New Posts to BBC News - US & Canada on Nov 28, 2013:
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1) Drones used in jail smuggling attempt
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-25136068#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
Prison officers' union calls for tighter security after drones were used to try to smuggle contraband into jails in US and Canada.
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2) US agrees to pay $50m after 'piracy'
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-25137089#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
The US government agrees to pay $50m (£31m) after it was said to have pirated "thousands" of copies of military software.
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3) VIDEO: Millions at NY Thanksgiving parade
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-25147382#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
The New York Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade sets off, with its giant balloons given the all-clear to fly despite earlier concerns about bad weather.
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4) VIDEO: Spinning ice circle in US river
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-25138119#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
A giant disk of spinning ice is spotted in a river in North Dakota, US.
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5) AUDIO: Thanksgivukkah 'spirit of celebration'
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/25140033#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
The BBC's New York correspondent, Nick Bryant, reports on the hybrid holiday dubbed Thanksgivukkah.
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6) VIDEO: Greenwald on government 'lies'
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-25134925#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
Glenn Greenwald has told HARDtalk it is the job of journalists to investigate the claims of people in power.
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7) Australia blocks GrainCorp takeover
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-25134103#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
Australia blocks US conglomerate Archer Daniels Midland's (ADM) A$3.4bn ($3.1bn; £1.8bn) takeover of GrainCorp - its biggest grain merchant.
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8) The first panda to leave China
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-25136118#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
The American socialite who got the first live panda out of China
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9) What is Black Friday anyway?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-25110953#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
The history of the annual US Thanksgiving retail bonanza
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