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Protests rock US city for 2nd night, one killed

One person was shot dead on Wednesday in a second night of unrest in the US city of Charlotte, North Carolina, as riot police fired tear gas and rubber bullets to disperse unruly protesters after the fatal police shooting of a black man.

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US gunman kills three young Muslims in parking row

A gunman who had posted anti-religious messages on Facebook and quarrelled with neighbours was charged with killing three young Muslims in what police said on Wednesday was a dispute over parking and possibly a hate crime. Craig S

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Irene to hit cities, resorts on US east coast

The US state of North Carolina braced on Friday for a direct hit from Hurricane Irene, cities along the east coast were on alert and millions of beach goers cut short vacations to escape the powerful storm. With more than 50 million people

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43 killed as tornadoes hit southern US

Three days of severe storms and tornadoes in the southern United States killed at least 43 people, downed power lines and wrecked hundreds of buildings, officials said. North Carolina accounted for the bulk of casualties and property losse

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Earl weakens to storm; damage less than feared

Hurricane Earl, which earlier in the week was a storm of major proportions that threatened the US East Coast, weakened to a tropical storm on Friday as it swirled offshore towards Canada. Earl was delivering heavy rain and gusty winds to p

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