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Terrorism 'not ruled out' in Fort Lauderdale airport shooting investigation

Investigators are pursuing all angles to determine why suspect Esteban Santiago opened fire in the baggage claim area of Florida's Fort Lauderdale airport, killing five people and wounding eight other

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Watch: Prisoners 'stabbed' as violence erupts at US jail

This is the brawl at a US jail that left five prisoners injured, some with stab wounds.

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Astronauts boost space station's power supply

Two astronauts ventured outside the International Space Station on Friday (January 6) to upgrade the outpost’s power supply.

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'Russian campaign was multifaceted' says US election report

A declassified report released on Friday is the US intelligence community’s starkest public description yet of what it claims were unprecedented Russian moves to manipulate American…

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Iraq war veteran in custody after deadly Florida airport shooting

After a day of passenger panic at Fort Lauderdale Airport in Florida, US investigators are trying to establish why a man took a gun out of his checked luggage at baggage reclaim and opened fire, killi

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Putin 'ordered hacking campaign' to help Trump, US report finds

Russian leader Vladimir Putin ordered a campaign to hurt Hillary Clinton and help Donald Trump’s electoral chances in last year’s presidential campaign, according to a declassified report by US intell

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Several dead and wounded in US airport shooting

The alleged attacker has been arrested and is being questioned by police and FBI agents.

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Nine people shot, three fatally at Florida's Fort Lauderdale airport- local media

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'I hope I've made you proud,' Michelle Obama gives final speech as FLOTUS

Two weeks to the day before the next president is to be inaugurated, Michelle Obama delivered her final remarks as First Lady of the United States.

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Trump slams 'Russian hacking' allegations as 'political witch hunt'

US President-elect Donald Trump has dismissed a controversy over alleged Russian hacking during the 2016 US election campaign as a “political witch hunt,” the New York Times reported on Friday (Januar

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Japan backs Toyota over Trump Mexico tax threat

Japan defends Toyota over Donald Trump's threat to heavily tax vehicles imported into the US that it is planning to build at a new plant in Mexico.

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US military shipment arrives in Germany, ahead of NATO exercises

Hundreds of US tanks, trucks and other military equipment has arrived at the northern Germany port of Bremerhaven.

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Michelle Obama: first lady and champion for a more equal world

Michelle Obama, the United States’s first black woman to make the White House her home, will be remembered as a champion for a better and more equal world.

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US job growth slows in December, wages rebound

US employment increased less than expected in December but there was a rebound in wages, pointing to sustained labour market and economic growth.

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Sixties rock band The Doors mark 50th anniversary in Los Angeles

A musical memory from the sixties thanks to the iconic rock band The Doors.

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Manchester by the Sea wins plaudits and is tipped to pick up a raft of awards

The American independent production “Manchester by the Sea” breaks with the current rules of Hollywood.

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Obama condemns 'terrible toll' of racism after Facebook-streamed attack

Four young black people are due in court in Chicago on Friday over the torture of a mentally ill white man which was broadcast live on social media.

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Chicago assailants named after live-streaming attack

Jordan Hill, Tesfaye Cooper, and Brittany and Tanisha Covington have been charged with hate crime and aggravated kidnap, amongst other offences

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''From Coraline To Kubo'; A Magical Laika Experience

‘‘From Coraline To Kubo’; A Magical Laika Experience.

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Trump 'picks Coats' as new US intelligence chief

Former US Senator Dan Coats is Donald Trump’s choice as his Director of National Intelligence according to officials on the president-elect’s transition team.

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