Explosions rock Florida gas plant

30 July 2013 Last updated at 09:19 ET Please turn on JavaScript. Media requires JavaScript to play. Aerial footage shows a tower of flames rising into the sky, as the BBC's Peter Bowes reports At least eight people were injured...

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BP Gulf fund to be 'fully utilised'

30 July 2013 Last updated at 10:44 ET Please turn on JavaScript. Media requires JavaScript to play. BP could face a liability of $5bn for compensation claims, says Macquarie Group's Jason Gammel BP says the compensation fund that...

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Washington vandalism cases 'linked'

30 July 2013 Last updated at 15:52 ET Three incidents of vandalism at landmarks in Washington DC seem to be linked, police said, as a woman appeared in court to face destruction of property charges. Jiamei Tian is accused of splashing green...

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Senate backs Obama labour nominees

30 July 2013 Last updated at 21:37 ET The US Senate has filled all five seats on the National Labor Relations Board, after a delay of many months in backing President Obama's nominations. Two Republicans and three Democrats were confirmed in...

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US man 'forgotten' in jail gets $4m

31 July 2013 Last updated at 03:15 ET Please turn on JavaScript. Media requires JavaScript to play. Daniel Chong: "I didn't sit there quietly, I was kicking the door and yelling" A university student in the US city of San Diego...

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Snowden's father 'approached by FBI'

31 July 2013 Last updated at 05:39 ET The father of US fugitive Edward Snowden has said the FBI asked him to travel to Moscow and see his son, but adds that he wants more details. Lon Snowden said he had been asked several weeks ago about Edward,...

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Artificial human ear grown in lab

31 July 2013 Last updated at 05:48 ET By Helen Briggs BBC News US scientists say they have moved a step closer to being able to grow a complete human ear from a patient's cells. In a new development in tissue engineering, they have grown a...

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Hollywood studios 'not paid' by China

31 July 2013 Last updated at 07:23 ET China has not paid Hollywood its share of the profits from some of this year's big box office films, according to US media reports. The Hollywood Reporter said the China Film Group has stopped paying a...

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Manning sentencing hearing to begin

31 July 2013 Last updated at 07:48 ET A sentencing hearing for US Army Private Bradley Manning is due to begin at a military court in Maryland. On Tuesday, he was found guilty of 20 charges, including espionage and theft, but acquitted of aiding...

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US economic growth beats forecasts

31 July 2013 Last updated at 09:00 ET The US economy grew at an annualised pace of 1.7% in the second quarter of the year, the Commerce Department has said. That was a faster pace than expected by economists. It was also up from the growth...

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Verdict expected in Manning case

29 July 2013 Last updated at 21:57 ET A military judge is set to issue a verdict in the court martial of the US soldier who disclosed reams of secret documents to the Wikileaks website. Pte Bradley Manning, 25, will hear Judge Col Denise Lind's...

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Williams to star in new US sitcom

30 July 2013 Last updated at 07:07 ET Robin Williams is returning to TV screens for the first time since starring in the 1970s show Mork & Mindy with a new comedy, The Crazy Ones. Williams, 62, who rose to fame as the alien Mork in the...

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BP Gulf fund running out of cash

30 July 2013 Last updated at 07:36 ET Please turn on JavaScript. Media requires JavaScript to play. BP could face a liability of $5bn for compensation claims, says Macquarie Group's Jason Gammel BP's compensation fund that it...

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Second day of Mid-East peace talks

30 July 2013 Last updated at 09:16 ET A second day of Middle East peace talks is due to take place following their resumption in Washington DC after months of diplomacy by US Secretary of State John Kerry. The talks began again after three...

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Explosions rock Florida gas plant

30 July 2013 Last updated at 09:19 ET Please turn on JavaScript. Media requires JavaScript to play. Aerial footage shows a tower of flames rising into the sky, as the BBC's Peter Bowes reports At least eight people were injured...

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Halliburton guilty over Gulf records

25 July 2013 Last updated at 21:34 ET US company Halliburton will plead guilty to destroying evidence relating to the 2010 Gulf Of Mexico oil spill. The plea agreement, which is subject to court approval, means Halliburton will have to pay...

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Elite hacker dies ahead of event

26 July 2013 Last updated at 11:44 ET An elite hacker who was due to demonstrate how heart implants could be hacked has died unexpectedly in San Francisco. Barnaby Jack died on Thursday, the city's medical examiner's office told Reuters, but...

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Life in prison for Ohio abductor

26 July 2013 Last updated at 14:29 ET Please turn on JavaScript. Media requires JavaScript to play. Ariel Castro said he understood he would not leave prison alive The Ohio man accused of raping and holding three women captive...

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'Harassing' US mayor refuses to quit

26 July 2013 Last updated at 16:00 ET Please turn on JavaScript. Media requires JavaScript to play. Bob Filner: "'I hope to be in the position one day to be forgiven" The mayor of San Diego, California, has said he will attend "behaviour...

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Guantanamo Algerian pair going home

26 July 2013 Last updated at 16:38 ET Two detainees at Guantanamo Bay will be repatriated to Algeria, the White House has said, as part of its effort to close the military prison. The plan will be presented to Congress, where President Barack...

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Manning judge begins deliberations

26 July 2013 Last updated at 18:57 ET A military judge has begun deliberating over the charges against a soldier who leaked reams of secret US government documents to Wikileaks. Judge Col Denise Lind alone will rule on the charges against 25-year-old...

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Vandalised Lincoln Memorial reopens

26 July 2013 Last updated at 22:00 ET Please turn on JavaScript. Media requires JavaScript to play. Visitors to the monument talked to the BBC about their reaction to the vandalism and what the memorial means to them Washington...

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US singer-songwriter JJ Cale dies

27 July 2013 Last updated at 11:10 ET Please turn on JavaScript. Media requires JavaScript to play. After Midnight, the song that brought fame for JJ Cale US singer-songwriter JJ Cale has died of heart attack at the age of 74. ...

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Seven killed in Florida hostage siege

27 July 2013 Last updated at 16:11 ET Please turn on JavaScript. Media requires JavaScript to play. Victim's daughter: "I heard 15 to 20 shots" A gunman holding hostages in a building near Miami in the US state of Florida killed...

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Memorial service after train blast

27 July 2013 Last updated at 17:43 ET Huge crowds gathered for a memorial service in the Canadian town of Lac Megantic, three weeks after a train disaster killed 47 people. Around 1,000 mourners, including family of the victims, filled Saint...

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Halliburton guilty over Gulf records

25 July 2013 Last updated at 21:34 ET US company Halliburton will plead guilty to destroying evidence relating to the 2010 Gulf Of Mexico oil spill. The plea agreement, which is subject to court approval, means Halliburton will have to pay...

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US payouts for sterilisation victims

25 July 2013 Last updated at 22:15 ET The US state of North Carolina has adopted a budget that includes $10m (£6.5m) to compensate victims of forced sterilisation. The payments will depend on how many of the estimated 1,800 victims of the defunct...

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IMF sees US economy improving slowly

26 July 2013 Last updated at 10:30 ET The underlying condition of the US economy is improving, according to the International Monetary Fund (IMF). However, the IMF added that the recovery from recession has so far been "tepid". In its regular...

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Elite hacker dies ahead of event

26 July 2013 Last updated at 11:44 ET An elite hacker who was due to demonstrate how heart implants could be hacked has died unexpectedly in San Francisco. Barnaby Jack died on Thursday, the city's medical examiner's office told Reuters, but...

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Life in prison for Ohio abductor

26 July 2013 Last updated at 14:29 ET Please turn on JavaScript. Media requires JavaScript to play. Ariel Castro said he understood he would not leave prison alive The Ohio man accused of raping and holding three women captive...

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'Harassing' US mayor refuses to quit

26 July 2013 Last updated at 16:00 ET Please turn on JavaScript. Media requires JavaScript to play. Bob Filner: "'I hope to be in the position one day to be forgiven" The mayor of San Diego, California, has said he will attend "behaviour...

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Guantanamo Algerian pair going home

26 July 2013 Last updated at 16:38 ET Two detainees at Guantanamo Bay will be repatriated to Algeria, the White House has said, as part of its effort to close the military prison. The plan will be presented to Congress, where President Barack...

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Manning judge begins deliberations

26 July 2013 Last updated at 18:57 ET A military judge has begun deliberating over the charges against a soldier who leaked reams of secret US government documents to Wikileaks. Judge Col Denise Lind alone will rule on the charges against 25-year-old...

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Vandalised Lincoln Memorial reopens

26 July 2013 Last updated at 22:00 ET Please turn on JavaScript. Media requires JavaScript to play. Visitors to the monument talked to the BBC about their reaction to the vandalism and what the memorial means to them Washington...

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