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# united-states - Sunday 19 May, 2013
North Korea fires another short-range missile from east coast
The test is the fourth launch in just two days, at a time when tensions with South Korea and Japan remain high.
$591 million: Florida lottery winner is world’s richest lottery millionaire
Only one jackpot has ever been bigger – but this weekend’s Powerball jackpot only had one winner.
# united-states - Saturday 18 May, 2013
60 passengers injured in NYC train crash
Five people are in a critical condition following the incident.
# united-states - Friday 17 May, 2013
The Evening Fix… now with added deer on a city bus
Here are the things we learned, loved and shared today.
# united-states - Tuesday 14 May, 2013
A massive and unprecedented intrusion: AP slams US government’s snooping
The US Justice Department obtained two months of telephone records of reporters and editors working for the Associated Press, the news agency has confirmed.
# united-states - Monday 13 May, 2013
Enda Kenny played a ‘significant role’ in the Celtic Tiger, says US college
Boston College, where the Taoiseach will speak next week, has noted his time in the Rainbow government of the 90s. Kenny himself has previously said: “The Celtic Tiger years were false years.”
# united-states - Sunday 12 May, 2013
12 people, including a child, shot at New Orleans’ Mothers Day parade
Up to 400 people were participating in the parade at the time; three people were seen running from the scene.
# united-states - Saturday 11 May, 2013
Investigators uncover $45 million global ATM fraud ring
At least ten people have been arrested around the world, over a scam which exploited pre-PIN technology.
# united-states - Friday 10 May, 2013
Criminal probe launched in Texas fertilizer plant blast that killed 14
Around 200 people were injured in the blast, which decimated the small town of 2,800 people.
In pics: Final piece of spire added to One World Trade Centre
Its total height is now 541 metres, or 1,776 feet – a symbolic height chosen to echo the year 1776, when America declared independence from Britain.
# united-states - Tuesday 7 May, 2013
New Jersey governor Chris Christie reveals he had gastric band surgery
The Republican governor, tipped to run for the White House, insisted the measure was about ensuring he was there for his family in the future.
# united-states - Friday 3 May, 2013
How this plane is travelling across America without any fuel
Powered entirely by the sun, the plane can fly by day or night but it will never be able to carry passengers.
Bishops call for political campaign against proposed new abortion law
Ireland’s Catholic bishops say the proposed abortion bill marks a “dramatic and morally unacceptable change” in Irish law.
# united-states - Tuesday 30 April, 2013
Obama: Chemical weapons used in Syria, but we don’t know who used them
Obama said there was no evidence to indicate when, who and how chemical weapons were used in Syria as he spoke to the media about Guantanamo Bay and Russian relations earlier today.
# united-states - Sunday 28 April, 2013
Column: The EU must do more to help resolve the Israel-Palestinian conflict
The EU has considerable leverage in the region, yet is taking a back-seat to the US – which dithers as relations in the region break-down. It’s time for a change, writes Emer Costello MEP.
# united-states - Saturday 27 April, 2013
North Korea puts US citizen on trial for ‘trying to overthrow regime’
North Korea says the man has admitted the charges and will soon face ‘judgment’.
Explainer: How the proposed new US green card system will work
Major new proposals are working their way through the Senate, which if enacted would award ‘points’ to prospective immigrants.
# united-states - Friday 26 April, 2013
Facebook says privacy practices are sufficient, cites independent audit
What do you think?
# united-states - Thursday 25 April, 2013
PIC: The world’s most exclusive club holds a rare meeting
Shootin’ the breeze at the opening of George W Bush’s presidential library in Dallas, Texas earlier today.
# united-states - Tuesday 23 April, 2013
North Korea demands recognition of ‘nuclear state’ status before US talks
Pyongyang says talks must be held on the basis that nuclear states are equals – but the US says it won’t ever acknowledge it.
Why tax-free shopping on the internet could be facing end in US
The bill, which was being debated in the US Senate yesterday, could lead to the recouping of $11 billion in lost annual sales taxes.
# united-states - Monday 22 April, 2013
Missing hikers found after 10 days in New Zealand wilderness
The three hikers had set out on what was supposed to be a three-day walk but went missing amid severe weather conditions.
Live music, Anne Doyle and a big flame lined up for 50th anniversary of JFK visit
Irish dancer Michael Flatley will also make an appearance as well as some of Kennedy’s relatives.
At least five dead in shooting at apartment complex outside Seattle
A suspect is among the dead, having been shot by police officers arriving at the scene.
# united-states - Sunday 21 April, 2013
Five snowboarders killed in Colorado avalanche
A sixth snowboarder survived the avalanche which it’s believed was triggered by the group.
# united-states - Saturday 20 April, 2013
Barack Obama: ‘All in all, this has been a tough week’
The US president reacted to the dramatic apprehending of the second suspect in the Boston bombings and the explosion at a Texas fertiliser plant at a press conference in the White House earlier.
# united-states - Friday 19 April, 2013
Authorities confirm 12 dead in Texas fertiliser plant blast
Police would not say how many people are still missing although one estimate says it may be as many as 60.
# united-states - Thursday 18 April, 2013
World business leaders meet in Dublin to advance transatlantic trade deal
The round table discussion will coincide with the meeting of EU trade ministers at Dublin Castle.
VIDEO: Live local TV news coverage of the Texas explosion
Watch live video from the local CBS affiliate in Dallas-Fort Worth as it covers the explosion at a chemical plant in West.
Several killed, and over 100 injured, in explosion at Texas fertiliser plant
A fertiliser plant in West, Texas, exploded following a fire – damaging buildings several blocks away.
US noted Ireland’s ‘tendency to identify with North Vietnamese’ in 1973
In a confidential wire leaked by Wikileak, then US Ambassador to Ireland John DJ Moore spoke about the country’s reluctance to take a lead role in the European Community.
# united-states - Wednesday 17 April, 2013
Deadly poison ricin sent in post to US Senator
The letter addressed to a Senator from Mississippi was intercepted before it could be delivered to him.
# united-states - Tuesday 16 April, 2013
LIVE: Authorities intercept flight leaving Boston in security alert
The US Airways flight to Philadelphia has been grounded and evacuated. No reason has been disclosed as of yet.
Rat-sized snails are taking over South Florida
The state authorities have warned that the giant snails are the most damaging in the world and can pose a serious risk to human health.
PHOTOS: New Yorkers offer solidarity with Boston after marathon terror
Informal tributes have mushroomed across the USA’s largest city, which has its own experiences of mass terror.
# united-states - Friday 12 April, 2013
US doctor charged with killing seven babies
Kermit Gosnell, 72, is accused of killing seven babies and a 41-year-old woman in an unsanitary clinic called the Women’s Medical Society.
# united-states - Thursday 11 April, 2013
US Senate agrees to debate landmark gun law
The law contains an expansion of background checks for gun purchases at firearm shows and on the internet but not between relatives and friends.
# united-states - Wednesday 10 April, 2013
Obama unveils $3.8 trillion budget, Republicans call it a ‘left wing wish list’
The budget blueprint will never become reality but marks White House’s entry into what is likely to be another intense showdown over spending cuts and taxes with Republicans in Washington.
# united-states - Tuesday 9 April, 2013
10 years ago today: Saddam’s statue topples in Baghdad
It was on April 9, 2003, that the 12-metre-tall statue of Saddam Hussein was pulled down from Firdos Square.
North Korea tells foreigners in South to evacuate in case of war
“In the event of war, we don’t want foreigners living in South Korea to get hurt,” says the North’s state-run news agency.
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