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Monday
6 February 2017
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Corporate titans among 100 companies joining brief against Trump travel banApple, Google, Microsoft and Facebook, along with John Kerry, Madeleine Albright and others sign brief claiming ‘significant harm on American business’ -
Trump should not be allowed to speak in parliament for his 'racism and sexism'Government sources describe John Bercow’s comments about US president as ‘hugely political and out of line’
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New detention center's transgender unit raises concerns over intentionsPrairieland immigration facility reserves 36 beds for transgender inmates who are more likely to face abuse, but advocates worry about isolation and quality of care -
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The quarterback who even time can't beatAt the age of 39 the New England Patriots quarterback is as dangerous as he was when he won his second Super Bowl at 26. It’s as if he can go on forever
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The Internet reacts to classic Super Bowl comebackCelebrities, athletes, politicians and analysts reacted in real time to the Patriots’ stirring comeback win over the Falcons in Super Bowl LI
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Heavy on the hits, light on the politicsLady Gaga delivered an athletic and accomplished Super Bowl half-time performance that used entertainment as distraction rather than political protest
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Best and worst of 2017Whether they were packed with celebrities or hinted at the political climate, here are the Super Bowl ads that made a splash this year
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Then Trump will see our powerThe ‘lean-in’ variety of feminism won’t defeat this administration, but a mobilization of the 99% will. On 8 March we will take to the streets
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Why have critics turned on the Oscar favorite?It might have a record-tying 14 Oscar nominations but the musical hit has been criticized for its treatment of race, gender and jazz
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How the art world airbrushed female artists from historyFigures compiled by the Guardian paint a dismal portrait of women artists’ presence in major galleries, both in the UK and abroad. But are things now changing?
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Donald Trump acts like he wants regime change – in the United StatesThe president’s tweets against the judiciary recalls how authoritarianism has triumphed in other places
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Matt Ryan, Super Bowl LI and the art of the perfect chokeThe Atlanta Falcons quarterback was statistically perfect with the NFL title within his grasp. But he was soon to find out that statistics can lie
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Simply, the best Super Bowl everIn 51 years of Super Bowls, there have been great games – but never had one gone to overtime, and never had one been so stuffed with brilliance
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The quarterback who even time can't beatAt the age of 39 the New England Patriots quarterback is as dangerous as he was when he won his second Super Bowl at 26. It’s as if he can go on forever
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Ten talking points from the weekend’s actionNo team has the means to stop Chelsea’s title charge, Claudio Ranieri’s position is increasingly perilous, and where would Everton be without Romelu Lukaku?
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Donald Trump’s fury at a federal judge who overturned his immigration order betrays his deep – and dangerous – ignorance of the constitutionWhen a president fights the law, there's only ever one winner
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Meet the men who could topple Donald TrumpThe retired generals Mattis and Kelly will stand up to the president if he pushes them too far. Were they to resign, Congress would likely desert him too
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Furious Trump says judge who defied him has put US 'in peril'Pence dispatched to explain personal attack on judge who issued temporary suspension, as Sanders decries ‘authoritarian direction’ of presidency
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Pence plans to use tie-breaking vote to confirm education pickThe vice-president blamed the first-ever tie for a cabinet nominee on ‘obstruction by Democrats’ despite two Republican defections causing the situation
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Europe escalates action against UK for breaching limitsUK fails to apply environmental law on air quality, water standards, and the conservation of several species, EU review reveals
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El Salvador's 'iron fist' policy turns deadlyState security forces have turned the war on gangs into an extrajudicial siege in Distrito Italia, where young men are being killed indiscriminately with impunity
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The day I became an American citizenWe asked readers to tell us about the day they became naturalized as US citizens and what it meant to them then and now
in pictures
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Lady Gaga and chilly swimmersThe Guardian’s picture editors bring you a selection of photo highlights from around the world
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New England Patriots fans celebrate Super Bowl winNew England Patriots fans take to the streets of Boston to celebrate the team’s victory over the Atlanta Falcons in overtime
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The realist surrealistThis French photographer and filmmaker documented everyday scenes – but invested them with the visual daring of the surrealist movement
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Blockbuster blasted for Indian stereotypesKung Fu Yoga was supposed to hail a new production link between the two countries, but Indian critics are calling the film old-fashioned and stereotyped
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Melissa McCarthy steals the show as Sean SpicerGrim Reaper-esque Steven Bannon encourages Donald Trump to tell Australian prime minister Malcolm Turnbull ‘your reef is failing’
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Sequel confirmed by M Night ShyamalanThe director of the box-office smash starring James McAvoy has tweeted his plans for a followup
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Women don’t have to do everythingShe is the ultimate 21st century woman – both on and off the screen. Eve Barlow meets Annette Bening in LA to talk about movies, motherhood and her search for meaning
Fake news for liberals Misinformation starts to lean left under Trump