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Five states head to the polls on Saturday to choose their nominees in the 2016 presidential race. Find out who takes each state on our interactive map, which updates live as voting takes place
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The establishment hates Cruz almost as much as they hate Trump, but Cruz has become the only other candidate with a fighting chance at the nomination
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At least 50 UK youngsters are growing up in the Isis ‘caliphate’, where education means watching videos of murders
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Rocket strikes robotic ship in the Atlantic Ocean but engineers long had doubts because of the payload – an 11,000lb satellite, one of its heaviest ever
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Ben Fountain takes on how the Republican party’s dog-whistle appeal to racism, refined by Nixon and perfected by Reagan, led inexorably to Trump
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The Coen brothers conjure up nostalgic joy from this hilarious knockabout homage to the golden age of film
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Nate Diaz beat Conor McGregor by submission with 48 seconds left in the second round Saturday night for the second spectacular upset of UFC 196
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Some children see only things to hate about the way they look. Their condition can lead to depression, anxiety, self-surgery and even suicide, reports Eva Wiseman
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Only winners of the north London derby were Leicester
Barney Ronay at White Hart LaneTottenham and Arsenal gave their all but you can’t help thinking that they have helped to hold the door a little further for Claudio Ranieri’s Premier League leaders -
Trash talking from Bernard Tomic and Nick Kyrgios has overshadowed Australia’s premature exit from the Davis Cup for another year
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Riyad Mahrez scored his 15th goal of the season in a 1-0 away victory over Watford to increase Leicester’s hopes of winning the Premier League title
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Nate Diaz beat Conor McGregor by submission with 48 seconds left in the second round Saturday night for the second spectacular upset of UFC 196
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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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It’s bad enough that Obama entrenched the illiberal powers of George W Bush. Think what would happen if a man who has praised torture gets hold of them
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Barring an unforeseen disaster on either side, David Smith on how the two frontrunners are now on a collision course for the presidential election
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Wins for Bernie Sanders and Ted Cruz made it a good day for second-place candidates – and Marco Rubio is losing ground
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Leftist-nationalist Robert Fico could struggle to form a new government after ‘very complicated’ results
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Road blocks and random vehicle checks return seven years after war ended in effort to combat surge in drug smuggling and serious crime
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in brief
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Rokhsareh Ghaemmaghami’s absorbing portrait of a refugee in Iran is endlessly surprising and calls into question the role of a film-maker
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Film-makers Jessica Dimmock and Christopher LaMarca no doubt mean well in vérité-style profile, but their abstract approach does their subjects no favors
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The website, recently endorsed by Emma Watson, aims to “demystify” female pleasure via touch-screen tutorials, down-to-earth demonstrations and frank discussions of female sexual pleasure
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Defying the wishes of its creator, fans are going to great lengths to recreate the iconic space opera in all its former glory
in depth
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The Republican candidate and German chancellor are polar opposites in the key struggle of our age
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The new trailer amps up the slime and reveals the sexual dimensions to demonic possession – where female souls can inhabit male bodies and vice versa
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A ritual with rocks observed in a study in Guinea has profound implications for our relationship with the animal kingdom
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Similar to CPAC, readers and listeners have always been apprehensive about the Republican frontrunner
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Angela Orosz says she was so malnourished as a baby that she could not cry, which is what saved her
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Tycoon’s Colorado estate epitomises what’s happened to the American dream: a place where once anyone might stake a claim, but now you must be a billionaire
video & pictures
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The deteriorating refugee crisis in Europe, the return to Earth from the International Space Station, Paris fashion week – the best photography in news, culture and sport from around the world this week
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Haitians are slowly rebuilding after the 2010 earthquake, hoping to lure investors and tourists, and strengthen the economy
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There is a distinct fashion feel to this month’s gallery. Milliners, designers, models and bloggers all feature in this showcase of the best photography commissioned by the Observer
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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
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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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Former pediatric neurosurgeon Ben Carson has announced that he is officially suspending his campaign for president
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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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Novellist who had been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer died at his home in South Carolina among family
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The American astronaut tells reporters how he kept his wits during more than 340 days in space and what it’s been like to readjust to Earth’s gravity
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Couple were officially married in small civil ceremony on Friday but reaffirmed vows at St Bride’s church in Fleet Street
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the big picture
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