Republican healthcare efforts collapse
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Today's Headlines July 17
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Republicans oppose healthcare plans leaving party without majority
President Trump made repealing Obamacare a key campaign pledge but Republican efforts flounder.
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Justine Damond's fiance 'heartbroken' over police shooting
Australian Justine Damond was shot dead by a US police officer she called to report a disturbance.
R Kelly denies holding several women in 'abusive cult'
The R&B singer responds to reports accusing him of holding women in a cult-like environment.
Drifting Antarctic iceberg A-68 opens up clear water
Satellite images show the colossal Larsen iceberg continuing to edge away from the White Continent.
 
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On the front line of Ukraine's ceasefire
The BBC's Fergal Keane has been to see whether the ceasefire is working in Ukraine.
Sport
South Africa crush England by 340 runs to level Test series
England slump to a 340-run defeat by South Africa on day four of the second Test at Trent Bridge.
The Open 2017: Defending champion Henrik Stenson to partner Jordan Spieth
Defending champion Henrik Stenson will partner Jordan Spieth in the opening round of the Open Championship at Royal Birkdale
Froome 'thought it was game over' for Tour title bid
Britain's Chris Froome thought it was "game over" in his bid to win a fourth Tour de France title when his bike had a mechanical issue.
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On the front line of Ukraine's ceasefire
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The Seoul train that goes to the border and back
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Lipstick under my Burkha: The film that was banned in India
Magazine
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Two days in an underwater cave running out of oxygen
Xisco Gràcia experienced a diver's worst nightmare after finding himself without oxygen in an underwater cave beneath Mallorca.
Business
Netflix says it now has 104 million subscribers worldwide
The firm's shares surged in after-hours trading as investors reacted to its quarterly earnings.
BNP Paribas faces $246m fine in currency scandal
The French bank is the latest to face a penalty over the foreign currency rigging scandal.
 
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Technology
Porn ID checks set to start in April 2018
The government sets a nine-month countdown to porn ID checks, but is told this seems "unrealistic".
Netflix says it now has 104 million subscribers worldwide
The firm's shares surged in after-hours trading as investors reacted to its quarterly earnings.
Capital
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How to love your job again
From disengaged to happy again at work
 
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Why the millennial stereotype is wrong
They’re not lazy, bored or constantly job-hopping
Culture
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The Jane Austen novel you don’t know
Austen died just four months after writing its final sentence
 
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The controversy Disney can’t escape
Why Aladdin continues to cause a stir
Earth
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The chameleon the size of an ant
Life is hazardous when you risk being run over by a millipede
 
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Something is blinding these snakes
In southern Australia, a population of tiger snakes is being injured - but by what?
Future
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An icy haven for alien life?
Miles under a frozen surface, something may stir
 
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Will running barefoot do you harm?
How to rely on nature’s shock absorbers
Travel
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Is Stonehenge giving up its secrets?
We may now know how the stones were moved… and why
 
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Why are Brits so good at waiting?
The reason dates back to World War II
 
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