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| 2007 |
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| Dec.19 |
Flames at US government building
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| Oct.24 |
Bush declares major fire disaster
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| 2011 |
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| Aug.31 |
Obama declares floods disaster in NC & NY 
The move allows the two states to tap extra federal funds for relief efforts. President earlier signed emergency declarations for other stat...
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US pledges Pakistan full support
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| Apr.19 |
U.S. first lady's plane aborts landing 
A plane carrying Michelle Obama had to abort its landing after it came too close to a military C-17 cargo plane ahead of it
| 2005 |
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| May.11 |
Intruding pilots released without charges
| 2001 |
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| Sep.11 |
Terror attacks hit U.S. Map of Manhattan Manhattan: 3 commercial jets crash into World Trade Center and Pentagon. Both towers collapsed. United Airlines plane crashed
| 2,973 people died. 19 terrorists affiliated with al-Qaeda hijacked four commercial passenger jet airliners. Passengers and members of the flight crew on the Flight 93 attempted to retake control of their plane from the hijackers. The plane crashed into a field near the town of Shanksville, Pennsylvania.
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| 2011 |
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| Feb.2 |
Gulf 'to recover by end of 2012'
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| Jan.5 |
Cost cuts 'led to BP oil spill'
| 2010 |
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| Dec.15 |
U.S. to sue BP over Gulf of Mexico oil spill | The federal government joined the dozens of lawsuits against BP and several other companies over the massive oil spill, seeking unlimited penalties. The Deepwater Horizon drilling rig explosion in April killed 11 w... | |
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| Nov.9 |
Gulf oil spill firms 'complacent'
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| Nov.8 |
Panel backs BP on spill findings |
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| Jun.17 |
Congress tells BP ignored oil well dangers. U.S. Congress
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| Jun.16 |
US Congress set to grill BP chief U.S. Congress: Tony Hayward is set to face a grilling, a day after the oil firm agreed a $20bn compensation fund for victims of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill
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| Jun.16 |
BP to fund $20bn oil spill payout
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| Jun.15 |
Obama in national address on oil US President has made his first national address from the Oval Office to outline his response to the Gulf of Mexico oil spill
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| Jun.15 |
US oil firms 'not ready' for leak. U.S. Congress
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| Jun.12 |
US urges quicker BP oil strategy
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| Jun.6 |
Too soon to be 'pleased' with BP progress
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| May.30 |
Oil leak 'worst US environment disaster' | 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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| May.24 |
Feds tell BP to cut use of oil dispersants
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| May.24 |
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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| May.21 |
US oil spill commission takes shape
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| May.17 |
Obama to set up oil spill panel
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| May.12 |
Deepwater Horizon preventer 'faulty' House of Representatives: 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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| May.10 |
Oil firms 'set for Senate clash'. U.S. Senate
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| Apr.30 |
Pressure mounts on BP to tackle slick
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| Apr.22 |
Obama's vow over oil rig disaster
| 2009 |
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| May.19 |
Obama to curb vehicle emissions
| 2006 |
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| Nov.2 |
Report: Seafood faces collapse by 2048
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| Jun.22 |
Study: Earth 'likely' hottest in 2,000 years The National Academy of Sciences: recent warmth is potentially the last several millennia
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| 2011 |
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| Aug.23 |
Earthquake strikes US east coast Virginia: 5.8 earthquake has rattled the east coast of the United States centreing on the state of Virginia. Pentagon and US Capitol were evacuated
| 2005 |
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| Jan.3 |
US presidents in tsunami aid plea President Bush, Bill Clinton and George Bush Senior, have called on Americans to aid the Asian tsunami's victims
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| Jun.22 |
Fatal crash on subway system Two rush-hour trains have collided in Washington DC, killing 7 people and injuring several others
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| Dec.29 |
US forms quake relief coalition The US, Australia, Japan and India have formed a coalition to lead aid efforts after the Indian Ocean sea surges
| 2001 |
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| Sep.13 |
5,000 people remain missing| New York: New Yorkers are carrying photographs of their missing relatives to trace them. 190 people died when a plane crashed into Pentagon | |
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Rescuers struggle at Pentagon |
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| 2009 |
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| Oct.24 |
US declares swine flu 'emergency' resident Barack Obama has declared swine flu a national emergency and signed the proclamation concerning the 2009 H1N1 outbreak
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| May.4 |
'H1N1 flu no worse than regular flu'
| 2005 |
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| Oct.6 |
Official: World not ready for flu
| 2003 |
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| Dec.15 |
Colin Powell has cancer operation |
| 2001 |
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| Oct.23 |
Dead postal workers had anthrax |
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| 2001 |
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| Feb.10 |
USA apologies after sub hits boat |
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| 2003 |
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| Aug.26 |
Columbia report faults Nasa managers The independent team concluded that long-standing flaws in the organisation were 'as much a cause' as technical faults
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Condit admits Levy relationship on TV California: Rep. Condit said he had a very close relationship with missing intern, but refused to admit a sexual affair
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| Jan.4 |
Sandy aid bill approved by US House. House of Representatives
| 2012 |
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| Oct.27 |
US East Coast braced for storm | Pennsylvania: People along the East Coast of the US are preparing for Hurricane Sandy, which has killed nearly 60 people across the Caribbean | |
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| Aug.27 |
Obama declares storm emergency President Barack Obama has declared a state of emergency in Louisiana, as Tropical Storm Isaac threatens to hit the US as a category two hur...
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| Jul.4 |
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
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| Jun.30 |
US storms cut power to millions
| 2011 |
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| Aug.28 |
Irene still a threat, Obama warns
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| Aug.26 |
Obama warns of 'historic' storm
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| Apr.28 |
Obama issues storm recovery vow
| 2010 |
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| Feb.6 |
Snowstorm paralyses DC and eastern US An 'extremely dangerous' storm has dumped large amounts of snow, killing at least two people and paralysing parts of the region
| 2009 |
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| Dec.19 |
Snowstorm strikes US East Coast Virginia: A fierce winter snowstorm is causing travel chaos and forcing airline cancellations in Washington and Baltimore
| 2003 |
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| Sep.19 |
15 dead in storm |
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