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US House passes bill to overhaul healthcare

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 06:43:36 GMT

The House of Representatives approved a sweeping healthcare reform bill on Saturday, backing the biggest health policy changes in four decades and handing President Barack Obama a crucial victory.

US releases list of Texas shooting victims

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 02:50:09 GMT

The US has released the list of victims, six of them in their twenties, who were killed in the horrific shooting spree at the country's largest military base in Texas.

Barack Obama to attend Fort Hood memorial on Tuesday: White House

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 23:20:10 GMT

The US President will attend a memorial service on Tuesday at Fort Hood to honour the victims of a shooting rampage on the military base which killed 13 people, the White House said.

Mum’s the word on involvement of terror group

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 22:56:51 GMT

On Wednesday and Thursday, Maj Nidal Malik Hasan seemed in a hurry to give his worldly belongings to a neighbor. First a Koran. Then bags of vegetables. Finally a mattress, clothing and odds and ends from his bare one-room flat.

Florida gunman was angry at company, say police

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 22:53:10 GMT

Employees at an engineering firm recognized their former co-worker when he drew a handgun from under his shirt, police said, and shot his first victim dead in the reception area.

LA celeb thefts led by 19-year-old wannabe

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 22:49:35 GMT

A 19-year-old woman was the driving force behind a youthful burglary ring that preyed on Hollywood’s rich and famous, often brazenly walking into unlocked homes to make off with cash, jewels and family heirlooms, authorities said.

Vietnam war ‘refugee’ back as US navy commander

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 22:47:28 GMT

On the day his side lost the Vietnam War, Hung Ba Le fled his homeland at the age of 5 in a fishing trawler crammed with 400 refugees. Thirty-four years later, he made an unlikely homecoming — as the commander of a US navy destroyer.

Can a boy wear a skirt to school?

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 22:44:44 GMT

By now, most high school dress codes have just about done away with the guesswork. Girls: no midriff-baring blouses, stiletto heels, miniskirts.

Pelosi says US House 'will pass healthcare reform'

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 17:48:24 GMT

US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Saturday the House was prepared to approve a sweeping healthcare overhaul that would extend insurance coverage to millions of the uninsured.

Al-Qaida videos recovered from LeT operative's house in US

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 15:36:42 GMT

A Lashkar-e-Taiba plot to launch new terror attacks in India with the help of two Pak-born Chicago men has taken a new turn with FBI agents recovering two inflammatory al-Qaida videos from the house of one of them.

Some US Muslims fear backlash after army base shooting

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 07:10:03 GMT

Arab and Muslim Americans on Friday braced for the possibility of verbal or physical attacks after an army psychiatrist of Arab descent allegedly killed 13 during a shooting rampage at a military base in Texas.

Jackson brothers to make reality series debut

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 07:27:58 GMT

Michael Jackson's brothers are all set to make their reality series debut on December 13, channel bosses have announced.

Keep those eyes on the skies

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 07:01:13 GMT

Distracted drivers have become a hazard on roads. Has the problem spread to airliner cockpits? It seems a reasonable question after two Northwest Airlines pilots flew 150 miles past their destination last month.

American idyll: Living La Veg

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 06:51:51 GMT

The question of whether humankind ate vegetables and grain first or meat first can be answered several ways. The American lifestyle writer Harvey Diamond expressed it thusly: You put a baby in a crib with an apple and a rabbit; if it eats the rabbit and plays with the apple, I’ll buy you a new car. Nearly a century ago Samuel Butler noted that man is the only animal that can remain on friendly terms with the victims he intends to eat until he eats them.

Presidential bond

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 06:45:12 GMT

It’s modern. It’s a formidable brand. And after 17 years, it’s a continuing negotiation between two strong-minded individuals, one of whom happens to be President of USA.

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