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| Apr.1 |
New Jersey |
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US Senator Bob Menendez charged with corruption |
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California |
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California governor order first ever water restrictions |
| Apr.2 |
North Carolina |
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US sailor rescued after 66 days lost at sea |
| Apr.3 |
Alabama |
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Alabama death row inmate freed after 30 years |
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Washington |
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Obama seeks to persuade Congress on Iran deal |
| Apr.4 |
Indiana |
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Duke headed for championship game |
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Indiana |
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Kentucky's movie-script season cut short at 38-1 |
| Apr.6 |
Boston |
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Tsarnaev 'wanted to punish America' |
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Indiana |
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Duke claims fifth NCAA men's basketball crown
Map of Lucas Oil Stadium Indianapolis Indiana The Blue Devils won the NCAA men's basketball championship in a thrilling title contest, defeating a tough Wisconsin team 68-63
| Apr.7 |
South Carolina |
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White officer charged over unarmed black man's death
Map of North Charleston South Carolina A police officer Michael Slager has been charged with murder after a black man who appeared to be fleeing from him was shot dead | |
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Washington |
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US boosts arms supplies for Saudi-led coalition |
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Kentucky |
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Rand Paul announces 2016 White House bid |
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Mid-Atlantic states |
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Father and seven children found dead at home |
| Apr.8 |
Boston |
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Dzhokhar Tsarnaev: Marathon bomber found guilty 
The man accused of bombing the Boston Marathon has been found guilty of all 30 charges that he faced, many of which carry the death penalty | |
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Washington |
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Obama calls for end to 'gay conversion therapies' |
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Washington |
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US warns Iran over 'support' for Yemen Houthi rebels US Secretary of State John Kerry has warned Iran over its alleged support for Shia Houthi rebels in Yemen
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Afghanistan |
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American soldier killed in insider attack in Afghanistan |
| Apr.9 |
South Carolina |
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South Carolina police release dash cam video
South Carolina officials have released a new video showing the moments before a police officer shot dead an unarmed black man in the back
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Panama |
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US and Cuba hold highest-level meeting in 50 years Secretary of State John Kerry and Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez have held talks after arriving in Panama for a summit
| Apr.10 |
USA |
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Hillary Clinton 'to announce 2016 campaign' Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is to announce she is running for president on Sunday, various US media report
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Kansas |
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Man held over 'US army base plot' |
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Panama |
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Obama: ‘days of meddling’ in Latin America are past
US President Barack Obama has told Latin American leaders that the days when his country could freely interfere in regional affairs are past
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US Georgia |
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Spieth Takes Control at Masters |
| Apr.11 |
U.S. Congress |
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Capitol Hill locked down as gunman shoots himself
| Apr.12 |
USA |
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Hillary Clinton declares 2016 Democratic presidential bid
Map of White House USA Former US Secretary of State has formally entered the 2016 race for the White House in a bid to become the first woman US president | |
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US Georgia |
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Spieth wins Masters, ties record
He remained firmly in control throughout to win the 79th edition of the season's first major championship and matched Woods with an 18-under...
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Iowa |
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Hillary Clinton sets off for tour of key states
Former US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has set out for a tour of key states, at the start of her campaign to become the first woman US...
| Apr.13 |
Washington |
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US concern as Russia lifts ban on Iran arms delivery
The US has expressed concern after Russia lifted a ban on supplying Iran with the sophisticated S-300 air defence missile system
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Miami |
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Marco Rubio launches 2016 White House run
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Seattle |
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Alaska Airlines plane 'flew with worker trapped'
| Apr.14 |
Cuba |
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Cuba praises 'fair' US pledge on terrorism list Cuba has welcomed as 'fair' a US decision to remove it from a list of state sponsors of terrorism
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USA |
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Coloured Pluto comes into view
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USA |
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SpaceX fails in third try to retrieve rocket after launch
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Hawaii |
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US to exhume remains of Pearl Harbor dead for identification
| Apr.15 |
Houston |
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First quintuplet sisters born in US
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U.S. Congress |
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Small aircraft lands on US Capitol lawn
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Massachusetts |
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Jury finds Aaron Hernandez guilty of first-degree murder |
| Apr.16 |
Ohio |
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Man returned from Syria 'planned to kill US soldiers'
| Apr.19 |
Northern Iraq |
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ISIS claims blast near U.S. Consulate in Irbil
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Poland |
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Poland fury at Holocaust comment by FBI's James Comey Poland has summoned the US ambassador and demanded an apology over comments on the Holocaust by FBI director James Comey
| Apr.20 |
Boston |
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Ethiopian wins Boston Marathon |
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Tehran |
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Washington Post reporter Jason Rezaian 'faces Iran spy trial'
| Apr.21 |
Baltimore |
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Department of Justice probe into police custody death DOJ has opened an investigation into the death of Freddie Gray, a black man, who died from spinal injuries suffered while in police custody
Gray, 25, died in hospital on Sunday, a week after being arrested in Baltimore.
Hundreds of protesters gathered in the city to express their anger over the tragedy
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Washington |
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US drug agency chief Leonhart to step down
| Apr.22 |
FBI |
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FBI warns on airline hacking threat following tweet
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Baltimore |
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Baltimore police custody death protests grow
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Washington |
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Ukraine truce: US accuses Russia of violating deal
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Texas |
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Ebola drug cures infected monkeys
| Apr.23 |
Washington |
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US admits two hostages killed in al-Qaeda raid
A US counterterrorism operation in January accidentally killed Warren Weinstein, an American, and Giovanni Lo Porto, an Italian
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Southern Iran |
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Fleet of Iranian ships heading to Yemen turns around
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USA |
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Nasdaq bests record high set in 2000
| Apr.25 |
Washington |
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Russian hackers 'accessed Obama's unclassified emails'
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Baltimore |
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Baltimore protest after death in custody turns violent
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Manhattan |
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Wladimir Klitschko defeats Bryant Jennings via unanimous decision |
| Apr.27 |
Baltimore |
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Curfew in Baltimore as Freddie Gray protests spread
Map of central Baltimore USA A curfew has been declared in the US city of Baltimore amid violent protests over the death of a black man fatally injured in police custody
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Washington |
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State Dept. IDs 2 Americans killed in Nepal quake The State Department identified two Americans who died in Nepal’s devastating earthquake, and reported two more dead Monday
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Baltimore |
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Baltimore declares emergency as Freddie Gray riots erupt
| Apr.28 |
Southern Iran |
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US military 'monitoring' Iran ship seizure
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Baltimore |
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Baltimore police enforce curfew Police are trying to enforce a curfew, a night after violence rocked the city. 2,000 National Guard troops and 1,000 police are on the city streets | |
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Oregon |
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Louie Louie singer Jack Ely dies aged 71
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U.S. Supreme Court |
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Supreme Court hears same-sex marriage arguments
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China |
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Walmart to open 115 stores in China
| Apr.29 |
U.S. Congress |
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PM Abe offers 'deep repentance' over war with US
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Manhattan |
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Freddie Gray protests in several US cities
| Apr.30 |
Baltimore |
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Freddie Gray: New lead over police van journey
Police in Baltimore say that officers transporting Freddie Gray in a van made a previously undisclosed stop while en route to the police station
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USA |
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Messenger's Mercury trip ends with a bang Nasa's Messenger mission to Mercury has reached its explosive conclusion, after 10 years in space and four in orbit
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Germany |
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Airbus to sue in US, German spying row Aviation giant says it will file a criminal complaint over allegations that German intelligence helped the US carry out industrial espionage
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Austria |
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Austria rejects US bid to extradite Dmytro Firtash A court in Austria has turned down a US request for the extradition of the Ukrainian oligarch Dmytro Firtash