Times Square driver 'heard voices'
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Today's Headlines May 18
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Times Square car crash driver Richard Rojas 'heard voices'
The man who ran down pedestrians reportedly told police he had expected to die in the attack.
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Chinese jets intercept US aircraft over East China Sea, US says
Calling the incident "unprofessional", the US military says the plane was in international airspace.
Basquiat painting breaks records at $110.5m in New York
A painting by the late New York artist Jean-Michel Basquiat breaks several price records.
'Yay' - teen Zuckerberg gets into Harvard
See the moment a young Mark Zuckerberg gets the good news, as filmed by his dad, Edward.
 
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Instagram 'worst for young mental health'
Users were asked to score social media platforms on issues including anxiety, loneliness, and body image.
Sport
Kane leads Premier League golden boot race after hitting four at Leicester
Harry Kane scores four times as a dominant Tottenham hammer Leicester City to secure their 25th league win of the season.
FA approves bans for diving next season - plus vote result
Players who dive in English football will face bans from next season under new Football Association regulations.
Korea no-go zone to open for 2018 Winter Olympians
North Korean athletes will be allowed to travel through the demilitarised no-go zone into South Korea for next year's Winter Olympics.
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'They were hurt, hurt pretty bad'
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Watch Mark Zuckerberg find out he's got into Harvard
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We should have listened to the broken teenagers
Child sexual abuse has never been a higher police priority. But too many rapists avoid justice, argues former detective Margaret Oliver.
Business
Trump pulls trigger on Nafta negotiations
The administration formally notified Congress of plans to renegotiate the North American trade agreement.
Greece adopts more austerity measures in bailout bid
More pension cuts and tax rises are agreed as thousands protest in central Athens.
 
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Technology
India's Zomato says data from 17 million users stolen
Payment-related information is safe as it was stored separately, global restaurant guide Zomato says.
App maker's code stolen in malware attack
The FBI is investigating and Apple are looking out for malicious versions of the apps after the theft.
Capital
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Odd contraptions of bygone workplaces
What can defunt devices teach us about the modern office?
 
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The personas we switch between daily
One man's dance between doting dad and drag queen gives a dazzling example
Culture
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Should you go see Alien: Covenant?
Get the review – in a snapshot
 
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The black mirror that saw the future
Why OK Computer was the last great rock masterpiece
Earth
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The link between people and apes
The ancestor we share with chimpanzees
 
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When wolves return to the wild
There are unexpected consequences
Future
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The habits that reveal personalities
From singing in the car to enjoying spicy food, tiny behaviours reveal a lot
 
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Inside Hong Kong's 'invisible' farms
Why the city has started to turn its skyline green
Travel
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A colossal secret in the Black Hills
Once it’s complete, it will be 10 times larger than Mount Rushmore
 
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A bubbly more esteemed than Champagne?
The secret lies in the prehistoric origin of this Italian region’s soil
 
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