| Mar.5 |
New York |
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Dow Jones hits new record high |
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| Mar.1 |
Florida |
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Florida man swallowed by sinkhole |
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Washington |
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Obama signs budget cuts into effect |
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| Feb.26 |
U.S. Senate |
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Hagel confirmed as defence secretary |
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| Feb.14 |
Alabama |
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Crippled cruise ship reaches land
Map of Mobile Alabama Southern U.S. The Carnival Triumph with more than 4,000 people aboard has reached land, four days after an engine fire knocked out the vessel's power
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| Feb.12 |
U.S. Congress |
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Obama pledges to reignite economy |
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| Feb.8 |
Massachusetts |
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'Historic' snowstorm blankets US
Thick snow is blanketing the north-eastern US as a major storm cuts power to thousands of homes and plays havoc with transport schedules
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Washington |
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Drone strikes legal case revealed |
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| Jan.23 |
Washington |
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US to end ban on women in combat |
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| Jan.20 |
Washington |
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Obama sworn in as US president
Barack Obama has officially been sworn in for his second term as US president in a small ceremony at the White House
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| Jan.17 |
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Armstrong says sorry for doping The 41-year-old Lance Armstrong has admitted using performance-enhancing drugs during all seven of his Tour de France wins
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| Jan.1 |
Washington |
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President Obama praises US 'fiscal cliff' deal
Obama has hailed a deal reached to stave off drastic taxation and spending measures as 'just one step in the broader effort to strengthen the...
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| Dec.14 |
Connecticut |
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School shooting: Children among 27 killed
A gunman has killed 20 children and six adults at Sandy Hook Elementary School. The gunman, 20-year-old son of a teacher, also died
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| Nov.9 |
CIA |
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CIA's Petraeus quits over affair
CIA director David Petraeus has resigned from his post, admitting he had an extra-marital affair that was conducted with his biographer
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| Nov.6 |
Chicago |
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Obama re-elected as US president
The president earlier scored a big win in Pennsylvania. Obama also walked away with a win in the swing states of New Hampshire, Wisconsin and...
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| Oct.30 |
Manhattan |
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40 people killed by Sandy as transport chaos
Millions are without power and transport across the north-eastern US has been severely disrupted as storm Sandy heads north for Canada
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| Oct.29 |
New Jersey |
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Severe flooding as Sandy strikes
A major storm bringing torrential rain, high winds, flood surges and heavy snow has made landfall on the east US coast
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| Oct.3 |
Colorado |
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US rivals square off at debate |
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| Sep.13 |
Yemen |
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Anti-US protests spread in Arab world
In Yemen, demonstrators briefly stormed the grounds of the embassy in Sanaa and burned the US flag. In Egypt, 70 people were injured in prot...
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| Sep.12 |
Eastern Libya |
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Attack kills U.S. ambassador to Libya
Obama strongly condemned Wednesday the killing of J. Christopher Stevens, Washington's ambassador to Libya, in a mob attack at a U.S. Consul...
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| Sep.6 |
North Carolina |
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Obama accepts White House nomination |
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| Aug.29 |
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Bin Laden book 'differs on death' |
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| Aug.28 |
Florida |
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Ann Romney speaks at Republican Convention |
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Louisiana |
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Isaac bears down on US Gulf Coast |
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| Aug.25 |
Ohio |
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US astronaut Neil Armstrong dies |
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| Aug.24 |
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USADA strips Lance of Tour titles |
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| Aug.5 |
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Nasa's Curiosity Mars rover lands
Nasa lands its one-tonne Curiosity rover on the Red Planet to study the possibility that this world may once have hosted microbial life
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Wisconsin |
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Seven dead at Wisconsin temple |
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| Aug.2 |
London |
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Phelps beats Lochte to 20th medal
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| Jul.20 |
Colorado |
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US gunman kills 12 at Batman film |
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| Jun.22 |
Pennsylvania |
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Jerry Sandusky guilty of child sex abuse |
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| May.18 |
New York |
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Facebook share trading debut
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| Apr.27 |
Beijing |
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China dissident 'in US embassy'
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| Apr.2 |
San Francisco Bay Area |
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Seven die in college shooting |
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| Mar.30 |
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US Mega Millions jackpot tops $640m |
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| Feb.11 |
Los Angeles |
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Singer Whitney Houston dies at 48
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| Jan.13 |
New York |
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9 eurozone nations downgraded by S&P
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| Dec.17 |
Iraq |
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Last US troops withdraw from Iraq
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| Dec.3 |
US Georgia |
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Cain suspends US presidency bid |
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| Nov.17 |
Manhattan |
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Mass arrests at Occupy protests |
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| Nov.7 |
Los Angeles |
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Doctor guilty over Michael Jackson death |
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| Oct.5 |
San Francisco Bay Area |
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Apple co-founder Steve Jobs dies
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| Aug.28 |
New York |
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Huge storm tears across New York |
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| Aug.6 |
Washington |
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U.S. government credit downgraded
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| Jul.21 |
Florida |
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Space shuttle makes final landing
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| May.23 |
Missouri |
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89 killed by Missouri tornado |
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| May.19 |
Washington |
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Obama made major Middle East speech |
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| May.14 |
New York |
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IMF head questioned over 'attack'
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| May.7 |
Washington |
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US releases Bin Laden home videos |
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| May.1 |
Pakistan |
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U.S. forces kill Osama bin Laden
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| Apr.28 |
Alabama |
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Death toll from storms in South nears 300
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| Mar.19 |
Libya |
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Coalition launches Libya attacks
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| Nov.28 |
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Wikileaks reveals US global fears
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| Sep.7 |
Florida |
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Church defiant over Koran burning |
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| Aug.3 |
Manhattan |
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'Ground Zero mosque' moves closer |
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| May.1 |
Manhattan |
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Suspected bomb found on Times Square |
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| Apr.21 |
Louisiana |
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Oil spill after blast on oil rig
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| Apr.6 |
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Blast killed at least 25 miners |
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| Mar.21 |
House of Representatives |
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U.S. House passes health care vote |
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| Jan.26 |
Southern California |
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Avatar is top-grossing film ever |
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| Dec.25 |
Detroit |
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Jet incident 'was terror attack bid' |
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| Nov.6 |
Washington |
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US jobless rate rises to over 10% |
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| Nov.5 |
Texas |
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Deadly shootings at US army base
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| Oct.29 |
Washington |
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US economy is growing once again |
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| Oct.15 |
Colorado |
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'Balloon boy' found alive at home |
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| Sep.24 |
Pittsburgh |
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G-20 to supplant G-8 on world stage |
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| Sep.9 |
U.S. Congress |
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Obama urges action on healthcare |
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| Aug.27 |
San Francisco Bay Area |
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Missing girl found 18 years on |
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| Jun.29 |
New York |
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Fraudster Madoff gets 150 years |
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| Jun.25 |
Los Angeles |
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Singer Michael Jackson dies
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| Jun.1 |
New York |
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GM enters bankruptcy protection
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| Feb.23 |
New York |
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US shares at nearly 12-year low |
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| Feb.12 |
Upstate New York |
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50 die after plane crashes into house |
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| Jan.20 |
Washington |
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President Obama sworn into history
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| Jan.15 |
New York |
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Airplane crash-lands into Hudson River |
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| Dec.13 |
New York |
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Top investors 'hit by $50bn con' |
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| Dec.9 |
Chicago |
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Illinois governor seized in probe |
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| Nov.15 |
Washington |
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Summit pledge to 'restore growth' |
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| Nov.4 |
Washington |
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Barack Obama wins presidential election
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| Oct.7 |
New York |
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Dow Jones hits 5-year low |
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| Oct.3 |
House of Representatives |
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House backs $700bn bail-out plan |
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| Sep.14 |
New York |
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Lehman Bros files for bankruptcy
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| Jul.11 |
New York |
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Oil price per barrel reached $147.02 |
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| Jun.3 |
U. S. Midwest |
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Obama winner of Democratic race |
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| Aug.9 |
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Mortgage concerns hit US markets
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| Aug.1 |
Minnesota |
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Bridge collapses into Mississippi |
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| Apr.16 |
Virginia |
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33 students massacred in class
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| Aug.29 |
New Orleans |
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Hurricane Katrina lashes coast
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| Jul.22 |
Washington |
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911 panel report: 'Failure of imagination' |
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| Jun.5 |
Los Angeles |
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Ronald Reagan dead at 93 |
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| Mar.19 |
Iraq |
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U.S. Launches War Against Iraq
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| Feb.20 |
New England |
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96 killed in nightclub inferno |
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| Feb.1 |
Texas |
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Space shuttle and crew lost
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| Nov.12 |
Kabul |
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Alliance moves in abandoned Kabul |
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| Oct.7 |
Southern Afghanistan |
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US begins military strike
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| Sep.11 |
Manhattan |
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Terror attacks hit U.S. |
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| Nov.7 |
Washington |
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Closest Presidential election |
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| Mar.10 |
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Nasdaq reached 5048 |