Search results for ‘Sarah Smith’
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Coal at the heart of Obama’s climate battle
Burning coal is the cheapest way America makes electricity but it is dirty. Sarah Smith visits the coal mining heartland of West Virginia and finds a way of life under threat.
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Born under the NHS, I find US healthcare perplexing
Sarah Smith blogs that debate over breast cancer treatment in the US is being driven by arguments over whether women are being given so much treatment that it’s actually bad for them.
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Was Fort Hood definitely not a terror attack?
Sarah Smith asks why Americans are reluctant to believe that the killing of 13 people by a lone gunman at Fort Hood last week could be the work of a “clean skin” terrorist.
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Pregnancy and politics in the US
Sarah Smith blogs on the role the abortion arguement plays in modern US politics and life.
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Did Brown get an election night brush off from Obama?
Sarah Smith blogs from America on a most revealing Obama documentary.
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Happy anniversary Mr president
Us president Barack Obama has been in power a year – but, as Sarah Smith writes, with falling ratings there is not much to celebrate.
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Obama at the polls – one year on
Sarah Smith blogs on one year from Obama’s anniversary of his election and what polls matter now.
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Councillor tweets glamour picture in female politicians jibe
A Conservative county councillor in Lincolnshire apologises on Twitter after posting a picture of women posing in underwear in reference to all-women shortlists.
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How to keep your data safe when you sell an old phone
Restoring your phone to factory settings does not always get rid of your data, Channel 4 News can reveal. So how can you keep your personal information safe when you sell on your old phone?
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Sandbags and wellies: community battles the tidal surge
Over 15,000 homes are evacuated and lives are at risk. But residents in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, remain defiant in the face of the worst coastal tidal surge to hit the east coast for over 60 years.
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‘Do his phone’ – Coulson’s ‘order’ to news editor
Former News of the World editor Andy Coulson sent an email telling his news editor to “do” the phone of Calum Best, son of late George Best, the Old Bailey hears.
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Barriers near White House ‘rammed’ in security alert
Video shows a cop car smashing through barriers as a woman suspected of being involved in a car chase is shot and killed by police outside the US Capitol building, a US official confirms.
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#c4newspopup – from Cornwall to Scotland – live tonight in Edinburgh
Channel 4 News comes to you for a week of pop-up shows, travelling from Cornwall to Edinburgh to see how real the economic recovery really is. Today we’re in Edinburgh!
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Debate: who has your data – and should you care?
We share increasing amounts of data online but are horrified when it is stored. Who is watching you? Find out by watching the Data Baby Google Hangout.
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Heathrow reveals options for third runway
The operators of Heathrow airport propose three options for adding a third runway which could lead to the demolition of almost 3,000 properties.