Disney buys firm behind Star Wars

31 October 2012 Last updated at 07:22 ET Please turn on JavaScript. Media requires JavaScript to play. George Lucas signs away his Star Wars empire to Disney's Robert Iger Disney is buying Lucasfilm, the company behind the Star...

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Apple ousts two key executives

30 October 2012 Last updated at 05:42 ET Apple has announced a major shake-up of its management, with two senior executives to leave the company. The announcement follows embarrassing problems with its new mapping software and disappointing...

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Intruder held at Tom Cruise home

A 41-year-old has been arrested after being held at Tom Cruise's mansion in Los Angeles, California. The man, later identified as Jason Sullivan, was shot with a Taser by security guards after being caught on the property. Sullivan, who lives across...

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Drones share sky with civil jets

30 October 2012 Last updated at 08:59 ET Tests have been carried out to see whether military drones can mix safely in the air with passenger planes. The tests involved a Predator B drone fitted with radio location systems found on domestic...

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Storm blows US campaign off track

30 October 2012 Last updated at 18:47 ET Please turn on JavaScript. Media requires JavaScript to play. President Obama: "The storm is not yet over" Sandy the super-storm has blown the US presidential race off track with just a...

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Guilty plea in US agent's murder

30 October 2012 Last updated at 19:48 ET A Mexican man has pleaded guilty to the 2010 murder of a US border agent, whose killing was linked to the Fast and Furious gun-running sting operation. Manuel Osorio-Arellanes could face life in prison...

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Conviction in Craigslist murders

30 October 2012 Last updated at 20:31 ET A teenager accused of helping kill three men who responded to a fake job advert on the Craigslist website has been convicted of aggravated murder. Brogan Rafferty, 17, helped Richard Beasley lure victims...

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Court rules against US detainee

31 October 2012 Last updated at 06:48 ET The UK Supreme Court has ruled against a legal charity which argued a Pakistani national in US custody should be handed over to the UK. Yunus Rahmatullah was captured by British forces in Iraq in 2004...

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US stock exchanges set to reopen

31 October 2012 Last updated at 07:34 ET The stock markets in New York are to reopen after their longest closure since 9/11 due to the superstorm Sandy. Mayor Michael Bloomberg is due to ring the opening bell at the New York Stock Exchange...

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Eastern US gets back on its feet

31 October 2012 Last updated at 09:04 ET Please turn on JavaScript. Media requires JavaScript to play. Jody Herrington, New Jersey charity worker: "There are rollercoasters in the water" Businesses and services in the north-eastern...

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Singer Natina Reed killed by car

28 October 2012 Last updated at 06:52 ET Natina Reed, a member of the US R&B trio Blaque who played a cheerleader in the 2000 film Bring It On, has died in Georgia, police have confirmed. Reed was struck and killed by a car on Friday night,...

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Hawaii is spared tsunami damage

28 October 2012 Last updated at 08:05 ET Please turn on JavaScript. Media requires JavaScript to play. Dr Charles McCreery, Pacific Tsunami Warning Center: "It's mostly a marine threat now" A tsunami triggered by a 7.7 magnitude...

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SpaceX capsule returns to Earth

28 October 2012 Last updated at 18:32 ET Please turn on JavaScript. Media requires JavaScript to play. The capsule returned to Earth carrying an unusual cargo A space capsule has returned to Earth, ending the first commercially...

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San Francisco win World Series

San Francisco Giants clinched their second World Series title in three years as a 4-3 win at Detroit Tigers sealed a 4-0 sweep in the Fall Classic. Miguel Cabrera hit a two-run homer in the third inning to put the Tigers ahead for the first time in...

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Musician Terry Callier dies at 67

29 October 2012 Last updated at 10:45 ET Chicago-born singer-songwriter Terry Callier, who collaborated with Massive Attack and Beth Orton, has died at the age of 67. Callier, who began his career at 17 when he signed to Chess records, recorded...

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Windows Phone 8 system launches

29 October 2012 Last updated at 14:00 ET Microsoft has formally launched the Windows Phone 8 operating system in a bid to reclaim smartphone market share. It boasted that the system's internet browser, Internet Explorer 10, was the fastest...

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Apple ousts two key executives

30 October 2012 Last updated at 05:42 ET Apple has announced a major shake-up of its management, with two senior executives to leave the company. The announcement follows embarrassing problems with its new mapping software and disappointing...

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Second day of US hurricane impact

30 October 2012 Last updated at 08:44 ET Hurricane Sandy has continued to disrupt business in the US East Coast, including forcing US stock markets to close again on Tuesday. Sandy has flooded subway and road tunnels in much of Lower Manhattan....

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Europe losses curb Ford profits

30 October 2012 Last updated at 09:00 ET Carmaker Ford has reported a slight dip in profits for the third quarter after losses in Europe offset record profits in the US. Net income fell 1% to $1.63bn (£1.01bn, 1.26bn euros). The company said...

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New York major disaster declared

30 October 2012 Last updated at 09:00 ET Please turn on JavaScript. Media requires JavaScript to play. BBC's Ben Thompson, in New York: ''All night there were sparks and flashes of light as the power systems went down'' US President...

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Canada country profile

8 August 2012 Last updated at 05:32 ET Canada is the second largest country in the world after Russia. However, its population is only about one-fifth of Russia's. Nearly 90% of Canadians live within 200km of the border with the United States,...

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Puerto Rico profile

20 August 2012 Last updated at 05:11 ET Hispanic, Afro-Caribbean and North American influences meld in Puerto Rico, a self-governing commonwealth that belongs to the United States. The subtropical Caribbean territory is urbanised, industrialised...

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Apple profits miss expectations

25 October 2012 Last updated at 17:58 ET Apple's fourth quarter profits missed Wall Street forecasts as iPad sales fell short of analysts' predictions. Profits in the last three months were $8.2bn (£5bn), up from $6.6bn last year, with revenues...

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US economic growth up sharply

26 October 2012 Last updated at 13:36 ET The US economy grew more than expected in the three months to September, official figures showed. The world's largest economy expanded at an annualised rate of 2% in the third quarter, the Commerce Department...

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Singer Natina Reed killed by car

28 October 2012 Last updated at 06:52 ET Natina Reed, a member of the US R&B trio Blaque who played a cheerleader in the 2000 film Bring It On, has died in Georgia, police have confirmed. Reed was struck and killed by a car on Friday night,...

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Hawaii is spared tsunami damage

28 October 2012 Last updated at 08:05 ET Please turn on JavaScript. Media requires JavaScript to play. Dr Charles McCreery, Pacific Tsunami Warning Center: "It's mostly a marine threat now" A tsunami triggered by a 7.7 magnitude...

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SpaceX capsule returns to Earth

28 October 2012 Last updated at 18:32 ET Please turn on JavaScript. Media requires JavaScript to play. The capsule returned to Earth carrying an unusual cargo A space capsule has returned to Earth, ending the first commercially...

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San Francisco win World Series

San Francisco Giants clinched their second World Series title in three years as a 4-3 win at Detroit Tigers sealed a 4-0 sweep in the Fall Classic. Miguel Cabrera hit a two-run homer in the third inning to put the Tigers ahead for the first time in...

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