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Damning US Justice Dept report finds Chicago PD 'routinely violated people's rights'

A damning US Justice Department report finds Chicago Police have routinely violated people's rights.

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USA

Melania Trump's 'Cinderella Man' prepares for inaugural ball

As a former model Melania Trump is used to being the centre of attention.

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USA

The Obama legacy

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France

Spacewalking astronauts carry out ISS upgrade

Two astronauts, from the US and France, have taken a long spacewalk to help keep the solar power system functioning on the International Space Station.

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Vietnam

'Napalm Girl' wounds healed with free laser treatment

Kim Phuc Phan Thi, known to many as "Napalm Girl", has scars treated by laser surgeon in Miami

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Cuba

Obama consigns 'wet foot, dry foot' law to history

US President Barack Obama has ended the immigration policy that allowed any Cuban who reached US soil to remain and be granted residency.

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Cinema

Ben Affleck stars and directs in the gangster movie 'Live by Night'

‘Live by Night’ holds the mirror up to the prohibition era in America and is based on the 2012 novel of the same name The plot unfolds around the American military veteran and police chief’s son Joe C

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USA

Obama surprises Biden with presidential medal of freedom

"This also gives the internet one last chance to talk about our Bromance," Obama joked as he gave out the medal.

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Oregon Zoo animals play in the snow

Polar bear Nora, harbor seals, sea otters and Samudra the Asian elephant play in the snow after a winter storm in Portland.

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USA

America pulls away its welcome mat for Cuban emigrants

Reversing a policy it has had since the days of Fidel Castro, America will no longer grant residency rights to Cubans arriving without visas.

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Russia

Russian figures claim Trump scandal an Obama ruse to scupper better relations

Russian politicians are bemused by the chaotic transition in US politics, and most are convinced it is a Democrat ploy to sabotage any Trump rapprochement with Moscow.

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USA

Russia on the agenda at US Senate hearings for Defense Secretary and CIA Chief

Russia is a hot topic as the US Senate holds hearings with the nominees for Secretary of Defense and Director of the CIA.

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Business Series

Amazon is latest US company to announce jobs surge

Online retailer Amazon has revealed plans to hire an additional 100,000 full-time workers in the United States over the next 18 months.

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World

24 hours that changed America - with Stefan Grobe

Will Washington change Trump? Can the broken relationship with the intelligence community be mended?

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USA

US foreign policy - which way now?

Secretary of State nominee Rex Tillerson expressed views at odds with President-elect Donald Trump on key foreign policy issues during a hearing on Wednesday.

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USA

Trump news conference aggressive,confrontational, extraordinary

Trump's news conference a 'trainwreck,' 'jaw-dropping,' 'lame' and 'strange.'

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World News

Opinion: Trump’s Crazed Transition

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USA

Gun disguised as iPhone alarms authorities

Belgian authorities issue a warning to police officers in the country about the possible arrival of a handgun designed to look like a smart phone

12/01/2017

USA

Trump press conference showcases deepening rift with media and intelligence agencies

Trump sidelines CNN, calls the network "fake news" during first press conference since his 2016 election victory

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USA

Obamacare: the dismantling begins

The US Senate has taken the first concrete step towards dismantling Obamacare. It has voted to instruct key committees to draft legislation repealing the US president's signature health insurance prog

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