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 A US Marine guard tower overlooks the northeast gate leading into Cuba territory at Guantanamo Bay (Reuters)

Pentagon wants $450M for Guantanamo

The Pentagon is asking Congress for more than $450 million for maintaining and upgrading the Guantanamo Bay prison.

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Destroyed vehicles lie in the rubble outside the Plaza Towers Elementary school in Moore, Oklahoma (Reuters)

Teachers credited with saving students video

After the tornado alarm went off, students at Plaza Towers, in Oklahoma, scrambled into the halls to find safety.

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The US Consulate in Benghazi after the attack in September last year (Reuters)

US IDs Benghazi attack suspects

The US has identified five men who might be responsible for the attack on the diplomatic mission in Benghazi, Libya, last year.

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Tim Cook (Reuters)

CEO defends Apple's tax strategy

The Senate dragged Apple, the world's most valuable company, into the debate over the US tax code on Tuesday.

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Rescue workers look through the rubble at Plaza Towers Elementary school in Moore, Oklahoma (Reuters)

Search nears end after devastating tornado video

Helmeted rescue workers raced to complete the search for survivors and the dead in the Oklahoma City suburb destroyed by a mammoth tornado.

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Moore, Oklahoma residents had their houses destroyed (Reuters)

Obama sends help, more tornadoes forecast video

Officials have revised the death toll down to 24, but warn it is likely to rise again as more sites are searched.

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People are seen next to a damaged house in Moore, Oklahoma (Reuters)

In tornado's wake, parents seek out kids video

At least 20 children are among the more than 90 reported dead so far in Moore, Oklahoma.

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Chinese leader Xi Jinping (Reuters)

Xi to meet Obama earlier than expected

China's new leader will confer with President Barack Obama next month in California, months earlier than their expected first meeting.

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US Secretary of State John Kerry (Reuters)

Kerry pushes for more Syria talks

John Kerry is headed back to the Middle East to press his case for peace talks between Syrian rebels and President Bashar Assad's regime.

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Apple avoided at least $3.5 billion in US federal taxes in 2011 (Reuters)

Apple avoids paying billions in tax

Apple employs a group of companies located outside the US to avoid paying billions of dollars in US income taxes.

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NZ Foreign Minister Murray McCully with US Secretary of State John Kerry (Photo: @StateDept/Twitter)

NZ-US relations 'excellent' - McCully

Foreign Minister Murray McCully has told the Pacific Partnership Forum in Washington that US-NZ relations are excellent.

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Rescue workers help free one of the 15 people that were trapped in the Moore hospital complex (Reuters)

Dozens dead after Oklahoma tornado video

More than 90 people have been killed and dozens of children remain missing after a powerful tornado hit Oklahoma City.

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Shawnee residents comfort each other after their houses are flattened (Reuters)

Two dead after Oklahoma tornado video

A tornado which swept through Shawnee, Oklahoma killed two people, injured others and tore off roofs.

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 A tornado is pictured near a home in South Haven, Kansas (Reuters)

One dead after US tornadoes

One person was killed in Oklahoma, and 21 injuries were reported throughout the state after several tornadoes struck the region.

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Alexis Normand performing the US national anthem

Star-Mangled Banner: Anthem goes wrong video

A Canadian singer has been left red-faced after mangling the anthem of her northern American neighbour at an international ice hockey tournament.

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Tickets for the Florida Lottery Powerball are displayed at the Lawrence Shell gas station in Boynton Beach (Reuters)

Small town waits for $712M winner video

Some lucky person walked into a supermarket in Florida and bought a ticket now worth an estimated US$590.5 million (NZ$712 million).

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A tornado in Shawnee, Oklahoma (Photo: Twitter/@News9)

US tornadoes destroy houses in Midwest video

Tornadoes in a powerful storm system in the Plains and upper Midwest have damaged homes and buildings near Oklahoma City.

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Passengers wait to be picked up after the crash (Reuters)

Days of train delays for NY commuters

Thousands of commuters are bracing for a difficult trip around Connecticut and to New York City after a rail line was crippled by a derailment and crash.

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Russia: US spy accused has left

The US Embassy employee accused of spying in Moscow flew out of Russia five days after he was ordered to leave the country, Russian media reported.

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US President Barack Obama and Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard (File: Reuters)

'Ameristralia' union doomed

The campaign to create Ameristralia, a merger of Australia and the US to form one nation, appears to be doomed.

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