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Oklahoma: Before and after the tornado

24 May 2013, 16:29 PM

North America | The devastation caused by the deadly tornado that destroyed homes and schools in Oklahoma earlier this week can be clearly seen on satellite images.
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Comment: Future dating apps may tell if you have good chemistry

24 May 2013, 13:37 PM

North America | When you're single and going on lots of dates, you start to wish you had some sort of dating superpower. Future apps may be able to do just that, writes Seth Stevenson.
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UN sees weak economic recovery this year

24 May 2013, 10:33 AM

North America | The UN has revised downward its forecast for the world economy to 2.3 per cent growth this year, followed by 3.1 per cent in 2014. Read more

Ohio kidnap hero gets free Maccas for year

24 May 2013, 8:34 AM

North America | Charles Ramsey, the man who famously put down his Big Mac to help rescue three women captive in a Cleveland house, will get free Maccas for a year.
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Comment: US teens hate facebook, but they're not logging off

23 May 2013, 18:19 PM

North America | A report released this week from the Pew Internet & American Life Project found that Facebook remains the leading social network among American teen-agers, writes Amanda Hess.
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Comment: The war game that almost led to nuclear armageddon

23 May 2013, 18:02 PM

North America | According to a declassified National Security Agency history, "American Cryptology During the Cold War," the "period 1982-1984 marked the most dangerous Soviet-American confrontation since the Cuban Missile Crisis," writes Nate Jones.
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XBox One: 'Steve Jobs' dream device, made by Microsoft'

23 May 2013, 17:38 PM

North America | Just before he died, Steve Jobs told his biographer Walter Isaacson about his dream for revolutionizing television, writes Farhad Manjoo.
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Analysis: The White House's to-do list

23 May 2013, 17:31 PM

North America | When White House Chief of Staff Denis McDonough told his colleagues last week to spend no more than 10 percent of their time responding to scandals, he didn't know a tornado would devastate entire stretches of Oklahoma, writes John Dickerson.
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US takes responsibility for killing Awlaki

23 May 2013, 15:42 PM

North America | The United States formally has said for the first time that it had killed radical Yemeni-American cleric Anwar al-Awlaki and three other US citizens in anti-terror strikes abroad. Read more

Butcher sells marijuana-infused pork

23 May 2013, 12:01 PM

North America | A butcher in Seattle is serving up the city’s newest delicacy, marijuana-infused pork. Read more

Merkel tops Forbes 'powerful women' list

23 May 2013, 7:13 AM

North America | Two politicians, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Brazil's Dilma Rousseff, have topped Forbes magazine's list of the world's most powerful women. Read more

Oklahoma rescue efforts give way to recovery

23 May 2013, 2:01 AM

North America | Facing an eye-popping scene of utter destruction, people in this US community have turned to the towering task of rebuilding their lives after a furious tornado killed at least 24 people. Read more

Oklahoma devastation: Locals struggle in the aftermath

22 May 2013, 19:37 PM

North America | The post-tornado rescue effort in Oklahoma looks to be all but over tonight, with the death toll lowered sharply to 24.
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Comment: Why Obama disappoints

22 May 2013, 16:13 PM

North America | Barack Obama's presidency may ultimately go down in the history books as an underperforming and disappointing one, where pragmatist concerns impeded his progressive achievements. So should we have lowered our expectations?
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Tornado survivor finds dog in the rubble

22 May 2013, 14:11 PM

North America | An American news show has captured the heartwarming moments of an Oklahoma tornado victim being reunited with her dog midway through an television interview.
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Worried parents seek kids after US tornado

22 May 2013, 13:14 PM

North America | Parents have faced anxious waits for news of their missing children in the wake of the deadly Oklahoma tornado. Read more

Bieber's pet monkey 'becomes German'

22 May 2013, 11:51 AM

North America | Justin Bieber's pet monkey has become the property of Germany after the Canadian singer failed to claim it. Read more

US immigration bill clears key hurdle

22 May 2013, 11:05 AM

North America | The US Senate will debate far-reaching immigration legislation that gives millions living in the country illegally a chance at citizenship. Read more

Comment: America should swap its old folks for skilled immigrants

22 May 2013, 10:55 AM

North America | Immigration reform is back on the agenda in the US, and policy makers need to re-consider the importance of migrants to the economy write Aaditya Mattoo and Arvind Subramanian.

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Obama mourns victims of huge tornado

22 May 2013, 10:15 AM

North America | US President Barack Obama has vowed to stand with the people of Oklahoma following a devastating tornado that has claimed dozens of lives. Read more

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