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US toddler survives tornado that killed her family

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A two-year-old girl survived a terrifying tornado that killed her parents and siblings at the weekend, US media reported, noting that she was in critical condition in hospital.

The unidentified toddl

US toddler survives tornado that killed her family

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A two-year-old girl survived a terrifying tornado that killed her parents and siblings at the weekend, US media reported, noting that she was in critical condition in hospital.

The unidentified toddl

At least six dead as tornados ravage central US

At least six people were killed and one small town was "gone" on Friday as more than two dozen tornados tore across the central United States on Friday.

Indiana's department of homeland security conf

BP reaches $7.8 bln partial settlement in US oil spill trial

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BP said on Friday it reached a $7.8 billion deal to settle claims from fishermen and other private claimants affected by the Gulf of Mexico oil spill ahead of the start of a blockbuster US trial.

The

27 dead, one town 'gone' as tornadoes rip central US

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Rescue workers searched for survivors on Saturday after more than six dozen tornadoes tore across the central United States, killing at least 27 people and wiping out whole communities.

Trucks and tr

Tens of billions at stake in BP oil spill trial

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Tens of billions of dollars will be at stake when BP heads to a US court on February to determine how much it owes for the massive Gulf of Mexico oil spill and how much it can shift to subcontractors.

BMW to pay $3 million fine for US recall issues

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German carmaker BMW has agreed to pay $3 million in civil penalties for failing to report safety defects soon enough, US safety regulators said on Friday.

Federal safety regulators launched an invest

Facebook 'defriend' murders rattle tiny US town

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A feud which started on Facebook ended with the early-morning slaying of a young Tennessee couple, found shot in the head with their sobbing baby still clutched in her dead mother's arms, police said.

US taxi driver pleads guilty to aiding Al-Qaeda

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A Chicago taxi driver pleaded guilty on Monday to charges linked to a scheme to funnel money to a Pakistani terror group with links to Al-Qaeda, the US Justice Department said.

Raja Lahrasib Khan, a

Chicago college offers class on Occupy movement

A Chicago college is offering a class on the Occupy movement. Thirty-two undergraduate students are enrolled at Roosevelt University's ‘Occupy Everywhere’ class.

It's a political science course that

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