http://abc.net.au/news/tag/united-states http://www.abc.net.au/news/ http://abc.net.au/news/img/newslogo88.gif http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss ABC News Online Wed, 08 Sep 2010 07:10:17 +1000 Wed, 08 Sep 2010 07:10:17 +1000 Renewed concerns about the health of Europe's banking system sent global stocks down overnight. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/09/08/3005492.htm 3005492 Wed, 08 Sep 2010 07:07:00 +1000 John Lennon's killer Mark Chapman has been denied parole for the sixth time since he was locked up for murdering the Beatles superstar in New York three decades ago. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/09/08/3005470.htm 3005470 Wed, 08 Sep 2010 06:15:00 +1000 A team of Australian and US firefighters running across America is on schedule to arrive in New York on the anniversary of the September 11 terrorist attacks. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/09/08/3005469.htm 3005469 Wed, 08 Sep 2010 06:10:00 +1000 World number one Tiger Woods has been chosen by Corey Pavin as one of the four captain's picks for the US Ryder Cup team. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/09/08/3005466.htm 3005466 Wed, 08 Sep 2010 05:47:00 +1000 A Florida evangelical church has vowed to go ahead with plans to burn the Koran on the 9/11 anniversary despite fears it may fuel an angry backlash and endanger US and allied troops in Afghanistan. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/09/08/3005464.htm 3005464 Wed, 08 Sep 2010 05:25:00 +1000 Unbeaten at the US Open in 18 matches since 2003, Kim Clijsters does not fear too much at Flushing Meadows. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/09/07/3005319.htm 3005319 Tue, 07 Sep 2010 19:50:00 +1000 US police caught two teenagers trying to buy marijuana when they mistakenly sent a text message to the local sheriff instead of their drug dealer. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/09/07/3005268.htm 3005268 Tue, 07 Sep 2010 18:10:00 +1000 The top US commander in Afghanistan has criticised a Florida church's plan to burn copies of the Koran on the anniversary of the September 11 terrorist attacks. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/09/07/3005136.htm 3005136 Tue, 07 Sep 2010 16:06:00 +1000 Former Carlton and Collingwood ruckman Chris Bryan has been signed by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers as a punter on the eve of the NFL season. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/09/07/3004948.htm 3004948 Tue, 07 Sep 2010 13:47:00 +1000 Even Roger Federer had to say he was sorry for the way he won the pivotal second-set tie-breaker over pal Jurgen Melzer and advanced to the US Open quarter-finals on Monday. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/09/07/3004908.htm 3004908 Tue, 07 Sep 2010 13:16:00 +1000 French filmmaker Jean-Luc Godard will not travel to the United States to accept an honorary Oscar, according to his wife. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/09/07/3004882.htm 3004882 Tue, 07 Sep 2010 13:00:00 +1000 Tennis legend John McEnroe again will play in the World Tennis Challenge in Adelaide next January. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/09/07/3004759.htm 3004759 Tue, 07 Sep 2010 11:30:00 +1000 Old rivals the United States and Russia will meet again, qualifying for the quarter-finals of the world basketball championships in Turkey. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/09/07/3004638.htm 3004638 Tue, 07 Sep 2010 10:11:00 +1000 Tiger Woods appeared to end the uncertainty over his participation in next month's Ryder Cup with a storming finish at the Deutsche Bank Championship in Boston. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/09/07/3004613.htm 3004613 Tue, 07 Sep 2010 09:48:00 +1000 Barack Obama has announced plans to spend tens of billions of dollars on rebuilding roads, railways and runways to stimulate the American economy. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/09/07/3004559.htm 3004559 Tue, 07 Sep 2010 08:49:00 +1000 A judge in the Bahamas has dismissed charges against two people accused of trying to extort $US25 million from John Travolta over his son's death. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/09/07/3004524.htm 3004524 Tue, 07 Sep 2010 08:25:00 +1000 Australia's hopefuls had to settle for the minor places as American Charley Hoffman blew away the field at the US PGA Tour's Deutsche Bank Championship in Boston. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/09/07/3004520.htm 3004520 Tue, 07 Sep 2010 08:23:00 +1000 Caroline Wozniacki has lived up to her top-seed status at the US Open by overpowering former champion Maria Sharapova in a fourth-round blockbuster. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/09/07/3004518.htm 3004518 Tue, 07 Sep 2010 08:20:00 +1000 Samantha Stosur has welcomed her promotion to top billing for her marquee US Open quarter-final with defending champion Kim Clijsters. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/09/07/3004461.htm 3004461 Tue, 07 Sep 2010 07:44:00 +1000 Stocks on the key global markets have posted modest rises, with no direction from Wall Street as the New York Stock Exchange was closed for the Labor Day holiday. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/09/07/3004440.htm 3004440 Tue, 07 Sep 2010 07:29:00 +1000 Serbian third seed Novak Djokovic has advanced to a US Open quarter-final against revenge-minded Frenchman Gael Monfils by defeating US 19th seed Mardy Fish 6-3, 6-4, 6-1. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/09/07/3004395.htm 3004395 Tue, 07 Sep 2010 06:03:00 +1000 Dominika Cibulkova of Slovakia has reached the quarter-finals of the US Open with a 7-5, 7-6 (7-4) upset win over former champion Svetlana Kuznetsova of Russia. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/09/07/3004396.htm 3004396 Tue, 07 Sep 2010 06:03:00 +1000 Samantha Stosur may not even find time to practise for her US Open quarter-final with titleholder Kim Clijsters after her dramatic triumph over Elena Dementieva. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/09/06/3004284.htm 3004284 Mon, 06 Sep 2010 21:06:00 +1000 Australia's Samantha Stosur survives four match points to defeat Russian Elena Dementieva and advance to the US Open quarter-finals. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/09/06/3003978.htm 3003978 Mon, 06 Sep 2010 15:38:00 +1000