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  US interstate bridge falls down

  24 May 2013 : SEATTLE - A four-lane highway bridge carrying a freeway over a river in the northwestern US state of Washington partially collapsed Thursday, sending cars and people plunging into the water below, police said.

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  US panel rejects Motorola bid to block Xbox imports

  24 May 2013 : The US International Trade Commission sided with Microsoft in a patent dispute with Google-owned Motorola Mobility that could have led to Xbox 360 videogame consoles being banned from import.

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  Japan reports weaker factory output in February

  29 Mar 2013 : Japan's factory output slowed in February, data showed Friday, highlighting the weak state of the world's third-largest economy and underscoring the size of the government's task in sparking sustained growth.

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  D.A. Points on top in PGA Houston, McIlroy struggles

  29 Mar 2013 : D.A. Points fired an eight-under-par 64 to grab a one-stroke lead at the Houston Open as Rory McIlroy's bid to reclaim his world number one status got off to a shaky start.

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  Mandela 'making steady progress'

  29 Mar 2013 : Nelson Mandela was "in good spirits" and making steady progress on Friday as he spent a second day in hospital for a lung infection, in the latest health scare for the revered peace icon, South Africa's presidency said.

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  North Korea puts rockets on alert

  29 Mar 2013 : SEOUL - North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un on Friday ordered preparations for strategic rocket strikes on the US mainland and military bases in the Pacific and South Korea.

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  Amazon.com buys book lovers website Goodreads

  29 Mar 2013 : Amazon.com on Thursday announced that it is buying book lovers social network Goodreads in a move that could give Kindle tablets an edge over rival electronic readers.

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  Three astronauts blast off on express ride to ISS

  29 Mar 2013 : A crew of two Russians and an American blasted off Friday on a Russian rocket for the International Space Station, in a trip scheduled to be the fastest ever manned journey to the facility.

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  'Saint Hugo Chavez': Leader worshipped at his tomb

  29 Mar 2013 : An endless line of Venezuelans files past the tomb of late president Hugo Chavez inside an old barracks perched in a hillside Caracas slum. Many pray and sing hymns until night falls.

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  Hollande says austerity will lead to Europe's 'explosion'

  29 Mar 2013 : French President Francois Hollande said Thursday that austerity would lead to the "explosion" of Europe, which is battling a serious debt crisis.

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  US warns ready for 'any eventuality' on N.Korea

  29 Mar 2013 : The United States warned Thursday that the danger from North Korea was rising and that Washington was ready for "any eventuality" after flying two nuclear-capable B-2 stealth bombers over ally South Korea.

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  S&P 500 climbs to all-time high: 1,569.19

  29 Mar 2013 : The S&P 500 climbed to an all-time closing record Thursday in a sign of growing confidence in the US economy.

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