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Miami |
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Djokovic retains Miami title |
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| Apr.2 |
San Francisco Bay Area |
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Seven die in college shooting 
| Armed officers swarmed Oikos University in the city of Oakland after the mid-morning attack. Bodies covered with tarpaulin were laid outside. After a huge manhunt the suspect was detained at... | |
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New Orleans |
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Wildcats beat Kansas 67-59 for NCAA crown
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San Francisco Bay Area |
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Police name shooting suspect |
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| Apr.3 |
Afghanistan |
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Military may visit Afghan shooting site |
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 Dallas |
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Large Texas tornadoes wreak chaos Tornadoes have touched down near Dallas, Texas, flipping trucks, uprooting trees, wrecking homes and grounding planes
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Wisconsin |
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Romney revels in triple primary win Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney has cruised to victory in Maryland's primary, Wisconsin and DC
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Wisconsin |
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Widow lands plane as husband dies |
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| Apr.4 |
San Francisco Bay Area |
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Yahoo to cut 14% of its workforce Yahoo is to cut 2,000 staff. The company said the cuts were part of efforts to make it 'smaller, nimbler, more profitable'
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Dallas |
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Texas counts cost after tornadoes |
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Guantanamo |
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'9/11 planners' set for US trial
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San Francisco Bay Area |
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Google augmented glasses unveiled |
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New Orleans |
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Katrina police jailed over shootings |
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| Apr.5 |
Alaska |
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U.S. to sink Japan boat that was lost in tsunami |
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Manhattan |
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Arms dealer Viktor Bout sentenced Arms dealer Viktor Bout, dubbed the 'merchant of death', has been sentenced to 25 years in jail by a US judge
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Mountain States |
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'Smallest town in US' auctioned |
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US Georgia |
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Woods trails by five shots |
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Alaska |
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US Coast Guard sinks tsunami 'ghost ship' 
Map of Sitka Alaska Alaska The US Coast Guard has used cannon to sink a crewless Japanese ship that drifted to Alaska after the 2011 tsunami
| The coast would hold off scuttling the Ryou-Un Maru after a Canadian fishing boat claimed salvage rights
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| Apr.6 |
Moscow |
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Russia furious over Bout sentence Moscow has condemned the US prison sentence for arms dealer Viktor Bout as 'political' and says the case will be a priority in relations with...
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Washington |
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US job growth slows during March The US economy added 120,000 jobs during March, lower than estimates suggested, while the unemployment rate fell slightly to 8
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Virginia |
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US Navy jet crashes in Virginia |
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| Apr.7 |
Oklahoma |
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US city shootings spark manhunt Authorities in Tulsa, in the state of Oklahoma, have launched a manhunt after a series of shootings which police say may have been hate crim...
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US Georgia |
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Hanson storms into Masters lead |
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| Apr.8 |
Oklahoma |
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Two arrests over Oklahoma murders |
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US Georgia |
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Watson wins Masters in play-off
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| Apr.9 |
Pakistan |
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U.S. team reaches Pakistan avalanche site |
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Florida |
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No grand jury in Trayvon Martin case |
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Baltimore |
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Mega Millions winner claims prize |
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Washington |
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Obama and Brazil's president discuss trade, energy |
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| Apr.10 |
Pennsylvania |
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Rick Santorum ends presidency bid Map of Gettysburg Pennsylvania Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum has ended his bid for the White House, leaving Mitt Romney as the presumptive nominee
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New York |
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World stocks slip on growth fears |
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Florida |
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Florida shooter lawyers step down |
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| Apr.11 |
Turkey |
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U.S. discusses possible buffer zone for Syria |
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Florida |
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Trayvon Martin killer on murder charge Neighbourhood watch volunteer George Zimmerman has been charged with second-degree murder over the shooting of unarmed black teenager
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San Francisco Bay Area |
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US sues Apple over e-book prices |
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| Apr.12 |
Florida |
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Florida gunman appears in court |
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San Francisco Bay Area |
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Google doubles shares as profits soar |
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| Apr.13 |
New Jersey |
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US mayor rescues woman from fire |
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Los Angeles |
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Pitt and Jolie confirm engagement |
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 Colombia |
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US Secret Service agents recalled Several Secret Service agents providing security for President Barack Obama in Colombia have been recalled, following allegations of miscond...
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| Apr.14 |
U. S. Midwest |
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US Midwest put on tornado watch |
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| Apr.15 |
Oklahoma |
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Tornadoes kill five in US Midwest Tornadoes have hit a large swathe of the Midwest, killing at least five people in Oklahoma.
Twisters were also reported in Kansas, Iowa, and...
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| Apr.16 |
London |
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US-bound jet in emergency landing |
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New York |
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American Jim Yong Kim named World Bank chief | Jim Yong Kim was tapped to be the next president of the World Bank, besting Nigerian finance minister Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala | |
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U.S. Senate |
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Senate blocks Obama Buffett Rule |
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Colombia |
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Colombia scandal 'embarrasses' US |
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Beijing |
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China increases US debt holding |
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| Apr.17 |
Washington |
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Shuttle makes Washington flypast One of Nasa's iconic space shuttles has made a dramatic flypast over the centre of the US capital on the way to its final resting place in a...
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Italy |
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Last 5 cruise ship bodies ID'd; 2 Americans named |
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San Francisco Bay Area |
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Apple and Samsung chiefs to meet |
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Washington |
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U.S. eases pressure on Myanmar |
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| Apr.18 |
Washington |
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US condemns Afghan bodies 'abuse' The Los Angeles Times published photos Wednesday of U.S. soldiers posing with what the newspaper said were bodies of insurgents
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Houston |
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Woman shoots mother and steals baby
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Washington |
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US agents sacked over sex scandal
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Southern California |
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Dick Clark dies of heart attack aged 82
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| Apr.19 |
Colombia |
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Colombia prostitute tells of cash row
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New York |
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The Band's Levon Helm dies at 71
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Panama |
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Cruise ship 'ignored Panama castaways'
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Southern Afghanistan |
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Copter crashes in Afghanistan, likely killing 4 Americans
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| Apr.20 |
Florida |
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Judge sets George Zimmerman bail The man accused of murder over the death of an unarmed Florida teenager has been granted bail, set at $150,000
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Washington |
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Colombia scandal claims more US jobs The Secret Service has said three more employees are resigning over the prostitution scandal that overshadowed a summit in Colombia last wee...
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| Apr.21 |
Virginia |
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Nixon's 'hatchet man' Colson dies
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USA |
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US introduces $60 LED light bulb
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| Apr.22 |
Iran |
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Iran says it's recovered data from U.S. spy drone
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 Mexico |
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Wal-Mart probes bribery claim US retail giant Wal-Mart says it is investigating allegations that its Mexican subsidiaries used bribes to secure permits to build new store...
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Florida |
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Zimmerman freed on Florida bail
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| Apr.23 |
Florida |
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Trayvon Martin police chief saved
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Mexico |
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Mexico-US migration on the slide
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| Apr.24 |
New York |
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Romney calls for focus on Obama Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney has vowed to take the White House from President Barack Obama
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California |
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California 'mad cow' case found
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U.S. Supreme Court |
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Supreme Court to hear migrant law
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| Apr.25 |
Mid-Atlantic states |
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No dismissal of charges in Manning case
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Connecticut |
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Connecticut abolishes death penalty
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Los Angeles |
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US air screeners 'ran drug ring'
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| Apr.26 |
Washington |
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Catholic leaders skewer Paul Ryan
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Washington |
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US bailout fund 'may make loss'
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 Japan |
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US and Japan reach Okinawa deal Map of Okinawa Japan| The United States and Japan have reached a deal to move 9,000 marines from the island of Okinawa. Some 10,000 troops will remain | |
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Washington |
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New sex claim hits US Secret Service
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| Apr.27 |
Washington |
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US economic growth rate slowing US economic growth slowed to an annualised pace of 2.2% in the first quarter of the year, from 3% in the final three months of last year
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 Beijing |
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China dissident 'in US embassy' Chen Guangcheng is in the US embassy in Beijing following his dramatic escape from house arrest, fellow activist Hu Jia has told the BBC
| Chen - who is blind - had scaled a high wall and was driven hundreds of kilometres to Beijing
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Washington |
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New rules for US Secret Service
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| Apr.28 |
Miami |
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Cuban 'defector' actors reappear
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| Apr.29 |
Tribal Areas |
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Drone strike kills militants hiding in high school
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Southern California |
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US yacht race 'crash' kills three |
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