New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman quits amid abuse reports
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Today's Headlines May 7
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New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman quits amid abuse reports
Eric Schneiderman quits after four women tell a magazine that he assaulted them.
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Met Gala 2018: Celebrities share divine looks on red carpet
Stars gather for the highlight of New York's social calendar in outfits inspired by Catholicism.
Zimbabwe's women's anti-poaching group protecting elephants
Zimbabwe's armed female anti-poaching unit protect one of the biggest elephant populations in Africa.
Italy faces fresh elections as coalition talks fail
Party leaders fail to reach agreement on a coalition government, paving the way for fresh elections.
 
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NRA elects Oliver North president
Oliver North is a conservative commentator who played a major part in a Reagan-era scandal.
Sport
Giggs & Jones offer support for 'father figure' Ferguson after brain surgery
Wales manager Ryan Giggs says he is hoping and praying that Sir Alex Ferguson can recover from his brain haemorrhage.
Arsenal expect to name Arsene Wenger successor before World Cup
Arsenal are confident of naming a successor to Arsene Wenger before the World Cup starts in Russia in June.
World Championship: Mark Williams beats John Higgins to win third title
Mark Williams wins his third World Championship - 15 years after his last - by holding off John Higgins' stunning fightback at the Crucible.
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Kilauea volcano burns through Hawaii homes
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Could Trump's 'Space Force' become a reality?
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Marylove Edwards: The 13-year-old 'Nigerian Serena'
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Lebanon elections: Voting with a disability
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I sold all I had to go to Europe - now I'm home, and broke
More than 3,000 Nigerian migrants who failed to reach Europe have been flown home by the UN - leaving many unsure how to face their families.
Business
Walmart expected to announce deal to buy India's Flipkart
The US grocery giant is expected to announce a deal to buy the Indian e-commerce firm later this week.
Nestle pays Starbucks $7.1bn to sell its coffee
The Swiss consumer goods group has bought the rights to market the Seattle chain's products.
 
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Technology
Information watchdog seeks Cambridge Analytica data
The Information Commissioner wants to find out how the firm gathered and used data on a US citizen
Facebook privacy: Survey suggests continuing US loyalty
A Reuters/Ipsos survey indicates most US users remain loyal, despite the Cambridge Analytica row.
Capital
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The country working the longest hours
One Asian nation is slashing the maximum weekly work hours
 
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The Finnish secret to inner strength
What we can learn from the Nordic nation’s concept of ‘sisu’
Culture
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Why 1984 could be about now
Today we read George Orwell’s novel differently
 
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The dress with 80,000 stitches
How Filipino designers are celebrating ancient crafts
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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Is mindfulness as helpful as we think?
‘It’s still unclear exactly what it does to the human brain’
 
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A titanic network to monitor the ocean
A livestream of the seafloor uncovers secrets from the deep
Travel
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The Silicon Valley of the Middle Ages
This is where the media revolution really started
 
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The oldest song in the world
Experts believe this is the earliest example of musical notation
 
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