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Gay ‘cure’ leader says sorry and shuts down his church
The Florida-based Exodus International has shut its doors, after a dramatic apology by its leader – who said decades of trying to turn gay people straight had been wrong.
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Obama pledges limits to drone strikes in new terror policy
More transparency, stricter controls. President Obama promises to be more open about America’s fight against terrorism – in an effort to regain his credibility in an increasingly dangerous world.
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Yahoo! buys Tumblr in bid to recapture some cool
It is young, hip and has more than 100 million users around the world. Now Yahoo! has agreed a $1bn dollar deal to buy Tumblr – will it recapture its long lost cool?
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Boston bombing: search for evidence continues
The father of bomb suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev will travel to the United States as early as Friday, as FBI agents interview both parents to search for clues. But a trial could still be months away.
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Boston bombing: fear, loathing and the enemy within
It has become the defining theme of the Obama presidency: how to protect a nation in an age of terror? But in the wake of the Boston bombs – is the homegrown threat now a fact of life?
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Boston bomb suspects: the family at the heart of terror
Alienation, family breakdown and a turn to religious fervour. The parents of the Boston bomb suspects insist their sons were framed. But where did the Tsarnaev family go so badly wrong?
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Welcome to America? Immigration reforms offer new hope
A path to citizenship at last? As Channel 4 News launches its series on immigration – America’s 11 million undocumented migrants hope they will finally get legal status.
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Boston bombings: how the suspects were tracked down
A night of chaos and terror on the outskirts of Boston. Gunfire, explosions, a police chase: one suspect dead, another, armed – still at large. But how did the authorities track them down?
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Obama fury as Senate votes down gun controls
This is a shameful day for Washington, President Obama declared – as his efforts to push through stricter gun control laws hit a brick wall in Congress.
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Just do it: Sheryl Sandberg’s feminist manifesto at work
Facebook boss Sheryl Sandberg – one of the world’s most powerful women – shares her secret of career success. Don’t hold back or sell yourself short, she says. Does her advice ring true?
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US gun controls: how even a compromise could fail
The US Senate holds its first debate on major gun control legislation for almost 20 years. But the parties are split: now, even a compromise deal on stricter background checks could fail.
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Threats and diplomacy as North Korea marks Day of Sun
No mass parades and no missile launches, just muted celebrations in North Korea to mark its founder’s birth. The United States is urging the regime: stop the threats and enter talks.
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Gay marriage: US Supreme Court hears historic cases
Two cases, two potentially historic rulings on the future of gay rights. Should same-sex couples have a constitutional right to marry – and equal protection under the law?
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I support gay marriage: top Republican’s change of heart
Top Republican Senator Rob Portman says he now supports same-sex marriage after his son came out as gay – and reveals David Cameron helped inspire his change of heart.
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Apocalypse when? Sweeping budget cuts start today
There is no big bang. As last night’s deadline for sweeping cuts to Americas federal spending passed – what will the sequester mean, and who will it hurt?