James Holmes 'guilty plea' rejected

28 March 2013 Last updated at 21:53 ET Prosecutors in the case of the Colorado cinema massacre have said they will not accept a plea offer from the suspect unless they have more information. In a court filing, they accused defence lawyers for...

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US ex-soldier 'fought in Syria'

28 March 2013 Last updated at 22:22 ET A former US soldier has been charged with using a weapon outside the US as he fought against Syrian government forces, prosecutors say. Eric Harroun, 30, served in the US Army from 2000-2003, and allegedly...

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Amazon buys book recommendation site

28 March 2013 Last updated at 23:57 ET Online retailer Amazon has said it will buy Goodreads, a book discovery and recommendation website. San Francisco-based Goodreads was founded in 2007, has 16 million members and is one of the most prominent...

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'HIV risk' for US dentist's patients

29 March 2013 Last updated at 12:26 ET Health officials in the US state of Oklahoma have warned 7,000 patients their dentist may have exposed them to HIV and hepatitis B and C. Patients of Dr W Scott Harrington's practice in Tulsa were advised...

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US lawmaker 'sorry' for racial slur

29 March 2013 Last updated at 13:18 ET The Republican congressman representing the state of Alaska has apologised for using a derogatory word for Hispanic workers in a radio interview. Don Young, 79, said he "meant no disrespect" when he referred...

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Obama promotes infrastructure plan

29 March 2013 Last updated at 15:37 ET US President Barack Obama has appealed for increased private investment in infrastructure, saying it will create jobs and boost the US economy. Mr Obama outlined his plans at Port Miami, which is undergoing...

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US 'pregnant man' refused a divorce

29 March 2013 Last updated at 16:33 ET An Arizona judge has refused to grant a divorce to a transgender man who gave birth to three children. The judge said there was insufficient evidence that Thomas Beatie was male when he married; the state...

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Third US legal official shot dead

31 March 2013 Last updated at 04:52 ET A district attorney has been shot dead in Texas, the third justice official to be killed in the US in recent weeks. Mike McLelland and his wife were found dead on Saturday in Kaufman County. Kaufman's...

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Apple denied iPad Mini US trademark

31 March 2013 Last updated at 07:34 ET Apple has been denied a trademark for the popular iPad Mini by the US Patent and Trademark Office. The trademark application for the tablet was turned down because the name was "merely descriptive" and...

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Tributes for producer Phil Ramone

31 March 2013 Last updated at 08:08 ET Music stars have paid tribute to US producer and compact disc pioneer Phil Ramone, who has died at the age of 79. Singer Tony Bennett said on Facebook: "Phil Ramone was a lovely person and a very gifted...

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US lawmaker 'sorry' for racial slur

29 March 2013 Last updated at 13:18 ET The Republican congressman representing the state of Alaska has apologised for using a derogatory word for Hispanic workers in a radio interview. Don Young, 79, said he "meant no disrespect" when he referred...

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US growth is faster than expected

28 March 2013 Last updated at 10:42 ET The US economy grew at a faster than expected 0.4% in the fourth quarter of 2012, the Department of Commerce has said. The annualised figure was better than an earlier estimate of 0.1% growth, reflecting...

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Canada 'leaves UN drought treaty'

28 March 2013 Last updated at 16:58 ET Canada is leaving a drought treaty, becoming the only UN member to do so, Canadian media report. The cabinet issued the order last week, but did not announce the move, ahead of a convention in Germany...

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Boston mayor stops after two decades

28 March 2013 Last updated at 19:06 ET Boston's longest-serving mayor, Thomas Menino, has announced he will not run for re-election after almost 20 years in the city's top office. "I will leave the job that I love," Mr Menino, 70, told a crowd...

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James Holmes 'guilty plea' rejected

28 March 2013 Last updated at 21:53 ET Prosecutors in the case of the Colorado cinema massacre have said they will not accept a plea offer from the suspect unless they have more information. In a court filing, they accused defence lawyers for...

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US ex-soldier 'fought in Syria'

28 March 2013 Last updated at 22:22 ET A former US soldier has been charged with using a weapon outside the US as he fought against Syrian government forces, prosecutors say. Eric Harroun, 30, served in the US Army from 2000-2003, and allegedly...

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Amazon buys book recommendation site

28 March 2013 Last updated at 23:57 ET Online retailer Amazon has said it will buy Goodreads, a book discovery and recommendation website. San Francisco-based Goodreads was founded in 2007, has 16 million members and is one of the most prominent...

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'HIV risk' for US dentist's patients

29 March 2013 Last updated at 12:26 ET Health officials in the US state of Oklahoma have warned 7,000 patients their dentist may have exposed them to HIV and hepatitis B and C. Patients of Dr W Scott Harrington's practice in Tulsa were advised...

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Obama promotes infrastructure plan

29 March 2013 Last updated at 15:37 ET US President Barack Obama has appealed for increased private investment in infrastructure, saying it will create jobs and boost the US economy. Mr Obama outlined his plans at Port Miami, which is undergoing...

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US 'pregnant man' refused a divorce

29 March 2013 Last updated at 16:33 ET An Arizona judge has refused to grant a divorce to a transgender man who gave birth to three children. The judge said there was insufficient evidence that Thomas Beatie was male when he married; the state...

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Buffett to increase stake in Goldman

26 March 2013 Last updated at 12:40 ET Warren Buffett is to become a top 10 shareholder of Goldman Sachs after he agreed to amend the terms of his 2008 investment in the bank. In September 2008, Mr Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway fund invested...

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China and Brazil sign currency deal

26 March 2013 Last updated at 21:20 ET China and Brazil have signed a currency swap deal, designed to safeguard against future global financial crises. The pact, first announced last year, will allow their central banks to swap local currencies...

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US growth is faster than expected

28 March 2013 Last updated at 10:42 ET The US economy grew at a faster than expected 0.4% in the fourth quarter of 2012, the Department of Commerce has said. The annualised figure was better than an earlier estimate of 0.1% growth, reflecting...

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Newtown gunman 'had weapons arsenal'

28 March 2013 Last updated at 12:59 ET The young man who killed 27 people in a massacre in Newtown, Connecticut, owned an arsenal of weapons and ammunition, court papers show. More than 1,000 rounds of ammunition, a bayonet, several swords...

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Canada 'leaves UN drought treaty'

28 March 2013 Last updated at 16:58 ET Canada is leaving a drought treaty, becoming the only UN member to do so, Canadian media report. The cabinet issued the order last week, but did not announce the move, ahead of a convention in Germany...

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Boston mayor stops after two decades

28 March 2013 Last updated at 19:06 ET Boston's longest-serving mayor, Thomas Menino, has announced he will not run for re-election after almost 20 years in the city's top office. "I will leave the job that I love," Mr Menino, 70, told a crowd...

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James Holmes 'guilty plea' rejected

28 March 2013 Last updated at 21:53 ET Prosecutors in the case of the Colorado cinema massacre have said they will not accept a plea offer from the suspect unless they have more information. In a court filing, they accused defence lawyers for...

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US ex-soldier 'fought in Syria'

28 March 2013 Last updated at 22:22 ET A former US soldier has been charged with using a weapon outside the US as he fought against Syrian government forces, prosecutors say. Eric Harroun, 30, served in the US Army from 2000-2003, and allegedly...

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Amazon buys book recommendation site

28 March 2013 Last updated at 23:57 ET Online retailer Amazon has said it will buy Goodreads, a book discovery and recommendation website. San Francisco-based Goodreads was founded in 2007, has 16 million members and is one of the most prominent...

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Morning business round-up

29 March 2013 Last updated at 07:36 ET Please turn on JavaScript. Media requires JavaScript to play. Business headlines What's making the business news in Asia and Europe this morning? Here's our daily business round-up: Continue...

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US cuts 'hit consumer sentiment'

26 March 2013 Last updated at 10:48 ET US consumer confidence fell sharply this month, a closely-watched report has suggested. The Conference Board's index of consumer attitudes fell by 8.3 points to 59.7 in March. The research group primarily...

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Condom row at US Catholic university

27 March 2013 Last updated at 12:46 ET A Boston Catholic university has warned that students distributing condoms on campus may face disciplinary action. Students running "safe sites" in dorm rooms providing condoms and advice may be violating...

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US airlines merger gets approval

27 March 2013 Last updated at 17:11 ET The merger of American Airlines and US Airways has been approved by a US judge, moving the two companies one step closer to forming the world's largest carrier. The deal had to be approved by the judge...

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US cinema killer 'may plead guilty'

27 March 2013 Last updated at 18:10 ET Lawyers for the man accused of killing 12 cinema-goers last July in Aurora, Colorado, say he is prepared to plead guilty to avoid the death penalty. The attorneys said in a court motion that James Holmes,...

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New York marks decade of smoking ban

27 March 2013 Last updated at 18:44 ET New York City is marking 10 years since its ban on smoking in indoor public places, with officials saying the move has prevented 10,000 premature deaths. Mayor Michael Bloomberg said that "fewer New Yorkers...

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US justices criticise anti-gay law

27 March 2013 Last updated at 21:08 ET Please turn on JavaScript. Media requires JavaScript to play. Hot tempers and dance parties outside US Supreme Court A US law that defines marriage as between a man and a woman only has been...

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Protest over Chicago school closures

27 March 2013 Last updated at 22:00 ET Nearly 130 Chicago school teachers and other supporters have reportedly been detained as they protested against plans to shut 54 city schools. At a rally before the march, which drew hundreds of supporters,...

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Snowplough joyrider cleared of death

27 March 2013 Last updated at 22:11 ET A Canadian jury says a Toronto man who stole a snowplough and killed a policeman with it is not criminally responsible because of mental illness. Richard Kachkar took the machine while barefoot in 2011,...

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New light shed on Giffords shooting

27 March 2013 Last updated at 22:45 ET Authorities in Arizona have made public almost 3,000 documents on the deadly shooting that left former Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords seriously wounded. The files detail the police investigation into...

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Blackberry reports 1m Z10 sales

28 March 2013 Last updated at 08:20 ET Mobile phone maker Blackberry says it has sold one million of its new Z10 smartphones. In better than expected results the company said it made profits of $98m (£65m) in the quarter, after posting a big...

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Prison for shining laser at aircraft

26 March 2013 Last updated at 07:58 ET A 19-year-old California man has been sentenced to two and a half years in prison for shining a laser pointer at two aircraft. In March 2012 Adam Gardenhire aimed a green laser pen at a business jet and...

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Knox to fight 'wrongful' allegations

26 March 2013 Last updated at 13:37 ET US student Amanda Knox has said she will fight to clear her name after an Italian court overturned her acquittal for killing Briton Meredith Kercher. Miss Knox and former Italian boyfriend Raffaele Sollecito...

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US state gets toughest abortion law

26 March 2013 Last updated at 15:34 ET North Dakota has banned abortion once a foetal heartbeat can be detected - as early as six weeks - in the most restrictive law of its kind in the US. Governor Jack Dalrymple signed a second law banning...

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