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| May.1 |
Detroit |
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Ford announces new chief executive |
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Mountain States |
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Shock over US killing of German teen |
| May.2 |
Washington |
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US sees strong jobs growth in April |
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San Francisco Bay Area |
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Samsung ordered to pay Apple $119.6m |
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Indiana |
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US confirms first case of Mers virus |
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Washington |
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US condemns deadly Ukraine violence
The United States has condemned the 'senseless' violence that left at least 31 people dead in the south-west of Ukraine on Friday
| May.3 |
Washington |
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Obama riffs on healthcare policy at annual reporters' dinner |
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Kentucky |
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California Chrome wins 140th Kentucky Derby |
| May.4 |
Los Angeles |
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World rallies for kidnapped girls Protesters took the streets again, adding to the international pressure on Nigeria do more to rescue more than 200 schoolgirls abducted by m...
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Los Angeles |
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Clippers reassert their identity in Game 7 win over the Warriors |
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New England |
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US acrobats injured in circus fall |
| May.5 |
Minnesota |
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Target's chief executive resigns |
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Oceania |
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US to rescue injured Chinese sailors |
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New England |
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Circus fall acrobats 'critical' |
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Washington |
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US 'outrage' at Nigeria abductions |
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Washington |
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Syria opposition to open US mission |
| May.6 |
Washington |
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US climate impacts 'far reaching' |
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Southern California |
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Stars boycott Beverly Hills Hotel |
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Toronto |
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Toronto mayor 'turned back' from US |
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Washington |
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US experts join hunt for abducted Nigerian schoolgirls
A team of US experts has been sent to Nigeria to help find more than 200 schoolgirls abducted last month by the Islamist militant group Boko...
| May.7 |
Karachi |
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FBI agent arrested in Pakistan Joel Cox was arrested this week after he attempted to board a domestic flight between Karachi and Islamabad with ammunition and knives
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Florida |
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Four found dead in US tennis star's burned Florida home
| May.8 |
Nigeria |
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US team 'on ground' in Nigeria hunt |
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Florida |
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Family 'shot' in burned Florida home of tennis star |
| May.9 |
Washington |
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'Provocative' Putin visit denounced The US and EU condemn the first visit by Russia's Vladimir Putin to annexed Crimea, as violence continues between troops and rebels in Ukrai...
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Nigeria |
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American officials in Nigeria to help find kidnapped girls American and UK security experts are in northeastern Nigeria to help search for at least 276 schoolgirls kidnapped by Islamic militants
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Florida |
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US drone 'almost collided with plane' |
| May.10 |
Washington |
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Michelle Obama: Nigeria kidnappings 'unconscionable' 
First lady Michelle Obama saying the action was taken by 'a terrorist group determined to keep these girls from getting an education' | |
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Virginia |
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Deadly hot air balloon fire in US
At least two people have died after a hot air balloon hit a power line and burst into flames in front of a horrified US crowd
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Missouri |
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Sam is NFL's first openly gay player |
| May.11 |
Yemen |
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Report claims Yemenis killed by US officers had Al Qaeda links |
| May.12 |
Iran |
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Iran says it built copy of captured U.S. drone |
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Virginia |
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Search for wreckage in balloon crash |
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Ohio |
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US twins born holding hands |
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Nigeria |
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US planes search for Nigerian girls 
The US has revealed it is flying manned surveillance missions over Nigeria to try to find more than 200 schoolgirls kidnapped by Boko Haram | |
| May.13 |
Haiti |
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Christopher Columbus's Santa Maria wreck 'found' A US underwater investigator has said he believes he has found the wreck of the Santa Maria, the flagship of Christopher Columbus's famed ex...
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European Union |
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Google 'must delete links on request' |
| May.14 |
New York |
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Editor of New York Times replaced
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Minnesota |
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'Miracle' US baby survives 11-storey fall
| May.15 |
Manhattan |
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New York dedicates 9/11 museum
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Miami |
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LeBron James makes key plays late as Heat oust Brooklyn Nets |
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Texas |
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Spurs trounce Blazers, advance |
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San Diego |
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California wildfires in San Diego force evacuations
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Los Angeles |
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Oil spill on streets of Los Angeles
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USA |
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Cold weather hits WalMart profits
| May.16 |
San Diego |
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California wildfire 'flare-up' forces new evacuations
Map of San Marcos USA Firefighters have beaten back parts of the nine blazes raging in southern California, allowing thousands of displaced locals to return to the area
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Washington |
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General Motors fined $35m over recall
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San Diego |
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California wildfires rage overnight
| May.18 |
Baltimore |
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California Chrome wins the Preakness Stakes |
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Dallas |
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AT&T agreed to buy DirecTV for $48.5 billion
| May.19 |
Washington |
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US charges Chinese with hacking The US has charged 5 Chinese army officers with hacking into private-sector American companies in a bid for competitive advantage | |
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Beijing |
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China denounces cyber-theft charges
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Switzerland |
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Credit Suisse helped 'tax cheats'
| May.20 |
USA |
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NFL players sue over painkillers |
| May.21 |
San Francisco Bay Area |
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eBay makes users change passwords
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Southern California |
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US woman found 10 years after kidnap
Map of Santa Ana USA A 25-year-old woman who went missing 10 years ago has told police she was forced to marry her captor Isidro Garcia, 41, and have his child
| May.22 |
Washington |
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Thailand's military coup condemned
The US has led widespread international criticism of a military takeover in Thailand as the South-East Asian nation spent its first night under curfew
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Southern California |
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Isidro Garcia charged with holding girl captive
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Los Angeles |
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Donovan dropped from US squad |
| May.23 |
Global |
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US ship finds hull of missing yacht
Map of North Atlantic Global The hull of the missing UK yacht Cheeki Rafiki has been found in the North Atlantic ocean by a US Navy warship, the US Coast Guard has said
| May.24 |
Southern California |
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Gunman killed six people in drive-by shooting
Map of Isla Vista Santa Barbara CA USA The suspected gunman has been found dead in his crashed car, with a gunshot wound to the head
The gunman is believed to be the son of Hollywood filmmaker Peter Rodger
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Southern California |
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US gunman 'was filmmaker's son'
Peter Rodger, a Hollywood filmmaker believes his son carried out drive-by shootings that killed six people late on Friday, a family lawyer s...
| May.25 |
Kabul |
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Obama makes surprise Afghan visit
| May.26 |
Southern California |
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Gunman's parents 'raced to stop him'
| May.27 |
Washington |
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US to keep 9,800 Afghanistan troops
The US will keep 9,800 troops in Afghanistan after the US concludes its combat mission at the end of this year, President Barack Obama has s...
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Russia |
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Snowden: I was a high-tech spy for the CIA and NSA
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Washington |
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U.S. 'closer to expanding training for Syrian rebels'
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San Francisco Bay Area |
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Google to build self-driving cars
| May.28 |
Washington |
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US gives $5bn to global terror fight
US President Barack Obama has announced a $5bn 'terrorism partnership fund' to help other countries tackle extremists
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North Carolina |
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Author Maya Angelou dies aged 86
Map of Winston-Salem North Carolina North Carolina Poet, author and activist Maya Angelou has died at the age of 86. Angelou is best-known for her 1969 memoir I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
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Paris |
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Serena Williams knocked out of French Open |
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Washington |
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Kerry urges Snowden to return to US
US Secretary of State John Kerry has labelled intelligence leaker Edward Snowden a fugitive from justice who should 'man up' and return home
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San Francisco Bay Area |
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Apple agrees to $3bn Beats deal
| May.29 |
Washington |
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US economy shifts into reverse
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USA |
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Measles cases in the US reach 20-year high
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New York |
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Rangers knock out Habs in 6, reach Cup finals |
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Northern Syria |
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US citizen reportedly carries out suicide attack in Syria
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Los Angeles |
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Microsoft's ex-CEO Steve Ballmer 'wins Clippers bid' |
| May.30 |
Iran |
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Iran hackers use social media to target U.S., Israeli officials
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Washington |
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Veterans Secretary Shinseki resigns
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Washington |
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Chuck Hagel: Beijing 'destabilising' South China Sea The US defence secretary has accused China of 'destabilising' the South China Sea, saying its action threatened the region's long-term progr...
| May.31 |
Miami |
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Heat eliminate Pacers, advance to Finals
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FBI |
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Mickelson 'in insider trading probe' |
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Afghanistan |
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US soldier freed by Taliban captors 
US Army Sgt Bowe Bergdahl who has been held for nearly 5 years has been freed in deal that includes the release of five Afghan detainees | |
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Paris |
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Nadal and Stephens move on at Roland Garros |
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Oklahoma |
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Spurs eliminate Thunder, advance to second straight Finals
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Washington State |
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Climbers missing on US Mt Rainier |