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Obama and US lawmakers turn up heat on IS Barack Obama and US lawmakers ratcheted up the pressure on the IS, the president declaring there was no hiding place for the jihadists.

18 September 2014

As babies, 'Nemo' clownfish embark on epic journeys In the movie "Finding Nemo," a father clownfish swims across the ocean to find the son he lost, but in reality, it's the babies that make long journeys to survive

18 September 2014

Charity declares New York vegan capital of 2014 PETA declared New York vegan capital of the world as Scottish actor Alan Cumming unveiled a replica of the Manhattan skyline carved out of vegetables.

18 September 2014

Chimps are natural-born killers, say scientists Chimpanzees can be lethally violent to each other but this stems from an inherent streak and not, as some have suggested, from human interference.

18 September 2014

Boeing, SpaceX to send astronauts to space station NASA selected Boeing and SpaceX to build America's next spacecraft to carry astronauts to the International Space Station (ISS) by 2017.

17 September 2014

Obama: Ebola crisis 'spiraling out of control' President Barack Obama issued a global call to action to fight West Africa's Ebola epidemic, warning the deadly outbreak was unprecedented.

17 September 2014

Whitney Houston live album due in November Nearly three years after her death, an album and DVD of live performances by Whitney Houston is to be released in November.

17 September 2014

American waistlines get bigger and bigger: study The average American's waistline has expanded over the past decade, adding about one inch (2.5 centimeters) of belly fat.

17 September 2014

Ryan Gosling, Eva Mendes welcome baby girl: reports Hollywood hearthrob Ryan Gosling and his actress girlfriend Eva Mendes are proud parents of a baby daughter.

17 September 2014

'Progress' in slowing child migrations: US official The United States is making "tremendous progress" in stemming a recent tide of unaccompanied child migrants entering the country via Mexico.

17 September 2014

Casino resort Atlantic City falls on hard times New Jersey's crown jewel -the inspiration for the Monopoly board game -has fallen on hard times.

17 September 2014

NASA to make announcement on US human spaceflights The company -- or companies -- that will build America's next space taxi to carry astronauts to low Earth orbit and back is to be revealed.

17 September 2014

Court tosses $368 mn patent case verdict against Apple A federal appeals court tossed out a $368 million verdict against Apple, ruling that jurors were given evidence that may have skewed the sum.

17 September 2014

Leonardo DiCaprio joins UN climate campaign Leonardo DiCaprio will address world leaders at a UN climate summit next week as the new "UN messenger of peace" with focus on climate change.

17 September 2014

Microsoft to spotlight new Windows software September 30 Microsoft sent out invitations to a September 30 event at which it is expected to provide a glimpse at the next version of its Windows operating system.

16 September 2014

Petition in support of US nuns reaches Vatican A 17,000-name petition in support of Roman Catholic nuns in the United States deemed too liberal by the Vatican has been delivered to the Holy See.

16 September 2014

Apple helps iTunes users delete free U2 album Apple began helping people boot U2 off their iTunes accounts after a cacophony of complaints about not wanting the automatically downloaded free album.

16 September 2014

NASA asteroid defense program falls short: audit The US space agency's program to detect and protect the Earth from incoming asteroids is poorly managed and far behind schedule.

16 September 2014

Powerful batteries for renewable energy being developed at Nazarbayev University The School of Engineering at Nazarbayev University is developing powerful batteries for renewable energy.

15 September 2014

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

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