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Notorious kidnapper pleads guilty
Sat, 11 Feb 2012 03:01:35 GMT
Ann Pettway, the US woman who stole a newborn baby from a New York City hospital in 1987 and raised her as her own, admits kidnapping.
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Quote fix will 'scar' King statue
Sat, 11 Feb 2012 02:06:03 GMT
Work to correct a quotation on the new Martin Luther King memorial in Washington DC will end up "scarring it for life", the architect warns.
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Hackers claim attack on CIA site
Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:37:21 GMT
Hackers claim responsibility for disabling the CIA website in an announcement on a Twitter feed under the banner of the Anonymous collective.
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Romney: I'm a true conservative
Sat, 11 Feb 2012 00:36:51 GMT
Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney is to try and woo sceptical conservatives, days after poll wins for rival Rick Santorum.
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Obama changes contraception rule
Fri, 10 Feb 2012 23:03:22 GMT
US President Barack Obama says insurers - and not religious institutions - will provide contraception to women free of charge, amid a row with religious leaders.
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Uzbek pleads guilty to Obama plot
Fri, 10 Feb 2012 21:47:26 GMT
A 22-year-old Uzbek man admits at a federal court in Birmingham, Alabama plotting to kill US President Barack Obama.
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Police recapture Madonna stalker
Fri, 10 Feb 2012 19:47:21 GMT
A man with "violent tendencies" convicted of stalking Madonna is recaptured a week after escaping from a psychiatric hospital, police say.
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Life term for Frankfurt shooting
Fri, 10 Feb 2012 14:58:15 GMT
A Kosovo man who admitted shooting dead two US airmen at Frankfurt airport a year ago is sentenced to life in prison by a German court.
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Imports increase US trade deficit
Fri, 10 Feb 2012 14:40:58 GMT
Record imports contributed to a 3.7% increase in the US trade deficit in December, official figures show.
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NYSE Euronext hit by failed deal
Fri, 10 Feb 2012 11:36:12 GMT
Profits at NYSE Euronext have been hit by the collapse of its planned merger with Deutsche Boerse.
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