US senators say US border control hasn't been using the right software to verify e-passports.
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Wednesday, 28 February 2018
School video footage appears online
The breach prompts a warning from privacy watchdog to secure CCTV cameras across UK.
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MPs grill data boss on election influence
A firm which used big data to profile US voters has been questioned by MPs as part of fake news inquiry.
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Huawei: US scared we are too competitive
Huawei says the US wants to keep the Chinese firm out of the country because it is "too strong".
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Melania Trump mocked for 'positive social media' speech
US First Lady Melania Trump has been mocked online for her speech about 'positive' social media habits
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Handbag drones light up Milan catwalk
A parade of drones has carried jewel-encrusted handbags down a catwalk in Milan.
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Vero: The 'new Instagram' everyone's talking about
The story behind the photo-sharing app that has suddenly reached the top of the App Store.
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Android phone for children on show at MWC 2018
A phone with a modified version of Android designed to keep children safe has been revealed.
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The app that helps feeds kids
Marie Farmer came up with the idea during her maternity leave, and it has now led to her quitting her job.
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War for the Planet of the Apes: Visual effects revealed
Click meets the Oscar nominated visual effects team behind War for the Planet of the Apes.
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The end of asking for the bill
Diners can leave a restaurant and their bill is paid automatically via an app, in a Barclaycard trial.
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Pay Me a Pineapple

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Why the World Should Learn to Say ‘Heimat’

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Portrait of a Turkish Novelist as Prisoner

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Boys and Men

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Word + Quiz: ascetic
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Where Pedestrian Deaths Are Up, Is Marijuana to Blame?

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Diesel Cars, Italy’s Upcoming Election, Jared Kushner: Your Wednesday Briefing

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What’s on TV Wednesday: ‘The Looming Tower’ and ‘Waco’

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As Xi Tightens His Grip on China, U.S. Sees Conflict Ahead

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Hope Hicks Acknowledges She Sometimes Tells White Lies for Trump

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11 Sickened by Hazardous Envelope Opened on Military Base
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Judge Orders Tarps Removed From Confederate Statues in Charlottesville

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Quotation of the Day: N.R.A. Battle Pits Business Against G.O.P.
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Review: ‘The Amateurs’ Takes On God, Noah’s Ark and the Plague. For Laughs.

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Flying Taxis May Be Years Away, but the Groundwork Is Accelerating

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Corrections: February 28, 2018
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What We’re Reading

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Marching Orders

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Steve Wynn Is Accused of Rape and Coercion in Police Reports

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The Life, Death and Career of Harper Lee

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Toys R Us and Maplin face collapse with 5,500 jobs at risk
The two chains are understood to have put administrators on standby after failing to secure sale deals.
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Levi Strauss to use lasers instead of people to finish jeans
The company has developed new software that works with lasers to speed up its jean-making process.
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Foxtons hit as London housing market ebbs
The estate agent reports a slump in profits as it warns that the London market is near historic lows.
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Cannes property show accused of sleaze and sexism
The organisers of MIPIM, held in Cannes, say they are reminding delegates of its code of conduct.
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iQiyi: 'China's Netflix' to list on US stock market
Baidu's iQiyi streaming platform has a growing user base but has yet to make a profit.
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Amazon buys 'smart' doorbell firm Ring
Ring makes doorbells that stream videos of people approaching or ringing the front door to phones.
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Disney plans €2bn expansion at Disneyland Paris
The firm plans to expand with new areas devoted to hit films Frozen and Star Wars.
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Takata airbag scandal: Australia recalls 2.3 million cars
Millions of vehicles have faulty Takata airbags, forcing one the nation's biggest consumer recalls.
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Trump reaches informal Air Force One deal with Boeing
The White House says it has reached an informal deal with Boeing to provide two Air Force One planes.
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Diesel ban approved for German cities to cut pollution
German cities will be able to ban older, more polluting vehicles from some areas in a landmark ruling.
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Rupert Murdoch's Sky bid challenged by Comcast
US TV giant Comcast makes a bid for Sky challenging an existing offer from Murdoch’s 21st Century Fox.
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Doorstep lender to return £169m to customers
Provident Financial reports loss for 2017 and is raising £330m to cover compensation bill.
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Ryanair to axe Glasgow Airport base
The airline will close its base at Glasgow Airport, warning that 300 jobs could go as a result.
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Credit card debt: Deadline set for new rules
Firms have made large profits from those in persistent debt but must do more to help them by September.
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The app that helps feeds kids
Marie Farmer came up with the idea during her maternity leave, and it has now led to her quitting her job.
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Moon to get 4G mobile network
Vodafone and Nokia lay out plans to put a 4G mobile network on the Moon in 2019.
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Huawei: US scared we are too competitive
Huawei says the US wants to keep the Chinese firm out of the country because it is "too strong".
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The end of asking for the bill
Diners can leave a restaurant and their bill is paid automatically via an app, in a Barclaycard trial.
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If Nafta trade deal was a hamburger...
President Trump wants to scrap the US trade deal with Canada and Mexico, Nafta. But how does it work?
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'Chocolate showcases our local producers'
A teenage chocolatier is building up his business from the heart of the Highlands.
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Are you sorry to see the end of the old-style £10 note?
On Thursday, the old-style £10 note will cease to be legal tender. Will we miss it?
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MWC 2018: Smartphone giants head to Barcelona
A showcase of the latest smartphones is taking place in Barcelona.
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Starbucks in 'latte levy' London trial on disposable cups
Customers are being charged 5p for disposable cups in a trial in 35 London stores to reduce waste.
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Drink up
Indian beer company Bira 91 has be ambitions to dominate global beer sales, says founder Ankur Jain.
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Waiting game
After Beijing moved on the insurance and financial giant, others are likely to be worried.
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UK weather: Warning for commuters as further heavy snow hits UK
Disruption is expected across roads and public transport, and hundreds of schools remain closed.
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EU to publish first draft of Brexit treaty
It is expected to say Northern Ireland may have to follow EU single market rules to avoid a hard border.
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Toys R Us and Maplin face collapse with 5,500 jobs at risk
The two chains are understood to have put administrators on standby after failing to secure sale deals.
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'Bucket list' killer Jemma Lilley gets 28 years for murder
Briton Jemma Lilley garrotted, stabbed and buried Aaron Pajich at her home in Australia.
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Vandal destroys Washington DC traffic camera
Police believe these could be the people who attacked 11 traffic cameras in one day in Washington DC.
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Most UK cannabis 'super strength skunk'
High-potency cannabis now makes up 94% of the UK market, samples seized by the police suggest.
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N Korea 'providing materials to Syria chemical weapons factories'
Pyongyang has been sending equipment to the country, a UN report finds.
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BBC charity sacked six over sexual misconduct
International development charity BBC Media Action reveals six people were dismissed over 10 years.
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Oxfam: What's gone wrong with the foreign aid sector?
After Oxfam's handling of a sex scandal in Haiti, the foreign aid sector faces tough questions.
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Satisfaction with GP services at record low
And overall public happiness with the NHS falls to its lowest level since 2011, a survey finds.
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Worker died in fall at 'lethal' Qatar World Cup stadium
Zachary Cox fell to his death while working at a stadium that will host the 2022 World Cup.
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Trump son-in-law's security clearance downgraded
President Trump's son-in-law and senior adviser will no longer receive top-level briefings.
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Newspaper headlines: 'Snow storm chaos' and prospect of hard Irish border raised
Winter weather sweeps across the UK and Boris Johnson raises the prospect of a hard border in Ireland after Brexit.
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News Daily: Big freeze worsens and Brexit legal draft published
Your morning briefing for 28 February 2018.
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Skins: The TV show with an A-list alumni
How one hit E4 show of the 2000's has produced the Oscar nominees of today.
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Meet the woman teaching others how to fight off sex attackers
Emily Moser was beaten up in an attempted rape. Now she teaches women self-defence.
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Star Wars: The Last Jedi visual effects revealed
Click meets Ben Morris of the Oscar nominated visual effects team behind Star Wars: The Last Jedi.
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Indian police probing graft case arrest son of former finance minister Chidambaram
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Indian federal police arrested the son of former finance minister P. Chidambaram on Wednesday, but the agency which has been investigating suspected criminal misconduct related to approvals of investment deals, did not reveal the charges.

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The app that helps feeds kids
Marie Farmer came up with the idea during her maternity leave, and it has now led to her quitting her job.
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Homeless students: Finding shelter outside the classroom
One in five students in Los Angeles face housing insecurity - so where are they living?
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UK weather: Snowy scenes across the UK
Bitterly cold weather and heavy snow sweep in from the east, causing disruption and delight.
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UK weather: How to stay fashionable in the freeze
London College of Fashion students and staff tell us how they look cool in the cold.
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Boris Johnson's Irish border remarks lampooned
The foreign secretary is ridiculed for comparing the border to London's congestion charge zone.
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Nando's confirms it uses McCain chips
The chicken chain confirms it uses frozen chips - but says they're not the ones sold in shops.
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Is there a problem with unregistered schools?
Inspectors say there are more than 350 unregistered schools but they have few powers to investigate.
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Blackburn: The town that fails to elect Asian women
Areas with a similar demographic have managed it, so why hasn't Blackburn?
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Superorganism interview: 'We're a non-stop pop production house'
At home with Superorganism - the eight-piece pop group who made a hit single before they'd even met.
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Oscars 2018: What's up for best foreign language film?
What you need to know about the five movies competing for the best foreign language film Oscar.
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Beast from the East: How the weather got a Hollywood makeover
No longer is it enough to simple refer to the weather as "winter". So what's changed?
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Winter Olympics: Is window for US-N Korea peace closing?
A small window for diplomacy emerged during the "peace Olympics" in Pyeongchang, but it's closing fast.
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Letter opened at Virginia's Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall triggers hazmat situation; 11 fall ill
02/27/18 6:27 PM
Letter opened at Virginia's Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall triggers hazmat situation; 11 fall ill
02/27/18 6:27 PM
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Judge accused of bias by Trump rules against challenge to border wall
02/27/18 5:03 PM
Judge accused of bias by Trump rules against challenge to border wall
02/27/18 5:03 PM
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Trump names Brad Parscale as campaign manager for 2020 re-election bid
02/27/18 11:15 AM
Trump names Brad Parscale as campaign manager for 2020 re-election bid
02/27/18 11:15 AM
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President Trump strikes deal with Boeing for new Air Force One planes
02/27/18 9:22 AM
President Trump strikes deal with Boeing for new Air Force One planes
02/27/18 9:22 AM
California Could Become First State to Force Universities to Provide Abortion Pill
Abortion advocates in California want campus health centers to provide abortion pills to students. No other state requires campus health centers to offer abortion services and very few health centers provide them.
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Papua New Guinea Quake Killed at Least 15, Governor Says
A powerful earthquake two days ago killed at least 15 people, injured dozens and brought work to a halt at four oil and gas fields in a remote Papua New Guinea region, the local governor said Wednesday.
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West Virginia teachers end four-day strike after pay raise agreement
(Reuters) - West Virginia teachers on Tuesday ended a four-day strike that had kept more than 277,000 students out of class, after the state's governor agreed to a 5 percent pay raise.

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Tuesday, 27 February 2018
'This Is the Part of Scripture Joy Behar Calls Mental Illness': Sen. Lankford's Powerful Message to College Students
Oklahoma Senator James Lankford encourages thousands of college students to "follow Jesus" and listen to His guidance.
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Supreme Court Refuses to Take Up Trump Challenge on DACA
US Supreme Court delivers a blow to the Trump administration as the president's March 5 deadline for Congress to find a fix for DACA nears.
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Syria conflict: Women 'sexually exploited in return for aid'
Men delivering aid for the UN and international charities are exploiting women, the BBC has learned.
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Saudi king replaces military chiefs in shake-up
The chief of staff is among those culled in a major shake-up while the war in Yemen continues.
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Syria conflict: Eastern Ghouta 'humanitarian pause' begins
The daily five-hour respite, ordered by Russia, is to allow civilians to leave Eastern Ghouta.
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Murdoch bid for Sky challenged by US giant
US TV giant Comcast makes a bid for Sky challenging an existing offer from Murdoch’s 21st Century Fox.
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Florida school shooting: Officer Scot Peterson defends actions
Scot Peterson was branded a coward by President Trump for not confronting a school gunman.
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Canadians plead guilty over A$21m cocaine bust on Sydney ship
Two Canadians admit hiding 95kg (210lb) of drugs after one of Australia's largest seizures.
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Austrian broadcaster ORF sues vice-chancellor Strache over 'lies' post
Far-right leader Heinz-Christian Strache went on Facebook to accuse the ORF and a presenter of lying.
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Venomous snake turns up in Australian lunchbox
An Australian woman found the reptile as she packed food for her child, a snake handler says.
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Bill Cosby's daughter Ensa dies aged 44
She died from a kidney disease in Massachusetts on Friday, a family spokesman says.
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Bollywood star Sridevi Kapoor 'drowned in hotel bath'
It had earlier been reported that Sridevi Kapoor, 54, died of cardiac arrest in Dubai.
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Winter Paralympics: North and South Korea discuss attendance
The talks follow North Korea's diplomatic overtures to the South during the Winter Olympic Games.
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Ivanka Trump: 'I believe my father's denials' of sexual misconduct
She asserts the "right as a daughter to believe my father" on sexual misconduct allegations.
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Syrian women 'sexually exploited' by aid workers
An aid worker says women in Syria have been exploited by local men working on behalf of the UN.
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Vietnam War child finds father in America 45 years on
Toni Harrison was adopted from an orphanage in Vietnam and raised in the UK.
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The tunnels that house old Korans
Thousands of old copies of the Koran are buried in tunnels beneath a mountain in western Pakistan.
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How to speak like Black Panther
The official language of fictional Wakanda is isiXhosa - also spoken in parts of South Africa.
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Why legal US cannabis businesses can’t use banks
Cannabis is legal in nearly two-thirds of American states, but laws at the national level complicate things.
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How do you escape an abusive relationship when no one will listen?
Linet was beaten by her boyfriend but felt ashamed to tell anyone about it. Now the young Cuban is speaking out as a national campaign aims to end domestic violence.
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Hurricane Harvey: Still homeless six months later
Six months after Hurricane Harvey hit Houston, thousands are still rebuilding storm-ravaged homes.
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Taiwan toilet paper panic: why is island caught short?
Island residents wipe shelves clean of the product as manufacturers warn of imminent price rises.
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Ancient Egyptian necropolis contains 'message from afterlife'
The newly discovered site, south of Cairo, is over 2,000 years old and will take years to excavate.
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China warns parents after boy filmed peeing in lift
A video of a Chinese boy urinating in a lift prompts calls for better education in the home.
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Georgian boy runs away to the zoo, finds it closed
A lucky 10-year-old gets an annual pass to Tbilisi's zoo after travelling 130km on his own to get there.
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Russian TV airs video game as Syria war footage
TV news tribute to Russia's armed forces uses a clip from a computer game.
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The Kashmir villagers fleeing bullets from two nations
Villagers along the border are fleeing from their homes amid shelling between India and Pakistan.
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Playing Pig in Appalachia - a card game keeping a town alive
Every year, on the last Saturday in February at high noon, World Pig commences in Forbus.
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How realistic are Libya's election plans?
Libyan politicians, the UN, and the EU are pushing for elections despite the country's chaos.
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Nigeria's 'new Chibok' - what we know
How did suspected Boko Haram militants manage to kidnap more than 100 girls from a school in Nigeria?
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Greek economy minister quits after wife caught in benefit row
ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece's Economy and Development Minister Dimitri Papadimitriou has resigned, an aide said on Tuesday, a day after his wife, a deputy labour minister, also quit in a row over a housing allowance.

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Philippines' top judge to go on leave, ready for impeachment
MANILA (Reuters) - The Philippines' Supreme Court chief judge who has drawn the ire of President Rodrigo Duterte will take a "wellness" leave of absence to prepare for a possible impeachment trial, her spokesman said on Tuesday.

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Facebook Messenger used to fight extremism
People posting extreme far-right and Islamist views were contacted in a bid to challenge their views.
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Morse code shoes send alerts via toe taps at MWC 2018
A pair of smart shoes has been designed to let workers keep in touch via toe-tapped codes.
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Intel did not inform US before chip flaws were made public
US officials were not informed about Spectre and Meltdown flaws before details leaked to the press.
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Social media firms 'failing' to tackle cyber-bullying
The networks' failure to tackle cyber-bullying is damaging youngsters' mental health, a survey finds.
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Apple loses legal battle with French tax activists
No reason to ban peaceful protests by tax campaign group Attac, a French court rules.
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UK think tanks hacked by groups in China, cyber-security firm says
A cyber-security firm says think tanks were "very aggressively" targeted by China-based groups last year.
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Supreme Court considers Microsoft overseas data row
The court will hear arguments about whether data held by US companies overseas can be handed to police forces
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Wearable tech aids stroke patients
US scientists develop sensors to allow doctors to follow their patients' progress away from the clinic.
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Fox News Breaking News Alert
Fox News Breaking News Alert
Florida deputy who didn't enter school during mass shooting is not 'a coward,' lawyer says
02/26/18 12:29 PM
Florida deputy who didn't enter school during mass shooting is not 'a coward,' lawyer says
02/26/18 12:29 PM
Accused Florida gunman to appear in court as gun debate rages
(Reuters) - The Florida teenager accused of carrying out the deadliest mass shooting at a high school in U.S. history will appear in court on Tuesday as a long-simmering national debate rages on between proponents of gun rights and advocates of firearms controls.

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Twenty states sue federal government, seeking end to Obamacare
(Reuters) - A coalition of 20 U.S. states sued the federal government on Monday over Obamacare, claiming the law was no longer constitutional after the repeal last year of its requirement that people have health insurance or pay a fine.

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Supreme Court rejects Trump over 'Dreamers' immigrants
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday dealt a setback to President Donald Trump, requiring his administration to maintain protections he has sought to end for hundreds of thousands of immigrants brought illegally into the United States as children.

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Florida Sheriff's Office could be sued over deputy's inaction: experts
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Sheriff's Office in Broward County, Florida, could be sued over the failure of one of its deputies to enter a high school while a gunman was killing 17 people earlier this month, legal experts said.

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