headlines
Friday
10 February 2017
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Trump says he is considering 'brand new' immigration order after setbackPresident says he believes he will win court fight over travel ban as confusion reigns over whether he will appeal decision to supreme court -
Democrats call for adviser's dismissal after reported Russia talksFuture of Trump’s national security adviser in question amid reports he discussed sanctions with Russian ambassador before taking office
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Federal raids in California raise fears for communitiesImmigration officials describe ‘routine’ raids and arrests planned under Obama, but attorneys and activists say circumstances on the ground remain unclear -
Misinformation is 'killing people's minds', says Apple bossApple chief calls on governments and technology companies to crack down on misinformation in public discourse -
spotlight
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I accidentally bought a giant pigI was told she was six months old, had come from a breeder and wouldn’t grow any bigger than a very large cat
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Is Trump right that the media's terror coverage falls short?The president has asserted that the media overlooks acts of terror. In her new fact-checking column, Mona Chalabi looks at the data to bring you answers
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‘I’ve always thought of myself as a dark writer, but this is utterly different’The American novelist on writing horror, how Occupy gave capitalism back its name and the thunderbolt that has hit US politics
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Madison Square Garden security chief fired over Oakley incidentFrank Benedetto, the senior vice president for security at the Madison Square Garden Company, was fired on Friday morning
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'Extremely disappointed' Woods pulls out of two PGA events with injuryFormer world No1 withdraws from Genesis Open and Honda Classic and says doctors have told him to rest his bad back
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Ten things to look out for this weekendA crunch date at Anfield, a crunch date at the Emirates and … oh, a crunch date at the Liberty Stadium. Plus Palace looking for a reaction and much more
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Holm and De Randamie headline largely punchless UFC 208 in BrooklynUFC hosts its first ever women’s featherweight title fight on Saturday – but the Brooklyn showdown appears to lack the punch to draw in the general public
what to watch
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Who will win in the rock and pop categories?Adele, Beyoncé, Drake, Justin Bieber and country singer Sturgill Simpson are battling for best album and David Bowie’s Blackstar performance could get a nod
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Submissive sequel offers little light relief but lots of washingEL James’s panting couple are back – but director Sam Taylor-Johnson is not – in this daft yet dull S&M soap
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Funny, exciting and packed with gagsThis sophisticated pop culture adventure set in a world of Lego bricks just might rescue DC Comics’ battered reputation
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Rosamund Pike and David Oyelowo in fine romanceA strange, shameful chapter of history is dusted off by Amma Assante to make this earnestly stirring Empire drama
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Here is a potential violation that appears to be much worse than anything he investigated with regard to Clinton, yet Chaffetz only wagged his finger at herKellyanne Conway's ethics scandal is blatant. Can't Jason Chaffetz see that?
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The latest executive orders relating to crime will, like so many of the administration’s actions, actually make things worsePresident Trump says he'll keep you safe. It's a lie
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Hillary Clinton responds as Trump's 'SEE YOU IN COURT' becomes a memeDonald Trump’s angry post after judges upheld a temporary restraining order on his travel ban was met with mirth – including by the woman he beat to the presidency
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Canadian Muslim grilled on faith and view of TrumpThe case raises concerns that border patrol agents are targeting minorities more broadly in the wake of Donald Trump’s travel ban
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US reports 'unsafe encounter' with Chinese military aircraftNavy surveillance aircraft and Chinese military aircraft come within 1,000ft of each other near contested reef in apparently unintentional encounter, US says
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'New low' over treatment of asylum seekersPlans to detain migrants in shipping container camps are in breach of EU law, says Amnesty International
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Peace deal brings baby boom after 52 years of pregnancy banAbout 80 female guerrilla fighters are now pregnant after years of being expected to put the war before children – even if that meant undergoing illegal abortions
in pictures
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The week in wildlifeA tiger family drinking at the watering hole, a nightingale and a snake that plays dead are among this week’s pick of images from the natural world
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A time of revolutionThe Observer photographer David Newell Smith visited Iran in 1979, when Ayatollah Khomeini returned to Tehran from exile in Paris, ending the Shah’s rule. On the revolution’s anniversary, the Guardian’s Iran correspondent, Saeed Kamali Dehghan, chooses a selection of his photos
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New York fashion and HMS Mersey returnsThe Guardian’s picture editors bring you a selection of photo highlights from around the world, including Naomi Campbell at work and a Portsmouth homecoming
people
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Political statement or fashion accessory?The model and her boyfriend Zayn Malik, along with other fashion influencers, are encouraging people to take photos of themselves wearing the accessory
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Ryan Adams discusses his Summer of '69 humiliationSinger has written an article discussing the night he confronted a heckler who was demanding a Bryan Adams hit
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Jackie Kennedy rejected British suitor's marriage proposalLetters up for auction show David Ormsby-Gore’s heartache after JFK widow told him she wanted a clean break with her past
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The feminist and the fairytaleShe’s about to star as the heroine of Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, but post-Potter she has received more plaudits for her activism than her acting
Mel Brooks Trump doesn't scare me. He's a song-and-dance man