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Detroit ex-mayor sentenced to prison

Kwame Kilpatrick, the former mayor of the now-bankrupt US city of Detroit, is sentenced to 28 years in prison for corruption.

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Rabbis 'plotted to torture husband'

Two US rabbis are arrested and charged with plotting to kidnap and torture a man to force him to grant a traditional Jewish divorce.

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US astronaut Carpenter dies at 88

Scott Carpenter, one of the last surviving astronauts from America's original Mercury space programme, dies aged 88.

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Navy athletes charged in sex assault

Two ex-US Naval Academy footballers will face court martial over the alleged sexual assault of an intoxicated classmate at a party, officials say.

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World angry over debt ceiling crisis

The US government shutdown is concerning to other countries, but a US debt default has the world scared and angry.

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The shutdown Good Samaritans

Acts of kindness provide glimmers in government shutdown gloom

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Living Ohio man ruled 'legally dead'

A US man declared legally dead after he disappeared 27 years ago cannot now be declared officially alive, though he is in good health, a judge rules.

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VIDEO: Train hits truck at Texas crossing

Footage has emerged of a a flatbed trailer being struck by a train at a crossing in Texas and being dragged half a mile down the track.

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VIDEO: McCartney surprises Times Sq tourists

Paul McCartney has thrilled sight seers in New York's Times Square by performing a surprise gig

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VIDEO: US astronaut dies at 88

One of America's first astronauts, Scott Carpenter, has died.

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Coroner denies Ohio captor sex death

A coroner says there were no signs auto-erotic asphyxiation played in a role in the hanging of Ohio captor, Ariel Castro.

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JPMorgan reports quarterly loss

US bank JPMorgan Chase sets aside $9.2bn to cover legal expenses, leading to a third-quarter loss.

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VIDEO: War photographer remembered in film

A new documentary focuses on the work of award winning war photographer Tim Hetherington, who was killed in Libya 2 years ago.

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Marquez chasing Bradley and history

Juan Manuel Marquez is out to inflict the first defeat on Timothy Bradley when he fights the American in Las Vegas on Saturday.

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Jailed US man's mother in N Korea

The mother of Kenneth Bae, the US citizen imprisoned in North Korea, is being allowed to visit him, his family says.

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Glee episode pays tribute to Monteith

Hit US TV series Glee has paid tribute to cast member Cory Monteith, who died in July, in a special episode entitled The Quarterback.

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VIDEO: Cruz jeered at conservative summit

Tea Party Senator Ted Cruz is heckled by protesters at a conservative conference in Washington DC.

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US 'to sack nuclear missile chief'

A US general in charge of the country's long-range nuclear missiles is to be sacked due to "loss of trust and confidence", officials say.

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Imagine a world without shops or factories

What they really don't teach you at business school

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Canadians held in Egypt fly home

Two Canadians held without charge for seven weeks and then barred from leaving Egypt fly home.

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