New Posts to BBC News - US & Canada on Dec 3, 2013:
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1) US House votes to ban plastic guns
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-25209562#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
The US House of Representatives approves a 10-year extension of a ban on all-plastic guns, as 3D plastic printing spreads to more homes.
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2) US gene testing firm halts marketing
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-25209956#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
Home genetic testing firm 23andMe, which is backed by Google, stops marketing its products after a warning from US regulators, a spokeswoman says.
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3) Man jailed in Cuba seeks Obama's aid
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/25210662#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
Alan Gross, a US man jailed in Cuba, asks President Obama to intervene personally to help win his release, on the fourth anniversary of his arrest.
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4) VIDEO: Biden: US concerned by China zone
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-25210643#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
The US remains "deeply concerned" about China's new air defence identification zone, Vice-President Joe Biden tells Japanese PM Shinzo Abe.
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5) VIDEO: Burgundy guests on real life TV news
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-25193820#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
Actor and comedian Will Ferrell became his alter ego Ron Burgundy when he co hosted a news programme in America.
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6) AUDIO: Mugger's online apology, 35 years on
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-25201848#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
A mugger has apologised to his victim on Facebook - three and a half decades after stealing his bus pass.
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7) Economy and war weigh on US minds
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-echochambers-25209995#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
A new Pew poll shows Americans want the nation's foreign policy to make them safer and richer - but are not sure how.
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8) BP gets UK government help over ban
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-25200795#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
The UK government intervenes in support of BP over a US ban on the oil major bidding for new federal contracts.
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9) VIDEO: Ground Zero's 'siege-like' security
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-25114568#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
New Yorkers protest security zone around World Trade Center
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10) VIDEO: What do Americans think of their role in the world?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-25205582#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
A survey finds Americans feel the US is leaking power and respect
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