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Hurricane forms off Mexican coast
Tropical Storm Hernan is upgraded to a hurricane after reaching wind speeds of up to 120km/h off Mexico.
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Texas bus crash kills 13 pilgrims
At least 13 people are killed in the US state of Texas after a bus carrying Vietnamese Catholics crashes off a bridge.
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Fannie Mae unveils loss of $2.3bn
US mortgage finance company Fannie Mae plunges $2.3bn into the red as a result of housing market woes.
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Honduran killer executed in Texas
A Honduran man, convicted of a 2001 murder, is executed in the US after the Supreme Court rejects his appeal.
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Freeman discharged from hospital
Hollywood actor Morgan Freeman is discharged from a Tennessee hospital where he recovered after a car crash.
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Citigroup reaches SEC settlement
Citigroup is to buy back billions of dollars worth of securities, following a probe by the US financial regulator.
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Detroit mayor jailed for bail breach
Mayor of Detroit, Kwame Kilpatrick, is jailed for visiting Canada in a violation of the terms of his bail in a perjury case.
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Bin Laden driver given 66 months
Osama Bin Laden's ex-driver is sentenced to five-and-a-half years in prison at the first US military trial in Guantanamo Bay.
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US house figures in surprise rise
The US sees an unexpected increase in agreements to buy homes in June, according to a real estate organisation.
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Rise in 2008 hurricanes predicted
The Atlantic hurricane season is set to be more active this year than initially predicted, US meteorologists say.
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Anthrax victim's widow speaks out
A US widow demands to know why a "certifiable" scientist now suspected of anthrax attacks was not removed from his post.
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US retail sales struggle in July
Results from US retailers show disappointing sales in July, with the outlook between now and September looking poor.
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US budget deficit put at at $400bn
The US budget deficit is expected to hit $400bn this year, according to estimates from the Congressional Budget Office.
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Nine feared dead in US air crash
Nine people are missing feared dead after a helicopter carrying firefighters crashes at a fire in north California.
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Bush chides Beijing over rights
The US president uses a keynote speech in Asia to criticise China's human-rights record, on the eve of the Beijing Olympics.
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