headlines
Friday
4
March
2016
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The public’s obsession with OJ Simpson means there is always work for those who feed our fascination, as the discovery of a knife from his LA home proves
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Daughter says Mexican officials helped him evade US patrols and that he bankrolled the election of senior politicians
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Babies introduced to potentially allergenic foods from three months had lower chance of developing allergy later in life
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highlights
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Booker prize winner Richard Flanagan visits Lebanon, Greece and Serbia to report on the plight of the 5 million Syrians fleeing their country
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Gleaming and ambitious, Santiago Calatrava’s newly opened World Trade Center transportation hub is a symbol of optimism, but the project is beset by flaws
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At the Conservative Political Action Conference in Maryland, the Guardian asked attendees to rate the Republican frontrunner in terms of conservatism
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Our research shows that binge-watchers are more likely to report higher stress, anxiety and depression. What we don’t know yet is whether the link is causal
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Falcons coach Dan Quinn rebukes assistant who asked whether NFL prospect Eli Apple was gay
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Phil Mickelson, with a new coach and after a lot of hard work during the off-season, is relaxed and back in contention on the US PGA tour
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The former plumber’s apprentice from Dublin fills a void and pumps the ratings – and, as his pre-fight demolition of Nate Diaz showed, he’s a man firmly in charge
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Jürgen Klopp believes Liverpool are still in the race for the top four but will only get there if the players stay angry
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There is a disconnect between what indicators say and what workers feel. A hard look at the numbers shows all isn’t well
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North Korean threats against the US: how worried should you be?
Katharine HS MoonWarnings of a pre-emptive nuclear strike by Kim Jong-un have left many Americans jittery. Here’s what he is and isn’t capable of -
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Court grants request seeking to reinstate a lower-court injunction that blocked law that required doctors to obtain a formal affiliation with a hospital
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The meltdown could push the state’s incarceration rate – already the highest in the world – even higher
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Premier Li Keqiang tells opening of parliament that the nation’s economy is likely to grow at a slower rate than previously estimated
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Authorities seize control of Zaman as part of crackdown on supporters of influential anti-Erdoğan cleric
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in brief
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Tony Stone’s debut documentary is an intensely involving character study profiling a rugged Vermont farmer with self-destructive tendencies
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Country wants style distinguished from rivals such as New York pizza, saying it is central to Italian identity
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The tensions between assimilation and honoring ancestry and tradition provide the subject for Danai Gurira’s inconsistent but engaging play
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National Grammar Day Think you’s good at grammar? Try my seven golden rules
Jeremy ButterfieldPedants, rejoice – National Grammar Day is here! But let’s think carefully about what exactly it is we’re celebrating
in depth
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Andy Bull goes inside the world of mixed martial arts to report on how a journey from reviled ‘human cockfighting’ to mainstream acceptance has transformed it into a hugely profitable industry
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January and February have both broken temperature records. Karl Mathiesen examines how much is down to El Niño versus manmade climate change
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The GOP frontrunner is due to address the Conservative Political Action Conference on Saturday but not everyone there is buying what he’s selling
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Researchers estimate 35 million under-fives in poorest countries are left on their own or with a very young sibling
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In 2014 an American dad claimed a tiny parcel of land to make his daughter a princess – but Jack Shenker had got there first ...
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A new study shows that some cancers hold within them the seeds of their own destruction, which could allow therapies using patients’ own immune systems
video & pictures
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The Guardian’s picture editors bring you a selection of the best photographs from around the world, including some happy couples and a ballet class
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Comedian Sacha Baron Cohen attends the LA premiere of his new film ‘The Brothers Grimsby’ as his character Nobby on Wednesday, and ‘endorses’ Donald Trump for president
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A mostly monochrome palette makes this season all about white noise. Get thrills from frills, pleasure from pleats and delight from deconstructed design
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St John Coltrane African Orthodox Church, a historic church in San Francisco’s Fillmore District, is facing eviction due in part to skyrocketing property values in the city
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Former pediatric neurosurgeon Ben Carson has announced that he is officially suspending his campaign for president
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Inspired by Claes Jansz Visscher’s classic engraving of London half a century before the Great Fire, Robin Reynolds has updated the view to the present day
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New Yorkers and tourists got their first look at the inside of the new $3.9bn transportation hub at the World Trade Center on Thursday
what to watch
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Predators and prey learn to get along in this animated tale of species coexistence – until a stray comment from the bunny-cop heroine turns the whole place into a hate-filled Trump rally
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A cheap-looking sequel to Olympus Has Fallen has the capital city targeted by terrorists allowing the US president time to chill with his favourite security guard
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Terrence Malick’s study of Christian Bale’s torment is, despite moments of visual flairm, all smouldering dalliances, ruin-porn landscapes and self-pitying shallowness
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An assignment to Afghanistan proves the making of Fey’s journalist character in this irreverent romp, and suggests the comedian could pursue weightier roles
people
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Media mogul marries model and actor in low-key ceremony but Saturday’s exchange of vows will be gathering of media and political elite
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The American Beauty star, who is in the middle of a comeback after fighting addiction, talks about working with Terrence Malick on Knight of Cups and taking it off for American Horror Story: Hotel
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The Welsh-born actor may reckon he ‘didn’t quite nail’ the caped crusader, but he still rates higher than Batnippled George Clooney and Val ‘are you trying to get under my cape, doctor?’ Kilmer
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After JJ Abrams suggested gay characters are coming to Star Wars, Hamill has said his character’s sexuality is open to interpretation
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the big picture
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Death valley, the hottest and driest place in North America, is famous for its spectacular spring wildflower displays: only under perfect conditions does this desert fill with life. Heavy rain last autumn has led to the rare super blooms of 1998 and 2005 being repeated in this Spring
Ben Carson drops out of presidential race: 'I'm leaving the campaign trail'
As it happened Today on the campaign trail
GOP torn by Trump's unstoppable rise struggles to find unity
Torture Trump reverses position, saying he would abide by law