Confusion over Trump's transgender ban
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Today's Headlines July 26
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Trump's transgender military ban 'not worked out yet'
Mr Trump announced a ban on transgender military service - but the policy has yet to be worked out.
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Why you can't fly direct from Delhi to Islamabad
Seventy years after India and Pakistan won their independence, why are relations still tense?
Ohio State Fair ride accident results in death
A spinning pendulum ride tossed its passengers into the air at high speed, officials say.
Meet 'The Resistance': Venezuela's frontline protest army
Anti-government 'Resistance' group members speak about why they are fighting in the streets on a daily basis.
 
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Pakistan village council orders 'revenge rape' of girl
A teenager in Multan is raped by order of a village council after her brother was accused of rape.
Sport
Antonio Conte questions Tottenham's Premier League title ambitions
Chelsea boss Antonio Conte questions Tottenham's ambitions - suggesting Spurs have lower expectations than their Premier League title rivals.
Peaty wins second gold as he defends 50m title
Great Britain's Adam Peaty defends his 50m breaststroke title to complete a World Aquatics Championships double-double.
Novak Djokovic: Twelve-time Grand Slam champion will not play again in 2017
Twelve-time Grand Slam champion Novak Djokovic will not play again in 2017 because of an elbow injury that forced him to retire from his Wimbledon quarter-final.
Top Videos
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Trump supporters say it's time for Sessions to step aside
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Tourists flee raging wildfires across French Riviera
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To Mars via Hawaii
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Italians flock to Swiss town after viral video
Magazine
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Did antidepressants help make this man a mass-murderer?
Did the antidepressant sertraline help make Batman Killer James Holmes a mass-murderer?
Business
Facebook flush with advertising money
The social media company's profits jumped 71%, amid strong advertising spending and user growth.
Trump takes credit for Foxconn's 'incredible investment'
The Taiwanese electronics firm says it will invest $10bn in a Wisconsin factory making LCD panels.
 
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Technology
Facebook calls for a more people-centric security industry
Cyber-experts need to concentrate on reducing harm not technical proficiency, says Facebook security head
Google tests auto-play videos in search results
Some users are seeing movie trailers automatically start in their search results.
Capital
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The hazy issue of weed and work
Moves to legalise marijuana are creating headaches for workers and companies
 
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The skill that will survive automation
The future of employment belongs to these professions
Culture
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How to learn the piano in six weeks
A concert pianist’s guide
 
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How music can save your life
Learn to play the piano in six weeks
Earth
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Incredible science of surfing and waves
The impressive facts, figures and science behind surfing and the waves
 
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The chameleon the size of an ant
Life is hazardous when you risk being run over by a millipede
Future
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The polygamous town in a genetic crisis
80% of the population is descended from just two men
 
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The mindset needed to avoid cyber-crime
Do you have it?
Travel
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The confusing way Mexicans tell time
This confounding word says a lot about Mexican culture
 
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The isle you can only visit once a year
The island was deserted in the 19th Century after a plague epidemic
 
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