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3:07am, 8th May, 2019

UK annual house price growth hits two-year high in April - Halifax

British annual house price growth picked up by more than expected last month to hit its highest in over two years, figures from mortgage lender Halifax showed on Wednesday.

5:22pm, 6th May, 2019

Business

Fed flags high U.S. business debt, asset prices in financial report

U.S. stock prices are "elevated" and business debt is at historic levels, but the financial system overall "appears resilient" with low levels of leverage and less of a destabilizing run in key markets, the Federal Reserve said in its latest report o...

High Court rejects legal challenge to Heathrow third runway

4:43am, 1st May, 2019

UK

High Court rejects legal challenge to Heathrow third runway

High Court rejected a series of legal challenges against the government's plan to build a new runway at Heathrow Airport on Wednesday.

Sri Lanka maintains high alert for attacks ahead of Ramadan

1:41am, 30th April, 2019

World

Sri Lanka maintains high alert for attacks ahead of Ramadan

Sri Lankan security forces maintained a high level of alert on Tuesday after the Easter Sunday bombings, officials said, amid intelligence reports that Islamist militants were planning fresh attacks before the start of the holy Islamic month of Ramad...

Parkland high school, scene of 2018 massacre, wins prize for its prom

2:35pm, 23rd April, 2019

US

Parkland high school, scene of 2018 massacre, wins prize for its prom

Florida's Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, scene of one of the country's worst mass shootings, will receive a $150,000 boost to its prom this year as the winner of contest sponsored by a popular clothing line, a local newspaper reporte...

U.S. new home sales hit one-and-a-half-year high on lower mortgages, prices

12:21pm, 23rd April, 2019

Business

U.S. new home sales hit one-and-a-half-year high on lower mortgages, prices

Sales of new U.S. single-family homes rose to a near 1-1/2-year high in March, boosted by lower mortgage rates and house prices.

Boys now allowed to dance on Minnesota high school teams

2:19pm, 22nd April, 2019

US

Boys now allowed to dance on Minnesota high school teams

An organization that oversees high school sports in Minnesota has rescinded its rule preventing boys from joining their high schools' competitive dance teams.

Doves, heartbreak and hope on 20th anniversary of Columbine High massacre

7:27pm, 20th April, 2019

US

Doves, heartbreak and hope on 20th anniversary of Columbine High massacre

A week-long series of events commemorating the 20th anniversary of the Columbine High School massacre culminated on Saturday with a remembrance ceremony celebrating the lives of the 13 victims slain in the rampage.

Solemn service to mark 20th anniversary of Columbine High massacre

5:52am, 20th April, 2019

US

Solemn service to mark 20th anniversary of Columbine High massacre

A week-long series of events commemorating the 20th anniversary of the Columbine High School massacre culminates on Saturday with a remembrance ceremony celebrating the lives of the 13 victims slain in the rampage.

Asia stocks cling to nine-month high on China hopes, Wall Street dented by earnings

1:30am, 16th April, 2019

Business

Asia stocks cling to nine-month high on China hopes, Wall Street dented by earnings

Asian stocks ticked up on Tuesday, staying near a nine-month as hopes of stabilization in the Chinese economy helped investors shrug off Wall Street's underperformance that followed disappointing bank earnings.

Record-early Alaska river thaw follows high winter temperatures

9:19pm, 14th April, 2019

US

Record-early Alaska river thaw follows high winter temperatures

Key Alaska rivers that are usually frozen at this time of year are now free-flowing, with record-early thaws following record-high winter and spring temperatures.

Asian stocks slip from eight-month high as new trade war front opens

11:12pm, 9th April, 2019

Business

Asian stocks slip from eight-month high as new trade war front opens

Asian shares slipped from eight-month highs on Wednesday as the International Monetary Fund lowered its global growth outlook and as tensions over tariffs between the United States and Europe escalated.

Oil hits 2019 high on OPEC cuts, concerns over demand ease

4:14am, 2nd April, 2019

Business

Oil hits 2019 high on OPEC cuts, concerns over demand ease

Oil hit a 2019 high above $69 a barrel on Tuesday on the prospect that more sanctions against Iran and further Venezuelan disruptions could deepen an OPEC-led supply cut, and as the market became less worried that demand may slow.

Israel-Hamas fighting abates along Gaza border, but tensions high

5:28am, 26th March, 2019

World

Israel-Hamas fighting abates along Gaza border, but tensions high

Cross-border fighting between Israel and Hamas abated on Tuesday after a day of Palestinian rocket attacks and Israeli air strikes, but tensions remained high with Israeli forces massed along the Gaza frontier.

More floods loom as high river waters recede in Midwest

4:57am, 25th March, 2019

US

More floods loom as high river waters recede in Midwest

Record floods that submerged parts of three Midwestern states bringing death and destruction were retreating in Kansas City on Monday but icy tributaries in Montana and the Dakotas threatened more floods for weeks to come, the National Weather Servic...

Thomas speaks as U.S. high court weighs death row inmate's race claim

12:02pm, 20th March, 2019

US

Thomas speaks as U.S. high court weighs death row inmate's race claim

The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday appeared poised to side with a black Mississippi death row inmate tried six times for a 1996 quadruple murder who accused a prosecutor of repeatedly removing black jurors to help win a conviction, in an oral argume...

'Bomb Cyclone' brings snow, high winds to U.S. Plains states

5:51pm, 13th March, 2019

US

'Bomb Cyclone' brings snow, high winds to U.S. Plains states

A late-winter blizzard pounded U.S. Rocky Mountain and Plains states on Wednesday, unleashing a "bomb cyclone" of high winds and drifting snow that stranded motorists, canceled airline flights and forced government offices, schools and businesses to...

Political incivility, racial hostility roil U.S. high schools, study finds

2:52am, 13th March, 2019

US

Political incivility, racial hostility roil U.S. high schools, study finds

Political grudges and racial animosity have divided students at U.S. high schools and President Donald Trump has exacerbated the problem with his rhetoric, a study released on Wednesday showed.

Sheriff suspended over Florida high school massacre sues to get job back

6:22pm, 7th March, 2019

US

Sheriff suspended over Florida high school massacre sues to get job back

A former sheriff in Florida who was suspended over the heavily criticized police handling of a 2018 mass shooting that left 17 people dead at a high school sued the state's governor on Thursday in an effort to reclaim his job.

Spectacle or substance? High stakes for Trump ex-lawyer's testimony

1:24am, 27th February, 2019

Politics

Spectacle or substance? High stakes for Trump ex-lawyer's testimony

Michael Cohen, Donald Trump's former "fixer" and longtime lawyer, will try to turn the tables on his former boss in congressional testimony on Wednesday that promises to be a media spectacle with potentially high stakes for the Trump presidency.

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UK annual house price growth hits two-year high in April - Halifax

Fed flags high U.S. business debt, asset prices in financial report

High Court rejects legal challenge to Heathrow third runway

Sri Lanka maintains high alert for attacks ahead of Ramadan

Parkland high school, scene of 2018 massacre, wins prize for its prom

U.S. new home sales hit one-and-a-half-year high on lower mortgages, prices

Boys now allowed to dance on Minnesota high school teams

Doves, heartbreak and hope on 20th anniversary of Columbine High massacre

Solemn service to mark 20th anniversary of Columbine High massacre

Asia stocks cling to nine-month high on China hopes, Wall Street dented by earnings

Record-early Alaska river thaw follows high winter temperatures

Asian stocks slip from eight-month high as new trade war front opens

Oil hits 2019 high on OPEC cuts, concerns over demand ease

Israel-Hamas fighting abates along Gaza border, but tensions high

More floods loom as high river waters recede in Midwest

Thomas speaks as U.S. high court weighs death row inmate's race claim

'Bomb Cyclone' brings snow, high winds to U.S. Plains states

Political incivility, racial hostility roil U.S. high schools, study finds

Sheriff suspended over Florida high school massacre sues to get job back

Spectacle or substance? High stakes for Trump ex-lawyer's testimony

After election threat, MPs begin no-deal Brexit showdown

Divers search for last bodies in California boat fire, investigations begin

Hungary charges Syrian accused of beheading, killing for IS

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