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Group plans marijuana protest for Trump inauguration 05 Jan 2017 - 10:48 am
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More than 100 hurt in New York train derailment 04 Jan 2017 - 07:24 pm
A commuter train derailed Wednesday at a station in Brooklyn and injured nearly 80 people, officials said, setting off a panic during the morning rush.  AFP / Kena Betancur
Trump warns Republicans to "be careful" over Obamacare 04 Jan 2017 - 05:29 pm
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US: Trump calls for halt to Gitmo releases 04 Jan 2017 - 10:53 am
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Obama moves to stop Trump gutting signature healthcare law 04 Jan 2017 - 09:35 am
(FILES) This file photo taken on December 13, 2016 shows US President Barack Obama during a signing ceremony for the 21st Century Cures Act in Washington, DC. AFP / MANDEL NGAN
WikiLeaks urges leaks of departing Obama White House docs 04 Jan 2017 - 08:28 am
File photo of Julian Assange. Reuters
Canada faces deadly fentanyl overdose crisis 03 Jan 2017 - 07:00 pm
A mural in an alley in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside, on December 21, 2016, painted by a man mourning the fentanyl overdose death of his wife, with names of other victims of the crisis that killed 128 people in British Columbia in November. AFP / Deborah
Republicans primed for push to dismantle Obama's policies 03 Jan 2017 - 06:51 pm
House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) speaks at the John Hay Initiative in Washington September 28, 2015. REUTERS/Gary Cameron
Migrants in US, Mexico fret about Trump threat to halt remittances 03 Jan 2017 - 05:26 pm
US Border Patrol agents walk over a canal of water flowing into Mexico at the US Mexico border fence on November 17, 2016 in San Luis, Arizona (John Moore / Getty Images / AFP)
Trump team seeks agency records on border barriers, surveillance 03 Jan 2017 - 05:10 pm
Donald Trump and Mike Pence arrive for a day of meetings at the clubhouse of Trump National Golf Club, November 20, 2016 in Bedminster, NJ (AFP / DON EMMERT)
Judge: Requiring more parking for mosque is unconstitutional 03 Jan 2017 - 04:45 pm
Rendering of the proposed mosque for the Liberty Corner section of Bernards. Courtesy: mycentraljersey.com
Brazil prison riot leaders to be transferred: minister 03 Jan 2017 - 02:57 pm
This undated handout picture released on January 2, 2017 by the SESIP shows the Penitentiary Complex Anisio Jobim located at 8 kilometres of route BR-174, in Manaus, Amazonia state, Brazil.  AFP / SESIP
At least 56 dead in Brazil prison massacre 03 Jan 2017 - 12:08 pm
Relatives of prisoners await news after a bloody prison riot Monday in the Amazon jungle city of Manaus, Brazil. Michael Dantas / Reuters.
US Customs computer collapse leaves thousands of travelers waiting 03 Jan 2017 - 09:28 am
A US customs service IT glitch has left thousands of airline passengers waiting for clearance to enter the country. (AFP Photo/JOE RAEDLE)
Four killed in Alabama as severe storms hit US South 03 Jan 2017 - 08:59 am
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Huge wildfire burns homes in Valparaiso, Chile 03 Jan 2017 - 08:39 am
Destroyed houses are seen on a hill, where more than 100 homes were burned due to a forest fire but there have been no reports of death, local authorities said in Valparaiso, Chile January 2, 2017. REUTERS/Rodrigo Garrido
Bill Gates warns world “vulnerable” to deadly epidemic in next decade 02 Jan 2017 - 08:35 pm
Bill Gates (AFP file photo / Dominick Reuter)
Women’s rights face a daunting new year worldwide, campaigners warn 02 Jan 2017 - 08:35 pm
Women react outside a government military police centre to visit their relatives who were evacuated from the east Aleppo and are being prepared for military service in Aleppo, December 11, 2016 (REUTERS)