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Senate snub as US Congress opens
The new US Congress opens amid a row over the man chosen to fill Barack Obama's vacant Senate seat.
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Payout for Arabic shirt passenger
An air passenger forced to cover his T-shirt because it displayed Arabic script is awarded a payout of $240,000, his lawyers say.
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US Congress opens amid wrangling
The new US Congress, with Democratic majorities in both chambers, is set to open even as two Senate seats remain unfilled.
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Twitter hit by security breaches
The micro-blogging site has to deal with both a phishing scam and a hack of high profile accounts.
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Warning over 'third-hand smoke'
Many people are unaware that even smoking away from babies or pregnant women presents a risk, according to US research.
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Venezuela suspends US fuel aid
Venezuela's US-based oil subsidiary is halting a programme to provide cheap heating oil to low-income communities in the US.
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Panetta to be Obama's CIA chief
US President-elect Barack Obama has picked former Clinton chief of staff Leon Panetta to head the CIA, Democratic officials say.
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Madoff sends valuables to family
US prosecutors call for Bernard Madoff to be put in prison until his trial after it emerges he sent jewellery and watches to friends and family.
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Hemingway archive opens in Cuba
Cuba opens up electronic access to thousands of documents belonging to writer Ernest Hemingway.
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US vows 'huge' marine protection
The US is to establish "the largest area of protected sea in the world", banning fishing and mining, around its Pacific islands.
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Obama says US economy 'very sick'
US President-elect Barack Obama is seeing Congressional leaders to discuss his stimulus plan, which reports say could total $800bn.
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Travolta's heartbreak over son
Actor John Travolta says he and his wife are "heartbroken" following the death of their 16-year-old son Jett.
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Minnesota recount confirms winner
A recount in the US state of Minnesota confirms its Senate seat was won by a Democrat but the result is still contested.
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A pink iguana missed by Darwin prompts evolutionary rethink
A type of iguana missed by Darwin during his Galapagos trip promises to rewrite the animal's history in the islands.
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