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On new album, Eminem gets reflective in his aggression
Eminem is provoking more outrage on a new album in which he threatens female stars.
29 November 2014
Thousands without power on Thanksgiving after US storm
A winter storm that wreaked travel chaos across the US northeast wound down, but hundreds of thousands of people were left without power on the Thanksgiving holiday.
28 November 2014
Celebrities call for 'Black Friday' boycott
US celebrities called for a boycott to take place- to protest a grand jury's decision not to prosecute a police officer who fatally shot a black teen.
27 November 2014
DNA may survive trip to suborbital space and back
DNA molecules attached to the outside of a rocket may be able survive a trip to suborbital space and back into the Earth's atmosphere at extremely high temperatures.
27 November 2014
One Direction dethrones Swift to top US music charts
One Direction has dethroned Taylor Swift to top US album sales charts, but the British boy band's debut was far less spectacular.
27 November 2014
Obama discusses immigration changes with Mexican president
The leaders of the United States and Mexico spoke to discuss President Barack Obama's executive actions to overhaul aspects of America's immigration system.
27 November 2014
Twitter takes note of other apps on smartphones
Twitter said it would begin tracking which other applications people have installed on their mobile devices in a bid to better target ads and content.
27 November 2014
Amazon cuts Fire phone price to ignite sales
Amazon slashed the price of Fire mobile phones that stalled after launch early this year, becoming a drag on the US online retail titan's bottom line.
27 November 2014
Ferguson police officer says he has 'clean conscience'
The white police officer who shot dead an unarmed black teenager in the riot-hit US town of Ferguson said he has a "clean conscience" .
26 November 2014
Overweight linked to 500,000 cancer cases per year
Overweight and obesity is now causing nearly half a million new cancer cases in adults every year, roughly 3.6 percent of the world's total.
26 November 2014
Russia says Ferguson violence highlights 'massive' US problems
Russia said that the racial unrest in the US town of Ferguson highlighted "massive" domestic problems in America.
26 November 2014
'Casablanca' piano sold for $3.4 million at US auction
The painted upright piano that adorned Rick's Cafe in the classic movie "Casablanca" fetched $3.4 million at auction Monday after a frenzied sale in New York.
25 November 2014
Benefits of regular vitamin D tests remain unproven: study
Experts said regular tests for vitamin D levels are not proven to be beneficial or harmful.
25 November 2014
Family of slain US teen 'profoundly disappointed,' calls for calm
The family of slain black US teen Michael Brown said they were "profoundly disappointed" by a grand jury's decision not to charge the white police officer.
25 November 2014
Apple teams with (RED) to fight AIDS
Apple on Monday teamed with the (RED) campaign founded by U2 singer Bono to raise money to fight AIDS.
25 November 2014
New US Ambassador to Kazakhstan appointed
George Krol has been appointed US Ambassador to Kazakhstan.
24 November 2014
World powers, Iran discuss extending nuclear deal deadline: US
Iran and world powers are now discussing a possible extension of their deadline for a nuclear deal.
24 November 2014
One Direction, Taylor Swift shine at American Music Awards
Boy bad One Direction took home top prizes at the American Music Awards.
24 November 2014
'Hunger Games' gobbles up box office top spot
North American cinema-goers had plenty of appetite for the latest "Hunger Games" movie, with the sci-fi survival flick debuting in the weekend box office's top spot.
24 November 2014
New York honors Jessye Norman, soprano who 'heals soul'
New York's opera community paid tribute to the legendary soprano Jessye Norman, with Nobel Prize-winning novelist Toni Morrison.
22 November 2014