New Posts to BBC News - US & Canada on Dec 18, 2013:
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1) Democrat Baucus 'to be China envoy'
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-25441064#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
Montana Senator Max Baucus is expected to be nominated as ambassador to China, officials from President Barack Obama's Democratic party say.
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2) US Senate backs two-year budget deal
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-25435123#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
The US Senate passes a two-year federal budget bill, amid a rare outbreak of fiscal deal-making on Capitol Hill.
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3) VIDEO: NSA data surveillance - right or wrong?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-25441516#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
A panel set up by President Obama to review surveillance operations by the National Security Agency has recommended an end to the wholesale storing of data about Americans' phone and internet traffic.
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4) VIDEO: Kerry 'regret' over Indian diplomat row
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-25441520#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
The US Secretary of State has expressed his regret over the way an Indian diplomat was treated when she was arrested in New York.
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5) VIDEO: Helicopter rescues crane operator from fire
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-25433923#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
A Canadian military helicopter rescues a man trapped at the end of a construction crane as a fire raged below.
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6) VIDEO: Protest over Indian diplomat arrest
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-25430792#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
A protest has taken place outside the US embassy in New Delhi after an Indian diplomat was arrested in New York last week.
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7) VIDEO: Lottery winner 'not keeping a dime'
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-25427332#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
A Canadian man who won a CDN $40 million lottery prize last may has said that he is going to all his winnings away.
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8) VIDEO: Rob Ford dances in council chamber
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-25430189#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
Mayor Rob Ford has been filmed dancing in the Toronto City Council to songs including Bob Marley's 'One Love'.
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9) US man wins raffle for $1m Picasso
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-25443428#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
A $1m painting by Pablo Picasso has been won by a US man who paid just 100 euros for a ticket in an online charity raffle.
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10) Do daughters make you conservative?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-echochambers-25436594#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
A recent study finds having daughters could make parents more conservative. Is it because parents want to protect their girls from heartbreak?
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11) Delta says no mobile calls on planes
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-25436981#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
Delta boss Richard Anderson says the airline will ban mobile phone calls on planes even if US regulators allow the technology to be used in flight.
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12) Ford warns of lower 2014 profits
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-25430987#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
Shares in Ford fall sharply after the carmaker says that next year's profits will be depressed by the cost of new product launches.
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13) VIDEO: Bastion of Bohemian NY threatened
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-25358968#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
Gentrification threatens New York's Chelsea Hotel
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14) Analysis: US and India both at fault
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-25440252#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
PJ Crowley says both US and India at fault in envoy arrest row
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