headlines
Tuesday
23
August
2016
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Barack Obama is preparing to visit Louisiana, which has been devastated by floods in recent weeks, while Trump claims the media is treating him unfairly
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Aaron Persky, California judge who faced criticisms for his sentencing of Brock Turner, announced he would be stepping down from the case of Robert Chain
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Kellyanne Conway says Trump’s popularity is not reflected in his polls because of the perceived social stigma of supporting the Republican nominee
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highlights
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Donald Trump has named the head of Breitbart Media to run his campaign – a new high for a far-right movement fighting back over gender, sexuality and race
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Students can opt out of hooking up, and many do. But my research makes clear that they can’t opt out of hookup culture
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I don’t mind the new version existing but will I have to live out the rest of my life drowning in franchises, reboots and remakes?
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Most (heterosexual) Americans impose ‘masculine’ and ‘feminine’ roles on same-sex couples when it comes to housework. Arwa Mahdawi unpacks gender stereotypes, sexuality and the chore gap
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In pressing their case on hyperandrogenic athletes the IAAF have ensured hostile scrutiny will always fall on women who defy norms imposed by the powerful
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A short rest can help personnel recover their strength during a long, punishing season. Maybe smoking weed isn’t such a bad career move after all
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The Brazilian IndyCar driver Helio Castroneves has said he was unhurt despite being involved in a dramatic pit lane crash during Monday’s rain delayed race in Pocono
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The Chelsea midfielder Cesc Fàbregas served notice of his qualities with an assist against Watford but he is no longer an obvious pick in Antonio Conté’s high-tempo set-up
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Politics is killing mothers in Texas
Jessica ValentiThe state’s maternal death rate is the highest in the developed world. Those denying women reproductive healthcare on ideological grounds are to blame -
What's missing from the anti-trans ruling? Law, facts and compassion
Harper Jean TobinStudents like Skye want to learn in the absence of prejudice and shame. Schools want to support them. Why are judges and politicians getting in the way? -
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Helen Aguirre Ferré says presidential nominee needs to ‘explain his tone’, but ‘don’t wait for an apology – ask for solutions to the problems’
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When the National Museum of African and African American History and Culture opens in September it will house more than 35,000 artifacts, many of which were donated from the public or found in attics, basements and closets
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Group’s leader possibly among those killed as John Kerry flies in for talks on defeating extremists
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Conservation group says it is committed to upholding Australian federal court ruling banning the slaughter of whales in the Australian sanctuary
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in brief
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At times, we all want to live in a favourite film. But, from the man who lives in an airport to the fan who removed bits of his nose, the reality is sometimes painful
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Something sporty, something dressy and big earrings – it’s the season made simple. Plus: eight key buys
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From speedier replies, settings and app switching to more emoji, hidden settings and a weird cat collecting game
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BBC Culture poll of 177 film critics around the world puts David Lynch’s 2001 surrealist masterpiece in top spot
in depth
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Renée Watson and other artists want to turn the historical Langston Hughes house into a not-for-profit collective to preserve Harlem’s cultural legacy
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Hailed as ‘America’s best idea’, the parks are hugely popular with the public but face political efforts to lift federal protection and allow private development
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Reaction to diplomat Thae Yong-ho’s escape shows the regime will try anything to discredit dissenters, says NK News
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What do central bankers really want? To read Janet Yellen's mind
Larry Elliott Economics editorAt Jackson Hole in Wyoming, picturesque summer camp for central bankers, speculation about timing of US Federal Reserve’s rate increase is hot stuff -
The road-straddling bus that glides over traffic has taken its first test drive in China but as with most eccentric transport schemes – like 750mph hyperloop pods – it’s flawed ... and can you even call it a bus when it runs on tracks?
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Trolling experts offer tried-and-true tactics for dealing with ‘the world’s most effective button-pusher’, like meeting tantrums with facts
in pictures
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The Guardian’s picture editors bring you a selection of photo highlights from around the world, including festival preparations in Singapore and a fashion show in Sydney
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Unforgiving temperatures of up to 60C (140F) beat down on these saltminers on a daily basis. Joel Santos travelled to capture the area’s dry, brutal beauty
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Peter Blake didn’t stop at designing the Sgt Pepper cover, as this exhibition of rare and limited-edition works by the godfather of British pop art shows
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After some of the worst flooding in state history, Louisiana residents assess the damage to their homes and communities, and start the process of clearing up
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Shootouts between gang members and some of the 85,000-strong security forces reportedly left at least 14 dead during the Games. Getty Images photographer Mario Tama highlights the plight of favela residents
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The festival, now in its seventh year, celebrates all things to do with red hair
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The Guardian’s picture editors bring you a selection of photo highlights from around the world
people
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Basketball star joins a growing list of famous venture capitalists who, having earned a fortune in one field, look to Silicon Valley to lose a fortune in another
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Their idiosyncratic mixture of personal, protest and party music earned Fishbone some famous fans, but bad timing, bad luck and a religious cult set them back
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Success of Hunger Games sequel puts Lawrence ahead of Melissa McCarthy, Scarlett Johansson and Chinese star Fan Bingbing, yet it’s half what her closest male actor received
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The star of The O.C. and The Sixth Sense must pay screenwriter David Lief after choosing to holiday around Europe rather than star in comedy Promoted
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the big picture
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Arthur Drooker;s new book, Conventional Wisdom, documents the people woh like to share their passion for subjects as varied as varied as clowns, Abe Lincoln and taxidermy
Zika virus Puerto Rico officials struggle to translate fears into action
Puerto Rico First death from Zika-related paralysis reported
'Nobody's looking' Why US outbreak could be big
Florida 'Pandora's box' of genetically altered mosquitos feared