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26 September 2010 Last updated at 07:32 ET

Obama condemns Ahmadinejad speech

US President Barack Obama tells the BBC that claims by Iran's president that the US may have been behind 9/11 are "hateful" and "offensive".

Hyundai orders Sonata US recall

South Korea's biggest car maker Hyundai announces a recall of around 140,000 cars in the US over steering concerns.

Lehman Bros art makes $12m in US

Fine art from the US offices of collapsed bank Lehman Brothers sells in New York for more than $12m.
Robbers strap 'bomb' to US worker

Three robbers abduct a bank worker, fix a suspected bomb to his chest and use him to help rob a bank near the US city of Miami.
Lindsay Lohan freed on bail in LA
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Judge halts Jaycee Dugard case
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