headlines
Wednesday
25
May
2016
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Efforts by the former secretary of state to move on from her email controversy hit a major setback as investigation finds disregard for department guidelines
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Hopes are turning to the anti-establishment senator to heal the wounds of the Democratic race, and help the party build a united front for the general election
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The man reportedly bankrolling Hulk Hogan’s sex-tape lawsuit against Gawker knows the importance of secrets – and what happens when they’re exposed
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highlights
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Who cares if some black athletes don’t obsess over stats? Michael Wilbon’s insinuation that blackness is a mysterious unknowable ‘other’ is simply untrue
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The actor cites ‘irreconcilable differences’ in court papers a little more than a year after they were married
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Capturing classic album sleeves and private moments on 35mm, Kramer spent a breathless 12 months with the musician, who turned 75 yesterday
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We asked Guardian readers who Hillary’s vice-president should be. Here are your picks, and our analysts’ assessments
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Jürgen Klinsmann’s team take on Ecuador, ranked 12th in the world, in a Copa America tune-up in Frisco, Texas. Follow it live with Tim Hill
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The team most people assumed was a shoo-in for a second NBA title have been reduced to the ‘one game at a time’ and ‘we’ll see what happens’ cliche
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Who cares if some black athletes don’t obsess over stats? Michael Wilbon’s insinuation that blackness is a mysterious unknowable ‘other’ is simply untrue
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Three teens have been charged over the attack, which took place after one of the victim’s teammates pretended to give him a hug, lawsuit says
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My father warned Exxon about climate change in the 1970s. They didn't listen
Claudia Black-KalinskyPerhaps 2015 wouldn’t have broken all temperature records had they acted then – but it’s not too late to do something now -
A letter to Jesse Hughes from a fellow Bataclan survivor
Ismael El IrakiI love your music, and I never thought you would become one of those spreaders of fear. Islam isn’t the problem – reducing people to stereotypes is -
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Similar bans are now in effect in at least 13 states across the US; supporters of the bill cite the disputed claim that a fetus can feel pain at 20 weeks
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Courtney Wilson and Taylor Guerrero recall six-month ‘nightmare’ that saw them at one point barred from returning to California and destroyed their relationship
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Renan Calheiros heard in wire tap suggesting changes to use of plea bargains for people arrested in the Petrobras scandal
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School had allowed two brothers to refuse to shake teachers’ hands after they said touching opposite sex was against beliefs
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in brief
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Books, originally sold as separate lots, were all purchased by anonymous American collector from Christie’s auction
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If Trump got where he is thanks to The Apprentice, what other reality stars could fill out the cabinet? Someone call Dr Oz and John Cena
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Lasagne, ragout and more great dishes from top cooks including Nigel Slater and David Tanis, chosen by Observer Food Monthly
• The final part of this series launches tomorrow at 8am -
DC Comics is starting over to simplify storylines across seven decades and 52 worlds. With so many heroes, should DC be more careful with the reset button?
in depth
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Overdoses kill more Americans than car crashes or guns – and experts say the crisis hasn’t peaked. Data reveals how a local problem became a national epidemic
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Mullah Haibatullah Akhundzadah inherits a divided movement after a US drone strike killed Mullah Akhtar Mansoor, while governments hope he is open to talks
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The far right is gaining support in some corners of Europe, but more marked is the rejection by voters of the political establishment
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Miles Ahead and Born to Be Blue immortalise Miles Davis and link him to Chet Baker. I’m all for expanding the cinetrompette genre: the candidates pick themselves
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When the Cheonggyecheon Stream replaced a traffic-filled stretch of elevated freeway with public space, water and vegetation it looked like a modern urbanist’s dream. The reality is more complicated
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When the Republican presumptive nominee dredges up historical sexual allegations against the former president, is it better to rise above or hit back?
in pictures
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The Rockefeller Foundation’s 100 Resilient Cities programme has unveiled the final tranche of 37 cities it is helping to prepare for – and bounce back from – shocks and stresses such as flooding, terrorism, earthquakes and hurricanes
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The Guardian’s picture editors bring you a selection of the best photographs from around the world, including steelworkers protesting in London and Tito’s flagship scuttled
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Gypsies from all over Europe worship Sara the Black, their saint and patroness, for one week in France.
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New research by WWF as part of the Wear it Wild campaign has revealed that millions of Britons are unaware of how many of the world’s animals are vulnerable, endangered or even critically endangered
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For 148 years the factory employed thousands of immigrants. When Williamsburg began to transform, as Lucio Zago tells in his forthcoming graphic novel Williamsburg Shorts, the workers weren’t going down without a fight
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Iraqi forces, consisting of special forces, soldiers, police, militia and pro-government tribesmen, have launched a major assault to retake Fallujah, the scene of deadly battles during the US occupation and one of the toughest targets yet in Baghdad’s war on Isis
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Photographer Patrick Willocq has recreated the experiences of children who have fled Burundi and Syria using personalised theatre sets
people
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Agriculture minister hits back by saying he’s turning into Depp’s ‘Hannibal Lecter’ after actor mocks Australian dog apology video on US talk show
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Young excuses Donald Trump’s use of Rockin’ in the Free World on campaign trail, saying: ‘Once the music goes out, everybody can use it’
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A bitter aftertaste How you taught me to drink
Carvell WallaceIn this series, authors describe the person who changed them forever. This week, Carvell Wallace recalls time spent in his aunt’s kitchen – and her life and death -
As she takes a break from the art world, she talks about the ‘horrible’ press, banning high heels – and why a paleolithic partner is a perfect pick-me-up
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the big picture
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Road trips are punctuated by breaks at rest stops, and Ryann Ford has travelled to more than 15 states photographing this unique architectural oddity
Transgender rights Eleven states sue US government over bathroom policy