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Hack means San Francisco travels for free

Commuters in the San Francisco Bay area were able to travel for free after hackers hit the network.

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Worley and Shiffrin secure slalom ski wins

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Trump claims loss in popular vote down to 'illegal' votes

President-elect Donald Trump has claimed that, contrary to the official count, he won both the electoral college and the popular vote.

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Trump: US recount row ridiculous

US president-elect Donald Trump was quick to denounce Hillary Clinton’s decision to help with efforts to secure vote recounts in several states, dismissing the notion as…

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Sorrow and celebration - mixed reactions to Castro death

One man’s tyrant is another’s freedom fighter the old adage goes, and the death of Fidel Castro has sparked as much celebration as it has sorrow in many of his former…

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Celebrations in Miami's Little Havana in the wake of Fidel Castro's death

Miami’s Little Havana has erupted in celebrations at the news of Fidel Castro’s death.

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US shoppers put election behind them with retail therapy on Black Friday

With the US election behind them, Americans headed to the malls for some retail therapy on Black Friday.

Economy

Glitter garbage Trump makes Christmas trees great again

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Obama pardons Thanksgiving turkeys in traditional rose garden ceremony

President Barack Obama got the holiday mood started at the White House on Wednesday with the traditional pardoning of the national Thanksgiving turkey.

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US Green candidate Jill Stein seeks presidential recount in key states

The Green Party’s candidate in the US presidential election is prepared to ask for recounts in key states, according to her team.

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Donald Trump urges US to heal divisions in Thanksgiving video

The US President-elect has recorded a conciliatory message for the holiday, while acknowledging that the election campaign had been damaging.

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The Naked Cowboy sings 'The Trump Song' at Trump Tower

New York City street performer Robert John Burck, aka The Naked Cowboy, performed a song in the lobby of Trump Tower, transforming some of the president-elect’s campaign promises into…

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€4.4bn US Navy warship breaks down... again

Just 6 months ago, the US Navy acquired the world’s most technologically advanced destroyer.

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Hanks, De Niro, Gates and more handed top award from Obama

Outgoing US President Barack Obama has handed out his last Medals of Freedom during a ceremony at the White House.

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Trump appears to backtrack on pledges over Clinton and climate change

After a quick Twitter game of will he or won’t he, Donald Trump sat down with the New York Times.

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Record post-election highs on Wall Street

US stocks closed on record highs for the second straight day on Tuesday with the Dow Jones Industrial Average leading the way passing the 19,000 mark.

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Trump Tower: inside the President-elect's New York home

Whether one is an admirer of the new US president or not, going to New York without seeing Trump Tower is, arguably from now on, like going to Paris without taking in the Eiffel…

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Bruce Arena replaces Klinsmann as US head coach

Bruce Arena has been appointed head coach of the US national football team for a second time in his career.

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Trump disavows alt-right conference after online video of Nazi salutes in his honour

Under pressure to strongly condemn the actions of a so-called ‘alt right’ group who celebrated Donald Trump’s election with Nazi salutes, the president-elect told the New York Times he ‘disavows’ the

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US issues warning over possible terror attacks in Europe over Christmas period

The US state department has warned its citizens of the increased risk of terrorist attacks in Europe over the holiday period.

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