Cambridge Analytica: Facebook 'being investigated by FTC'
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Today's Headlines March 20
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Cambridge Analytica: Facebook 'being investigated by FTC'
Claims that Cambridge Analytica misused Facebook users' data cause a furore and its chief is suspended.
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The Rohingya children trafficked for sex
Teenage refugee girls are being sold for sex after fleeing conflict in Myanmar, the BBC finds.
Ocean plastic could treble in decade
But there are opportunities to cash in on the "ocean economy", a major report for the UK government says.
Justine Damond shooting: US policeman charged with murder
Justine Damond's death in Minneapolis caused an outcry in both the US and Australia.
 
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Latest Austin incident not a bomb - police
Texas police say it is unrelated to recent package bombs in the area that killed two people.
Sport
Williams return 'should not prompt rule change'
Serena Williams' comeback should not result in a change to the seeding rules after maternity leave, says Mandy Minella.
Jean Meneses commits blatant dive in in Chile Primera Division game
Universidad de Concepcion forward Jean Meneses pulls off a blatant dive in the Chilean Primera Division to win his side a late penalty in a 2-1 victory over Colo Colo.
Shaw can be one of the best in the world, says Man Utd team-mate Young
Manchester United defender Luke Shaw can be "one of the best in the world", according to team-mate Ashley Young.
Top Videos
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Cynthia Nixon holds NY governor rally in Brooklyn
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Eastern Ghouta: A mother's diary of life under siege
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Would you give a migrant your bed?
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Could ACFTA free trade deal be a new dawn for Africa?
Magazine
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'Everybody thinks it's only boys who join gangs'
Nequela Whittaker was once a feared gang leader in south London - now she tries to stop other young girls from taking that path.
Business
Facebook shares slip as scrutiny continues
Investors are reacting to calls for tighter regulation of tech firms from politicians in the US, UK and Europe.
BMW headquarters searched by police in emissions raid
German prosecutors are probing whether BMW used illegal emissions control software.
 
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Technology
Cambridge Analytica: Facebook boss summoned over data claims
MPs want Mark Zuckerberg to address concerns that Cambridge Analytica gathered users' data without permission.
Is leaving Facebook the only way to protect your data?
What can users do to gain back control of their data or limit how much is shared?
Capital
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Does more money make you work harder?
Recreating a famous psychological experiment
 
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The weird ways we might get to work
How jet packs, driverless buses and scooters could change our commute
Culture
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What could win big at the 2019 Oscars?
Martin Scorsese reteams with Robert De Niro, plus a biopic about Neil Armstrong
 
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What did 10th-Century luxury look like?
It symbolised beauty, tolerance and power, according to a recent exhibition
Earth
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The worst storm in British history?
It caused havoc across swathes of the country
 
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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
Future
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The secret science that rules crowds
Most of human behaviour is surprisingly predictable
 
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The Internet of Animals
Forget kettles and toasters, animals are being plugged into the internet.
Travel
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The man who disproved the world’s end
He built an inch-perfect model of the solar system in his living room – in 1781
 
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Europe’s last pagan nation
Does it hold the key to deciphering an ancient language?
 
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