New Posts to BBC News - US & Canada on Dec 5, 2013:
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1) More men chat in girls' 'dialect'
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-25232387#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
More men in California rise in pitch at the end of their sentences when talking, new research shows.
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2) US fast-food workers in strike
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-25239433#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
Fast-food workers in several cities across the US stage a 24-hour strike in protest against low wages.
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3) Russian diplomats in US fraud case
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-25239438#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
Dozens of Russian diplomats spent a fortune on luxury goods and holidays in a $1.5m benefits fraud spanning almost a decade, US prosecutors say.
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4) JP Morgan in cyber hack warning
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-25247490#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
JP Morgan Chase is warning 465,000 holders of pre-paid cash cards issued by the US bank that their personal data may have been hacked.
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5) US teacher shot dead in Libya
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-25239168#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
An American teacher is gunned down by unknown assailants while jogging in Libya's eastern city of Benghazi, local officials say.
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6) Wife 'live-tweets' husband's death
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-25239436#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
A US woman live-tweeted reports of a fatal car crash, only to find out her husband had been killed in the accident, according to US media.
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7) VIDEO: On board US navy ship amid China row
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-25230145#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
With China and the US at least in dialogue to ease new tension over the new East China Sea air defence zone, what has been the operational impact for US military deployments in the region?
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8) VIDEO: NSA 'tracking' millions of mobiles
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-25242999#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
Almost five billion mobile phone location records are logged by the NSA every day, reports the Washington Post.
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9) Poison mice used to kill Guam snakes
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-25247927#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
The US drops 2,000 poisoned dead mice on Guam in an effort to curb the Pacific island's growing population of invasive snakes.
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10) Top Gun muse is Pentagon highflyer
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-25238243#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
The flight instructor who was the inspiration for the female love interest in the film Top Gun has become acting deputy head of the Pentagon.
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11) US economy grows faster than thought
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-25237678#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
The US economy grew at an annual pace of 3.6% in the third quarter of the year, revised figures show.
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12) In pictures: Ford Mustang
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-25223170#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
Ford Mustang and the history of US muscle cars
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13) Mandela inspired American activists
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-25190973#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
Generations of Americans found inspiration in Mandela's life
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14) Interns fight against unpaid work
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-25241726#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
The young workers fighting against unpaid work
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