SportUS states take aim at NSA facilities

Sixteen states have introduced some kind of anti-NSA legislation, seeking to curb the agency's ability to operate.

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SportBlind Australian sells out US show

Australian Indigenous singer Gurrumul sells out at a concert in New York, the first in a series of dates for his debut US tour.

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SportChicago 'to host Obama library'

President Barack Obama has chosen his hometown of Chicago as the location for his presidential library, ahead of New York City and Hawaii, US media report.

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SportVIDEO: Okinawa protest over new US air base

In Japan, Okinawa residents are fighting against the construction of two new runways for a US military base

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SportVIDEO: Modern art gets modern makeover

A new home for some of America's best art

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SportSaving culture from war and weather

The teams saving history from war and weather

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SportVIDEO: Kidnapped women speak about ordeal

Gina DeJesus and Amanda Berry have given their first British TV interview to Newsnight's Kirsty Wark.

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SportLinkedIn cuts revenue forecasts

Shares in the professional social network site LinkedIn fall sharply in after-hours trading as the company cuts its revenue forecast.

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SportWeak results send US shares lower

US markets closed sharply lower on Thursday with investors disappointed by weak company earnings and Wednesday's GDP figures continuing to dampen sentiment.

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SportUS Navy to assist ships through Gulf

Defence officials have said that US Navy ships will accompany US-flagged commercial vessels through the Strait of Hormuz, to make sure they are not interfered with by Iran.

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SportUS says no to modifying embryo DNA

Modifying the DNA of embryos is a "line that should not be crossed" and poses serious safety and ethical issues, a leading figure in US research says.

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SportWarner rethinks quake film marketing

Film studio Warner Bros will review its promotional campaign for disaster movie San Andreas following the recent Nepal earthquake.

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SportSanders enters US presidential race

Bernie Sanders, a US senator and self-proclaimed socialist, says he is seeking the Democratic nomination for the presidency.

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SportProsecutors take Baltimore inquiry

Investigators with the Baltimore police have finished their investigation into the death of Freddie Gray and have handed the results over to the state's attorney's office.

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SportVIDEO: Lava overflow from Hawaii volcano

There have been stunning scenes at Hawaii's Kilauea volcano which has been overflowing lava.

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weight loss fitnessChildhood obesity - 1 epidemic or 2?

New research has indicated that obesity in children has quite different causes at different agesThe research, led by the University of Exeter Medical School and part of the internationally...

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weight loss fitnessMaternal overweight and obesity increases risk of type 1 diabetes in children when neither parent has diabetes

A study of more than 1.2 million children in Sweden has concluded that children of parents with any type of diabetes are more likely to develop type 1 diabetes (T1D), and that maternal overweight and...

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weight loss fitnessKeeping food visible throughout the house is linked to obesity

Low self-esteem also identified as a risk factorResearchers have identified two seemingly unrelated but strong predictors of obesity: having low self-esteem related to one's weight and keeping...

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SportFreddie Gray protests in US cities

Protests are taking place in several US cities over Freddie Gray, whose death from injuries sustained in police custody has stoked unrest in Baltimore.

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SportBond giant Pimco hires Ben Bernanke

US bond giant Pimco hires former US Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke after the departure of 'bond king' Bill Gross last year.

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SportWhat's it like living under a curfew?

What's it like living under a curfew in a big city?

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SportFounder of Weight Watchers dies

The founder of international dieting company Weight Watchers, Jean Nidetch, dies at home in Florida, aged 91.

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SportMeet the family canoeing across Canada

Meet the family canoeing across Canada

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SportBaltimore man dances through riots

Baltimore 'Michael Jackson' tries to keep the peace

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SportCalifornia ramps up emissions fight

The US state of California has stepped up its attempts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by setting tough new targets for 2030.

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SportFed keeps rates at record low

The US Federal Reserve keeps its target interest rate at a record low at the end of a two-day policy meeting.

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SportJudge objects to Facebook training

A Texas judge whose Facebook posts led to a mistrial is appealing against a ruling that she take social-media classes.

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SportNasdaq apology for Twitter mistake

The Nasdaq stock market says its "regrets" an "operational error" which led to Twitter's results being released early.

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weight loss fitnessChildren with ADHD more likely to have eating disorder

Researchers have found that children with attention-deficit hyperactivity are considerably more likely than other children to have loss of control eating syndrome.

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SportVIDEO: Baltimore riot mother: 'It's unacceptable'

A mother filmed berating her son for his involvement in the Baltimore riots has spoken about the incident to US TV programme CBS This Morning.

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SportVIDEO: Live: Japanese PM addresses US Congress

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe becomes the first leader of an east Asian nation to speak to both Chambers of Congress in the US.

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SportUS court hears execution drug case

The US Supreme Court is hearing arguments over whether states can use midazolam as a lethal injection drug.

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SportUS economic growth slows to 0.2%

The US economy grew by an annual rate of just 0.2% in the three months to the end of March, official figures show.

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SportPlanes grounded by iPad app error

American Airlines delay dozens of flights after an iPad app used by its pilots stopped working.

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weight loss fitnessUK coalition government derailed efforts to reduce salt in food

The coalition government derailed a successful programme that reduced salt content added to foods by industry, argue experts in The BMJ this week.

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weight loss fitnessMake calorie labels compulsory on all alcoholic drinks, says public health expert

Calorie counts should be mandatory on all alcoholic drinks as a matter of urgency, argues a leading public health doctor in The BMJ this week.

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weight loss fitnessJust an hour of TV a day linked to unhealthy weight in kindergartners

New research shows that it doesn't take much for kids to be considered couch potatoes.

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weight loss fitnessHate to diet? It's how we're wired

If you're finding it difficult to stick to a weight-loss diet, scientists at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute's Janelia Research Campus say you can likely blame hunger-sensitive cells in your...

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weight loss fitnessPhysical exercise helps women with breast cancer to better tolerate chemotherapy

Women with breast cancer who follow a physical exercise program during their chemotherapy treatment experience less side effects like fatigue, reduced physical fitness, nausea and pain.

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SportVIDEO: Countdown to the richest fight ever

BBC Sport's Alex South reports from Las Vegas as Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao were greeted by thousands of fans as they arrived ahead of the weekend's super-fight at MGM Grand.

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weight loss fitnessStudy of 1,200 students finds obesity link with bullying

Feelings of being unsafe at school are linked to levels of overweight and obesity in a new study, with victimization exacerbating the problem.

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SportProtests return to Baltimore streets

Thousands of people take to the streets of Baltimore, with no reports of trouble, a night after violence rocked the city.

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SportThe death that changed Nascar

The fatal crash that changed motor racing

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SportLouie Louie singer dies aged 71

Jack Ely, the lead singer of the Kingsmen best known for 1960s hit Louie Louie, dies aged 71

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SportVIDEO: Inside a ransacked Baltimore shop

The owner of a local pharmacy shows the BBC the damage done to his business. Meanwhile, residents try to clean up the destruction.

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SportVIDEO: Call for Baltimore 'soul searching'

US President Barack Obama has said that rioting in the city of Baltimore has highlighted a crisis in policing in some American communities.

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SportObama condemns Baltimore 'criminals'

President Barack Obama says police violence against African-Americans is a "slow-rolling crisis" after riots in Baltimore he blames on "criminals".

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Sport'My customers ransacked my shop'

'My customers ransacked my shop'

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SportTop US court divided on gay marriage

The US Supreme Court hears arguments in a historic case that could legalise same-sex marriage across a country bitterly divided on the issue.

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SportBritish stars bolster Tony nominees

British stars Carey Mulligan, Ruth Wilson and Dame Helen Mirren are all in the running for best actress at the Tony Awards.

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SportAbe and Obama to discuss trade deal

US President Barack Obama and Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe are due to meet to discuss a significant trade deal for the Pacific Rim.

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SportFord profit disappoints as sales slide

Ford reports lower-than-expected profits for the first three months of 2015 after it sells fewer vehicles in North America and continues to lose money in Europe and South America.

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SportTroops deployed for Baltimore riots

Thousands of troops and police officers are deployed to the US city of Baltimore, after riots linked to the death of a black man in police custody.

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weight loss fitnessTexas A&M study finds we think better on our feet, literally

A study from the Texas A&M Health Science Center School of Public Health finds students with standing desks are more attentive than their seated counterparts.

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SportFan struck by flying baseball bat

A baseball fan was struck in the face by a flying bat and carried from the stands on a stretcher on Monday night.

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weight loss fitnessAlginate-enriched bread shown to reduce fat digestion & absorption in patients with NAFLD

Results highlight potential for alginate-enriched products to be used for therapeutic weight and metabolic management therapyA study revealed at The International Liver Congress™ 2015 has...

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weight loss fitnessNon-alcoholic fatty liver disease shown to affect the development of coronary artery calcification

Impact of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease is worse for those without existing calcification of arteriesData revealed at The International Liver CongressTM 2015 show that non-alcoholic fatty...

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weight loss fitnessFat signals control energy levels in the brain

An enzyme secreted by the body's fat tissue controls energy levels in the brain, according to new research at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis.

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SportVIDEO: The $50,000 a night Las Vegas hotel room

The richest fight in the history of boxing takes place on Saturday in Las Vegas.

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SportBP sees profit fall sharply to $2.1bn

Oil giant BP reports a sharp fall in profit to $2.13bn (£1.39bn) for the first quarter as the dramatic fall in oil prices takes its toll.

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SportVIDEO: Police and protesters clash in Baltimore

The US city of Baltimore has declared a state of emergency amid violent protests over the death of a black man fatally injured in police custody.

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SportVIDEO: North America by rail and sea

Picturing North America through its railways and coasts

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SportThe rise and fall of the Bombshell Bandit

The short but surprising career of the Bombshell Bandit

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SportOkinawa wants US military far away

Why Americans are so unpopular on this tiny Japanese island

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SportNew York dims lights to save birds

State of New York to turn off non-essential lights to try and prevent migratory birds becoming confused and fatally crashing into buildings.

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SportHow Shakespeare learned to love women

How Shakespeare's female characters evolved

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SportUS states take aim at NSA facilities

States look to cut off support of warrantless surveillance

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SportColorado cinema gunman 'was sane'

A man who shot and killed 12 people in a cinema in 2012 was found sane by two experts immediately following the attack, prosecutors say.

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SportPolice injured in Baltimore protests

Seven officers in Baltimore have been injured and one is "unresponsive" as protests have turned violent, a police spokesman says.

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SportJapan and US unveil defence deal

Japan and the US strike deal on new guidelines on their defence co-operation as Japanese leader Shinzo Abe visits the US for talks.

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SportVIDEO: Okinawa protest over new US air base

In Japan, Okinawa residents are fighting against the construction of two new runways for a US military base

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weight loss fitnessSmiley faces make healthy food 'more appealing' to kids

The latest study to investigate strategies for boosting healthy eating among children finds that smiley-face labeling and prizes for healthy eating improve kids' diet.

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SportPolice prepare for Baltimore funeral

Police in Baltimore are preparing for thousands of people to attend the funeral services of Freddie Gray, after a weekend of violent protests.

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SportWoman denied $41.8m jackpot payout

A 90-year-old woman is denied a $41.8m (£27.6m) penny slot machine bonus after the casino blames it on a computer error.

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SportVIDEO: Kidnapped women speak about ordeal

Gina DeJesus and Amanda Berry have given their first British TV interview to Newsnight's Kirsty Wark.

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SportPepsi to ditch artificial sweetener

A controversial artificial sweetener is being removed from Diet Pepsi in the US following consumer concerns about its safety.

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weight loss fitnessStudy finds a novel way to target brown fat regulation to reduce obesity

A study by researchers in Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School Singapore (Duke-NUS) has shown a new way that brown fat, a potential obesity-fighting target, is regulated in the body.

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weight loss fitnessWeight loss is associated with improvements in histological features of NASH

Simple lifestyle changes result in improvements in non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) after 1 yearNew data presented at The International Liver CongressTM 2015 show that the intensity of weight...

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SportIn pictures: Baltimore protests

How do last week's Baltimore protests compare to those in Ferguson?

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SportUS police custody death - what we know

What we know about the death of Freddie Gray

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SportHarper Lee saves Mockingbird play

Author Harper Lee starts a non-profit company to produce a play of To Kill a Mockingbird in her hometown of Monroeville, after a dispute threatened to end the show.

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SportVIDEO: Obama jokes at annual dinner

President Obama has been poking fun at himself and his political friends and enemies at the annual White House Correspondents' Dinner.

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SportVIDEO: The consequences of kissing Castro

The Castro encounter which led to death threats

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SportRussians 'accessed Obama's emails'

Russian hackers who gained access to the White House computer system last year were able to read President Obama's unclassified emails, reports say.

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SportWhy don't Americans mark their Civil War like the British do WW2?

Why don't Americans mark Civil War like British do WW2?

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SportBaltimore anger over 'racist police'

Protesters gather in Baltimore to condemn police violence a week after Freddie Gray, a black man, died after sustaining injuries in police custody.

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SportBruce Jenner: I am a woman

The reality TV star and former Olympian says he still has male body parts but considers himself female.

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SportVIDEO: Bruce Jenner: 'I'm going to be OK'

The US Olympic gold medallist and reality TV personality, Bruce Jenner, has said he is transgender and identifies as a woman.

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SportVIDEO: Stiglitz on the roots of inequality

In his latest book Nobel Prize winning economist Joseph Stiglitz talks to BBC World News America's Katty Kay about his latest book, The Great Divide, in which he examines the roots of inequality in the United States.

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Sport'Twin' tumour found in woman's head

California doctors have removed what they call an embryologic twin living deep inside the brain of a student who had health problems.

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SportVIDEO: Cuba isolation 'has not worked'

New York's governor Andrew Cuomo has visited Cuba following the thaw in relations between the two countries.

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SportCanada bails ex-Guantanamo detainee

A Canadian court grants bail to a former Guantanamo Bay detainee Omar Khadr until he completes his appeal against his US conviction.

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SportCanada's Senate speaker Nolin dies

Pierre Claude Nolin, the speaker of the Canadian Senate, dies at the age of 64 after a long battle with cancer.

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SportStatue of Liberty in NY evacuated

The Statue of Liberty and Liberty Island in New York has been evacuated, the National Park Service has said.

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SportHow do drone strikes go wrong?

How does a ‘perfect weapon’ fail?

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SportVIDEO: Video shows US school stage collapse

A stage at a school in Indiana, US, has collapsed during a musical performance, injuring dozens of people.

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SportComcast ends Time Warner Cable deal

US cable giant Comcast abandons its planned $45bn purchase of Time Warner Cable after failing to convince regulators the deal would not harm competition.

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SportEllen Pao faces $1m legal bill

The woman who challenged sexism in Silicon Valley now faces a $1m legal bill unless she agrees not to appeal.

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SportAmazon web services 'growing fast'

Amazon says its web services business generated sales of $1.57bn in the first quarter of the year and is profitable.

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SportGoogle profits please investors

US technology giant Google reports a 4% increase in profits in the first quarter to $3.59bn, helped by strong advertising sales.

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SportNative Americans quit Sandler set

Several Native American actors walk off the set of an Adam Sandler comedy, claiming the film is "disrespectful" of Apache culture.

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weight loss fitnessClinical studies show 'CHORI-bar' results in broad scale health improvements

A fruit-based micronutrient and fiber-dense supplement bar (the "CHORI-bar") conceived by Drs. Bruce Ames and Mark K.

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SportChild star of US show kills himself

Sawyer Sweeten, the child star of hit US show Everybody Loves Raymond, has taken his own life at his home in Texas.

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SportVIDEO: Petraeus: 'I will continue to serve'

David Petraeus, a retired US four-star general and former CIA director, makes a statement after being put on probation for leaking material.

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SportClinton cash questions over Russian deal

New investigations into Clinton family finances reveal possible conflicts of interest - but is there fire behind the smoke?

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SportPetraeus fined over military leak

David Petraeus, a retired US four-star general and former CIA director, is put on probation and fined for leaking classified materials to his mistress.

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SportUS Senate confirms Lynch nomination

The US Senate confirms the nomination of Loretta Lynch as the next US Attorney General, making her the first black woman to take up the post.

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SportFerguson: Michael Brown parents sue

The parents of Michael Brown, whose killing by a police officer in the US city Ferguson sparked riots, announce that they are suing the authorities.

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weight loss fitnessHow do race and ethnicity influence childhood obesity?

We take a brief look at why childhood obesity is more prevalent among certain racial and ethnic groups, and what action might be taken to address this disparity.

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SportVIDEO: Sinkhole threatens New Jersey homes

Residents are evacuated as a giant sinkhole threatens two New Jersey homes on the Delaware River.

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SportUS admits hostages killed in raid

US admits killing an American and Italian held hostage by al-Qaeda in military operation in January.

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SportVIDEO: Back when only men ran marathons

When women weren't allowed to run marathons

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SportVIDEO: Facebook keeps getting bigger

Facebook has announced another big jump in revenue - and more people are using the site than ever before.

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SportReplica ship recalls French-US history

Replica of 18th Century French frigate heads for US

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SportIn pictures: California wildfire

California wildfire threatens hundreds of homes

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weight loss fitnessLabels on the front of food packaging can enable healthier choices, new research finds

In a new study published in the British Journal of Nutrition, a team of researchers led by the University of Surrey, has found that front of package nutrition labels can enable consumers to make...

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weight loss fitness'Sugar and carbs are the obesity culprits, not lack of exercise'

While exercise is good for health, including reducing heart and cancer risks, it does little to counter obesity, say experts, who emphasize dietary choice is the important factor.

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SportFugitive ends 40 years on the run

A fugitive in Kentucky turns himself into authorities after decades on the run, in order to get medical care.

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SportFacebook reports strong results

Social networking giant Facebook reports better-than-expected first quarter profits as well as growing monthly active users.

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Sport$1bn NFL concussion payouts approved

A judge approves a plan worth $1bn (£664.6m) to compensate former American football players with head injuries.

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SportUS plane makes emergency landing

A plane is forced to make an emergency landing in Buffalo, New York after suffering a "pressurisation problem," officials say.

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SportVIDEO: Replica French warship to sail Atlantic

An exact replica of an 18th Century French frigate has set sail on its maiden voyage - recreating a transatlantic journey to America.

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SportVIDEO: UK sailors face Canada sex charge

Four members of the Royal Navy have been charged with sexual assault after an alleged incident in Canada.

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SportReagan gunman pushes for release

A lawyer for the man who shot President Ronald Reagan in 1981 tells a court in Washington his client should be released from a mental hospital.

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SportUS police custody death protests grow

Protesters in Baltimore have begun a week of demonstrations after the death of a man who suffered spinal injuries while in police custody.

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SportBoeing reports 38% rise in profit

Aircraft manufacturer Boeing reports a 38% rise in net profits to $1.34bn (£890m) in the first three months of the year helped by increased production of commercial aircraft.

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A judge rules that New York City's buses must display a controversial advert that refers to Muslims killing Jews.

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A flawless 100-carat diamond sells for $22.1m (£14.8m) at Sotheby's auction house in New York.

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Nine people in Kentucky are charged with stealing large quantities of bourbon whiskey worth hundreds of thousands of dollars.

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US Drug Enforcement Administration director Michele Leonhart is to step down after allegations that agents attended sex parties in Colombia funded by drug cartels.

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The US Department of Justice opens an investigation into the death of a black man who died in police custody in Baltimore.

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A financial trader is arrested in the UK after US authorities accused him of contributing to the 2010 Wall Street "flash crash" that wiped billons of dollars off the value of shares.

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Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of a Missouri bishop, Robert Finn, who pleaded guilty three years ago to not reporting child abuse by a priest.

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US ambassador to the UN Samantha Power says those responsible for an apparent chlorine gas attack in north-west Syria will be held accountable.

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SportIce cream firm widens product recall

US ice cream firm Blue Bell expands a recall to include all of its products owing to potentially lethal bacteria contamination.

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A rare outbreak of Asian dog flu has reached almost epidemic levels in Chicago.

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SportDrug firm Teva bids $40bn for Mylan

Generic drug company Teva proposes to buy rival Mylan in a deal that could be worth $40.1bn.

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The US sends an aircraft carrier to boost its patrols off Yemen, amid suspicions an Iranian naval convoy is carrying arms intended for Yemeni Houthi rebels.

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A judge in New York issues a writ of habeas corpus in a case brought by animal rights activists trying to free two chimpanzees.

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An Indonesian court sentences a US man to 18 years in jail for killing the mother of his girlfriend and hiding her body in a suitcase.

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A collaborative approach between health scientists, designers and social media experts has produced a health app that actually works to get normal people to be more active.

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A randomized three-arm clinical trial of obesity interventions has found that an intervention supported with health information technology was effective at treating child obesity.

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Former US treasury secretary Hank Paulson discusses his new book on China which says the country's problems are underestimated.

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New York's governor Andrew Cuomo has become the first US state governor to visit Cuba in 50 years.

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Does a child go missing in the US every 90 seconds?

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A Utah woman who admitted killing six of her own babies and hiding their bodies in her garage is sentenced to up to life in prison.

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The CEO of a US credit card firm will take a 90 per cent pay cut so that his staff can receive a pay rise.

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Several local papers join national broadsheets on the winners' list of the 2015 Pulitzer Prizes, US journalism's top awards.

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Shares in arts and crafts marketplace Etsy surge 88% in their US market debut, valuing the 10-year-old Brooklyn firm at more than $3.3bn.

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SportAfricans dominant at Boston Marathon

Ethiopia's Lelisa Desisa and Kenya's Caroline Rotich win the men's and women's races respectively at the Boston Marathon.

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Four members of the Royal Navy charged with sexual assault in Nova Scotia have been released on bail, court officials say.

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Sport'Success kid' raises cash for dad

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Clinton Cash alleges that Hillary Clinton granted favours to foreign interests. Is there substance behind what the New York Times calls the "most anticipated" book of the campaign so far?

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Former New England Patriots player Aaron Hernandez has been found guilty of the first-degree murder of his friend, Odin Lloyd.

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A SpaceX rocket crashes into a floating ocean platform, after hitting it too hard following an attempted landing.

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Sport'Spy charge' for US reporter in Iran

Washington Post journalist Jason Rezaian, who was detained nine months ago in Iran, is facing four charges including espionage, his lawyer says.

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The US navy develops cannon-launched drones that can "swarm" and carry out co-ordinated attacks.

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SportEtsy debut share price set at $16

Etsy, the online crafts marketplace, prices its shares at $16, but the company warns that it may never be profitable.

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SportCirque du Soleil sold to investors

Canadian circus firm Cirque du Soleil sells a majority stake to US and Chinese private investors, valuing the firm at $1.5bn.

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US authorities arrest and charge six men in the state of Minnesota with conspiring to support the Islamic State militant group.

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The company behind the Birds Eye and Findus brands, Iglo Group, is being sold for €2.6bn (£1.9bn) to US investment vehicle Nomad Holdings.

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The FBI admits "errors" over many years in evidence provided by its forensics lab to US courts to secure convictions, including in death penalty cases.

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United Airlines banned a security researcher from a flight after he tweeted that he might be able to hack the aircraft's systems.

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Poland summons the US ambassador and demands an apology over comments on the Holocaust by FBI director James Comey.



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After a TV programme discovered Ben Affleck had a slave-owning ancestor, the actor asked for the details not to be broadcast.



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An exact replica of an 18th Century French frigate has set sail on its maiden voyage - recreating a transatlantic journey to America.



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Four members of the Royal Navy have been charged with sexual assault after an alleged incident in Canada.



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SportUK sailors face Canada sex charge

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A US court releases footage of rap mogul Marion "Suge" Knight running over two men with his pick-up truck, as part of a murder case against him.



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Plans for a Doctor Who movie and George Clooney's email address are among the details posted on WikiLeaks, following last year's cyber-attack on Sony Pictures.



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Television variety show Sabado Gigante, much loved among Hispanics in the US, is to end after 53 years, network Univision announces.



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An exhibition by 40 of Africa's leading contemporary artists showing their interpretation of the works of Dante has opened in Washington.



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SportBoston parents say no death penalty

Dzhokhar Tsarnaev should spend life in prison without parole, write the parents of the youngest victim of Boston marathon attack



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The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation has let go two executives after an independent report found that management condoned the actions of former radio host, Jian Ghomeshi.



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The US state has stiffened its rules for welfare recipients who will be longer able to buy dozens of leisure or other items on state aid.



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About 300 US paratroopers arrive in western Ukraine to train with Ukrainian forces - a move condemned by Russia.



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US ambassador to the UN Samantha Power says those responsible for an apparent chlorine gas attack in north-west Syria will be held accountable.



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A rare outbreak of Asian dog flu has reached almost epidemic levels in Chicago.



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Star Wars fans are given a first glimpse of Han Solo in the new trailer for The Force Awakens - the first film in the new series of the sci-fi franchise.



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A manhole cover blasts more than 200ft into the air in a street in Buffalo, New York, following an explosion.



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Wikileaks has published hundreds of thousands of emails and documents from a cyber-attack on Sony Pictures Entertainment last year.



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The Vatican has ended its controversial takeover of the main organisation representing US nuns, after a final report into the groups' activities found its statutes to be in line with church doctrine.



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An Ohio man who travelled to Syria to fight with al Nusrah Front has been charged over alleged plans to carry out a terror attack in the US.



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The CEO of a US credit card firm will take a 90 per cent pay cut so that his staff can receive a pay rise.



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SportNew York approves slavery monument

The New York City Council has approved a marker recognising the contributions of slaves to the city's founding and economy



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Shares in arts and crafts marketplace Etsy surge 120% in their US market debut, valuing the 10-year-old Brooklyn firm at more than $4bn.



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An Alaska Airlines plane is forced to return to Seattle after taking off with a worker trapped in the cargo hold.



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Launching his 2016 White House run, Republican Senator Marco Rubio says he's the embodiment of the American Dream and takes aim at leaders he says represent the past.



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SportVIDEO: Rowers attacked by jumping fish

Rowers in Missouri were pummelled by a school of giant Asian carp, fish famed for their jumping ability and fear of boats.



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Former New England Patriots player Aaron Hernandez has been found guilty of the first-degree murder of his friend, Odin Lloyd.



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A SpaceX rocket crashes into a floating ocean platform, after hitting it too hard following an attempted landing.



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A Canadian dating website focusing on adultery has announced its intention to list publicly in London because of Europe's more "laissez-faire attitude".



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The US navy develops a launcher which can fire out drones like rockets, whose wings then fold out so they can be flown.



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US city Eugene will host the 2021 World Athletics Championships after the IAAF bypasses the normal bidding process.



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Etsy, the online crafts marketplace, prices its shares at $16, but the company warns that it may never be profitable.



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A judge rules that General Motors is protected from dozens of lawsuits over faulty ignitions switches as a result of its 2009 bankruptcy filing.



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Shares in internet television service Netflix rise over 13% after the firm said it added a better-than-expected five million users in the first quarter of 2015.



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Hospital officials say that five baby girls in Texas have set a new record by becoming the first quintuplet sisters born in the US.



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A small aircraft known as a gyrocopter has landed on the west lawn of the US Capitol building.



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The governor of Guam has backed legislation allowing the Pacific island nation to become the first US territory to allow same-sex marriage.



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US workers and labour supporters demanding a raise to the minimum wage paid to fast food employees expand to include airport and homecare workers, among others.



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Protesters across the US have marched against police killings and treatment of minorities following two high-profile cases of white officers killing black men.



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Former US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has formally declared her run for the 2016 Democratic presidential nomination.



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Paul Almond, the Canadian director who started the groundbreaking Seven Up! documentary series about a group of British children, has died aged 83.



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Bank of America has reported a return to profit for the first three months of the year.



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A group of former teachers and school administrators in Atlanta, Georgia are jailed for up to seven years for their involvement in a test cheating scandal.



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US President Barack Obama and Cuban President Raul Castro have met on the fringes of the summit of the Americas in Panama City.



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The remains of nearly 400 US servicemen killed at Pearl Harbor are to be exhumed so they may be identified and buried individually.



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Cuba welcomes as "fair" a US vow to remove it from a list of state sponsors of terrorism, saying it should not have been there in the first place.



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An attack on a suspect by a number of Californian policemen is caught on film by a news helicopter crew.



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Texan Joel Aldridge describes seeing fellow drivers scooping up free money on Interstate 20.



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US firm SpaceX fails in its third attempt to retrieve a booster rocket intact, after an otherwise successful launch.



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Actor Daniel Craig has been given a 'licence to save' in his new role as the UN's first global advocate to eliminate landmines and explosive hazards.



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Hillary Clinton has begun campaigning in Iowa, as the former Secretary of State looks to win over voters in the first nominating contest.



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US President Barack Obama plans to remove Cuba from state sponsors of terrorism list, the White House says.



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School officials in Atlanta have received prison sentences following convictions for participating in a conspiracy to change test answers.



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A manhole cover blasts more than 200ft into the air in a street in Buffalo, New York, following an explosion.



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SportUS 'Taser error' man turns himself in

A white police officer is charged with manslaughter after shooting a black man when apparently mistaking his gun for his Taser.



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SportSoul singer Percy Sledge dies aged 73

US soul singer Percy Sledge, famed for his song When a Man Loves a Woman, has died aged 73, his agent says.



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SportWoman wounded in armadillo shooting

Authorities in the US state of Georgia say a woman was accidentally shot by her son-in-law as he was trying to kill an armadillo with a handgun.



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SportVIDEO: Mother of charged officer speaks

The mother of a South Carolina police officer charged with murder after shooting an unarmed black man has spoken to US TV.



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SportMan charged with hacking lottery

The former security boss of a US lottery is charged with fraud after allegedly hacking the computer that picks the winning numbers.



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SportUS retail sales rebound in March

US retail sales rose 0.9% in March - the first increase for four months - helped by spending on cars, furniture, clothing and building materials.



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SportJPMorgan reports 12% rise in profits

JPMorgan Chase reports a 12% rise in profit to $5.91bn for the three months to the end of March, as revenue from bond trading improves.



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SportIraqi PM to seek weapons on US visit

Iraq's prime minister is to seek a greater US contribution to fighting Islamic State in talks with Barack Obama in Washington on Tuesday.



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weight loss fitnessFive days of eating fatty foods can alter the way your body's muscle processes food, Virginia Tech researchers find

You might think that you can get away with eating fatty foods for a few days without it making any significant changes to your body. Think again.



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weight loss fitnessStudy: online diabetes prevention program maintained reductions in weight and average blood sugar levels, keeping diabetes at bay

According to a study published in the peer-reviewed Journal of Medical Internet Research (JMIR), participants in Omada Health's online diabetes prevention program Prevent maintained reductions in...



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SportVIDEO: Alan Turing manuscript sells for $1m

A scientific notebook compiled by World War Two codebreaker Alan Turing sells for $1m in New York.



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SportVIDEO: Baggage handler 'trapped in hold'

An Alaska Airlines plane is forced to return to Seattle after taking off with a worker trapped in the cargo hold.



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SportMarco Rubio dreams of a Hillary - and Jeb - knockout

Launching his 2016 White House run, Republican Senator Marco Rubio says he's the embodiment of the American Dream and takes aim at leaders he says represent the past.



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SportBaggage worker 'trapped in jet hold'

An Alaska Airlines plane returns to Seattle after a trapped baggage handler is heard banging from inside the cargo hold.



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SportVIDEO: Women as objects and adverts

Decoding hidden truths in American adverts



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SportRemove 'Ebola man', Nicaragua tells US

Nicaragua quarantines a US embassy man who has travelled to Liberia and asks Washington to remove him over Ebola concerns.



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SportVIDEO: UK election: A guide for non-Brits

How to explain the UK election to non-Brits



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SportPepsi to replace Coke in NBA deal

PepsiCo will sponsor the National Basketball Association, ending a 28-year deal between its arch rival Coca-Cola and the NBA.



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SportTuring's notebook sells for $1m

A 56-page scientific notebook compiled by World War Two Enigma codebreaker Alan Turing sells for $1m at a New York auction.



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SportOklahoma officer charged over death

A white police officer is charged with manslaughter after shooting a black man when apparently mistaking his gun for his Taser.



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SportUS guards jailed for Iraq deaths

Former Blackwater guard sentenced to life, three others to 30 years in jail, over 2007 Baghdad killings of 14 Iraqis



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SportLife term for killer Jodi Arias

A California woman who shot and stabbed her boyfriend in his Arizona home in 2008 has been sentenced to life in prison.



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SportRubio 'announces presidential bid'

Florida Senator Marco Rubio has told donors that he will run for the Republican nomination for US president in 2016, US media report.



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SportNew podcast will pick up where Serial left off

The other podcast continuing the Serial investigation



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SportUS anger over Russia plane intercept

US officials say they will formally complain over Russia's intercept of a US reconnaissance plane over the Baltic Sea.



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SportTulsa police shooting video released

A video is released of a white reserve sheriff deputy in Oklahoma fatally shooting a black man after apparently mistaking his gun for his Taser.



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weight loss fitnessGPs need support to lift their obesity game

General practitioners are not routinely documenting obesity indicators such as Body Mass Index and Waist Circumference, lessening the potential positive effect they could have on healthy weight...



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SportArmando Iannucci to leave Veep

Veep creator and executive creator Armando Iannucci is leaving the HBO political satire after four seasons.



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SportGay penguins on disputed book list

A picture book about two male penguins raising a baby penguin again features on a list of books to have received the most complaints from library users.



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SportClinton sets off for campaign tour

Former US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton sets out for a tour of key states, after declaring her bid for the US Democratic presidential nomination in 2016.



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SportDominant Spieth wins Masters

Jordan Spieth equals the lowest winning score in Masters history to win his first major at Augusta with Justin Rose tied second.



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SportVIDEO: Drone racing in an Aerial Grand Prix

Drone racers go head-to-head near Los Angeles



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SportCan Russell Crowe take rugby league to Las Vegas?

Can Russell Crowe take league to Las Vegas?



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SportVIDEO: Clinton: 'I'm running for president'

Former US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has formally declared her run for the 2016 Democratic presidential nomination.



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SportGame Of Thrones season five leaked

The first four episodes of Game of Thrones season five are leaked online before its premiere.



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SportClinton set to declare 2016 bid

Former US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is shortly expected to formally declare her run for the 2016 Democratic presidential nomination.



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weight loss fitnessMale offspring get the most benefit from pregnant mother's exercise

Male offspring appear to benefit more than females from the positive effects of exercise during pregnancy, an animal study by UNSW medical researchers has found.



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SportObama bemoans 'partisanship' on Iran

US President Barack Obama rebukes Republicans in Congress, saying that partisanship over the Iran nuclear deal has gone too far.



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SportVIDEO: Hidden golf talent: The caddie

Soweto born Zack Rasego is one of South Africa's top professional caddies.



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SportObama: 'Turning point' in Cuba links

US President Barack Obama says his historic meeting with Cuban President Raul Castro could be a "turning point" in relations.



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SportVIDEO: Obama and Castro in 'historic' talks

US President Barack Obama and Cuban President Raul Castro have met on the fringes of the summit of the Americas in Panama City.



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SportMourners attend Walter Scott funeral

The killing of Walter Scott by a police officer in South Carolina was motivated by "overt racism", mourners at his funeral hear.



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SportVIDEO: Obama: 'Historic meeting' with Castro

US President Barack Obama and Cuban President Raul Castro have met on the fringes of the summit of the Americas in Panama City.



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SportUS-Cuba shift 'turning point' - Obama

US President Barack Obama describes the shift in relations with Cuba as a "turning point" as he prepares to hold formal talks with Raul Castro.



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SportShots fired on US Capitol Hill

Capitol Hill on lockdown in Washington DC after shots fired



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SportVIDEO: Man runs 100 marathons in 100 days

A man who ran 100 marathons in 100 days was greeted by large crowds as he ended his ended his epic challenge in New York's Times Square.



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SportVIDEO: Aerial footage of US police attack

An attack on a suspect by a number of Californian policemen is caught on film by a news helicopter crew.



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SportVIDEO: Texas drivers scoop 'free money'

Texan Joel Aldridge describes seeing fellow drivers scooping up free money on Interstate 20.



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weight loss fitnessNew study indicates that exercise improves non-alcoholic fatty liver disease

Improvements seen in obese and overweight adults regardless of amount and intensity of exercise, report researchers in the Journal of HepatologyNon-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is the...



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weight loss fitnessOlder people can learn to spend less time sitting down

"I feel lethargic when I sit all day," said Gerald Alexander, an 82-year-old retired social service worker among the 25 Group Health patients who participated in the Take Active Breaks from Sitting...



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weight loss fitnessStudy shows rats fed a dietary fiber supplement had better weight control

A University of Calgary study has found that rats fed a fibre supplement while on a high fat and high sugar diet show a much lower weight gain than those who did not eat the fibre.



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SportVIDEO: Historic handshake at Americas summit

US President Barack Obama and Cuba's Raul Castro shake hands at the Summit of the Americas in Panama City.



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SportEnter, the 'fuzzy' libertarian Rand Paul

The Kentucky senator launches his 2016 campaign by striking a blow against the establishment - and his own party is not spared.



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SportUS: No more Latin America meddling

President Barack Obama says the days when the United States could meddle in Latin America are past, as a regional conference opens in Panama.



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SportStars protest giant telescope

Defenders of Hawaii mountain protest 18-storey high telescope



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SportUS deputies suspended over beating

Ten California officers have been placed on administrative lead after they were filmed beating a suspect during his arrest.



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SportRelationship index: Obama and the Americas

The ups and downs of Obama's relations with other leaders



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SportMan held over 'US army base plot'

A 20-year-old American, John Booker, is arrested in Kansas for allegedly plotting suicide bombing of Fort Riley army base.



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SportObama set for key Castro meeting

Former foes Barack Obama and Raul Castro prepare to meet at the Summit of the Americas in Panama - their first encounter since a recent thaw in relations.



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SportClinton 'to announce 2016 campaign'

Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is due to announce she is running for president on Sunday, US media report



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SportGeneral Electric sells off property

General Electric is to sell its property portfolio worth $26.5bn to Wells Fargo and Blackstone.



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SportVIDEO: Mother of charged officer speaks

The mother of a South Carolina police officer charged with murder after shooting an unarmed black man has spoken to US TV.



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SportSevere tornado kills one in Illinois

A tornado kills one person and injures seven more in a small town in northern Illinois, as US states are hit by severe weather.



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weight loss fitnessNew evidence for treating depression in women with vitamin D supplements

Researchers have discovered a previously unknown link between vitamin D and depression in overweight women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS).



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weight loss fitnessObesity in children: Breastfeeding is best, but...

Yes, while breastfeeding is the optimal first food for a baby, it's not as simple to say that it will protect all children from becoming obese.



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weight loss fitnessPesticide exposure contributes to heightened risk of heart disease

Endocrine-disrupting chemicals worsen obesity's impact in younger womenPesticide exposure, not obesity alone, can contribute to increased cardiovascular disease risk and inflammation in...



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weight loss fitnessNew study questions role of breast milk in obesity prevention

A new study supports human milk as the optimal first food for babies, but the study raises questions about whether breast milk protects children from becoming obese.



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weight loss fitnessYour better half (by half?): Improving your fitness may improve your spouse's

With obesity on the rise in households across America, the demand for weight-loss treatments, personal trainers, and lifestyle coaches is amping up.



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weight loss fitnessGut immune system identified as a new and effective target in treating diabetes

A commonly-used drug to treat inflammatory bowel disease, such as Crohn's disease, has been shown to lower blood sugar levels in obese mice, potentially identifying the gut immune system as a new and...



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weight loss fitnessBeing underweight increases dementia risk, while obesity reduces it, study finds

While past research suggests obesity increases dementia risk, a new study finds this may not be the case. Instead, being underweight may increase risk of the condition.



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SportVIDEO: Battle to save African-American banks

Banks owned by African-Americans which serve the black community in the US have been closing down at a rapid pace.



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SportVIDEO: Second video of US shooting released

US officials release more footage showing the moments before a South Carolina police officer shot dead an unarmed black man in the back.



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SportVIDEO: Venezuelans petition Obama

The BBC's Ian Pannell reports from Caracas, where Venezuelans are signing a petition calling on President Obama to withdraw sanctions imposed on a group of Venezuelan officials.



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SportVIDEO: Will Cuba come off US terror list?

As President Obama and Cuban leader Raul Castro arrive for the Summit of the Americas in Panama, the US State Department has recommended to President Obama that Cuba be removed from its list of states said to sponsor terrorism.



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SportThe man who defied death threats to play at the Masters

The man who defied death threats to play at the Masters



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SportUS mulls lifting Cuba terror status

The US State Department recommends removing Cuba from its list of states said to sponsor terrorism, a member of the Senate Foreign Affairs Committee says.



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SportThe Texas 'liberty city' rebellion

The town that pays almost no taxes



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SportNYC subway dancers defy ban

Dancers defy New York City subway ban



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SportCarolina police release second video

South Carolina officials have released a new video showing the moments before a US police officer shot dead an unarmed black man in the back.



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SportGuard shot at US government office

A gunman shoots and wounds a security guard at the headquarters of the US Census Bureau just outside of Washington DC.



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SportVIDEO: Bees interrupt Obama Easter party

Bees prompted screams from children listening to US President Barack Obama's story during the White House Easter egg roll in Washington.



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SportVIDEO: New shooting footage released

New dash cam footage released by South Carolina officials shows the moments before a US police officer fatally shot an unarmed man in the back in South Carolina.



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SportOklahoma may approve gas executions

Oklahoma is set to become the first state in the US to allow the use of nitrogen gas as a method of execution.



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SportScenes from a warming relationship

Scenes from a warming relationship



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SportHummus recall due to listeria scare

Sabra Dipping Co recalls 30,000 cases of Classic Hummus due to a possible contamination of listeria bacteria.



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SportCarolina officer investigated before

A South Carolina police officer charged with murder after shooting an unarmed black man in the back had a prior complaint of excessive force.



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SportRed River Women

The unexplained murders of Canada's missing women



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Sport5 images about being black in America

Americans sum up South Carolina shooting



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SportVIDEO: US and Cuba crossing the divide

How will Cubans welcome America as relations between the two countries continue to improve?



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weight loss fitnessStudy promotes bone growth as possible therapy for osteoporosis and obesity

Dr. Joshua Hare, director of the Interdisciplinary Stem Cell Institute at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, has co-authored a new study titled PPARγ Denitrosylation via...



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weight loss fitnessNew report links frequency of diet soda use to waist increases

Those who drink diet soda thinking it will help them shed unwanted belly fat may see their waistlines expand instead.



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weight loss fitnessStress and obesity: Your family can make you fat

Study examines link between chronic family stressors, adolescent obesityAdolescent obesity is a national public health concern and, unchecked, places young people on a trajectory for a variety of...



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weight loss fitnessWomen smokers concerned about weight are less likely to try to quit

Women who believe smoking helps them manage their weight are less likely to try quitting in response to anti-smoking policies than other female smokers in the U.S.



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SportNew podcast on Serial's Adnan Syed

There's a new podcast about Adnan Syed, but it has nothing to do with Sarah Koenig and the team from Serial.



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SportVIDEO: The boy who discovered a dinosaur

Scientists in Dallas, Texas, have excavated a 100 million-year-old dinosaur fossil discovered by five-year-old Wylie Brys while playing with his father.



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SportUS warns Iran over Yemen 'support'

US Secretary of State John Kerry warns Iran over its alleged support for Shia Houthi rebels in Yemen.



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SportHow do you survive 66 days lost at sea?

How can you survive for 66 days at sea?



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SportObama: End gay 'conversion' therapy

US President Barack Obama has condemned psychiatric therapies designed to "repair" gay, lesbian and transgender youth.



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SportFrance's TV5Monde 'hacked by IS'

France's TV5Monde television network says a number of its sites have been hijacked by Islamic State hackers.



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SportCanada logs first Syrian air strikes

Canada carries out its first air strikes in Syria, as part of the US-led coalition fighting Islamic State militants.



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SportBlogger gets 20 years in son's death

An American woman has been sentenced to 20 years for making her five-year-old son sick and eventually killing him in order to gain attention online.



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SportUS treasure hunter pleads guilty

A US treasure hunter - who spent years evading authorities - will go to prison rather than testify about the gold he discovered in a historic shipwreck.



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SportZynga founder Mark Pincus to return

Troubled game maker Zynga says Mark Pincus will return to lead the company he founded.



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SportChicago mayor Emanuel re-elected

Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel has won re-election after heading off a challenge in a run-off campaign.



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SportBoston marathon bomber found guilty

A jury finds Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, surviving brother behind the 2013 Boston Marathon bombings, guilty of plotting to use a weapon of mass destruction.



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SportVIDEO: Wardrobe conceals Mexico-US drug tunnel

Mexican police have discovered an incomplete tunnel near the Tijuana border crossing with the US, south of San Diego.



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SportCan US Congress kill the Iran deal?

Can US Congress really kill Iran agreement?



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SportFerguson elects black councillors

Voters in Ferguson, Missouri triple the number of black city councillors in the first poll since an unarmed black teenager was killed by police.



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SportProtests over S Carolina shooting

Protests are being held in South Carolina over the fatal shooting of an unarmed man by a police officer, who has been charged with murder.



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SportUS lifts India airline safety rating

US authorities upgrade India's aviation safety rating, allowing Indian airlines to increase the number of flights they operate to the country.



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weight loss fitnessThe brain-belly connection: Team finds genetic triggers in weight-regulating brain cells

The little voice inside your head that tells you to eat, or stop eating, isn't a little voice - it's actually a cluster of about 10,000 specialized brain cells.



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weight loss fitnessCritical windows to turn away junk food craving

University of Adelaide researchers have shown there are two critical windows during the developmental pathway to adulthood when exposure to junk food is most harmful, particularly for female...



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weight loss fitnessExercise at any level may benefit overweight patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease

For overweight or obese patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, exercise - regardless of volume or intensity - may reduce both visceral and liver fat, a new study finds.



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SportVIDEO: What does American Pie mean to you?

The original manuscript of Don McLean's American Pie has sold for $1.2m (£806,000) at a New York auction.



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SportChrysler to pay $149m for crash death

A US jury has awarded $150m (£101m) to the family of a four-year-old boy that died in a crash involving a Jeep Grand Cherokee in 2012.



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SportUS officer charged with murder

A white South Carolina police officer is charged with murder over the shooting death of a black man who appeared to be fleeing from him.



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SportEnter, the 'fuzzy' libertarian Rand Paul

The Kentucky senator launches his 2016 campaign by striking a blow against the establishment - and his own party is not spared.



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SportBoston bomb jury considers verdict

Jurors in Boston are pondering whether Dzhokhar Tsarnaev is guilty of carrying out the deadly bombing of the 2013 city marathon.



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SportDukes of Hazzard star Best dies at 88

US actor James Best, who was best known for his role as bumbling sheriff Rosco P Coltrane on TV show Dukes of Hazzard, dies aged 88.



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SportUS judge strikes out Andrew claims

Claims that a woman was forced to have sex with Prince Andrew when she was 17 are to be struck from the record of a civil case in the US, a judge says.



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SportSeven children found dead at US home

A man and his seven children have been found dead at home, apparently overcome from carbon monoxide poisoning, says a relative.



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SportMicrosoft targets autistic workers

Microsoft is to hire more people with autism in full-time roles.



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SportRand Paul announces White House bid

Kentucky Senator Rand Paul officially announces he is launching a 2016 presidential election campaign on the Republican ticket.



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SportAmerican Pie lyrics sell for $1.2m

The original manuscript of Don McLean's American Pie sells for $1.2m at a New York auction.



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Sport'Racism' put US man on death row

A man released from prison after nearly 30 years on death row in Alabama says he blames his conviction on being black and poor.



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SportVIDEO: The floating pop-up power station

A pop up power station that can be set up in a day is being developed by a US startup.



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SportCanada sells stake in General Motors

The Canadian government has sold its remaining stake in Detroit automotive giant General Motors, worth an estimated $2.69bn.



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SportVIDEO: Battle to save African-American banks

Banks owned by African-Americans which serve the black community in the US have been closing down at a rapid pace.



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weight loss fitnessPhysical activity benefits lung cancer patients and survivors

Exercise and physical activity should be considered as therapeutic options for lung cancer as they have been shown to reduce symptoms, increase exercise tolerance, improve quality of life, and...



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weight loss fitness'Limited evidence' to support commercial weight-loss programs

A study by Johns Hopkins researchers finds there is very little evidence to support the effectiveness of the majority of commercial weight-loss programs.



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weight loss fitnessLow Testosterone not just in males: Testosterone, atherosclerosis and obesity may be linked in females

New research in The FASEB Journal suggests that the androgen receptor confers protection against diet-induced atherosclerosis, obesity and dyslipidemia in female miceWhile testosterone...



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SportFedEx to buy rival TNT Express

US parcels delivery firm FedEx is to buy Dutch rival TNT Express for €4.4bn (£3.22bn) as it looks to expand its European operations.



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SportVIDEO: Michelle Obama's funky dance moves

Michelle Obama danced on stage on Easter Sunday for her "Let's Move!" initiative encouraging children to exercise and eat healthily.



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SportVIDEO: Boston awaits bomb trial verdicts

The jury in the trial of the man accused of the Boston marathon bombing will begin its deliberations on Tuesday.



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SportKraft accused of wheat price fixing

US food giant Kraft is being accused by US watchdog the Commodities and Futures Commission of manipulating the price of wheat.



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SportWhat do American Pie's lyrics really mean?

So you think you know what American Pie is all about?



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SportVIDEO: Snowden: Now you see him, now you don't

New York park rangers remove a bust of NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden, which had been sneaked into a Brooklyn park at night by guerrilla artists.



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SportSocial subway dancers under threat

Dancers defy New York City subway ban



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SportJeb Bush admits he is not Latino

Likely US presidential candidate Jeb Bush comes clean about accidentally identified himself as Latino when completing a voter registration form in 2009.



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SportVIDEO: Tsarnaev jury to begin deliberations

The jury in the trial of Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev will begin deliberations on Tuesday.



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SportVIDEO: Bees interrupt Obama story-telling

Bees prompted screams from children listening to President Barack Obama's story during the White House Easter egg roll in Washington.



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SportWill 'golden' California turn brown?

How will California enforce its strict water rules?



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SportFraternity to sue Rolling Stone

The fraternity at the centre of a discredited Rolling Stone article about a campus rape threatens to sue the magazine for its "reckless" reporting.



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SportTsarnaev 'wanted to punish America'

A prosecutor says Dzhokar Tsarnaev "wanted to punish America" when he and his brother planted bombs at the Boston Marathon, as closing arguments commence.



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SportCalifornia vaping: The new subculture

The new subculture making waves in Los Angeles



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Sport'Revenge porn' site owner jailed

The operator of a 'revenge porn' website has been sentenced to 18 years in jail in America.



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SportSalsi races to replace Domingo at Met

Baritone Luca Salsi steps in at the last minute at New York's Metropolitan Opera after Placido Domingo fails to recover from a cold.



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SportFurious 7 races to box office lead

Action movie Furious 7 makes $384 million at the global box office, the fourth-biggest opening weekend in history.



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SportFans rally after Trevor Noah backlash

Trevor Noah fans rally after backlash



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SportObama: US will be there for Israel

President Obama seeks to reassure Israel that the US remains its staunchest supporter, amid Israeli fears about a deal on Iran's nuclear programme.



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weight loss fitnessResearchers identify 'beige' fat-burning cells in humans

Energy-burning cells hold potential for new anti-obesity drugsFor the first time, a research team, led by a UC San Francisco biologist, has isolated energy-burning "beige" fat from adult humans...



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weight loss fitnessExercise largely absent from US medical school curriculum, study shows

Exercise may play a critical role in maintaining good health, but fewer than half of the physicians trained in the United States in 2013 received formal education or training on the subject...



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weight loss fitnessStudy finds each hour spent watching TV daily increases the risk of developing diabetes

Each hour spent watching TV daily increases the risk of developing diabetes by 3.4%, concludes a study published in Diabetologia (the journal of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes).



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weight loss fitnessBPA exposure during pregnancy linked to mothers' future diabetes risk

Animal study finds BPA associated with reduced glucose tolerance, beta cell dysfunctionExposure to the endocrine-disrupting chemical bisphenol A during pregnancy may raise a mother's...



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weight loss fitnessCancer prevention efforts in the US a mixed bag

New edition of report summarizes risk factors, screening for major cancer sitesWhile there has been substantial progress in some cancer control efforts in the past several decades, like...



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weight loss fitnessExercise for older mouse mothers lowers risk of heart defects in babies

In people, a baby's risk of congenital heart defects is associated with the age of the mother. Risk goes up with increasing age.



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SportVIDEO: 'Homophobic' Indiana bill 'needs fix'

The governor of Indiana is calling on lawmakers there to "fix" a controversial law meant to protect religious freedoms.



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SportRolling Stone retracts rape article

Rolling Stone magazine retracts a 2014 article about a rape at a University of Virginia fraternity house, after a report calls it "a failure of journalism".



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SportLynyrd Skynyrd drummer dies in crash

Bob Burns, a founding member of rock group Lynyrd Skynyrd, dies in a car crash at the age of 64.



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weight loss fitnessPhysician recommendations result in greater weight loss, UGA research finds

Patients advised to lose weight by their physicians dropped more pounds on average than those who didn't receive a recommendation, according to new research from the University of Georgia published...



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SportHow do you survive 66 days lost at sea?

How can you survive for 66 days at sea?



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SportJoni Mitchell's condition 'improving'

Singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell's condition is improving in hospital, after she was found unconscious at home and admitted to intensive care, her website says.



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SportVIDEO: John Goodman 'crazier than box of rats'

The actor John Goodman describes himself as "too shy" and "crazier than a box of rats".



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SportObama aims to sway Congress on Iran

President Obama begins his push to persuade sceptical members of the US Congress to back the Iran nuclear agreement.



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SportChina 'frees' jailed US geologist

A Chinese-born US geologist is reportedly released after serving more than seven years in prison in China for stealing state secrets.



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Actor Benedict Cumberbatch reads a letter from 1969 by presidential speechwriter William Safire, on Newsnight.



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SportVIDEO: US death row detainee walks free

A man who spent almost three decades on death row in the United States has been freed after years of fighting to prove his innocence.



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SportDeath row man freed after 30 years

An Alabama man is freed after spending nearly three decades on death row, following new tests on bullets that did not link him to the crime scene.



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SportVIDEO: HIV outbreak strikes US town

Officials in Indiana are grappling with an unprecedented outbreak of HIV. The focus is the town of Austin, where more than 80 people have tested positive for the virus.



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