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 Man charged in NYC biker altercation A motorcyclist is arrested in connection with a New York City roadway confrontation that left another biker in hospital and an SUV driver beaten. Read More »Obama warns of US default danger Obama warns Wall Street to be concerned a Republican faction is willing to allow US debt default Read More »Deadly road crash in Tennessee At least eight people are killed and 14 injured in a crash involving a bus and two other vehicles in the US state of Tennessee, police say. Read More » Jackson promoters AEG Live cleared A jury finds Michael Jackson's concert promoters, AEG Live, not guilty of negligence in hiring the doctor who killed him in 2009. Read More » Bye-bye, birthplace The Magazine feature on Americans giving up their citizenship drew a huge response from readers who gave up their passports from other nations. Here is a selection of their stories. Read More »VIDEO: FBI shuts down Silk Road website The FBI says it has shut down the notorious Silk Road website - an online marketplace for drugs and illegal services. Read More »BP wins reprieve over Gulf payouts Oil giant BP's attempts to limit claims over the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill get a boost after a US appeals court halts some payments. Read More »White House talks fail over shutdown White House talks between President Obama and Congressional leaders fail to break a budget deadlock that has led to a partial government shutdown. Read More »Blankfein warns on US debt impasse After a meeting between US President Barack Obama and 15 heads of big firms, Goldman Sachs' boss Lloyd Blankfein warns that a failure to raise the nation's borrowing limit would be "extremely adverse". Read More »O'Connor writes open letter to Cyrus Singer Sinead O'Connor has written an open letter to Miley Cyrus urging her not to let the music business "make a prostitute of you". Read More »Farrow paternity story 'absurd' Speculation that Frank Sinatra and not Woody Allen may be the father of Mia Farrow's 25-year-old son Ronan is dismissed by both Allen's spokesman and Sinatra's widow. Read More »IMF says US must solve debt crisis IMF managing director Christine Lagarde says failure to raise the debt ceiling is a far worse threat to global economy than the current government shutdown. Read More »VIDEO: Blackhawk Down disaster remembered Thursday marks the 20th anniversary of Blackhawk Down, a battle between US forces and Somali militia fighters which left 18 American personnel and hundreds of Somalis dead. Read More »'Build-a-baby' patent criticised A patent for a database that uses DNA testing to tell prospective parents which traits their future offspring may inherit is criticised by experts. Read More »'No-gender' O Canada lyrics urged A group of prominent Canadian women launch a campaign to change Canada's anthem so its English lyrics become more gender-neutral. Read More »'Shots fired' near US Capitol Shots fired near US Capitol in Washington and offices in lockdown, reports say Read More » | ||||
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