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As U.S. struggles with virus, Trump heads to Rushmore for fireworks
(UPDATED) Donald Trump calls on supporters to defend America's 'integrity,' accusing protesters calling for racial justice of 'a merciless campaign to wipe out our history, defame our heroes, erase our values, and indoctrinate our children'

Plane crash kills 9, injures 3 in U.S.
(3rd UPDATE) Two of the dead were children, according to US news reports coming in
#ThewRap: Things you need to know, November 17, 2017
Hello! Here are the stories you shouldn't miss this Friday.

Leak forces closure of Keystone oil pipeline
Around 5,000 barrels of oil spilled before dawn for unknown reasons, the company says. A probe is under way and the company has mobilized emergency crews and contacted US regulators.

Hillary Clinton making US election history
Hillary Clinton is poised to proclaim herself the first female White House nominee of a major US party as voters from New Jersey to California cast ballots in the last major primaries of the 2016 race

INC services begin in South Dakota ghost town
While the Iglesia Ni Cristo faces turmoil in the Philippines a minister begins church services thousands of miles away in a South Dakota Ghost town

#USvote 2014: Democratic disaster as Republicans win US Senate
UPDATED Riding a wave of public frustration Republicans seize at least 7 seats from Senate Democrats to claim the majority in both chambers of Congress for the first time since 2006

US says no major climate impact from Keystone pipeline
A review on the project showed building and using the pipeline would not in itself significantly increase greenhouse gases blamed for climate change
Broken tooth in dino tail 'proves' T. rex was predator
What researchers have described is the first discovery of a broken Tyrannosaurus rex tooth in another dinosaur bone
INFOGRAPHIC: 2012 U.S. Electoral Map
UPDATED Here is the 2012 US Election Map showing the distribution of the electoral votes as of Saturday November 10
#USvote: Electoral College tally
UPDATED Nov 11 Here is the Electoral College tally for the 2012 US presidential election based on projections from the major US networks ABC NBC CBS CNN FOX and the New York Times
LIVE: Obama wins, say U.S. media
LIVE COVERAGE of the 2012 US presidential election November 6 2012
Voters in full force for U.S. poll finale
Freezing temperatures in the northeast light drizzle in Chicago and a threat of thunderstorms in Florida did little to deter citizens from lining up at polling stations
Obama, Romney end tumultuous White House campaign
Barack Obama and Mitt Romney made their final cases to Americans on election eve Monday November 5 capping a grueling negative multi billion dollar campaign and handing their fates to voters
Inmate who requested death executed in US
An American inmate who had asked for execution over the murder of a prison guard was put to death in South Dakota s first execution since 2007 a prison official said