US news
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Inmates break out of Texas cell to help save their jailer – videoSurveillance video shows a group of inmates in handcuffs breaking out of their locked holding room so they can yell for help after their jailer loses consciousness. -
Inmates break out of Texas cell to help save unconscious jailerGroup of inmates breach holding cell and shout for assistance after armed guard slumps in chair, surveillance footage shows -
Chaka Khan postpones tour to enter rehab for addiction to painkillersSinger says she is fighting addiction to the same drugs that led to the death of Prince earlier this year
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Brexit is a golden opportunity for stronger US-UK trade ties, says OsborneChancellor to meet senior Wall Street figures on first of missions to major economies to discuss ramifications of Britain’s vote to leave EU
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Smith & Wesson stock opens near record high after Dallas shootingFellow gunmaker Sturm Ruger sees stocks rise 5%, while shares of Taser and Digital Ally, which make wearable police cameras, also climb
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Simone Biles and Laurie Hernandez make US Olympic gymnastics teamThe three-time world gymnastics champion secured her spot on the USA team for this summer’s Olympics with a near flawless performance
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Gymnastics: Simone Biles and Gabby Douglas make US Olympic team – as it happenedMinute-by-minute report: Simone Biles, Gabby Douglas, Laurie Hernandez, Aly Raisman and Madison Kocian will represent at the Olympics
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Zach Johnson: You don’t understand the gravity of the Open until you win itThe defending champion heads to Troon buoyed by experience and fuelled by the quietest confidence that he can see off his Claret Jug challengers
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Adrian Heath's firing shows ruthlessness at heart of the Orlando City projectThe Florida club has parted ways with its popular head coach, and has shown it has its sights on success over popularity
opinion & analysis
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The Guardian view on the Nato summit: a refreshed alliance for troubled timesEditorial: Held for the first time in a central European capital, the North Atlantic defence and security alliance is at last responding to the continent’s multiple challenges
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Police and black Americans: a relationship worse than in the 90sThe longer injustices in policing remain unaddressed, the longer they fester. This poses a danger to us all – as the tragic events in Dallas demonstrate
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video & pictures
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Sudanese artist on US road trip: 'The story of civil rights is unfinished' – videoSudanese political cartoonist Khalid Albaih explores the issue of race and politics
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Dallas Officer Brent Thompson's body brought home – videoThe body of Dallas Officer Brent Thompson is escorted to a funeral home in his hometown of Corsicana, Texas on Saturday
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Memorial for victims of Dallas shooting grows – in picturesOne day after a lone gunman ambushed and killed five police officers in Dallas, a makeshift memorial at the police headquarters keeps growing with flowers and notes from mourners
'Vitriol in American politics is holding the nation back'