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US spending bill 2015: House passes $1.1 trillion budget hours before shutdown

Hours before government was due to shut down at midnight on Thursday, December 11, the House has passed the US…

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California biggest storm in 5 years leaves 220,000 people without power

Heavy rains and high winds slammed northern California leaving more than 220,000 people without power. The storm brought rainfall of…

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CIA torture report: John Brennan defends CIA’s post-9/11 interrogation methods

Director John Brennan has defended the CIA's post-9/11 interrogation techniques but admitted some methods were "harsh" and "abhorrent". Speaking at…

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Dick Cheney: CIA torture report is full of crap and George W. Bush knew about interrogation techniques

President George W. Bush was "fully informed" about CIA interrogation techniques condemned in a Senate report, his vice-president, Dick Cheney,…

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CIA torture report: UN and human rights groups call for prosecution of US officials

Human rights groups and the United Nations have called for the prosecution of US officials involved in what a Senate…

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LeBron James breaks royal protocol with Kate Middleton

Prince William and Kate Middleton met LeBron James in New York on December 8 after watching a basketball game between…

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Hour of Code 2014: Barack Obama writes computer code with school group

President Barack Obama has written a line of computer code to help animate a character from Frozen animated movie. Barack…

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CIA torture report details brutal interrogation program

According to a US Senate report, the CIA carried out "brutal" interrogations of al-Qaeda suspects in the years after the…

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Plane crashes into Maryland house killing 6 people

A private jet has crashed into a house in Gaithersburg, Maryland, killing three people on board and three on the…

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CIA abuse report: US increases security at its facilities around the world

The US has increased security at its facilities around the world ahead of the release of a report expected to…

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