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Pope in White House climate change plea

Pope in Washington

The pontiff calls for further action on climate change, saying it was "a critical moment of history", on the first day of his visit to the US.

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Canada rail plotters get life in prison

A Canadian court sentences two men to life in prison for plotting to derail a train from New York to Toronto.

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Baseball legend Yogi Berra dies

Baseball legend Yogi Berra, whose humorous quotes made him one of America's most beloved sports icons, dies at 90.

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Xi says China open to foreign companies

  • 23 September 2015
  • From the section China

Happy Birthday ruled out of copyright

Drug company to cut 5,000% price rise

  • 23 September 2015
  • From the section US & Canada
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Anthony Zurcher

Is Stephen Harper turning Canada into the US?

Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper has a conservative record that would make an American Republican proud. But have Canadians had enough?

Anthony Zurcher North America reporter
  • 23 September 2015
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Features & Analysis

Politics and the pope

Five tricky issues for the pontiff in the US

The most hated man in America?

CEO suddenly becomes of target of online ridicule and even death threats

Diesel divide

The cars are common in Europe but rare in the US

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Rest in pieces

Restoring a black cemetery lost to the wilderness

  • 23 September 2015
  • From the section Magazine

Cyber spying

Does China's government hack US companies to steal secrets?

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Gay and Catholic

US faithful wait to hear from Pope on issues of sexuality

  • 22 September 2015
  • From the section Magazine

Our experts

Carson leaps over the line with his Islam comment

In politics there are lines you do not cross. In the past two days, two Republican hopefuls, it seems, have done just that - one stumbled across the line, the other leapt across it so egregiously that it is causing reverberations.

21 September 2015
Jon Sopel North America editor

Business

Dotcom US extradition hearing begins

  • 21 September 2015
  • From the section Asia

VW shares plunge 18% on exhaust scandal

  • 21 September 2015
  • From the section Business

US moves to ease Cuban trade embargo