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| 'Suspicious' letter sent to Obama A suspicious letter sent to US President Obama is "similar" to poisoned letters mailed to the mayor of New York City this week, US officials say. Read More » VIDEO: Afghan attacks soldier to plead guilty An American soldier charged with killing 16 villagers in Afghanistan has agreed to plead guilty to murder charges, in a deal which will allow him to avoid the death penalty. Read More »US lifts Iran 'iPhone' sanctions The US eases restrictions on the sale of mobile phones and other communications devices and software - including popular Apple products - to Iranians. Read More »Chicago newspaper sacks photo staff The entire photography staff at a storied Chicago tabloid newspaper and its suburban subsidiaries has been made redundant, the photographers say. Read More »US media boycott of Holder meeting Several major US news media decline to meet Attorney General Eric Holder over leak investigations because the conversations would be off the record. Read More »Boston bombing suspect 'walking' The surviving suspect in the Boston Marathon bombings, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, has recovered enough to walk, his mother says. Read More » Toronto mayor 'will not resign' Toronto Mayor Rob Ford says he is not stepping aside as reports of a video purporting to show him smoking crack cocaine threatens to engulf his office. Read More »VIDEO: Why US is rebalancing towards Asia Diplomatic correspondent Jonathan Marcus went on board USS Freedom in Singapore to explain why the US is shifting its balance towards the Asia-Pacific region. Read More »VIDEO: LA surgeons coping with gang gun war With America's gun debate still raging, Frank Gardner travels to a Los Angeles emergency room to see the toll of gun violence first-hand . Read More » VIDEO: The happy couple... and a T-Rex Newly-weds Katie Young and James Lowder, along with their wedding party, were pictured being chased by a T-rex at their ceremony with the help of digital technology. Read More »US eyes rising China at Singapore security talks US eyes rising China at Singapore security talks Read More »US woman killed fighting in Syria American woman Nicole Mansfield, from the town of Flint in Michigan, is killed fighting for rebels in Syria, her family are told by the FBI. Read More »Heavy metal singer released on bail Tim Lambesis, lead singer of US heavy metal band As I Lay Dying, is released on bail after being accused of plotting to murder his estranged wife. Read More »Hagel calls for China cyber talks US Defence Secretary Chuck Hagel calls for honest dialogue with his Chinese counterparts about cyber threats and online spying. Read More »Teenager wins US spelling bee A New York boy wins the Scripps National Spelling Bee with the Yiddish word "knaidel", overcoming his trouble with German-derived vocabulary. Read More »US man to launch 'marijuana chain' Former Microsoft executive Jamen Shively announces plans to create the first national marijuana brand in the US. Read More »VIDEO: Plane crashes into living room Virginia State Police say two people were taken to a hospital after a two-seat plane crashed into the living room of a third-story apartment outside Washington Read More »VIDEO: Can your teenager spell cyanophycean? The US National Spelling Bee 2013 put entrants under pressure in a final contest that was broadcast live. Read More »US woman freed from Mexican jail A US woman is freed after a week in a Mexican jail when drug-smuggling charges against her are dismissed. Read More »FBI hunts for missing 'ricin' letter US officials are searching for a letter addressed to the CIA believed to contain traces of ricin, in one of a recent spate of poison letter mailings. Read More »Syria shifts could change Obama's calculus Shifts in Syria pressure reluctant Washington, says Kim Ghattas Read More » | ||||
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Friday, May 31, 2013
FeedaMail: BBC News - US
FeedaMail: AP Top Science News At 5:38 p.m. EDT
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| Rounded pebbles on Mars reveal past flowing water LOS ANGELES (AP) -- A fresh analysis by NASA's Curiosity rover confirms a stream once ran through Gale Crater on Mars.... Read More »Big asteroid swinging by Earth has its own moon WASHINGTON (AP) -- Astronomers getting their first close-up glimpse of a giant asteroid about to whiz by Earth found a surprise bonus rock. A smaller moon asteroid is circling the larger space rock, an unusual but not unheard of space phenomenon.... Read More »White House: Asteroid 'poses no threat' to Earth WASHINGTON (AP) -- Have no fear: The White House says an asteroid more than 1 1/2 miles long poses no threat to planet Earth.... Read More » | ||||
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