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Obama to ask for $88 mn to boost anti-Ebola effort
President Barack Obama plans to ask Congress to approve his request for $88 million to fund a major Ebola offensive in West Africa.
15 September 2014
Clinton tells Iowa she's 'thinking about it' ahead of 2016
Hillary Clinton joked about her potential 2016 White House bid, telling Democratic supporters she was "thinking about it."
15 September 2014
Miss New York crowned Miss America
Miss New York Kira Kazantsev was crowned the new Miss America late, the third straight victory for the Empire State in the national beauty pageant.
15 September 2014
Major hurricane threatens Mexico Pacific resorts
Hurricane Odile swirled menacingly toward Mexico's Los Cabos resorts, leading authorities to evacuate high-risk areas and open shelters.
15 September 2014
Turing biopic wins Toronto film festival audience prize
A biographical picture of British codebreaker and war hero Alan Turing won the Toronto film festival audience prize for best picture.
15 September 2014
Scientists unveil magnetic cure for bad blood
Scientists said they had invented a device that uses a magnet to extract bacteria, fungi and toxins from blood.
15 September 2014
Interpol, a generation older, returns to sleek gloom
When Interpol released its first album of dark but refined rock, Facebook didn't exist and many fans still discovered bands at small, smoky clubs.
15 September 2014
Rubio to take Golovkin down in later rounds: Robert Garcia
The trainer of WBC interim middleweight champion Marco Antonio Rubio Robert Garcia talked about their strategy for the upcoming fight against WBA (Super) and IBO middleweight champion from Kazakhstan Gennady Golovkin.
14 September 2014
Kazakh Nectar band signs with American PLG Music
Kazakhstani band Nectar, formerly known as LeLOO has signed a contract with Chicago-based label PLG Music.
14 September 2014
US man alleges Trayvon Martin shooter threated him
Neighborhood watch volunteer George Zimmerman, cleared in 2013 of murdering unarmed, black US teenager Trayvon Martin.
13 September 2014
Family of slain US reporter launches foundation
The family of James Foley, the US reporter murdered by Islamist militants in Syria, launched a foundation in his name to support kidnap victims.
13 September 2014
Rousseff in Rio slum visit as poll gap closes
Brazil President visited a Rio slum as latest polls showed her gaining ground against ecologist rival Marina Silva ahead ofpresidential elections.
13 September 2014
Gay marriage set to make grand US Supreme Court return
The US Supreme Court this week made plans toward revisiting gay marriage.
13 September 2014
Zeus, tallest dog in the world, has died
Zeus, the Great Dane who in 2012 earned the Guinness World Record as tallest dog in the world, has died at age five.
13 September 2014
Film festivals fire starting gun on Oscars race
Hollywood's annual awards season may be months away yet, but for many the race for Oscars gold has already started.
13 September 2014
"Blue Moon" diamond unveiled in LA Origin: United States
Los Angeles County's Natural History Museum unveiled the "Blue Moon Diamond," a 12-carat gem described as one of the rarest stones in the world.
13 September 2014
Buyers bite big at larger Apple iPhones
Apple's website was swamped in what appeared to be a record-setting buying binge fueled by smartphone buyers' desire for large-screen iPhones.
13 September 2014
White House makes it official : US "at war" with IS
The White House declared the United States was at war with Islamic State radicals, seeking to rub out another semantic flap over its Syria policy.
13 September 2014
SpaceX's next cargo launch set for Sept 20
SpaceX's next unmanned cargo trip to restock supplies at the International Space Station is scheduled for September 20, the US space agency said.
13 September 2014
Everything about Vogue's Anna Wintour in 73 questions
Anna Wintour, the indomitable editor in chief of Vogue's American edition, has revealed personal details.
13 September 2014