outside in america
Thursday
16 February 2017
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No matter how we ended up here, we're still hereOutside in America will explore the homelessness crisis in the western United States, and we’ll offer ways you can help solve the problem
headlines
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Deutsche Bank examined Donald Trump's account for Russia linksBank looked for evidence of whether loans to president were underpinned by guarantees from Moscow, Guardian learns
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Woolly mammoth on the verge of resurrection, scientists sayScientist leading ‘de-extinction’ effort says Harvard team just two years away from creating a hybrid embryo, in which mammoth traits would be programmed into an Asian elephant
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NRA and Republicans find unlikely ally on rule rollback: scienceDonald Trump is set to sign into law a reversal of an Obama policy to bar certain mentally ill people from owning guns. Researchers and civil rights activists agree
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Permit denied for Summer of Love 50th anniversary partyPlans to celebrate a pivotal moment in San Francisco’s hippie history have been quashed after city cited safety concerns – and people says it’s not cool, man
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spotlight
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Her son was lynched for being gay. Now her fight for justice is at risk from TrumpMatthew Shepard’s murder in Wyoming in 1998 spurred his mother Judy to get the law changed but Trump’s election means her plan 'got blown to smithereens'
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Donald Trump has turned evading responsibility into an art formThe reaction to the fall of National Security Advisor General Michael Flynn is just the latest example of Trump passing the buck – and not acting like a leader
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We rate the president's calls and calamities with world leadersSince entering the White House, Donald Trump has had dozens of interactions with leaders. Flip the cards below to see some of his most colourful ... so far
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Annie HallContinuing our series of Guardian writers’ all-time Academy picks, Jordan Hoffman explains why Woody Allen’s film deserved to triumph over Star Wars
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The Westminster Dog Show fails the animals it profits from. Here's whyAmerica’s iconic dog show encourages breeding for beauty over health. It says a lot about our society’s fixation on aesthetics and status at the cost of empathy
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Obsession over who can fill Wenger’s shoes obscures Arsenal’s real problemsThe true football nous on the board disappeared with David Dein and it is questionable whether anyone at Arsenal is qualified to choose a successor to a manager more powerful than any other in the world
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Texas governor warns NFL is 'walking on thin ice' with bathroom bill warningRepublican governor Greg Abbott rips NFL over veiled threat, telling league to ‘concentrate on playing football and get the heck out of politics’
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Do the Thunder actually have a rivalry with the Warriors?OKC may lag behind Golden State since Kevin Durant’s defection – but Saturday’s bad-tempered clash showed there’s plenty of needle between the two teams
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Rex Tillerson’s meeting with Sergei Lavrov is an overture in a relationship that is more essential to Moscow than Trump’s critics have recognisedPutin needs the US as much as Trump does Russia
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What does Trump’s handshake say about him?The US president’s aggressive ‘yank-shakes’ are like his political pronouncements – unpredictable and self-serving
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Your stories of life in polluted citiesReaders shared their experiences of living in cities affected by air pollution – from the curse of the ‘Delhi chest’ in India’s capital to celebrating blue sky in Shanghai
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Millions could be linked to air pollution, study findsPremature births across 183 countries may be associated with fine particulate matter, a common air pollutant, with Africa and Asia especially affected
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How China's dirty air becomes Hong Kong's problemLast month there were 300,000 doctor’s visits in Hong Kong linked to smog – much of which wafts over from mainland China. But in a busy town obsessed with money, will it take a direct economic hit to wake people to the danger?
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Could polluted Marylebone Road help fix London's air?Marylebone Road has the odd distinction of being the world’s most studied road in terms of air pollution – yet remains a chief culprit in London’s ‘shameful’ air quality. Now it’s home to a series of new experiments
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How Andrew Puzder made his name fighting abortionDonald Trump’s failed labor secretary pick faced opposition for his record as a fast-food boss but as a Missouri lawyer he led an innovative attack on Roe v Wade
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Michigan Republicans consider rock star as candidate for US senateSongwriter’s name came up during discussions at party convention, according to newspaper of Capitol Hill
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Trump says US not committed to two-state Israel-Palestine solutionSpeaking alongside Benjamin Netanyahu, US president appears to dismantle years of policy by saying he is looking at multiple options for peace
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Whole world benefits from a strong EU, Canada PM tells MEPsCanadian prime minister gives rousing speech at European parliament a day after MEPs pass Ceta trade deal
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explore
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Trump’s dangerous delusions about IslamThe president and his advisers paint Muslims as enemies of modernity. The neglected history of an age of Middle Eastern liberalism proves them wrong
in pictures
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Drone-busting eagle and Kim Jong-il tributeThe Guardian’s picture editors bring you a selection of photo highlights from around the world including snow in China, eagle training and a fashion show in Melbourne
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Work created by immigrants removed in travel ban protestDavis Museum at Wellesley College de-installed or shrouded all artworks created by US immigrants, or given to the museum by immigrants, from 16-21 February
people
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Essay on the possibility of alien life discovered in US collegeWinston Churchill’s essay Are We Alone in the Universe? was penned the year before he became prime minister, and reveals his keen interest in science
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Pictures of Ivanka Trump and Justin Trudeau go viralThe president’s daughter probably doesn’t fancy Canada’s PM like the rest of the internet – but that didn’t stop the jokes
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Love Actually sequel to screen on Red Nose Day 2017Follow-up to Richard Curtis’s loved-and-hated Christmas romcom will premiere on the BBC on 24 March and on NBC two months later for US viewers
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Star Wars actor in plane crash near-missThe Star Wars actor has survived a potentially serious run-in with a commerical airliner at a California airport
How America counts its homeless – and why so many are overlooked
About this project A year-long exploration of homelessness