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A court blocks an "arbitrary and capricious" ban on the sale of large sugary drinks in New York City, a day before the law was to take effect.

Criticism over a study's findings has not deterred researchers from saying their work may represent one of the biggest scientific breakthroughs in hundreds of years: "fossilized biological structures" in a meteorite.

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The United States sends back two Venezuelan diplomats following last week's expulsion of two US military attaches from Caracas.

Stephen Quinn's strike sends Hull into the Championship top two and extends Burnley's winless home run to five games.

Trunk roads are to receive a full winter treatment in response to the cold weather which has brought travel disruption across parts of Scotland.

The judge in the case said if James Holmes pleads not guilty by reason of insanity, he could be interviewed using a truth serum. Holmes is expected to enter a plea in a hearing on Tuesday.

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Australia's decision to drop four players could galvanise the team ahead of the Ashes, says ex-England captain Alec Stewart

Three men are arrested by police investigating an alleged sex assault and false imprisonment at an Islamic girls' school.

Relatives of a Briton thought to have been murdered by a Nigerian Islamist militant group say they are saddened and pay tribute to a "lovable rogue".

Up to 32,000 Northern Ireland people on housing benefit could be affected by the proposed under-occupancy penalty.

Harvard University administrators confirm they searched the emails of deans as part of an investigation into a leak of a student cheating scandal.

Less sleep equals more eating, according to a rigorous new study. People who slept just five hours a night burned more energy but also ate more — so much more that they gained almost 2 pounds in less than a week.

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In separate events, high ranking officials from both sides called for rules regarding hacking. China also continued to defend itself against accusations that it was behind the hacking of dozens of American companies.

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Work and Pensions Secretary Iain Duncan Smith dismisses the Archbishop of Canterbury's claim that benefit changes will drive more children into poverty.

Northern Ireland's top judge has said he is keen to address any issues of public confidence that may have arisen over recent bail decisions.

Almost 100 years ago, a water-supply diversion from Owens River helped quench Los Angeles' thirst some 200 miles away. L.A. thrived, but it drained the Owens Lake and created a salt flat that now pollutes the air. A century later, the finger-pointing continues, and this week, the city's water department is back in court over its cleanup plan.

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Dr. Ben Carson, a well-known surgeon, made a splash last month when he criticized President Obama's policies in a speech at the National Prayer Breakfast. "It's a shame that we've reached a level in our country where we think that you don't have the right to put your opinion out there," he tells NPR.

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When President Obama took office, he changed the rhetoric from the Bush years. But he never abandoned the idea of global war — a concept with profound legal implications.

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Hundreds of homes in east Belfast are left without electricity through a power failure

A state Supreme Court justice said the regulations overstepped the authority granted to the New York City Board of Health. And the judge noted that the regulations wouldn't have applied equally across food retailers.

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