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# us - Monday 28 January, 2013
Irish investor sentiment now positive – RaboDirect
RaboDirect’s Investor Barometer has also shown that 42 per cent of investors would prefer to invest in emerging markets.
# us - Thursday 24 January, 2013
Female US soldiers can now serve in ground combat after ban is lifted
US military departments have until May of this year to submit their plans to implement the change.
# us - Monday 21 January, 2013
In full: Micheál Martin’s letter to outgoing US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton
The Fianna Fáil leader has written to the departing Clinton expressing his desire for her to return to public office as she is tipped for a presidential run in 2016.
Pics, video: Washington gets ready for Obama inauguration
The US president was officially sworn-in for a second term yesterday but a public event will take place in Washington today.
# us - Thursday 17 January, 2013
Boeing crisis deepens as Dreamliners grounded worldwide
Aviators have grounded most of the world’s 787 Dreamliner fleet until a fire risk linked to the plane’s batteries can be fixed.
# us - Friday 11 January, 2013
Student critically wounded in California high school shooting
A teacher and another staff member managed to talk the teenage shooter into surrendering.
# us - Monday 7 January, 2013
Obama signs $9.7 bn aid bill for Sandy victims
Obama signed a bill approving billions in emergency disaster aid for victims of the superstorm, after a delay sparked outrage among East Coast Republicans against their own party leadership.
# us - Sunday 6 January, 2013
Back to work: Here are the stories you missed over Christmas and New Year
Many of us are returning to work for the first time tomorrow following the festive period. Here is a round-up of the news stories you may have missed. You are welcome.
# us - Thursday 3 January, 2013
Clinton wants to return to work next week
A spokeswoman said she was upbeat and raring to go.
International mission rescues 44 sexually exploited children
Operation Sunflower saw 245 people arrested.
Obama signs ‘fiscal cliff’ deal into law (with an autopen)
The President puts a firm end to major spending cuts, for now – using a novel (but legally questionable) piece of kit.
# us - Wednesday 2 January, 2013
Stock markets like it when there’s no Fiscal Cliff. Who knew?
European markets are all enjoying a healthy start to the year, while US futures have also welcomed the deal.
Deal reached to avoid tax hikes for middle-class America
Is that the end of the ‘fiscal cliff’ talk then? Maybe. But the debt ceiling chat is back.
# us - Monday 31 December, 2012
Obama: ‘fiscal cliff’ agreement in sight but not done
The US President said the solution will come in stages, rather than a ‘grand deal’.
# us - Thursday 27 December, 2012
Putin says he will sign anti-US adoptions bill
The Russian president said today he will sign a controversial bill banning Americans from adopting Russian children.
George Bush Senior in intensive care after ‘setbacks’
The 41st president of the United States has been in hospital since November, but his condition worsened over the past four days.
# us - Wednesday 26 December, 2012
Japan’s new PM Shinzo Abe pledges to rebuild economy, US relations
Abe has pledged a hawkish agenda which will fix the economy and get tough on diplomatic issues.
Authorities find ‘body of sister’ of gunman who killed 2 NY firemen
Cheryl Spengler has been missing since Monday, the day that William Spengler set his home ablaze, luring firefighters to the scene where he shot two dead.
# us - Monday 24 December, 2012
Thousands sign petition to have Piers Morgan deported from US
The petition calls on the CNN host to be deported over his gun control views.
# us - Sunday 23 December, 2012
NRA says planned gun legislation is “phony”, won’t work
The NRA’s executive vice presidents said planned legislation to outlaw military-style assault weapons wouldn’t work.
POT: A history of marijuana
Washington State and Colorado in the US voted to legalise the drug’s use last month – but what happened in the States before pot went ‘proper’?
# us - Saturday 22 December, 2012
One of Pennsylvania slain had been decorating hall for children’s party
Police still trying to discover motive behind shooting of three people in a rural area of Pennsylvania.
# us - Friday 21 December, 2012
Pic: Protester disrupts National Rifle Association press conference
The NRA is giving its first press conference since the mass shooting at a school in Newtown, Connecticut a week ago where 20 children and six adults died.
‘Plan B’ to avert fiscal cliff in the US fails
Obama said he’ll try to prevent across-the-board tax increases after a vote calling for higher rates on million-dollar earners failed.
# us - Tuesday 18 December, 2012
After Newtown massacre, Obama backs ban on assault weapons
The US president has thrown his support behind a Democratic senator’s attempts to reintroduce a ban on certain types of guns, a ban which expired eight years ago.
# us - Monday 17 December, 2012
First two funerals held after US school shooting
Two six-year-old boys are being laid to rest. The first of the girls, also aged six, are due to be laid to rest tomorrow.
# us - Sunday 16 December, 2012
1923 docs reveal Britain’s fears over James Larkin’s return to Ireland
Newly released documents from foundation of State show that Britain felt that “agitator” Larkin’s return would be “undesirable”.
Named: The 27 victims of the Newtown, Connecticut shootings
The names and ages of the victims have been released, as officials say each victim was struck more than once.
# us - Saturday 15 December, 2012
Connecticut school shooter ‘forced his way in’
Candlelit vigils and prayer services for the victims have been held in Newtown Connecticut and in Washington.
# us - Wednesday 12 December, 2012
Gunman kills two at random shooting in Oregon shopping centre
The shooter seemed to be targeting anyone who was in his line of sight.
# us - Monday 10 December, 2012
Iran says it decoded data from captured CIA drone
Tehran now claiming it will reverse-engineer the drone and build its own version.
Washington State becomes latest US state to allow same sex marriage
Hundreds of couples flocked to get married in the northwest state of Washington yesterday – the first day possible following a referendum in November.
# us - Thursday 6 December, 2012
Pics: Anti-war protesters burn US flag in Dublin city centre
Protesters were stopped by Gardaí from marching to Dublin Castle where Hillary Clinton and foreign ministers are being hosted at a dinner.
British student convicted over Anonymous PayPal hacking
Prosecutors said the assault on PayPal had cost the company €4.3 million in loss of trading as well as updates to fend off similar attacks.
# us - Wednesday 5 December, 2012
Pictures: Results of most extensive face transplant ever
The man who was disfigured in a gun accident says he can now walk past people without a second look seven months after the surgery.
Gone but not forgotten: Keane hails Beckham impact
The Ireland striker says the MLS is in “a good state at the moment,” largely thanks to Beckham’s influence.
# us - Tuesday 4 December, 2012
Iran ‘captures’ US drone over Gulf waters
The unmanned drone is reported to have been captured after it entered Iranian airspace, the Revolutionary Guards have said. t
# us - Monday 3 December, 2012
Three dead in US ‘bow and arrow’ college attack
Son killed his father, his father’s partner and himself in ‘bow and arrow’ college attack in Wyoming, USA.
# us - Sunday 2 December, 2012
Irish women endure second defeat to US despite improved performance
The Olympic champions are now 20 games unbeaten in total, following their 2-0 win.
Irish-American jackpot winners may return to Irish roots
The couple who won $293 million have said they would like to visit Ireland. Meanwhile, the second Powerball winner may have been found…
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