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Friday news quiz - 12 September 2014

12 Sep 2014: Quiz
The president goes sightseeing, Apple kills a product and an unwelcome freebie from Tesco – were you paying attention to the news this week?
Space 3hr 40min ago

Twin solar storms arrive at Earth

11 Sep 2014: ‘Space weather’ experts say double event unlikely to cause problems but alert issued to power and communication networks
Marc Jacobs 3hr 41min ago

Marc Jacobs at New York fashion week: army fatigues with a luxury edge

11 Sep 2014: Fantasy atmosphere felt closer to performance art than a catwalk show – only with clothes that do translate to real life
Massachusetts 4hr 27min ago

Three babies' bodies found at house

11 Sep 2014: Massachusetts authorities say four children had previously been rescued from ‘deplorable’ conditions at Blackstone residence
NSA 9hr 2min ago

US threatened Yahoo with $250,000 daily fine over NSA data refusal

11 Sep 2014: Company releases 1,500 documents from failed suit against NSA over user data requests and cooperation with Prism compliance
Ray Rice 9hr 51min ago

Sports world asks if NFL's handling of Ray Rice was 'mistake or cover up'

11 Sep 2014: Commissioner Roger Goodell becomes centre of storm over what the league knew regarding a video of player knocking out his fiancee
US House of Representatives 10hr 10min ago

Congress shrugs off legal concerns to support Obama over Isis offensive

11 Sep 2014: John Boeher says president’s plans may not go far enough but insists ‘We ought to give the president what he’s asking for’
Geothermal energy 10hr 13min ago

New Yorkers up in arms over geothermal drilling: 'If I lived next door I'd blow my brains out'

11 Sep 2014: Gramercy residents squabble over 1,600ft well: ‘When the drilling starts you’d think you were in an oilfield in Oklahoma’
Missouri 10hr 34min ago

Missouri to implement nation's most stringent abortion waiting periods

11 Sep 2014: State lawmakers override governor’s veto to enact 72-hour delay, that includes no exception for rape or incest
San Diego 10hr 36min ago

Tanks at the school gates? San Diego school police acquires its own MRAP

11 Sep 2014: Police captain plays down fears of militarisation and says ‘When we have an emergency at school, we’ve got to get in and save kids’
Pennsylvania 10hr 44min ago

Pennsylvania challenged over execution drugs secrecy in federal court

11 Sep 2014: The Guardian and three Pennsylvania newspapers have asked judge to unseal set of legal documents that contain hidden details about the source of state’s lethal injection drugs
Republicans 10hr 45min ago

Republican presidential hopefuls use Obama's Isis speech to stake ground for 2016

11 Sep 2014: Republican hem and haw on how they would confront Isis, as Rand Paul calls Libya ‘a jihadist wonderland’ and Ted Cruz talks about borders
CNN 10hr 52min ago

Jay Carney and John McCain clash over Isis: 'I think we have to agree to disagree'

11 Sep 2014: Obama’s former press secretary attempts to sell president’s position as McCain accuses administration of distorting facts

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US threatened Yahoo with $250,000 daily fine over NSA data refusal

Company releases 1,500 documents from failed suit against NSA over user data requests and cooperation with Prism compliance
Sports world asks if NFL's handling of Ray Rice was 'mistake or cover up'

Commissioner Roger Goodell becomes centre of storm over what the league knew regarding a video of player knocking out his fiancee
Republican presidential hopefuls use Obama's Isis speech to stake ground for 2016

Republican hem and haw on how they would confront Isis, as Rand Paul calls Libya ‘a jihadist wonderland’ and Ted Cruz talks about borders
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US blogs

NFL: Pittsburgh Steelers 6-26 Baltimore Ravens – as it happened!

NFL: Amidst the controversy surrounding suspended running back Ray Rice, the Ravens soundly defeated the Pittsburgh Steelers in Baltimore
Walmart orders underpaid staff to cough up for new uniforms. Is it legal?

Walmart – owned by the billionaire Walton family – has imposed a new ‘dress code’ that requires employees to buy new collared shirts and khaki pants
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US sport

Baltimore Ravens lift gloom with victory over Pittsburgh Steelers

The Baltimore Ravens were able to briefly lift the cloud of controversy with a dominant 26-6 triumph against the Pittsburgh Steelers
Australians Jason Day and Adam Scott in US PGA Championship mix

Jason Day and Adam Scott have kept the dream of winning the lucrative FedEx Cup alive after solid starts to the US PGA Tour Championship
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Comment

Asio knows what will raise the terror threat level: sending Australia to war

Kellie Tranter: Whatever the prime minister and Asio director-general say in public, the intelligence agency’s own reports show they know foreign wars are a real cause of radicalisation
- Terrorism alert level raised to high, but Tony Abbott says no attack is imminent
What Stonehenge needs is a tidy-up

Simon Jenkins: I find the stones as they are rather dull. We rebuild churches and cathedrals – why not make the circle complete, as Stonehenge once was?
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US economy

Detroit bankruptcy trial suspended until next week amid settlement talks

Judge postponed trial to give lawyers enough time to work out details of settlement to satisfy major creditor opposed to city’s plan
Nevada considers $1.3bn tax break for Tesla Motors to build battery factory

Controversial tax break legislation draws criticism from both parties after Tesla picks state for its $5bn factory
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