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 Merrill Lynch settles US race suit Brokerage giant Merrill Lynch agrees to pay $160m (£103.1m) to settle a race discrimination lawsuit with more than 1,200 employees, say lawyers. Read More »Rob Ford: I used 'a lot' of cannabis Toronto Mayor Rob Ford tells reporters with a laugh that he has smoked "a lot" of marijuana, as a national debate on legalisation of the drug builds. Read More »BP loses second bid to halt payments BP loses a second attempt to suspend compensation payments over the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil rig disaster in the Gulf of Mexico. Read More »The US professionals quitting the rat race to become farmers The US professionals quitting the rat race to become farmers Read More »VIDEO: Gay rights groups target Coca Cola Gay rights groups have poured bottles of Coca Cola down the drain in a protest at Times Square in New York. Read More »Vodafone confirms Verizon talks Vodafone confirms it is in talks with US company Verizon Communications over the sale of its 45% stake in joint venture Verizon Wireless. Read More »VIDEO: US fast-food workers want strike Workers want at least $15 dollars an hour in pay and the right to start a union Read More »VIDEO: Wildfires spread into Yosemite Around 4,000 fire fighters are still struggling to contain a huge wildfire that has been burning for the past 11 days near California's Yosemite National Park. Read More »US economic growth revised to 2.5% The US economy grew at an annualised pace of 2.5% in the second quarter of the year, the Commerce Department said in revised figures. Read More »Fury over US judge's rape remarks A Montana judge who said a 14-year-old rape victim was "as much in control of the situation" as the man who assaulted her is under pressure to resign. Read More »US fast-food workers on strike Fast-food workers in dozens of US cities are on strike, union leaders say, in what could be one of the industry's biggest walkouts. Read More »Jackson's 'earlier drug requests' Michael Jackson asked a doctor for the drug propofol 10 years before he died of an overdose of the drug, a court in Los Angeles hears. Read More »Google exec poached by Chinese rival A top Google executive leaves for Chinese firm Xiaomi, as co-founder Sergey Brin confirms he is "living apart" from his wife. Read More »Dating scam mum and daughter jailed A mum and daughter are jailed after running a dating scam that allowed them to steal $1.1m (£700,000) from victims across the world. Read More »US monuments 'vandal' in hospital A woman accused of vandalising the Lincoln Memorial and other Washington DC landmarks is admitted to a hospital psychiatric ward. Read More »NFL in '$765m concussion settlement' The National Football League and ex-players who accuse it of hiding the dangers of concussion have reached a $765m (£490m) settlement, a judge says. Read More »White House in new gun measures The White House unveils two executive orders on gun control, after a failed legislative attempt to pass regulations on access to firearms. Read More »VIDEO: The fastest food shop in the west? The start-up promising to deliver your grocery order within an hour Read More »Michael Buble announces birth of son The 37-year-old singer says he is "overjoyed" following the arrival of his first child. Read More » | ||||
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