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Apps 3hr 15min ago

Most mobile apps for children failing on privacy, FTC finds

10 Dec 2012:
FTC investigating whether firms are in breach of existing laws and says little progress made on ensuring children are protected
Barack Obama 4hr 1min ago

Obama condemns Michigan 'right to work' laws as protesters head for capitol

10 Dec 2012:
President says controversial laws passed by state house and senate will give workers 'the right to work for less money'
Dominique Strauss-Kahn 4hr 36min ago

Dominique Strauss-Kahn settles sexual assault case with hotel maid

10 Dec 2012:
Hotel maid who alleged sexual assault by the former IMF chief settles civil action case, bringing end to lengthy court battle
Population 5hr 3min ago

China's economy to outgrow America's by 2030 as world faces 'tectonic shift'

10 Dec 2012:
National Intelligence Council report also sees water and food shortages and suggests world is at a 'critical juncture in human history'
US unions 6hr 12min ago

Michigan prepares for mass protests against right-to-work legislation

10 Dec 2012:
Supporters and protesters of the law, which curbs unions ability to collect fees, will gather at the state Senate on Tuesday
US Senate 6hr 16min ago

Senator Stephen Colbert? South Carolina's favourite son leads poll

10 Dec 2012:
State's voters say they would choose the comedian to replace Jim DeMint but governor Nikki Haley says it won't happen
Mexico 6hr 49min ago

Jenni Rivera, Mexican music star, dies in plane crash

10 Dec 2012:
US-born grupero singer, whose frankness was loved by millions of fans, was in jet that crashed near Monterrey, NTSB confirms
North Korea 8hr 9min ago

North Korea extends launch period for controversial long-range rocket

10 Dec 2012: One-week extension blamed on technical problems, but technicians are 'pushing forward', officials say
Gay rights 8hr 50min ago

Boy Scouts of America: Merck pulls funding in protest at gay ban

10 Dec 2012:
Pharmaceutical giant says it will consider giving money again 'when the organisation's inclusion criteria has been expanded'
HSBC 8hr 53min ago

HSBC to pay £1.2bn over Mexico scandal

10 Dec 2012: News of bank's agreement comes hours after Standard Chartered admitted settlement with US regulator over Iran
California 10hr 44min ago

Indian reservation gunman dies in shootout after killing four relatives

10 Dec 2012:
Hector Celaya, 31, opened fire on California police, hours after killing his daughter, mother and her two brothers
Kathryn Bigelow 12hr 19min ago

Michael Haneke's Amour takes top prize at Los Angeles film critics awards

10 Dec 2012:
Acclaimed drama beats Kathryn Bigelow's Zero Dark Thirty and Paul Thomas Anderson's The Master to win best picture
Energy 13hr 9min ago

Can flex-fuel cars put US on the road to low oil prices?

10 Dec 2012: Barack Obama is in the market for creative ways of combating climate change, and Eyal Aronoff thinks he has one – involving the US's beloved motor car

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US blogs

MTV's Buck Wild: what the show's stars can learn from their predecessors

Katie Rogers: West Virginia senator Joe Manchin is upset with MTV's latest show set in his state. Can it avoid the classic reality TV pitfalls?
Obama takes fiscal cliff campaign to Michigan after Boehner meeting

Barack Obama takes his fiscal cliff campaign to Michigan after holding talks at the White House with House speaker John Boehner
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US sport

College Cup 2012: Indiana edge Georgetown for eighth national title

College soccer: Indiana claim the NCAA Division I College Cup, though the Georgetown vs Maryland semi-final will live longer in the memory
Huge right from Juan Manuel Márquez hands round-robin cards to Bob Arum

Kevin Mitchell: After Juan Manuel Márquez's crushing knockout of Manny Pacquiao, Floyd Mayweather Jr and the Filipino are all back in the frame for a re-energised welterweight division
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Steve Bell on David Cameron's rejection of call for royal commission on drugs

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Prime minister rules out proposal, arguing that drugs policies are already working
A decade of western folly has erased hope from Afghanistan

Jonathan Steele: With the exit of US troops the Taliban are poised to fill the gap. The Afghans' mood is febrile and gloomy
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US economy

Obama's corporate charm offensive: wooing the Republicans' beloved base

Heidi Moore: A new pragmatism is emerging in Obama's relations with America's CEO – and it gives the president a useful bargaining chip
Obama condemns Michigan 'right to work' laws as protesters head for capitol

President says controversial laws passed by state house and senate will give workers 'the right to work for less money'
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Porn star James Deen: 'I don't consider myself someone who objectifies women' – video

Comment is free interviews: California-based porn star James Deen on why he and his colleagues should not be forced to wear condoms, why women are becoming more comfortable watching porn and how the industry is about freedom of choice