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# us - Wednesday 3 April, 2013
Question marks over conviction as man is released after 42 years in jail
Louis Taylor was convicted of lighting a fire in a US hotel in 1970 which killed 29 people. After 42 years of maintaining his innocence, he has been released.
Dow, S&P push to new record highs
The rise is returning the stock markets to levels not seen since before the global financial crisis.
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# us - Saturday 30 March, 2013
New study finds no link between vaccines and autism
A US study tries to dispel parents’ fears about ‘too many vaccines’.
# us - Friday 29 March, 2013
North Korea readies rockets for strike on US and South Korea
Kim Jong-un says rocket forces are ready “to settle accounts with the US”, in retaliation for more joint military drills.
# us - Wednesday 27 March, 2013
US Supreme Court tackles law on benefits for same-sex marriage couples
83-year-old Edith Windsor was ordered to pay federal inheritance taxes of $363,000 following the 2009 death of Thea Spyer, her partner of more than 40 years.
# us - Tuesday 26 March, 2013
Obama names first female Secret Service chief
The White House announced the appointment of Julia Pierson, who has worked for the agency for 30 year, this afternoon.
‘Combat-ready’ North Korea threatens Hawaii, US mainland
North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un has launched a fresh threat to strike targets on the US mainland, Hawaii and Guam, as well as South Korea.
Brave nine-year-old girl climbs canyon to find help after crash
The young girl’s father died when the SUV he was driving overturned.
# us - Thursday 21 March, 2013
Six in 10 Americans support citizenship path for illegals
Almost two-thirds of Americans favour a path to citizenship, with conditions, for undocumented immigrants.
Column: Despite the Newtown massacre, America’s sickening gun culture lives on
After Newtown, Larry Donnelly was optimistic that the US might work towards stricter gun laws – but news that a ban on assault weapons has been removed from the legislation currently being considered has caused him to lose hope.
US Vice President Joe Biden to visit Ireland
The news follows talks in Washington yesterday between the US Vice President and Taoiseach Enda Kenny.
# us - Wednesday 20 March, 2013
The 9 at 9: Wednesday
Good morning. Here are the nine stories you need to know as you start your day.
# us - Sunday 17 March, 2013
Column: 10 ways my American English is fighting Hiberno English for survival
‘Craic’, ‘hoover’, ‘press’ – just some unique words Irish people have made their own. But if you are not a native to Ireland do these words make any sense and would you use them? Larry Donnelly compares his American English to Hiberno English in a word-off.
US navy is working on a drone ship
Drones will no longer operate only in the skies – this one will be used to track submarines.
# us - Monday 11 March, 2013
Hungary: Constitutional changes limit powers of top court and president
The fourth change to the country’s constitution since Viktor Orban took power three years ago will also define family as ‘marriage between man and woman’.
# us - Sunday 10 March, 2013
Meet the saint who is becoming patron of US underworld
The origins of the skeletal La Santa Muerte are unclear but she is being invoked by everyone from an actor who landed a role in Breaking Bad to drug runners to spouses seeking help with cheating partners.
# us - Friday 8 March, 2013
Bin Laden son in law pleads not guilty to terror
Sulaiman Abu Ghaith, allegedly a senior propagandist in the Al-Qaeda network, is accused of conspiring “to kill nationals of the United States.”
# us - Friday 1 March, 2013
United States braced for swingeing sequester of €85bn budget cuts
Analysts say that the cuts, due to come into force overnight, will take a number of months to take effect and will see growth fall by as much as 0.7 per cent.
# us - Tuesday 26 February, 2013
NYC marks 20th anniversary of first World Trade bombing
A ceremony was held to honour the six people who died 20 years ago in the first terrorist attack on the World Trade Center.
US teen pleads guilty to killing three at school
TJ Lane, 18, had previously pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity but changed his plea a day before the one-year anniversary of the fatal shooting.
# us - Saturday 23 February, 2013
VIDEO: Michelle Obama struts her stuff on US TV
America’s First Lady educated us all as to the evolution of ‘Mom Dancing’. We’re glad she did.
Cereal companies hoping you’ll ‘drink’ your breakfast
Kellogg is one of the companies getting ready to roll out the quick-fix breakfast shakes, claiming they are as nutritious as a bowl of cereal and milk. Could you see yourself imbibing them regularly?
# us - Thursday 21 February, 2013
Three dead, several injured, in Las Vegas gun battle
A gun battle between two vehicles on the Las Vegas Strip has caused a fiery crash, leaving three people dead and at least three injured.
Water tested after body of missing woman found in LA hotel tank
A maintenance worker at the hotel found the body after guests complained of low water pressure.
# us - Wednesday 20 February, 2013
US senator says 4,700 killed in drone strikes: report
Republican Senator Lindsey Graham, a staunch supporter of drone use, has openly cited a number that exceeds some independent estimates of the total death toll.
# us - Monday 18 February, 2013
A US remake of… Love/Hate?
But who would play Nidge, Darren and the lads from the criminal underworld?
White House defends leaked plan to grant amnesty to millions of illegal immigrants
During his State of the Union address last week, Obama urged Congress to pass comprehensive immigration reform in the next few months.
US country singer Mindy McCready dies of apparent suicide
The 37-year-old was found dead on the porch of a house in Heber Springs, Arkansas yesterday afternoon.
# us - Saturday 16 February, 2013
Employment in US companies in Ireland up 15% in five years
The American Chamber of Ireland said that Ireland “cannot be complacent” as other countries are improving their competitiveness all the time.
# us - Wednesday 13 February, 2013
Ex-LAPD officer believed dead after stand-off
LAPD believe the search for America’s most wanted man is now over.
# us - Monday 11 February, 2013
How social media connected people in the US snowstorm
“I guess what’s better is that you are not sitting here waiting for the 6 o’clock news, waiting to find out what’s going on.”
# us - Sunday 10 February, 2013
New NATO commander takes the helm in Afghanistan
The American-led NATO coalition is entering the final stretch of its participation in a war that will have lasted more than 13 years when most foreign combat troops pull out at the end of 2014.
# us - Saturday 9 February, 2013
Snow slows manhunt for alleged US police killer
More than 100 officers have been searching in the California mountains a disgruntled ex-police officer accused of three killings, and threatening to murder more police in a chilling online manifesto.
# us - Monday 4 February, 2013
14 ultimate man caves we wish we’d watched the Superbowl in
These superdens are up for sale right now in the USA.
Former US Marine charged with Navy SEAL sniper’s death
Chris Kyle and his friend Chad Littlefield were shot dead at a firing range in Texas on Saturday with their friend Eddie Routh facing charges over the shooting.
# us - Sunday 3 February, 2013
White House issues photo of Obama with gun
The image, dated from last August, shows the President skeet shooting.
# us - Saturday 2 February, 2013
Cats are on a murderous rampage (in the USA)
Can you guess how many birds and small mammals they kill in one year in the States? Hint: billions.
# us - Thursday 31 January, 2013
Video: ‘You must act. Be bold’ – Gabrielle Giffords testifies before US senators
The former US congresswoman, who nearly died after being shot in the head two years ago, gave an emotional testimony to senators in Washington yesterday.
# us - Wednesday 30 January, 2013
US couple arrested for locking daughter, 8, in a cage
The couple have been charged with child negligence after the girl, who has a developmental condition, was found in a home-made wooden cage in New Mexico.
# us - Monday 28 January, 2013
Cautious optimism as US senators meet on immigration reform
Republican Senator John McCain told ABC news he was “guardedly optimistic” they can unite on reform.
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