Macron wins over French debate audience
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Today's Headlines May 3
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French election: Macron 'most convincing' in final debate
Emmanuel Macron had the best of a quarrelsome debate with Marine Le Pen, a viewers' poll says.
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Crucial House vote to be held on Obamacare repeal bill
Republicans say they have enough votes for their healthcare reform bill to clear the first hurdle.
Mother 'not responsible' for killing eight children in Australia
An Australian woman who killed eight children thought she was saving them from the apocalypse.
Syria 'gas attack' victim: 'I can't sleep'
A victim of the suspected Sarin gas attack in Khan Sheikhoun returns to the scene of the strike.
 
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US photographer captured moment of her death in Afghanistan
The 22-year-old camerawoman and four Afghan soldiers were blown up in July 2013.
Sport
Higuain scores twice as Juve move towards Champions League final
Gonzalo Higuain scores twice as a confident Juventus win to take control of their Champions League semi-final with Monaco.
From ABAB to ABBA - Uefa considering change to penalty shootout order
Uefa is trialling a new system for the order in which penalties are taken in shootouts after research showed teams going first have an advantage.
Fernando Alonso: McLaren driver enjoys 'fun' Indy 500 testing
McLaren's Fernando Alonso says his first experience of Indianapolis was "fun" as he begins testing for the Indy 500.
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Syria 'gas attack' victim: 'I can't sleep'
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Tillerson lays out US foreign policy vision
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Passenger explains airliner brawl
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The midwife who saved intersex babies
Five years ago a midwife in Kenya delivered a child with male and female sexual organs. The father told her to kill it, but instead she hid it and raised it as her own.
Business
Facebook nears two billion monthly users
The social network's profits jump, with a quarter of the world's population using it each month.
Federal Reserve: US economic slowdown temporary
The US Federal Reserve says it expects the economy to pick up again after slowing in the first quarter.
 
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Technology
Facebook nears two billion monthly users
The social network's profits jump, with a quarter of the world's population using it each month.
Google Docs users hit by phishing scam
Google says it has taken action after a fake email was sent to users of its online documents service.
Capital
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The trouble with training
It’s often a chore or a bore – so why do we ask for it?
 
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The strange pursuits of British pubs
Drinking a pint is one of the least interesting activities on offer
Culture
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What walls mean from Hadrian to Trump
How barriers of concrete and stone have defined identities
 
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The creatures that haunt our thoughts
Why the spider crawls across the cultural imagination
Earth
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When the Grand Canyon transforms
It is a rare and beautiful phenomenon
 
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Why sloths do not get 'crusty eyes'
Given how much they sleep, you would think they would
Future
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The downsides of ‘breast is best’
The huge pressure to breastfeed can bring risks to mothers and babies
 
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The hidden cost of ‘megaprojects’
What is lost for the sake of expanding transport
Travel
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A snack made from killer plants
This unassuming treat once had an appetite of its own
 
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A marriage that defied the stars
Their love was disputed in India, but they followed their hearts anyway
 
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