New Posts to BBC News - US & Canada on Dec 20, 2013:
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1) Obama hints at rethink on NSA spying
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-25474386#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
US President Barack Obama suggests a possible review of NSA surveillances but declines to say if leaker Edward Snowden may be offered an amnesty.
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2) Gay couples wed in Utah after ruling
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-25473600#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
Gay couples are lining up in Salt Lake City, Utah, to be married hours after a US judge ruled the state's ban on gay unions is unconstitutional.
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3) Canada prostitution laws struck down
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-25468587#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
Canada's Supreme Court unanimously strikes down the nation's anti-prostitution laws, giving the government one year to craft new legislation.
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4) Obama denies this was his worst year
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-25473594#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
In his annual end-of-year news conference, Barack Obama brushes aside a suggestion that this has been the worst year of his presidency.
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5) Sacked US general 'drank on trip'
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-25460660#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
The US general in charge of nuclear missiles was fired because he drank too much and met "suspect" women on a Russia trip, a report reveals.
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6) US to press ahead with diplomat case
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-25459805#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
The US will not drop charges against Devyani Khobragade, the Indian diplomat whose arrest has sparked a diplomatic row, the state department says.
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7) O'Neal gets to keep Fawcett portrait
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-25458884#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
A California court decides an Andy Warhol portrait of actress Farrah Fawcett belongs to her former partner, actor Ryan O'Neal.
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8) VIDEO: The 'Michelangelo' of nipple tattoos
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-25358964#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
Breast cancer survivors turn to tattoo artist Vinny Myers to help repaint their bodies after surgery
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9) VIDEO: What will Obamacare legacy be?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-25473389#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
The overhaul of the US healthcare system proposed by Barack Obama continues to cause logistical and political problems for the president.
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10) VIDEO: Seattle bus passengers tackle robber
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-25474351#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
CCTV has caught the moment bus passengers in Seattle tackled a would-be robber.
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11) VIDEO: Rodman: 'North Korea is pretty cool'
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-25464074#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
Dennis Rodman has been coaching young basketball players in North Korea, as part of a plan to bring 12 ex-NBA stars to the country for a game.
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12) VIDEO: Iran 'unwelcome' at Syria peace talks
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-25469992#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
International negotiators have failed to reach an agreement on whether Iran should be invited to Syria peace talks in Geneva next month.
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13) VIDEO: Obama hints at rethink on NSA spying
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-25474514#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
US President Barack Obama suggests there may be a review of surveillance by the National Security Agency in the wake of a series of spying revelations.
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14) Deutsche Bank settles US lawsuit
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-25467931#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
Deutsche Bank is to pay 1.4bn euros to settle a lawsuit with US authorities over mortgage-backed products.
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15) 2014 'breakthrough year' says Obama
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-25461164#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
Citing stronger growth figures, US President Barack Obama says 2014 will be a 'breakthrough year' for the US economy.
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16) The rise of Sriracha chilli sauce
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-magazine-monitor-25455643#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
How a Thai chilli sauce conquered the US
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17) The Michelangelo of 3D nipple tattoos
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-25366749#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
The tattoo artist helping women after breast cancer
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