Today's Headlines: US signals shift in anti-IS campaign, Quake homeless 'at risk of exposure', Nasa probe to sweep over Saturn moon

US signals shift in anti-IS campaign
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Today's Headlines October 28
Top News Stories
US signals shift in anti-IS campaign
The US indicates that it will step up its campaign against Islamic State militants in Iraq and Syria, including through direct ground missions.
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Quake homeless 'at risk of exposure'
Aid agencies warn of an urgent need for sheltering Afghans and Pakistanis made homeless by Monday's earthquake, with some at risk of death from exposure.
Nasa probe to sweep over Saturn moon
The Cassini spacecraft is set to make a final ultra-close flyby of Enceladus, the brilliant white moon of Saturn, and 'taste' the water it is spewing into space.
Ivory Coast's Ouattara wins second term
Ivory Coast's President Alassane Ouattara wins a second five-year term with nearly 84% of vote, electoral commission officials say.
 
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Walgreens Boots to buy Rite Aid
Global pharmacy giant Walgreens Boots Alliance agrees to buy US-based rival Rite Aid in a $17.2bn (£11.2bn) all-cash deal
Sport
Stoke City 1-1 Chelsea (5-4 on pens)
Jose Mourinho's miserable season takes another turn for the worse as League Cup holders Chelsea are knocked out by Stoke.
GB gymnasts make history at Worlds
Great Britain's women gymnasts win their first ever world team final medal by claiming bronze at the World Championships.
GB gymnasts make history at Worlds
Great Britain's women gymnasts win their first ever world team final medal by claiming bronze at the World Championships.
Top Videos
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VIDEO: Syrian boy who lives in an airport
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VIDEO: The priest who escaped IS captivity
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VIDEO: 'We took 10 people off the life raft'
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VIDEO: North Korean defector suicides high
Magazine
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The movies where police join in as extras
Making movies with guns and knives borrowed from the police
Business
Apple profits up on iPhone sales
Apple reported a 22% jump in sales in the three months to September, calling 2015 its "most successful ever year".
Twitter results disappoint
Twitter reported a rise in revenue for the three months to September, but missed analysts' expectations with slow user growth numbers.
 
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Technology
Apple profits up on iPhone sales
Apple reported a 22% jump in sales in the three months to September, calling 2015 its "most successful ever year".
Twitter results disappoint
Twitter reported a rise in revenue for the three months to September, but missed analysts' expectations with slow user growth numbers.
Autos
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This car wants to make you happy
The autonomous Mercedes-Benz Vision Tokyo concept learns its owners tastes
 
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Suzuki goes small
In Tokyo, a miniature minivan and a pint-sized pickup
Capital
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The lunch break of the future
The restaurant with no visible staff. Midday meal, disrupted
 
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A recipe for marital disaster?
What happens when a spender marries a saver?
Culture
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How to make our cities green
Radical designs that bring nature into urban settings
 
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Lenin statue becomes Darth Vader
How a Communist-era monument got a Force-ful makeover
Earth
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Why orangutans have strange faces
To attract females, the males have odd flappy flanges
 
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How far does light travel in 60s?
The rays from your computer screen will go a long way
Future
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About BBC Future
Making you smarter every day
 
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The bombs lurking off the UK coast
If they go off, the explosion could wipe a town off the map
Travel
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Pumpkin's surprising origin
Forget lattes. Sample a treat that you won't find anywhere else
 
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Why only some are born explorers
You're either hardwired to be an explorer or you're not. Which one are you?
 
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