Trump congratulates Erdogan on poll win
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Today's Headlines April 17
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Turkey referendum: Trump congratulates Erdogan
Sunday's referendum gives Turkey's president sweeping new powers, but observers criticise the poll.
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North Korea 'will test missiles weekly', senior official tells BBC
A senior official tells the BBC this may happen "weekly", as the US warns: "Don't test Trump."
North Korea: 'We will react with nuclear strike'
North Korea's vice-foreign minister warns the US against military action, in a BBC interview.
Cleveland Facebook suspect Steve Stephens hunted in five states
Police say a gunman who broadcast his fatal shooting of a grandfather could be "a lot of places".
 
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Prince death: Opioid painkillers found at singer's home
But the unsealed court papers do not offer evidence on the source of fentanyl that killed the singer.
Sport
Arsenal beat Boro to keep top-four hopes alive
Arsenal keep alive their hopes of finishing in the top four of the Premier League with a narrow victory at second-bottom Middlesbrough.
Terry to leave Chelsea after two decades at club
Chelsea captain John Terry will leave the club at the end of the season after more than two decades there.
Zola resigns as Birmingham boss after two wins in 24 games
Gianfranco Zola resigns as Birmingham City manager following Monday's home defeat by fellow strugglers Burton Albion.
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Kashmir violence: Online videos 'show abuse'
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Did Melania give husband anthem 'nudge'?
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Plane crashes outside supermarket in Portugal
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Prince Harry on Diana grief
Magazine
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The city where children fend for themselves
In 1937, Jorge Amado published Captains of the Sands, a novel about a gang of orphans living in Salvador, Brazil. Eighty years on, little has changed.
Business
Netflix says opportunity 'gigantic' despite slowing growth
Netflix gains 4.95 million new subscribers in the first quarter, fewer than the 5.2 million it had forecast.
Weetabix 'set to be sold to US firm'
The British cereal company is expected to be bought in a £1.8bn deal, reports suggest.
 
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Technology
Internet pioneer Robert Taylor dies
The engineer launched the Arpanet and also helped inspire the Mac computer and Microsoft Word.
Google takes Android search blow in Russia
Android phones in Russia can now come pre-installed with rival search engines and competing apps.
Capital
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‘It’s worse than alcohol or drug abuse’
Can’t turn away from Facebook or Snapchat? There’s a therapist for that now
 
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Where bosses pay you to leave early
A countrywide effort to end overwork hasn’t gone exactly as hoped
Culture
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Why do women have to be ‘likeable’?
Girls shows how female characters are judged, writes feminist icon Erica Jong
 
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The many meanings of this white hood
It has a long religious and artistic history
Earth
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An invasion of hedgehogs
How introduced hedgehogs have damaged wildlife on Scotland's islands
 
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A bat ray goes hunting
It blows sand off the seafloor to expose its prey
Future
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The deadly danger in common foods
The staples that come with a side order of poison
 
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The secrets behind our smiles
A grin may not be what it seems
Travel
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The Asian country that’s drowning
This nation can soon go the way of Atlantis
 
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Africa's surprising city of opportunity
‘It is easy to enjoy the good life’
 
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