New Posts to BBC News - US & Canada on Dec 9, 2013:
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1) US Senate votes to ban plastic guns
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-25312373#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
The US Senate approves a 10-year extension of a ban on all-plastic guns but rejects tougher restrictions called for by gun-control advocates.
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2) Newman: Korea apology 'under duress'
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-25311564#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
The 85-year-old US citizen held in North Korea for more than a month, Merrill Newman, says his videotaped confession was given under duress.
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3) US and UK 'spy on virtual games'
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-25310774#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
US and British spies infiltrated online fantasy games in an effort to identify terrorist threats, according to media reports.
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4) FBI arrests LA sheriff's deputies
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-25310771#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
Sixteen Los Angeles County Sheriff's deputies are arrested in connection with an FBI investigation into misconduct in local jails.
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5) VIDEO: Ex-Rated: Should men fear this app?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-25261160#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
#BBCtrending looks at the popular - and controversial - app in Brazil, Lulu, which allows women to rate men and share their assessments through social networks.
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6) AUDIO: Marco Rubio: The next US president?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-25297513#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
A possible candidate for the next US President, Marco Rubio, speaks to the Today programme's Justin Webb.
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7) VIDEO: Jesse Owens medal sale sets record
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-25297747#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
A gold medal won by the American athlete Jesse Owens has sold at auction for almost $1.5m, setting a new record.
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8) Frozen snowballs Hunger Games in US
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-25298108#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
Disney animation Frozen topples Hunger Games: Catching Fire on the US box office chart in its second week of release.
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9) DiCaprio in race for electric cars
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-25300016#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
Film star and "green" campaigner Leonardo DiCaprio is to enter a team in the new Formula E motor racing series, which aims to boost electric car sales.
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10) World's largest airline created
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-25307870#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
American Airlines and US Airways complete their long awaited merger to launch the world's biggest airline.
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11) Tech firms seek surveillance reform
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-25297044#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
Eight leading technology firms including Google and Facebook call for "wide-scale changes" to US government surveillance.
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12) VIDEO: Why Rube Goldberg devices fascinate
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-25308536#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
Why the internet generation is entranced by complex devices
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13) Financier taking on Russia?s oligarchy
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-25190975#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
How a London financier avenged his lawyer's death in Russia
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