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Firebomb attacks: Man confesses |
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9 eurozone nations downgraded by S&P| Standard & Poor's said Friday that it has downgraded the credit ratings of nine euro area governments, including AAA-rated France and Austria | |
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US football coach Paterno dies |
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Patriots Win AFC Title, beat Ravens 23-20 |
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Giants Win NFC Title over 49ers |
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New York Giants win Super Bowl 
Ahmad Bradshaw's last-minute touchdown earns the New York Giants a 21-17 Super Bowl win over the New England Patriots in Indianapolis
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| Feb.13 |
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Whitney Houston's body flown home |
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| Feb.16 |
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New York penthouse sells for $88m |
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| Feb.18 |
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Whitney Houston funeral in Newark
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| Feb.23 |
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Maryland gay marriage bill passed |
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| Feb.24 |
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US judge eases Bout's confinement |
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| Feb.25 |
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Journalist Marie Colvin likely to be buried in Syria |
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| Mar.1 |
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Oil price jumps to 43-month high |
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| Mar.6 |
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Lehman Brothers exits bankruptcy |
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| Mar.14 |
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Goldman boss defends its ethics |
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| Mar.30 |
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US winner for $640m lottery draw
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| Apr.4 |
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'9/11 planners' set for US trial
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| Apr.5 |
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Arms dealer Viktor Bout sentenced
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| Apr.6 |
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US Navy jet crashes in Virginia |
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| Apr.9 |
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Mega Millions winner claims prize |
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| Apr.10 |
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Rick Santorum ends presidency bid 
Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum has ended his bid for the White House, leaving Mitt Romney as the presumptive nominee
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World stocks slip on growth fears |
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| Apr.13 |
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US mayor rescues woman from fire |
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| Apr.16 |
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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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| Apr.19 |
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The Band's Levon Helm dies at 71 |
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| Apr.21 |
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Nixon's 'hatchet man' Colson dies |
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| Apr.24 |
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Romney calls for focus on Obama
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| Apr.25 |
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No dismissal of charges in Manning case |
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| May.2 |
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News Corp. board backs Murdoch
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Newt Gingrich drops presidency bid |
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Munch's The Scream sold for $120m |
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Key 9/11 suspects appear in court Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, accused of planning the 9/11 attacks, and 4 other leading suspects, appear in court at Guantanamo Bay to be charged
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| May.6 |
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9/11 hearing 'unfair' say lawyers
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| May.8 |
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Rothko work hits record $86.9m |
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| May.10 |
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JPMorgan reveals shock $2bn loss |
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| May.16 |
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Robert F Kennedy Jr's wife dead |
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| May.18 |
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Facebook share trading debut Founder Mark Zuckerberg opened the day's trading on the Nasdaq. He appeared via video link from a celebration at the social network's headquarters
| Facebook shares ended their first day of trading at $38.23, barely above the company's initial pricing of $38
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Facebook in stock debut rollercoaster
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| May.19 |
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Rights activist Chen arrives in U.S. Chen Guangcheng is bringing an end to a diplomatic firestorm that erupted after he escaped from house arrest and complains in YouTube about ...
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| May.21 |
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Jail for US webcam spy student |
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| May.23 |
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World markets tumble on Greece, China anxiety |
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| May.24 |
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Suspect held in Etan Patz death New York City police say they are holding a suspect in custody in connection with the disappearance of a six-year-old boy in 1979
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| May.25 |
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Etan Patz suspect on suicide watch |
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| Jun.4 |
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Sandusky sex abuse trial to begin |
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| Jun.10 |
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Musical Once scoops eight Tonys |
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| Jun.11 |
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Markets welcome Spain bank deal
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| Jun.21 |
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Sandusky son alleges sex abuse |
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| Jun.22 |
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Sandusky jury rehears testimony |
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Jerry Sandusky guilty of child sex abuse Map of Bellefonte Pennsylvania| Former college football coach has been found guilty of 45 out of 48 counts. Sandusky, 68, denied 48 counts of abusing 10 boys over 15 years. Sandusky, 68, denied abusing 10 boys over 15 years. He is exp... | |
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| Jun.28 |
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News Corp. agrees to split in two One company encompassing its television and film assets and the other holding its publishing entities
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| Jul.2 |
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Storm-hit millions reel from US heatwave About two million people remain without power in the eastern US following storms that have been blamed for 18 deaths since Friday
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| Jul.3 |
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US power outages persist for 1.4m |
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| Jul.4 |
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Independence Day plans hit by power cuts and heat
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| Jul.12 |
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Penn State blamed over sex abuse
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| Jul.13 |
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JPMorgan doubles its trading loss |
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| Jul.23 |
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Penn State fined $60m over abuse US college sport authorities have fined Penn State University $60m in the wake of child sex abuse perpetrated by a long-serving football coach
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| Jul.31 |
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Phelps wins record Olympic medal
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| Aug.11 |
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Romney names Ryan as running mate Map of Norfolk Virginia Virginia US Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney has named fiscal conservative Paul Ryan as his running mate in November's election
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| Aug.14 |
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BBC boss to head New York Times |
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| Aug.24 |
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Deadly shootout near Empire State
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| Sep.6 |
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Djokovic, Ferrer advance to U.S. Open semifinals |
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| Sep.7 |
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Azarenka, Williams to meet in U.S. Open final |
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| Sep.8 |
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Murray blows Berdych away to reach U.S. Open final |
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Tornado rips through Queens |
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| Sep.9 |
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Serena Wins U.S. Open |
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Djokovic wins semifinal over Ferrer |
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| Sep.10 |
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Murray wins historic first major Map of Queens New York Andy Murray ended Britain's 76-year wait for a male Grand Slam singles champion with an epic victory over Novak Djokovic in the US Open final
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| Sep.21 |
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Tiger mauls US man at Bronx Zoo |
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| Sep.25 |
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'Severe' mood at Japan-China talks |
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| Sep.26 |
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NFL, Referees Reach Deal |
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| Sep.29 |
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NY Times ex-chief Sulzberger dies |
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| Oct.1 |
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Attorney: Ahmadinejad's cameraman defects |
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| Oct.2 |
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Judge blocks voter ID law before election |
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| Oct.6 |
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Abu Hamza appeared briefly in New York court |
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| Oct.9 |
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Sandusky jailed for Penn State abuse |
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| Oct.12 |
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Yanks beat O's, advance to ALCS |
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| Oct.16 |
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Obama hits back in fiery debate
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Citigroup's boss Pandit resigns |
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| Oct.17 |
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US rivals back in battlegrounds
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New York bank 'bomb plot' foiled |
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| Oct.18 |
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Newsweek to cease print edition |
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Presidential rivals trade jokes |
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| Oct.24 |
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Ex-Goldman Sachs board member jailed for 2 years |
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| Oct.25 |
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Swedish princess to wed American 'soulmate' |
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NYC policeman 'in cannibal plot' |
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New York Times blocked over Wen Jiabao
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| Oct.26 |
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NY nanny suspected of double murder |
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'Frankenstorm' barrels towards US
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| Oct.27 |
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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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| Oct.28 |
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New York to shut down for storm
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| Oct.29 |
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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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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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| Oct.30 |
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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. In New York City, 18 people have been kill... | |
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US counts cost as Sandy recedes
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| Oct.31 |
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Eastern US gets back on its feet
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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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| Nov.1 |
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Sandy death toll keeps climbing
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| Nov.2 |
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Fuel shortage hits Sandy recovery Fuel shortages and difficulties in restoring power are hampering efforts to restore normality to parts of the US north-east in the wake of Storm Sandy
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New York marathon off amid Sandy uproar
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| Nov.3 |
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Race to restore power after Sandy Nearly a million people in New York state remain without power after Storm Sandy, as frustration grows over the slow pace of recovery
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US rivals battle for swing states
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| Nov.4 |
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NY alert over post-storm housing
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Child killed in African wild dogs pen |
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| Nov.5 |
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NY inquiry into Sandy overpricing
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| Nov.7 |
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New storm hits battered New York |
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| Nov.12 |
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Ex-BBC boss starts work at New York Times |
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| Nov.15 |
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Obama tours storm-struck New York |
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| Nov.22 |
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US marks Thanksgiving with parade |
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| Nov.28 |
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NYC sees day of no violent crime |
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| Nov.29 |
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Wikileaks accused tells of breakdown |
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Strauss-Kahn maid case 'settled' |
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| Dec.5 |
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Citigroup in 11,000 staff cull
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| Dec.18 |
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Newtown killings prompt gun firm sale
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| Dec.23 |
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Military: Top SEAL's death likely suicide |
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| Dec.24 |
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Two US firefighters shot dead while responding to blaze Map of Webster USA 2 volunteer firefighters have been shot dead and 2 injured while responding to an emergency call in the town of Webster in New York state
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US firefighters shot dead in 'ambush' Two US volunteer firefighters have been shot dead and two injured while responding to an emergency call in the town of Webster
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| Dec.25 |
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US firefighter gunman 'left note' |
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| Dec.27 |
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US chipmaker faces huge patent fine |
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| Dec.30 |
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Redskins Win NFC East |
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Hillary Clinton has blood clot |
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| 2012 |
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| Feb.24 |
US judge eases Bout's confinement |
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| Apr.5 |
Arms dealer Viktor Bout sentenced
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| Apr.6 |
US Navy jet crashes in Virginia |
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| Apr.25 |
No dismissal of charges in Manning case |
|
| Dec.23 |
Military: Top SEAL's death likely suicide |
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|
| 2012 |
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| Apr.6 |
US Navy jet crashes in Virginia |
|
| Apr.13 |
US mayor rescues woman from fire |
|
| Jul.2 |
Storm-hit millions reel from US heatwave About two million people remain without power in the eastern US following storms that have been blamed for 18 deaths since Friday
|
| Jul.3 |
US power outages persist for 1.4m |
|
| Jul.4 |
Independence Day plans hit by power cuts and heat
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| Sep.8 |
Tornado rips through Queens |
|
| Sep.21 |
Tiger mauls US man at Bronx Zoo |
|
| Oct.26 |
'Frankenstorm' barrels towards US
|
| Oct.27 |
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
|
| Oct.28 |
New York to shut down for storm
|
| Oct.29 |
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
|
| Oct.29 |
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 | |
|
| Oct.30 |
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. In New York City, 18 people have been kill... | |
|
| Oct.30 |
US counts cost as Sandy recedes
|
| Oct.31 |
Eastern US gets back on its feet
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| Oct.31 |
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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| Nov.1 |
Sandy death toll keeps climbing
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| Nov.2 |
Fuel shortage hits Sandy recovery Fuel shortages and difficulties in restoring power are hampering efforts to restore normality to parts of the US north-east in the wake of Storm Sandy
|
| Nov.2 |
New York marathon off amid Sandy uproar
|
| Nov.3 |
Race to restore power after Sandy Nearly a million people in New York state remain without power after Storm Sandy, as frustration grows over the slow pace of recovery
|
| Nov.4 |
NY alert over post-storm housing
|
| Nov.4 |
Child killed in African wild dogs pen |
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| Nov.5 |
NY inquiry into Sandy overpricing
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| Nov.7 |
New storm hits battered New York |
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| Nov.15 |
Obama tours storm-struck New York |
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| Dec.23 |
Military: Top SEAL's death likely suicide |
|
| Dec.24 |
Two US firefighters shot dead while responding to blaze Map of Webster USA 2 volunteer firefighters have been shot dead and 2 injured while responding to an emergency call in the town of Webster in New York state
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|
| 2012 |
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| Jan.22 |
US football coach Paterno dies |
|
| Jan.22 |
Patriots Win AFC Title, beat Ravens 23-20 |
|
| Jan.22 |
Giants Win NFC Title over 49ers |
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| Feb.5 |
New York Giants win Super Bowl Ahmad Bradshaw's last-minute touchdown earns the New York Giants a 21-17 Super Bowl win over the New England Patriots in Indianapolis
|
| Jun.22 |
Sandusky jury rehears testimony |
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| Jun.22 |
Jerry Sandusky guilty of child sex abuse Map of Bellefonte Pennsylvania| Former college football coach has been found guilty of 45 out of 48 counts. Sandusky, 68, denied 48 counts of abusing 10 boys over 15 years. Sandusky, 68, denied abusing 10 boys over 15 years. He is exp... | |
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| Jul.23 |
Penn State fined $60m over abuse US college sport authorities have fined Penn State University $60m in the wake of child sex abuse perpetrated by a long-serving football coach
|
| Jul.31 |
Phelps wins record Olympic medal
|
| Sep.6 |
Djokovic, Ferrer advance to U.S. Open semifinals |
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| Sep.7 |
Azarenka, Williams to meet in U.S. Open final |
|
| Sep.8 |
Murray blows Berdych away to reach U.S. Open final |
|
| Sep.9 |
Serena Wins U.S. Open |
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| Sep.9 |
Djokovic wins semifinal over Ferrer |
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| Sep.10 |
Murray wins historic first major Map of Queens New York Andy Murray ended Britain's 76-year wait for a male Grand Slam singles champion with an epic victory over Novak Djokovic in the US Open final
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| Sep.26 |
NFL, Referees Reach Deal |
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| Oct.9 |
Sandusky jailed for Penn State abuse |
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| Oct.12 |
Yanks beat O's, advance to ALCS |
|
| Nov.2 |
New York marathon off amid Sandy uproar
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| Dec.30 |
Redskins Win NFC East |
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|
| 2012 |
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| Jan.13 |
9 eurozone nations downgraded by S&P| Standard & Poor's said Friday that it has downgraded the credit ratings of nine euro area governments, including AAA-rated France and Austria | |
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| Feb.13 |
Whitney Houston's body flown home |
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| Feb.16 |
New York penthouse sells for $88m |
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| Feb.18 |
Whitney Houston funeral in Newark
|
| Mar.1 |
Oil price jumps to 43-month high |
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| Mar.6 |
Lehman Brothers exits bankruptcy |
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| Mar.14 |
Goldman boss defends its ethics |
|
| Mar.30 |
US winner for $640m lottery draw
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| Apr.9 |
Mega Millions winner claims prize |
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| Apr.10 |
World stocks slip on growth fears |
|
| Apr.16 |
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
|
| Apr.19 |
The Band's Levon Helm dies at 71 |
|
| May.2 |
News Corp. board backs Murdoch
|
| May.2 |
Munch's The Scream sold for $120m |
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| May.8 |
Rothko work hits record $86.9m |
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| May.10 |
JPMorgan reveals shock $2bn loss |
|
| May.18 |
Facebook share trading debut Founder Mark Zuckerberg opened the day's trading on the Nasdaq. He appeared via video link from a celebration at the social network's headquarters
| Facebook shares ended their first day of trading at $38.23, barely above the company's initial pricing of $38
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| May.18 |
Facebook in stock debut rollercoaster
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| May.23 |
World markets tumble on Greece, China anxiety |
|
| Jun.10 |
Musical Once scoops eight Tonys |
|
| Jun.11 |
Markets welcome Spain bank deal
|
| Jun.28 |
News Corp. agrees to split in two One company encompassing its television and film assets and the other holding its publishing entities
|
| Jul.13 |
JPMorgan doubles its trading loss |
|
| Aug.14 |
BBC boss to head New York Times |
|
| Oct.16 |
Citigroup's boss Pandit resigns |
|
| Oct.18 |
Newsweek to cease print edition |
|
| Oct.24 |
Ex-Goldman Sachs board member jailed for 2 years |
|
| Oct.31 |
Eastern US gets back on its feet
|
| Nov.2 |
Fuel shortage hits Sandy recovery Fuel shortages and difficulties in restoring power are hampering efforts to restore normality to parts of the US north-east in the wake of Storm Sandy
|
| Nov.4 |
NY alert over post-storm housing
|
| Nov.5 |
NY inquiry into Sandy overpricing
|
| Nov.22 |
US marks Thanksgiving with parade |
|
| Nov.29 |
Strauss-Kahn maid case 'settled' |
|
| Dec.5 |
Citigroup in 11,000 staff cull
|
| Dec.18 |
Newtown killings prompt gun firm sale
|
| Dec.27 |
US chipmaker faces huge patent fine |
|
|
| 2012 |
|
| Jan.3 |
Firebomb attacks: Man confesses |
|
| Feb.24 |
US judge eases Bout's confinement |
|
| Apr.4 |
'9/11 planners' set for US trial
|
| Apr.5 |
Arms dealer Viktor Bout sentenced
|
| Apr.25 |
No dismissal of charges in Manning case |
|
| May.5 |
Key 9/11 suspects appear in court Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, accused of planning the 9/11 attacks, and 4 other leading suspects, appear in court at Guantanamo Bay to be charged
|
| May.6 |
9/11 hearing 'unfair' say lawyers
|
| May.21 |
Jail for US webcam spy student |
|
| May.24 |
Suspect held in Etan Patz death New York City police say they are holding a suspect in custody in connection with the disappearance of a six-year-old boy in 1979
|
| May.25 |
Etan Patz suspect on suicide watch |
|
| Jun.4 |
Sandusky sex abuse trial to begin |
|
| Jun.21 |
Sandusky son alleges sex abuse |
|
| Jun.22 |
Sandusky jury rehears testimony |
|
| Jun.22 |
Jerry Sandusky guilty of child sex abuse Map of Bellefonte Pennsylvania| Former college football coach has been found guilty of 45 out of 48 counts. Sandusky, 68, denied 48 counts of abusing 10 boys over 15 years. Sandusky, 68, denied abusing 10 boys over 15 years. He is exp... | |
|
| Jul.12 |
Penn State blamed over sex abuse
|
| Jul.23 |
Penn State fined $60m over abuse US college sport authorities have fined Penn State University $60m in the wake of child sex abuse perpetrated by a long-serving football coach
|
| Aug.24 |
Deadly shootout near Empire State
|
| Oct.6 |
Abu Hamza appeared briefly in New York court |
|
| Oct.9 |
Sandusky jailed for Penn State abuse |
|
| Oct.17 |
New York bank 'bomb plot' foiled |
|
| Oct.24 |
Ex-Goldman Sachs board member jailed for 2 years |
|
| Oct.25 |
NYC policeman 'in cannibal plot' |
|
| Oct.26 |
NY nanny suspected of double murder |
|
| Nov.28 |
NYC sees day of no violent crime |
|
| Nov.29 |
Wikileaks accused tells of breakdown |
|
| Dec.18 |
Newtown killings prompt gun firm sale
|
| Dec.24 |
Two US firefighters shot dead while responding to blaze Map of Webster USA 2 volunteer firefighters have been shot dead and 2 injured while responding to an emergency call in the town of Webster in New York state
|
| Dec.24 |
US firefighters shot dead in 'ambush' Two US volunteer firefighters have been shot dead and two injured while responding to an emergency call in the town of Webster
|
| Dec.25 |
US firefighter gunman 'left note' |
|
|
| 2012 |
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| Feb.23 |
Maryland gay marriage bill passed |
|
| Feb.25 |
Journalist Marie Colvin likely to be buried in Syria |
|
| Apr.10 |
Rick Santorum ends presidency bid Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum has ended his bid for the White House, leaving Mitt Romney as the presumptive nominee
|
| Apr.13 |
US mayor rescues woman from fire |
|
| Apr.16 |
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
|
| Apr.21 |
Nixon's 'hatchet man' Colson dies |
|
| Apr.24 |
Romney calls for focus on Obama
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| May.2 |
News Corp. board backs Murdoch
|
| May.2 |
Newt Gingrich drops presidency bid |
|
| May.16 |
Robert F Kennedy Jr's wife dead |
|
| May.19 |
Rights activist Chen arrives in U.S. Chen Guangcheng is bringing an end to a diplomatic firestorm that erupted after he escaped from house arrest and complains in YouTube about ...
|
| Aug.11 |
Romney names Ryan as running mate Map of Norfolk Virginia Virginia US Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney has named fiscal conservative Paul Ryan as his running mate in November's election
|
| Sep.25 |
'Severe' mood at Japan-China talks |
|
| Sep.29 |
NY Times ex-chief Sulzberger dies |
|
| Oct.1 |
Attorney: Ahmadinejad's cameraman defects |
|
| Oct.2 |
Judge blocks voter ID law before election |
|
| Oct.16 |
Obama hits back in fiery debate
|
| Oct.17 |
US rivals back in battlegrounds
|
| Oct.18 |
Presidential rivals trade jokes |
|
| Oct.25 |
Swedish princess to wed American 'soulmate' |
|
| Oct.25 |
New York Times blocked over Wen Jiabao
|
| Oct.31 |
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
|
| Nov.3 |
US rivals battle for swing states
|
| Nov.5 |
NY inquiry into Sandy overpricing
|
| Nov.12 |
Ex-BBC boss starts work at New York Times |
|
| Nov.15 |
Obama tours storm-struck New York |
|
| Nov.29 |
Strauss-Kahn maid case 'settled' |
|
| Dec.30 |
Hillary Clinton has blood clot |
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