headlines
Thursday
2
June
2016
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Hillary Clinton lambasts Donald Trump as 'fraud' out to 'scam America'At New Jersey rally, Democratic frontrunner attacks Republican rival over Trump U and foreign policy ahead of her touted address on national security
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Chinese minister rounds on Canadian reporter for question about human rightsWang Yi tells journalist ‘your question is full of prejudice ... and arrogance’ after she asks about Hong Kong booksellers and detained Canadian Kevin Garrat -
Dagger in Tutankhamun's tomb was made with iron from a meteoriteResearchers who analysed metal composition of dagger within wrapping of mummified teenage king say it ‘strongly suggests an extraterrestrial origin’ -
highlights
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How a good night's sleep became the ultimate status symbolArianna Huffington espouses the virtues of eight hours and luxury products promise rejuvenating rest, but who can really afford to sleep safe and sound?
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Supernatural and politicalIndigenous Australian lore is turned into a superhero show to original and exciting effect in this hectic first episode
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Beyoncé's Daddy Lessons is a shrewd wink to countryThe genre is ever expanding, open to adaptation, and a refuge for established artists as they grow up – small wonder Beyoncé is tipping her cowboy hat
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America's Got Talent revealed Simon Cowell's soft underbellyThe evil don of 00s-era reality TV returns as a host on America’s Got Talent. But the spoon-faced Brit was like Superman after eating a bowl of kryptonite
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Trump set to lose WGC event to Mexico CityThe PGA Tour is on the verge of confirming the first WGC event of the year will move next year from Donald Trump’s Doral course near Miami to Mexico City’s Chapultepec resort
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American soccer's diversity problemFootball is the world’s great democratic game. But in the US success is often determined by the wealth of a player’s parents
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Indians' Byrd suspended for 162 games for drug violationVeteran outfielder Marlon Byrd faces 162-game suspension after second positive test for performance-enhancing drugs
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The complete guide to every squad and every player in FranceProfiles of all 24 teams and 552 players at Euro 2016, including caps, goals, hobbies, tattoos, music taste and, once the tournament starts, ratings for every individual performance
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The new Roots reclaims our past. Next step: claim our own futureIt can seem like all the juicy roles for black actors involve them playing slaves. As more and more black creatives take the reins, things will change
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My mother said all the wrong things after my miscarriage. But that's not a surpriseMiscarriage and still birth remain taboo subjects – and that means few of us know what to say when they happen
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Kenneth Starr will resign as chancellor 'immediately'Kenneth Starr has resigned as chancellor of Baylor University in the wake of the high-profile scandal over the school’s handling of sexual assault allegations
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Animal experts challenge Cincinnati zoo's decisionConservation advocates question decision to kill Harambe after boy entered enclosure: ‘If the only protocol was shoot to kill, then they were small-minded’
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'Black box' signals from crashed plane detectedFrance’s air accident investigation agency confirms that vessel has picked up signals from flight recorders in Mediterranean
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Deaths as flash floods hit France, Germany and AustriaBodies found of people trapped in houses, villages flooded and roads wrecked, with forecasters warning of more downpours and rising waters in coming days
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in brief
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Voice-controlled tech set for exponential rise in next yearThe investor has released her annual batch of analysis and predictions, and says ‘always listening’ devices like Amazon’s Echo are set to boom
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Study says long-term use causes poor gum health – but not much elseLong-term recreational cannabis users in new study had increased risk for tooth loosening and loss but not other health problems across a dozen measures
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Franchise set for the small screen with Downton Abbey star Dan StevensFX has ordered a full season of Legion, a new series centered on Charles Xavier’s son and helmed by Fargo showrunner Noah Hawley
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Showtime lands Purity miniseries starring Daniel CraigWith a fifth outing as James Bond looking unlikely, the actor has signed on for a new 20-episode series based on a dense novel by Jonathan Franzen
in depth
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How Egypt’s military state betrayed its youthTwo years after protests unseated the dictator Hosni Mubarak, a 15-year-old girl in Cairo was ready to risk her life to defeat her country’s brutal army – and she was not alone
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The proving ground for Donald Trump's campaign pitchDefunct school, now facing a lawsuit over claims it was a scam, offered the same kind of braggadocio that has propelled Trump’s ascent to the GOP nomination
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Gaza fence jumpers looking for work find prison instead – but keep trying anywayDesperate Palestinians who reach Israel find a country different to the one they’d imagined, but with few options, many say they will keep trying to cross
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Crowdsurfing, cysts and dead chameleonsTheir lead singer almost lost his voice, his pet chameleon met a nasty end and the band sing about killing each other. We got in the van with the K9 rockers
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How artist almost suffocated bringing surrealism to BritainEighty years ago, as Dylan Thomas served boiled string, Salvador Dalí put on a diving suit, grabbed a billiard cue – and changed British art for ever. Can new exhibition Surreal Encounters recapture that spirit?
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These tips could save your lifeCelebrated adventure writer Mark Jenkins on what it takes to survive if ever you find yourself lost in the wild – and it all starts with a map and compass
in pictures
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Atkins Ciwem environmental photographer of the year 2016 shortlistFrom Tibetan monks playing basket ball with ice thawing high up in the Himalayas, to the pollution that hides behind the Taj Mahal, here’s our pick from 60 exceptional environmental photographs, by photographers and filmmakers from 70 countries, that will go on show at the Royal Geographical Society in London from 29 June to 21 August. The winners will be announced on 28 June
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Skipping, toys and sand, amid war and disease – in picturesOn International Children’s Day we celebrate the resilience of children and their ability to keep on playing and having fun despite the difficulties they face
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The power and glory of tidesThe ebb and flow of oceans around the world reveal the planet’s daily dance in the sloshing of billions of tonnes of water. Hugh Aldersey-Williams examines the collision of immovable object and irresistible force at the boundary between land and sea
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The 12 most visually arresting gamesFrom steampunk to surrealism, Star Wars to country cottages and futuristic cities to wildernesses, these aesthetics impress
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The annual Wiener Dog 100 raceDuring Memorial Day weekend more than 60 dogs took part in the annual Wiener Dog 100 race at Lake Compounce in Bristol, Connecticut
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A look back at a century of racesThis weekend sees the 100th running of the 500 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway
people
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Forbes downgrades net worth of former 'richest self-made woman' to zeroElizabeth Holmes’s former valuation was based on her stake in blood-testing startup Theranos, which has seen its value collapse
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'Seek revenge and you should dig two graves'Amazon billionaire says PayPal co-founder should ‘grow a thick skin’ rather than take reporters to court, and suggests dirtiest industries be banished to space
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I wrote lyrics at work on crystal methThey stole food, drank all night, and formed bands that couldn’t play. The guitarist relives the clothes, clubs and drug-fuelled chaos she was lucky to survive
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Is the David Schwimmer renaissance finally here?After years in the wilderness, the actor had a juiced-up turn as Robert Kardashian in The People v OJ Simpson and now he’s back with Feed the Beast
the big picture
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Open air opera and a leopard spottedThe Guardian’s picture editors bring you a selection of the best photographs from around the world, including The Flying Dutchman and a leopard at large
Uber Ride-hailing service lands $3.5bn investment from Saudi Arabia's government