Paris gunman was 'on police terror radar'
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Today's Headlines April 20
Top News Stories
Paris shooting: Gunman was 'focus of anti-terror' probe
The gunman who killed a policeman had earlier been seen as a potential Islamist radical, media say.
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MH370: New analysis reiterates plane's likely location
Scientists have now conducted drift modelling of a real Boeing 777 wing part, instead of a replica.
LA airport failed to spot gun in hand luggage
An off-duty policewoman inadvertently flew to Taiwan carrying a gun, undetected by airport security.
Birth of last baby orca in captivity filmed at SeaWorld
Killer whale Takara was already pregnant when the end of the breeding programme was announced.
 
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US 'debates charging Julian Assange'
The Wikileaks founder has been granted asylum by Ecuador in London so is beyond the reach of the US.
Sport
Late Rashford goal sends Man Utd through
Marcus Rashford scores in extra time to send Manchester United through to the Europa League semi-finals at Anderlecht's expense.
Woods could be out for six months after back surgery
Tiger Woods undergoes back surgery to treat ongoing pain in his back and leg which has kept him out since February.
Germaine Mason: Former GB high jumper, 34, dies in Jamaica motorbike crash
Germaine Mason, an Olympic high jump silver medallist for Great Britain in 2008, dies aged 34 in a motorcycle crash, say Jamaican police.
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Birth of last baby orca in captivity filmed at SeaWorld
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'Stay back... the area's dangerous'
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Trump on Paris shooting: 'It just never ends'
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Syrian boy Moustafa lost his parents, but not his fight
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Why an American went to Cuba for cancer care
Judy Ingels is defying the embargo by flying to Havana for treatment.
Business
Barbie out of fashion as Mattel slumps
Sales of Barbie have fallen sharply, adding to a worse-than-expected slump for the toy maker.
Tesla recalls 53,000 cars over brake issue
Some Model X and Model S vehicles are affected, but there have been no reports of accidents.
 
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Technology
Credit card with a fingerprint sensor revealed by Mastercard
A biometric sensor on the card will be used to verify users' identities when making purchases.
Tesla recalls 53,000 cars over brake issue
Some Model X and Model S vehicles are affected, but there have been no reports of accidents.
Capital
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Do you have a pointless job?
Creative explanations for meaningless work from around the world
 
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Working at home could harm your career
Want a flexible schedule? Why it might not be a good idea
Culture
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Why you should re-read Paradise Lost
It inspired Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, William Wordsworth and Philip Pullman
 
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What makes a great music teacher?
How Nadia Boulanger shaped the sound of the 20th Century
Earth
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The world's strangest sperm and eggs
They can be extraordinarily large, or utterly minuscule
 
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Sheep are not stupid after all
In fact they are surprisingly clever
Future
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How to save the most trafficked mammal
A billion-dollar criminal industry threatens to bring the pangolin to extinction
 
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The TV star building a fusion reactor
He’s one of many entrepreneurs dreaming of near-limitless energy
Travel
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A secret tunnel to New York’s best view
Only a select few, like President John F Kennedy, have used this hidden passage
 
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The other Petra few have seen
Few people set foot in this ancient city still hidden in the desert
 
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