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Extra Ebola screening at US airports

Health officials have announced that passengers arriving in the US from Ebola-affected countries in West Africa could be subject to…

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Peter Kassig: Parents release letter from captive son

Peter Kassig’s parents have released a letter he has written in captivity. Peter Edward Kassig, 26, is an American hostage…

10 years ago

Thomas Eric Duncan in critical condition at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital

Thomas Eric Duncan, the first person to be diagnosed with Ebola within the US, has deteriorated from a serious to…

10 years ago

Peter Kassig’s parents in video appeal to ISIS

The parents of American hostage Peter Kassig have appealed to Islamic State (ISIS) militants to "show mercy" and release him.…

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US unemployment rate falls to its lowest level in six years in September 2014

The US unemployment rate fell from 6.1% in August 2014 to 5.9% in September 2014, official figures have shown. The…

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Ebola in US: Thomas Eric Duncan’s family moved out of Dallas flat

The occupants of the Dallas flat where Thomas Eric Duncan lay sick for days with Ebola have been moved from…

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Julia Pierson resigns as Secret Service director

Secret Service Director Julia Pierson has resigned following several high-profile security lapses. Julia Pierson offered her resignation to the Secretary…

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Sandy Hook Elementary School in Monroe evacuated following bomb threat

Sandy Hook Elementary School in Monroe, Connecticut, attended by survivors of the 2012 shooting massacre, has been evacuated following a…

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Texas school children monitored for Ebola

Texas school children have come into contact with the first patient to be diagnosed with Ebola on US soil, Governor…

10 years ago

Daniel Crespo: Bell Gardens mayor shot dead by wife Levette Crespo

Daniel Crespo, the mayor of California suburb Bell Gardens, has been fatally shot at home and his wife taken into…

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