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18 May 2013 Last updated at 03:36 ET

Dozens injured in US train crashEmergency workers arrive the scene of a train collision in Fairfield, Connecticut, on 17 May 2013

About 60 people have been injured, five critically, after a head-on, rush-hour collision between two commuter trains near New York, officials say.


OJ Simpson watches his former defense attorney Yale Galanter testify during an evidentiary hearing in Clark County District Court in Las Vegas, Nevada 17 May 2013Lawyer denies OJ Simpson's claims

OJ Simpson's former lawyer rebuts claims by his former client he botched his defence in an armed robbery case.

J Russell George and Steven Miller (17 May 2013)Tax agency mistakes 'not political'

Senior US tax officials deny the extra scrutiny given to conservative political groups ahead of the 2012 election was motivated by partisan bias.

Mark Mardell, North America editor Article written by Mark Mardell Mark Mardell North America editor
Katty Kay, BBC World News Article written by Katty Kay Katty Kay Presenter, BBC World News

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