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Wednesday
15 February 2017
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Damning reports emerge of campaign's frequent talks with Russian intelligenceCampaign aides said to have been in regular contact, despite repeated insistence there had been no pre-election talks between Trump team and Russia -
No non-citizens voted in voter fraud case cited by White HouseTrump’s deputy press secretary, Sarah Huckabee Sanders, offered misleading account of Arkansas case in which court filings show no one ineligible voting
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Federal officials arrest 'Dreamer' brought illegally as a childDaniel Ramirez Medina, 23, who has no criminal record, was arrested along with his father despite having received Daca protection under Obama -
How the Oroville dam went from drought to overflowingAn unusual amount of rain, climate change and unexpected erosion of an emergency spillway created a perfect storm at Lake Oroville in California -
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Author lands cunning blow in Twitter war against Piers MorganAuthor tweets writer’s previous effusive praise for her – only for him to criticise the post, apparently unaware he had written it
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Trump supporter evacuated from Oroville damWhen Sam Lyon fled with his family he was sheltered by a Sikh temple in Sacramento. His experience gave him new insight into the president’s travel ban
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Retracing his attempt to challenge racism with dataThe civil rights pioneer and scholar is most famous for his book The Souls of Black Folk, but his use of data to show inequality is still profound today
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Beloved and 'indestructible' mobile phone, to be rebornThe announcement that a Finnish manufacturer will reissue the world’s best-selling mobile phone has been met with joy and trepidation
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Rumor the German shepherd wins best in showGerman shepherd named best in show on Tuesday night from field of nearly 2,800 dogs
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Di María strikes twice as four-star PSG dismantle BarcelonaÁngel Di María scored twice on his birthday in a 4-0 demolition of Barcelona in their Champions League last16 first leg in Paris
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Soccer players could be at risk of dementia from blows to the head, study suggestsFindings show potential link between repeated sub-concussive head impacts and degenerative disease, although no clear link to football established
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Mayweather says fight is 'close' as McGregor lands in VegasA fight between UFC’s biggest star, Conor McGregor, and former boxing world champion Floyd Mayweather appears to be moving closer to reality
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In the post-Obama United States, there are simply too many emergencies to hold all of them in your mind at onceThe first 25 days of Trump have been a zoetrope of galloping despair
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This resignation and scandal is not a surprise. After all, we have a president who is too careless to handle a national security incident in a confidential mannerMike Flynn might be done – but Trump's nightmare has just begun
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Is the worst air pollution in the US about to get worse?In California’s Central Valley emissions from oil refineries and agriculture make Bakersfield America’s most air-polluted city. Activists fear the Trump administration could undo small but steady improvements
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The city where even taking a breath can be a struggleAsh clouds from the local steelworks dominate the sky in Zenica, where even taking a breath can be a struggle. But despite pending criminal charges, the steel company’s environmental pledges remain unfulfilled
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How pollution increases your chance of death – interactiveGreenpeace has calculated the increased risk of death at varying levels of air pollution in 3,000 cities around the world – by combining risk analysis from the IHME’s Global Burden of Disease project with annual average background levels of fine particulate matter (PM2.5s) from the WHO
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Fashion's next statement?Face masks are already a common sight in Asia. Now, as air pollution worsens, designers are targeting city dwellers in Europe and the US with pricier products
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Downfall exposes intelligence community rift over TrumpWhile some will view the national security adviser’s departure as a peace offering from Trump, others see a president who remains ‘utterly ignorant’
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Man convicted of murder almost four decades laterPedro Hernandez, 56, convicted in retrial after six-year-old went missing in 1979
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Argentina president accused of conflict of interest after company's debt forgivenMauricio Macri faces accusation in court after government forgave $128m debt owed by Socma, his family’s company, which ran post office
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Plague of armyworms threatens to strip region of key food cropsExperts at emergency meeting of 16 nations say pest has invaded fields of maize, a staple crop throughout the region
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Will Trump’s presidency finally kill the myth?The long read: Ever since Winston Churchill invented it in 1946, successive prime ministers have discovered that the bond between the US and UK is anything but sacred. So, why does this absurd idea refuse to go away?
in pictures
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Underwater photographer of the year 2017 winnersFrench photographer Gabriel Barathieu has been named this year’s winner for his ‘balletic, malevolent’ dancing octopus, while British winner Nick Blake captured a lone diver among the otherworldly sunbeams of a Mexican cave
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A mass wedding and GreenpeaceThe Guardian’s picture editors bring you a selection of photo highlights from around the world, including a protest against EDF and a fashion parade inside the Langata Women’s Maximum Security Prison
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Fantastic floats at the Carnival of Viareggio in ItalyThe Carnival of Viareggio has been one of the most spectacular Italian folk events for 144 years.
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Trump's 'global gag rule' could endanger millionsExclusive: Bill and Melinda Gates warn of dire impact of order that blocks US funding for family planning and health services
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Writer unveils epic fantasy trilogy The Book of DustAuthor’s new novel series is set in London and Oxford and overlaps with hugely popular His Dark Materials
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The indie stars banding together for refugeesCharli XCX, Pixie Geldof, Olly from Years & Years plus assorted indie musicians are raising money by performing Gimme Shelter at the NME awards on Wednesday. Can they pull it off?
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Actor lost out for Toni Erdmann remake role because he mislaid DVDThe actor has said he was approached by Kristen Wiig – now confirmed as Nicholson’s co-star – but by the time he’d watched the German original, it was too late
Antarctica Sea ice shrinks to smallest ever extent