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New York cop in serious condition after hatchet attack A rookie New York police officer remained in hospital in a serious condition after being attacked by a man with a hatchet who was then shot dead by officers.

25 October 2014

Elton John lends star power to US war on AIDS Rock star Elton John teamed up with the Obama administration to launch a new $7 million fund to provide access to HIV services in South Africa.

25 October 2014

US tobacco giant Reynolds bans smoking in its offices The second largest tobacco producer in the United States, Reynolds American said it will ban smoking in all indoor office spaces, bowing to smoke-free social norms.

24 October 2014

Kerry marks Hindu festival of lights at State Department Secretary of State John Kerry marked the first ever celebration of the Hindu festival of Diwali at the State Department.

24 October 2014

New York confirms first Ebola case, world rallies A doctor who recently returned to New York from treating Ebola patients in Guinea tested positive for the deadly virus.

24 October 2014

Facebook goes retro with 'Rooms' chat app Facebook released an application that lets people create virtual "rooms" to chat about whatever they wish using any name they would like.

24 October 2014

Google teams with Oxford to teach machines to think Google announced a partnership with artificial intelligence teams at Oxford University to teach machines to think like people.

24 October 2014

'Cloud' lifts Microsoft earnings above expectations Microsof reported quarterly profits ahead of most expectations, as revenues got a boost from its Xbox consoles and Internet "cloud" services for enterprises.

24 October 2014

Latest White House intruder charged A man who jumped the White House fence was charged with two felony counts for allegedly kicking and punching two guard dogs.

24 October 2014

Gennady Golovkin wants PPV fight Kazakhstani boxer Gennady Golovkin has announced he wanted to have a Pay-per-view (PPV) fight.

23 October 2014

Golovkin goes up in P4P rating after defeating Rubio Kazakhstani boxer Gennady Golovkin has gone up in the Pound for Pound (P4P) rating after defeating Marco Antonio Rubio on October 18.

23 October 2014

Loeffler names Murray as Golovkin's next opponent in Monte Carlo WBA (Super), WBC (Interim) and IBO middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin will step into the ring in February 2015 in Monaco.

23 October 2014

Golovkin could face Chavez in 2015 WBA (Super), IBO and WBC (interim) middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin could face Julio Cesar Chavez Jr on July 19, 2015.

23 October 2014

American freed by N.Korea arrives back in US An American held hostage for six months in North Korea arrived home after his surprise release.

23 October 2014

Twitter looks to weave into more mobile apps Twitter set out to weave itself into mobile applications with a free "Fabric" platform to help developers build better programs and make more money.

23 October 2014

US says Russia blocks expansion of Ukraine border checkpoints The US ambassador to the OSCE said Moscow continued to block the expansion of the checkpoint observation mission on the Russia-Ukraine border.

23 October 2014

'Goodfellas' actor sues 'The Simpsons' for $250 mn "Goodfellas" actor Frank Sivero is suing Fox Television for $250 million for allegedly ripping off his wise-guy cinematic character and using it on "The Simpsons"

23 October 2014

Kerry says no deal with N. Korea for freed American US Secretary of State said that Washington had made no concessions to North Korea to win the release of one of three Americans detained in the isolated country.

22 October 2014

Washington Post 'Watergate' editor dead at 93 Legendary former Washington Post editor Ben Bradlee died Tuesday. He was 93.

22 October 2014

Clinton: Women's rights 'under assault' by Republicans Hillary Clinton urged Americans not to vote for Republicans who dwell on the past, warning that conservatives seek to keep women's rights "under assault" nationwide.

22 October 2014

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