headlines
Thursday
10
September
2015
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James Clapper said to have frequent communication with military official who is said to be implicated in a Pentagon inquiry into manipulated intelligence
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New target not enough to clear backlog of 15,200 refugees awaiting resettlement as aid groups criticize move for being ‘barely a token contribution’
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Footage shows encounter in which the 37-year-old, who died four days later, was shocked with a stun gun four times, but no criminal charges will be brought
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highlights
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Sebastian Schipper’s extraordinary thriller is no mere stunt but an immersive experience
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Rolling report: Will the reigning Super Bowl champions get odd to a winning start? Join DJ Gallo for the latest news
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Apple is doing users a disservice by offering its new iPhone 6S and 6S Plus with just 16GB by default
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Les Carpenter: While much of the credit has gone to coach Patrick Mouratoglou, it’s training guru Mackie Shilstone who’s made Williams’ late-career windfall possible
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Wading into comments sections is like working a second shift where you willingly subject yourself to attacks from people you’ve never met
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Should this child receive asylum or be deported? Republicans think it depends
Julio Ricardo VarelaRepublican contender Donald Trump is apparently moved to compassion by the plight of Syrian refugees. He’s shown none to Central American immigrants
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Climate officials warn winter’s weather pattern likely to be one of the strongest as effects are likely to be felt from December to March
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James Clapper calls data deletion or manipulation ‘next push of the envelope’ but US digital networks currently threatened by wide-scale data theft
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Coalition kept alive in ‘zombie form’ as DUP leader appoints acting first minister, but Westminster resists his call to suspend devolved institutions
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High blood pressure linked to bad diet contributed to most deaths, while smoking and air pollution were also high-ranking risk factors, study finds
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special report: the counted
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People killed by the police in the US, recorded by the Guardian
in brief
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The car, driven by Adam West in the 1960s television show, is back on the market in Arizona after it fetched $4.2m at auction in January 2013
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The band join Neil Young in being used in The Donald’s presidential campaign. Time for left-wing politicians to start nicking conservative musicians’ tunes
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Poet of Muskogee Creek heritage wins Wallace Stevens award from the Academy of American Poets for ‘proven mastery’
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From Rand Paul’s $1,000 constitution to Hillary Clinton’s pantsuit T-shirt, merch in the 2016 race has gotten even stranger since the last time we checked
in depth
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For decades, brain surgeons have struggled to identify cancerous tissue precisely. Could one of the world’s most deadly scorpions come to their aid?
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Haunted by the war that tore apart her childhood, photographer and self-described ‘exile’ Dragana Jurisic has travelled through the Balkans to see what remains of her vanished country
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For transgender men, advanced surgical techniques make a functioning penis more attainable than ever. But for Cid Isbell, the desire to look like a man unclothed comes with quandaries of privilege, masculinity and identity
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The proceedings in the House and the Senate this week will have a huge impact on Iran’s nuclear programme – and the next president’s freedom to navigate it
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Many households headed by people older than 55 have no money saved for their golden years – and young adults must act now to avoid a similar scenario
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The long read: Myles Jackman is on a mission to change Britain’s obscenity laws. For him, it’s more than a job, it’s a moral calling
video & pictures
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Thousands of refugees were sleeping rough at Budapest’s Keleti station, waiting for help, and waiting for trains to take them to western Europe. Then they just got up and walked
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Stephen Colbert, the new host of the Late Show, begins the second episode with an explanation that the first episode almost didn’t air at all
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The father of Alison Parker, Andy Parker, said he will do whatever it takes to see stricter gun control introduced
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Shawn Dollar discusses surfing the Mavericks in northern California
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Fourteen years after the 9/11 attacks, a national memorial opens at the crash site of Flight 93
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Purin the dog sets a new Guinness World Record for most balls caught by a dog with the paws in one minute
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On the first Sunday of September, volunteers from hamlets surrounding the town of Zundert, in the Netherlands, put on a huge parade of flower-powered floats. The Zundert Bloemencorso is the oldest annual flower parade in Europe and this year’s theme was local hero Vincent van Gogh
people
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Having claimed in 2007 that he inhaled his father’s cremated remains, the Rolling Stones guitarist granted his children permission to do the same to him
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Taylor’s kittens, jumpers and gal pals are just more appealing to Instagram’s female teenage users than Kim’s 9,576th selfie. And as for the ‘waist trainer’ …
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In an excerpt from her forthcoming autobiography the performer takes aim at Lady Gaga, Rihanna and Madonna, who she says benefited from copying her style
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I used to joke about quitting my job and moving to the Seychelles. Then one day I thought, why not?
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the big picture
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The flooding in Japan, election campaigning in Myanmar, a newly discovered species of ancient humans and a mototbike jumps over a giraffe
Republican-led attempt to block Iran deal fails in Senate