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Macy's and Costa Rica dump defiant Trump Macy's became the latest company to sever ties with Donald Trump, and Costa Rica decided to pull out of his Miss Universe competition following the mogul's controversial remarks about Mexican immigrants.

02 July 2015

Clinton raises record $45 mn in first campaign quarter Hillary Clinton announced she raised a record $45 million in the first quarter of her US presidential bid.

02 July 2015

Comic Carrey slams 'fascist' California vaccine order Veteran comic actor Jim Carrey has labeled California's governor a "corporate fascist" for ordering tougher rules on mandatory vaccinations, claiming they can poison children.

02 July 2015

Cuban foreign minister to open embassy in Washington Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez will preside over the historic opening of his country's embassy in Washington on July 20.

02 July 2015

Facebook's Zuckerberg wants to figure out social equation Facebook co-founder Mark Zuckerberg figures there could be a formula that explains how people think.

01 July 2015

Hollywood royals Affleck, Garner announce divorce Hollywood A-list power couple Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner announced the end of their 10-year marriage Tuesday.

01 July 2015

Obama says 'I will walk away' from bad Iran deal US President Barack Obama warned he will "walk away" from a bad nuclear deal with Iran, as Tehran and six world powers gave themselves until July 7 to reach an agreement.

01 July 2015

Obama, Rousseff visit Martin Luther King memorial President Barack Obama and Brazil's Dilma Rousseff paid a surprise joint visit Monday to Washington's Martin Luther King Memorial, part of efforts to mend fences after a spying row.

30 June 2015

Obama offers condolences to Tunisian leader US President Barack Obama offered condolences to Tunisian leader Beji Caid Essebsi, after a jihadist attack that killed 38 people.

30 June 2015

Katy Perry top-earning musician Katy Perry pulled in $135 million in the past year to be the world's top-grossing musician, beating out Taylor Swift who has hinted at "bad blood" with the fellow pop singer.

30 June 2015

'Old but not obsolete' Schwarzenegger back again as Terminator I'm old but I'm not obsolete," Arnold Schwarzenegger says of his return as the fearsome cyborg from the future in his new movie "Terminator Genisys".

30 June 2015

Trump says he would make Mexico pay for a border wall Presidential hopeful Donald Trump said in an interview aired that he would force Mexico to pay to have a wall built along its northern border with the United States.

29 June 2015

Kerry seeks to seal historic Iran nuclear accord US Secretary of State John Kerry was set to try and seal a historic deal with Iran that would curb its nuclear programme in exchange for relief from painful sanctions.

27 June 2015

Bill Gates hopeful of AIDS vaccine in 10 years Billionaire and philanthropist Bill Gates, who spends millions of dollars on AIDS drug development, said he hoped for a vaccine against the disease within the next decade as a cure remains far off.

27 June 2015

Rousseff puts spy scandal behind her with US visit Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff arrives in the United States for a long-delayed visit, looking to shore up economic ties.

27 June 2015

Obama says gay marriage ruling 'victory for America' US President Barack Obama hailed the Supreme Court ruling in favor of gay marriage, saying it shows social changes once thought impossible can become reality.

27 June 2015

High emotions as Charleston mourns massacre victims Emotions ran high as defiant mourners held the first funeral services for nine African Americans shot dead by a white alleged supremacist in a Charleston church.

26 June 2015

Putin calls Obama to discuss Ukraine, IS group: White House Russian President Vladimir Putin called his US counterpart Barack Obama to discuss the conflict in Ukraine, the Islamic State group's advances and a deal on Iran's nuclear program.

26 June 2015

Google self-driving prototype cars hit public roads Google said on Thursday that its self-driving prototype cars have taken to streets in the Silicon Valley city of Mountain View where it has its headquarters.

26 June 2015

Univision breaks with Trump over immigration comments Univision, America's top Spanish-language TV network, severed its ties with Donald Trump's Miss Universe Organization over the real estate mogul and now presidential hopeful's nasty comments about Mexican immigrants.

26 June 2015

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