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New York |
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Attorney: Ahmadinejad's cameraman defects |
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U. S. Midwest |
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Oglala Sioux tribe's beer lawsuit fails |
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US court lifts Samsung tablet ban |
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| Oct.2 |
Syria |
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Video of missing journalist surfaces
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Pennsylvania |
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Judge blocks voter ID law before election |
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US agent shot dead near Mexico border 
Nicholas Ivie, 30, a US border patrol agent has been shot dead near US-Mexico border in an area known for drug-smuggling, authorities say
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Georgia |
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US and Russia hail Georgian vote |
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Oregon |
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China firm sues Obama over farms |
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| Oct.3 |
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US rivals ready for vital debate
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Colorado |
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US rivals square off at debate 
Map of Denver Colorado Colorado| US President Barack Obama and Republican Mitt Romney are clashing over their economic proposals in the first of three presidential debates | |
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| Oct.4 |
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Romney 'wins' US election debate
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San Francisco Bay Area |
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Facebook passes one billion users |
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Eastern Libya |
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FBI visits site of attack in Libya |
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NHL cancels first 2 weeks over labour dispute |
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Colorado |
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Obama starts TV debate fightback |
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| Oct.5 |
Washington |
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US jobless rate in unexpected fall The unemployment rate fell last month to its lowest rate since January 2009, surprising analysts who had been expecting a small rise
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London |
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Abu Hamza to be extradited to US
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Arizona |
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FBI: Doubts over US-Mexico border death |
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| Oct.6 |
Connecticut |
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US court hears terror suspects |
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New York |
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Abu Hamza appeared briefly in New York court |
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| Oct.7 |
Florida |
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SpaceX launches station cargo |
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U.S. Congress |
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US security warning on China firms |
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| Oct.8 |
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Romney backs arming Syrian rebels
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USA |
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US meningitis death toll rises |
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Mexico |
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Cartel leader detained for American's death |
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| Oct.9 |
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Quantum pioneers win Nobel prize This year's Nobel prize in physics has been awarded to two researchers for their work with light and matter at the most fundamental level
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Pennsylvania |
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Sandusky jailed for Penn State abuse
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Washington |
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'No warning' of Libyan US attack
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USA |
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Obama's Big Bird ad prompts row |
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| Oct.10 |
USA |
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Dead Seal's mother rebukes Romney
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USA |
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Armstrong: Usada report reveals doping evidence
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China |
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Lenovo 'ousts HP as top PC maker' |
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| Oct.11 |
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Worker at U.S. Embassy in Yemen killed The Yemeni national, a security official at the embassy, a member of the team investigating an attack on the U.S. Embassy in Yemen, was kill...
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Jordan |
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U.S. troops to monitor Syrian chemical weapons |
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Kentucky |
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US running mates clash in debate Map of Danville Kentucky Kentucky US vice-presidential candidates Joe Biden and Paul Ryan have clashed in their one and only debate, as polling shows the US election race tightening
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Ohio |
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Giants' rally past Reds and into NLCS |
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San Francisco Bay Area |
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Tigers Eliminate A's |
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| Oct.12 |
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Romney criticises Biden on Libya
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Washington |
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Cards score 4 in 9th, beat Nats 9-7, reach NLCS |
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New York |
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Yanks beat O's, advance to ALCS |
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| Oct.13 |
Los Angeles |
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Space shuttle Endeavour rolls through LA |
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Indiana |
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US fungal meningitis toll rises to 15 |
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| Oct.15 |
Sweden |
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Nobel Prize in economics awarded The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences cited the US academics for their work on the 'theory of stable allocations and practice of market desi...
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Yahoo appoints Google executive |
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| Oct.16 |
Washington |
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Clinton 'responsible' on Benghazi
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London |
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UK blocks hacker's extradition to U.S. |
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New York |
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Obama hits back in fiery debate US President Barack Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney have tangled on the economy, taxes and Obama's record in their second debate
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Manhattan |
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Citigroup's boss Pandit resigns |
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| Oct.17 |
USA |
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Nike ends its deal with Armstrong |
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Iowa |
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US rivals back in battlegrounds
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Manhattan |
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New York bank 'bomb plot' foiled |
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| Oct.18 |
New York |
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Newsweek to cease print edition |
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Washington |
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China telecoms firm 'not spying on US' |
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San Francisco Bay Area |
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Error sees Google stock suspended
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New York |
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Presidential rivals trade jokes |
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| Oct.19 |
Florida |
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Romney derides 'no agenda' Obama
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| Oct.20 |
Brazil |
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Brazil papers pull out of Google |
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Washington |
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US rejects Iranian talks report |
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| Oct.21 |
U. S. Midwest |
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Nixon's challenger McGovern dies Map of Sioux Falls South Dakota USA Former US Senator George McGovern, who stood as the Democratic presidential candidate against Richard Nixon in 1972, has died, aged 90
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Wisconsin |
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Three killed in Wisconsin shooting at Brookfield spa |
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Washington |
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US to help in Lebanon bomb probe
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| Oct.22 |
Switzerland |
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Armstrong stripped of all seven Tour de France wins by UCI |
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Florida |
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Candidates spar on foreign policy Map of Boca Raton Florida Florida US President Barack Obama and his Republican challenger Mitt Romney have battled over national security, in the third and final presidential debate
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San Francisco Bay |
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Giants beat Cardinals 9-0 in Game 7 to win NLCS
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| Oct.23 |
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Obama and Romney in final push
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San Francisco Bay Area |
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Apple launches iPad Mini tablet |
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Southern California |
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Surfer killed in US shark attack |
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Washington |
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US calls for Lebanon stability
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| Oct.24 |
New York |
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Ex-Goldman Sachs board member jailed for 2 years |
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Microsoft |
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Microsoft to make more hardware |
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San Francisco Bay Area |
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Sandoval's 3 HRs lead Giants to 8-3 romp in opener |
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| Oct.25 |
Chicago |
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Obama to cast vote early in Chicago
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Sweden |
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Swedish princess to wed American 'soulmate' |
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USA |
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Tom Cruise sues publisher for $50m |
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Afghanistan |
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US troops in Afghanistan killed by man in police uniform |
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New York |
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NYC policeman 'in cannibal plot' |
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Bahamas |
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Hurricane Sandy bears down on US |
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New York Times blocked over Wen Jiabao The New York Times' website is being blocked inside China after it published an investigation into wealth accumulated by relatives of Chinese...
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Giants win 2-0 for 2-0 WS lead |
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| Oct.26 |
Washington |
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US economic growth up sharply The US economy grew more than expected in the three months to September. It expanded at an annualised rate of 2% in the third quarter
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Manhattan |
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NY nanny suspected of double murder
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New England |
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Northeast looking at possible 'superstorm' in Sandy
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New York |
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'Frankenstorm' barrels towards US
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Iowa |
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Romney promises US 'real change'
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| Oct.27 |
Pennsylvania |
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US East Coast braced for storm 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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North Carolina |
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Storm threat to key US election week Hurricane Sandy is swirling towards the US, forcing presidential candidates to adjust schedules and cancel events
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Detroit |
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Giants beat Tigers 2-0 for 3-0 World Series lead |
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| Oct.28 |
New York |
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New York to shut down for storm New York City's public transport system is to be suspended ahead of the arrival on Monday of Hurricane Sandy
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Mexico |
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SpaceX capsule returns with safe landing
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Detroit |
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Giants sweep Tigers for World Series title| Marco Scutaro singled home the tiebreaking run in the 10th inning, and the San Francisco Giants beat the Detroit Tigers 4-3 on Sunday night. Giants completed a four-game sweep and win t... | |
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| Oct.29 |
New York |
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Sandy closes in on US East Coast Hurricane Sandy is closing in on highly populated areas of the US east coast, threatening storm surges and devastating flooding
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Japan |
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U.S. sailor found dead at train station in Japan
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Hawaii |
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Canada quake triggers Hawaii tsunami scare
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New Jersey |
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Severe flooding as Sandy strikes | A major storm bringing torrential rain, high winds, flood surges and heavy snow has made landfall on the east US coast | |
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Microsoft |
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Windows Phone 8 operating system launched
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| Oct.30 |
Manhattan |
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40 people killed by Sandy as transport chaos Millions are without power and transport across the north-eastern US has been severely disrupted as storm Sandy heads north for Canada
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Southern California |
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Disney buys firm behind Star Wars Disney is buying Lucasfilm, the company behind the Star Wars films, from its chairman and founder George Lucas for $4.05bn
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New York |
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US counts cost as Sandy recedes At least eight million homes and businesses are without power because of the storm. It was expected to turn towards western New York state
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| Oct.31 |
New York |
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Eastern US gets back on its feet Businesses and services in the north-eastern US are starting to reopen on Wednesday after two days of closure forced by storm Sandy
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New Jersey |
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Obama visits storm disaster zone Map of Atlantic City New Jersey| US President has toured the state of New Jersey, to survey the devastation two days after the huge storm, Sandy, made landfall nearby | |
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