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US imposes new visa restrictions on Venezuela officials

The US has expanded visa restrictions on unnamed Venezuelan officials it accuses of human rights violations and corruption. Venezuela’s President…

10 years ago

News Corp investigation dropped in US

Rupert Murdoch's News Corp will not be prosecuted in the US over the phone-hacking scandal in the UK. US officials…

10 years ago

Groundhog Day 2015: Punxsutawney Phil predicts six more weeks of winter

Punxsutawney Phil saw his shadow, predicting six more weeks of winter as 11,000 gathered at Gobbler's Knob on Groundhog Day,…

10 years ago

Barack Obama seeks tax rises in $4 trillion budget proposal

President Barack Obama has sent a $4 trillion budget proposal to Congress with significant tax rises, primarily on companies and…

10 years ago

Three-year-old boy shoots dad and pregnant mom in Albuquerque motel room

A New Mexico toddler has shot his mother and father with the same bullet after pulling a gun from her…

10 years ago

Barack Obama plans to tax US companies on overseas profits

President Barack Obama is planning to close a tax loophole that allows American companies to avoid paying taxes on overseas…

10 years ago

Midwest and Northeast brace for new snow storm

A new storm is expected to dump more than a foot of snow on parts of the Midwest, New York…

10 years ago

US rejects Cuba’s Guantanamo Bay demand as part of thaw

According to the White House, the US will not hand back the Guantanamo Bay naval base as part of efforts…

10 years ago

Mitt Romney 2016: Former Republican candidate will not run for president again

Mitt Romney has decided he will not run for president again. The 67-year-old Republican was beaten by President Barack Obama…

10 years ago

Two Eagles balloon sets new world distance record after crossing Pacific Ocean

American Troy Bradley and Russian Leonid Tiukhtyaev have surpassed the world distance record for a flight in a helium balloon…

10 years ago