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Munich |
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Ukraine unrest: EU and US clash with Russia in Munich
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California |
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Dry California cannot deliver water |
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| Feb.2 |
USA |
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Woody Allen accused of sex abuse by adopted daughter |
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 Manhattan |
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Actor Philip Seymour Hoffman dies 
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New Jersey |
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Seahawks win Super Bowl over Broncos 
Map of MetLife Stadium East Rutherford New Jersey New Jersey| Behind a suffocating defense, Seattle won its first NFL championship by thumping favored Denver 43-8 in Super Bowl XLVIII at MetLife Stadium. Linebacker Malcolm Smith returned an interception of Peyton Manning 69 yards for a touchdown late in the first half, and Percy Har... | |
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| Feb.3 |
Manhattan |
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Stars pay tribute to actor Hoffman |
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New York |
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US stocks continue January slump |
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| Feb.4 |
Microsoft |
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Microsoft names Nadella as new boss Indian-born Satya Nadella is currently Microsoft's head of Cloud and Enterprise. He takes over from Steve Ballmer who announced plans to step down
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U.S. Congress |
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'Obamacare' will reduce US workforce President Barack Obama's health law will cut the US workforce by the equivalent of more than two million workers, a congressional watchdog s...
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London |
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Gay protests to target Sochi games |
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| Feb.5 |
USA |
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CVS to halt tobacco sales CVS Caremark, one of the largest pharmacy chains in the US, will stop selling cigarettes and other tobacco products, its chief executive has...
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Miami |
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Beckham to launch Miami MLS team |
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Washington |
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US warns of Sochi 'toothpaste' bomb
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San Francisco Bay Area |
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Twitter reports $645m loss for 2013 |
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Washington |
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US presses China over sea dispute |
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Texas |
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Texas conducts rare female execution |
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| Feb.6 |
 Ukraine |
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Leaked Ukraine call embarrasses US An apparently hacked phone conversation during which a senior US diplomat disparages the EU over the Ukraine crisis has been posted online
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UN |
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U.S., Russian diplomats spar over Pussy Riot |
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| Feb.7 |
Berlin |
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Merkel condemns US over EU insult
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Washington |
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US jobs growth lower than expected |
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New York |
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Woody Allen denies abusing his daughter Dylan Farrow
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North Korea |
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American jailed in North Korea returned to work camp
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| Feb.8 |
Sochi |
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Sochi's 1st gold: Kotsenburg of US wins slopestyle
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New York |
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US extends gay marriage legal rights |
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Sochi |
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Russia 1st, USA 3rd in early team figure skating |
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| Feb.9 |
Sochi |
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Jamie Anderson completes U.S. sweep in slopestyle |
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| Feb.10 |
Washington |
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Iran sending warships toward U.S. maritime borders |
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Missouri |
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US footballer comes out as gay |
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San Francisco Bay Area |
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Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg named top US philanthropist |
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Utah |
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Utah newlywed dies after base jump parachute failure |
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Sochi |
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US bobsleigher Quinn trapped twice in Sochi in 48 hours |
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Washington |
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Hollande arrives for US state visit |
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Los Angeles |
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'Dumb' Starbucks owner revealed |
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| Feb.11 |
Washington |
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White House welcomes French President Francois Hollande Map of White House USA US President Barack Obama has welcomed French President Francois Hollande to the White House for a day of meetings culminating in a state dinner
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San Francisco Bay Area |
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Former child star Shirley Temple dies Former Hollywood child star Shirley Temple has died at the age of 85. With her blonde curls, she was one of the most popular stars of the 19...
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Southern Italy |
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US-Italian mafia raids catch 26 |
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Washington |
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Hollande honoured at US state dinner Map of White House USA| French President is being honoured at a lavish White House dinner, capping a US visit aimed at renewing the partnership between the allies | |
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Sochi |
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White fails in halfpipe as women make historic leap |
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USA |
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Iranian Navy sends message with US-bound 'rust buckets' |
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| Feb.12 |
Sochi |
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Farrington takes gold for U.S. in women's halfpipe |
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Kentucky |
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US sinkhole swallows Corvettes at car museum |
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North Carolina |
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Storm bears down on US east coast | A winter storm is bearing down on the densely populated US north-east, after causing transport chaos in the South | |
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 Kabul |
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Prisoners in US-Afghan row freed Sixty-five detainees have been released from Afghanistan's Bagram detention centre, local officials say, despite strong protests by the US
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| Feb.13 |
New York |
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Second wave of huge snow storm hits US north-east A giant winter storm is unleashing a second wave of heavy snowfall, as hundreds of thousands of people remain without power
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Philadelphia |
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Comcast buys Time Warner Cable Comcast has confirmed a deal to acquire Time Warner Cable for about $45bn, creating a company that could control 3/4 of the US cable industr...
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San Francisco Bay Area |
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Facebook widens gender options |
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Sochi |
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Christensen led a U.S. clean sweep in freestyle skiing slopestyle |
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Mid-Atlantic states |
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US man guilty of waterboarding girl |
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| Feb.14 |
Washington |
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US advises banks on 'cannabis cash' |
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Tennessee |
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Volkswagen's US workers vote against joining union |
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| Feb.15 |
Sochi |
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USA beat Russia in penalty shoot-out
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Beijing |
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US, China promise closer cooperation on climate change |
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 Jakarta |
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Kerry to urge climate change action US Secretary of State John Kerry is to deliver a speech urging the global community to act against climate change, during a visit to Indones...
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| Feb.16 |
 Venezuela |
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Venezuela to expel US officials President Nicolas Maduro expels three US consular officials, accusing them of meeting students involved in anti-government protests
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New Orleans |
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East beats West in record-setting All-Star Game |
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| Feb.17 |
Missouri |
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Missouri gun murders 'rose after law repeal' |
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Kentucky |
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Snake Salvation pastor dies from snake bite |
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Sochi |
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U.S. duo Davis and White skate to historic gold
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Miami |
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Ai Weiwei vase worth $1m destroyed |
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| Feb.18 |
Tennessee |
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US nun jailed for nuclear break-in |
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| Feb.19 |
Sochi |
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Ligety dominates giant slalom to win gold |
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Canada |
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T-Mobile 'outrages' Blackberry boss |
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 Seychelles |
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Two US men found dead on 'Captain Phillips' cargo ship Two US security officers have been found dead in the Seychelles on a freighter made famous in the Somali pirate hijacking film Captain Phillips
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Sochi |
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Canada beat USA to bobsled gold |
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San Francisco Bay Area |
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Facebook to buy WhatsApp for $19bn |
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Sochi |
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U.S. eliminates Czechs 5-2 |
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California |
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California unveils drought plan |
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| Feb.20 |
Sochi |
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Canada beat USA in overtime thriller
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San Francisco Bay Area |
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Google unveils 3D sensor smartphone |
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Washington |
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Barack Obama to host Dalai Lama |
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| Feb.21 |
Sochi |
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U.S. men's hockey falls to defensive-minded Canada
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Sochi |
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U.S.' Mikaela Shiffrin skis to slalom gold |
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Arizona |
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Protests at Arizona 'anti-gay' bill
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Venezuela |
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Venezuela's Maduro seeks US talks
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| Feb.22 |
New England |
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Last of Trapp Family Singers dies
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| Feb.23 |
 Southern Israel |
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U.S. inmate killed after shooting guards in Israeli prison Map of Rimonim Israel Samuel Sheinbein, who fled the United States for Israel after the 1997 killing, was shot by police special forces and guards at Rimonim Prison
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New York |
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Openly gay Collins joins Nets |
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 South Korea |
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S Korea-US military drills begin| Joint military drills have begun, amid rare family reunions between North and South Korean relatives separated for decades | |
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California |
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Polio-like disease emerges in US
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| Feb.24 |
Washington |
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US to seek Guzman's extradition
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Chicago |
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Ghostbusters star Harold Ramis dies
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Washington |
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Pentagon plans to shrink US military
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| Feb.25 |
Texas |
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'Goldman Sachs' tweeter unmasked
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Ukraine |
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Ukraine is not caught in East-West battle, says US US Secretary of State John Kerry has said Ukraine is not caught in a battle between East and West
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Washington |
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US plans full Afghanistan pullout, Obama tells Karzai
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San Francisco Bay Area |
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Asiana Airlines fined $500,000 over San Francisco crash
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Switzerland |
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Credit Suisse 'aided' US tax evaders
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USA |
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Obesity rate falls among US toddlers
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 Munich |
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Paper ripped for 'anti-Semitic' caricature of Facebook's Zuckerberg A caricature of Mark Zuckerberg in Germany’s largest broadsheet newspaper shows anti-Semitism reminiscent of the Nazi propaganda
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California |
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US pair found '$10m buried treasure'
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| Feb.26 |
San Diego |
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US singer admits plot to kill wife
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Arizona |
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Arizona governor vetoes 'anti-gay' bill Jan Brewer has vetoed a bill that would have allowed business who cited their religious beliefs to turn away gay customers
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California |
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US police 'sold seized vehicles'
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| Feb.28 |
Washington |
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US economic growth rate revised down The US economy grew at 2.4%, a much slower rate from October to December than originally predicted, the US Commerce Department said
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Washington |
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Obama warns Russia over Ukraine US President Barack Obama has warned Russia there will be 'costs' for any military intervention in Ukraine
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New York |
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Mixed drugs overdose killed Hoffman
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England |
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Guantanamo Briton faces Syria charge
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