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Why wait? Business grads buying firms to install themselves as CEO -- Impatient to be the boss of an established company they are borrowing money to fund their purchases. -- Business

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'Beautiful, vibrant' Disney star Carla Jeffery dies at 33 -- Jeffery was known for playing cheerleader Bree in 2018 Disney Channel movie Zombies and two sequels. -- Culture

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'Below the dignity of the office': Canadian officials condemn Pete Hegseth cadet post -- The US Defence Secretary is facing criticism for his apparent online mocking of members of Canada's cadet programme. -- US & Canada

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US sailors go shopping before hitting the bars in Thailand after 250-day voyage -- With military haircuts and moustaches, the US sailors stood out against the flip-flops of the usual Pattaya crowd, writes the BBC's Jonathan Head. -- Asia

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Why did this Canadian 'island' seemingly vanish and reappear miles away? -- BBC Verify has used satellite imagery to track the mysterious phenomenon, which has surprised people around the world.

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Trump $1 coin makes him first living president on US currency in a century -- The US Mint special edition is stamped with a portrait of Trump alongside the words "LIBERTY" and "IN GOD WE TRUST"

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Rocky Horror star Tim Curry's cause of death revealed as coronary artery disease -- The British actor had significant conditions, cited on his death certificate in Los Angeles County.

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Watch: Trump 'happy' that Prince Harry and Meghan left the US -- President Donald Trump said he was not a fan of the couple and added that they treated the Royal Family with "great disrespect".

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Woman charged with juror intimidation in Lindsay Clancy trial -- Dawn Light is accused of taking photos of jurors outside the Plymouth courthouse, a practice prohibited by the court.

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Gloria Steinem talks about her legacy in 2023 BBC interview -- The writer and activist who was an icon of the US's feminist movement has died aged 92, her foundation says.

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Watch: From Star Wars to Banksy, the art is with you at new Lucas Museum -- The museum, founded Star Wars creator George Lucas and his wife, will feature more than 1,200 works of art.

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Watch: What happens now after Lindsay Clancy trial jurors deadlocked again? -- The BBC's Ana Faguy was in court and explains whether the case could be headed to a mistrial.

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Tiger Woods in court to reduce DUI charges after plea deal -- The golfer accepted a five-year suspension of his driving licence and a $1,000 (£742) fine, as part of a plea agreement with Florida prosecutors.

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Watch: Astronauts set out on rare all-female spacewalk -- For the sixth time in history, a team of two women completed a spacewalk outside the International Space Station.

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Who is Alejandro Betancourt, colourful oil baron behind US-Venezuela oil deal? -- The 46-year-old figure of international intrigue has an apparent knack for being in the right place at the right time.

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Remarkable US oil deal puzzles analysts - and angers many Venezuelans -- Amounting to 65 billion barrels of crude, the deal is labelled by one ex-envoy as a colonialist "fever dream".

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Could Tupac verdict inspire new efforts to find killer of his rival the Notorious B.I.G.? -- Biggie Smalls was killed months after the murder of his rival Tupac Shakur, both drive-by shootings.

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How a small island in Canada appeared, vanished, and was found again -- Officials in British Columbia say the floating island drifted towards the shoreline of a local lake. But its origins remain a mystery.

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The US-Canada trade war in 5 charts -- Even with the hike in tariffs, Canada still has a better deal from the US than the UK or the EU.

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Dolly Parton gets new star on Hollywood Walk of Fame after vandalism -- Fans laid flowers on the singer's star after her death, but vandals scratched her name off.

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Feminist activist and journalist Gloria Steinem dies, aged 92 -- Her foundation said she "passed away peacefully" at her home in New York City, "surrounded by many who loved her".

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How Gloria Steinem changed the lives of generations of women -- The trailblazing feminist spoke out for the legalisation of abortion, same-sex marriage and equal pay for women - but her activism was not without backlash.

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Watch: US man struck by lightning describes 'horrific' experience -- Thomas Fahmy says he saw "a bright white flash" and instantly fell to the ground.

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Another White House renovation? A look at Trump's new helipad -- The facility will be the first of its kind at the White House - though critics feel it alters the property's historic grounds.

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Could Lindsay Clancy trial end in a mistrial? Here are the jury's options -- Jurors have five options before them as they decide the fate of the former nurse charged with murdering her three children.

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