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US government 'seized AP phone records'

The US government reportedly secretly seized telephone records of reporters and offices belonging to Associated Press news agency for a two-month period last year, the agency has said.

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US abortion doctor found guilty of murder

A doctor in the US city of Philadelphia has been found guilty of murdering three babies with scissors after they were born alive during late-term abortions at a clinic serving low-income women.

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Police name suspect in New Orleans shooting

Police have identified a suspect in the shooting of 19 people during a Mother's Day parade in the US state of New Orleans.

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Jolie surgery shines light on breast cancer

Angelina JolieActress Angelina Jolie's decision to go public about her double mastectomy has shone a spotlight on the issue of women at risk of cancer who have healthy breasts removed.

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Many wounded in New Orleans shooting

At least 19 people, including two children, have been injured in a shooting during a Mother's Day parade in the US city of New Orleans, Louisiana, police said.

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Republicans seek probe into US tax targeting

Republican politicians have called for a broad investigation of the US tax agency's acknowledgement that its agents had singled out conservative political groups for more scrutiny, and demanded that President Barack Obama make clear the action was unacceptable.

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More Benghazi attack witnesses 'expected'

A high-level Republican says he expects more witnesses to step forward with information about last year's deadly attack on a US mission in the Libyan city of Benghazi and how President Barack Obama's administration responded to the unfolding events.

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NASA emergency mission successful

NASA astronauts replaced a pump during an emergency spacewalk to stop an ammonia leak at the International Space Station's power system.

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Cuba government holds anti-homophobia parade

Hundreds of people danced the conga through the streets of Havana to the beats of drums and trumpets in a government-sponsored march against homophobia.

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Anger over burial of Boston bomb suspect

Boston Marathon bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev has been buried in a rural cemetery in Virginia, infuriating some members of the area's Muslim community as well as local officials who said they were not consulted.

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