Trump endorses guns for teachers to stop shootings
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Today's Headlines February 22
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Trump endorses guns for teachers to stop shootings
The president also tells Florida shooting survivors he supports calls for improved background checks.
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Venezuela's Maduro wants 'mega-election' amid opposition boycott
Nicolás Maduro calls for more elections to be added to April's vote amid an opposition boycott.
Israel foiled 'plane terror plot' in Australia
PM Benjamin Netanyahu says his nation halted an "unimaginable slaughter" last year.
Father of Florida shooting victim to Trump: 'I'm pissed'
Andrew Pollack - whose daughter Meadow died in Parkland - vented his anger to the president.
 
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Nigeria Boko Haram: Some missing girls 'rescued' after school attack
Some of the 100 girls thought to have been abducted in Nigeria have been found, officials say.
Sport
De Gea helps Man Utd earn creditable draw in first leg at Sevilla
David de Gea's stunning first-half save helps Manchester United claim a creditable draw at Sevilla in the first leg of their Champions League last-16 tie.
GB lose tie-breaker and miss out on men's curling semi-finals
Great Britain's men's curling team are out of the Winter Olympics after losing a tie-breaker against Switzerland.
Winter Olympics: David Wise defends men's ski halfpipe title
American freestyle skier David Wise holds his nerve to defend his Olympic halfpipe title in Pyeongchang.
Top Videos
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Father of Florida shooting victim to Trump: 'I'm pissed'
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How Venezuelans stave off hunger amidst a food crisis
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School shooting survivor's tearful plea
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Evangelist Billy Graham in his own words
Magazine
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'I took my wife's name - and then the hassle began'
Two men describe the difficulties they experienced when they took their wife's last name.
Business
Ford executive leaves over inappropriate behaviour
The car giant says US chief Raj Nair's actions were "inconsistent with the company's code of conduct".
Federal Reserve policymakers more confident about economy
Minutes from the Federal Reserve's January meeting will fuel debate over whether US interest rates should rise.
 
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Technology
Samsung Galaxy S9 smartphone images leaked by MWC app
Images of the firm's forthcoming flagship phone are revealed ahead of its Barcelona debut on Sunday.
Twitter bot purge prompts backlash
Some users claim right-wing beliefs have been discriminated against by the crackdown.
Capital
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The man with 16 million fans
With his love of science, Hashem Al-Ghaili has created a huge online following
 
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Women shouldering ‘cost and burden’
What economic liberalisation in China means for its female workforce
Culture
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The artists who shocked Europe
Klimt and Schiele followed their visions – at whatever the cost
 
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How the Queen conquered fashion
Inside the wardrobe of a monarch
Earth
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The world's most extreme dog patrol
The beauty of the Arctic as seen by Greenland's elite dog sled team
 
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The wreck of the Titanic is being eaten
It takes a special kind of species to eat away a giant steel ship
Future
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The downsides of perfectionism
It makes us sicker, sadder and ironically undermines our own potential
 
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The nation built on ‘nudges’
How Singapore was built with suggestion
Travel
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The secret to never being late?
If everything is circular, punctuality becomes a matter of perspective
 
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Where a bowl of soup will age you
Its key ingredient symbolises longevity, wealth and purity
 
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