US news
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'JeSuisIkea': Trump's comments confuse Swedes as president's supporters cry cover-upAfter Trump suggests a non-existent terrorist attack took place in Sweden, supporters claim the media is covering up migrant crimes -
'Science for the people': researchers challenge Trump outside US conferenceScientists rally in Boston amid alarm over president’s views and fears for the future of the EPA, as ecologist likens current struggle to Galileo’s -
Trump's Sweden comment referred to 'rising crime', White House saysPresident appeared to refer to a non-existent terror attack in the country during a rally on Saturday in Florida, prompting questions from Swedish officials
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Unilever to mount fierce defence against Kraft Heinz after rejecting £115bn offerKraft vows to keep up its pursuit despite Anglo-Dutch firm insisting there is ‘no merit, strategic or financial’ to a deal
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NBA All-Star Game: Anthony Davis breaks record with 52 pointsAt the dunkfest that now serves as the All-Star Game, Anthony Davis scored a record 52 points and led the Western Conference past the Eastern Conference
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College basketball player held on $50,000 bail after brawl on courtPolice have charged two members of the Daniel Webster men’s basketball team after a fight during a game that required 25 officers to restore order
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Adam Silver says Kyrie Irving's flat-Earth theory is a comment on fake newsIt’s perhaps a sign of a placid NBA All-Star weekend when the biggest issue the commissioner Adam Silver had to address is whether Kyrie Irving actually believes the Earth is flat
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Glenn Robinson III wins NBA dunk contest with help from cheerleaderGlenn Robinson III is the NBA’s new dunk king, with an assist to Indiana team-mate Paul George, the Pacers’ mascot and a Pacers cheerleader
opinion & analysis
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If Trump hates leaks, he needs to give up his phoneThe leader of the free world’s ‘invincible ignorance’ about cybersecurity is worrying in the extreme
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International relations are more ‘more volatile’ than at any time since 1945, conference is toldMunich conference: three dangerous superpowers – and we’re stuck in the middle
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video & pictures
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Bio-terrorism could kill 30 million people in a year, says Bill Gates – videoBill Gates, the co-founder of Microsoft who has spent billions on philanthropic efforts over the past several decades, speaks at the Munich security conference on Sunday and says that the world must be on guard for bio-terrorism attacks
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20ft sinkhole swallows car in LA amid California ‘weather bomb’ – videoA minivan collapses into a 20ft sinkhole in the Studio City suburb of Los Angeles, California as the state continues to experience its heaviest rainfall in six years
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Trump’s first month of lies – videoThe Guardian examines Donald Trump’s most egregious falsehoods in his first month as president
Kraft Heinz withdraws Unilever takeover bid