Shell gets final permit for Arctic
Craig TaylorOil and gas giant Shell has been granted the final permit it needs to begin drilling below the ocean floor for oil in the Arctic. BBC News – US & Canada
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Clinton hits back at Bush over Iraq
Democratic presidential hopeful Hilary Clinton hits back at one of her Republican rivals, Jeb Bush, over who is responsible for instability in Iraq. BBC News – US & Canada
US flag raised over Cuba embassy
John Kerry, the first US Secretary of State to visit Cuba in 70 years, reopens his country’s embassy in Havana, decades after it closed. BBC News – US & Canada
Connecticut death row inmates spared
The supreme court in the US state of Connecticut overturns the death penalty for inmates on death row, deeming it unconstitutional. BBC News – US & Canada
US helicopter crashes off Japan
Seven crew members are injured after a US military helicopter crashes off the Japanese island of Okinawa, where the US has military bases. BBC News – US & Canada
Man shot at Ferguson rally charged
Tyrone Harris, shot by police in Ferguson during the Michael Brown anniversary events, is charged with assaulting officers as a state of emergency is declared. BBC News – US & Canada