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Canadian nurse charged with eight murders

Elizabeth Tracey Mae Wettlaufer

A nursing home worker in Ontario is charged with eight counts of murder spanning several years.

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Trump: Clinton would start WWIII in Syria

Donald Trump says presidential rival Hillary Clinton's plan for Syria would lead to "World War Three".

Beatty is first US author to win Booker

Paul Beatty becomes the first US author to win the Man Booker Prize with his racial satire The Sellout.

Justin Timberlake in selfie voting gaffe

Children survive father's bridge leap

Outcry over 'noose on black US student'

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The Republican stronghold in Clinton's sights

Can Hillary Clinton convert support into votes and win in Arizona, a state which has long been a Republican stronghold?

Anthony Zurcher North America reporter

Features & Analysis

Power and pipelines

Energy hegemon America plays the Great Game

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'Pirate Joe'

This guy smuggles Trader Joe's groceries into Canada

Free thinking

University opens without any teachers

  • 26 October 2016
  • From the section Business

Tom Hanks or Bill Murray?

A photo from 2013 has really confused the internet - again.

Trump 'n' cheese

How Donald's TV debate went down in a Mexican diner

Cartoon king

The man who owns 12,000 episodes of animated TV

  • 24 October 2016
  • From the section Business

Our experts

US election: Driverless cars and other reasons we have Trump

Donald Trump is the Republican candidate for many reasons in a rapidly changing country - here's 10 of them.

24 October 2016
Katty Kay Presenter, BBC World News

The Boris two-way: Why Trump will win and why he will lose

I'm going to do a Boris Johnson - that is to say looking both ways at once. With three weeks to go, here's the case for why Trump will be the next US president and why he won't.

18 October 2016
Jon Sopel North America editor

Business

China's HNA snaps up 25% stake in Hilton

  • 24 October 2016
  • From the section Business

US to examine AT&T Time Warner deal

  • 24 October 2016
  • From the section Business

Time Warner shares jump on bid rumour

  • 21 October 2016
  • From the section Business

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