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Wednesday
22 February 2017
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Mexico will not accept unilateral Trump immigration steps, foreign minister saysUS secretaries of state and homeland security visit Mexico on Wednesday
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New EPA head's emails reveal close ties with fossil fuel interestsDocuments suggest former Oklahoma AG followed lobby group’s guidance on challenging environmental regulations, and put letterhead to oil firm complaints more than once -
Lawmakers face town hall crowds' fury during 'resistance recess'Frustrated constituents make their views known to representatives around the country, focusing anger on Trump’s immigration and healthcare plans -
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Kansas town reels months after foiled mosque bombingAgainst the background of the 2016 election, a militia allegedly targeted Garden City’s 500-strong Somali community. With anti-Muslim hate groups reportedly surging, residents seek healing – and prefer not to talk about Trump
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'He loves making fun of people’s handicaps'Comics, including Jimmy Fallon and Stephen Colbert, discussed the president’s National Museum of African American History and Culture visit and his golf habit
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California floods leave homeless with even fewer places to goWet conditions statewide present a mortal risk to the homeless people living along the state’s waterways, who are displaced with wearying regularity
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A panel at the Conservative Political Action Conference suggests America can have walls, gates and extreme vetting because heaven does. Come again?Heaven has 'extreme vetting'? When Republicans legislate from the Bible
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Sevilla v Leicester City: Champions League last 16, first leg – live!Minute-by-minute report: Will Leicester shake off their domestic troubles to shock Sevilla? Join Scott Murray to find out
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US gymnastics doctor charged with sexual abuse of nine girlsNassar, who specialized in treating female gymnasts at Michigan State University and USA Gymnastics, is facing multiple counts
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Mkhitaryan ensures safe passage for Manchester United against St-ÉtienneHenrikh Mkhitaryan scored the only goal of the game, though he later went off with an injury, as Manchester United eased past StÉtienne with a 1-0 win and a 4-0 aggregate victory
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Saving the moribund Lakers could be Magic's greatest trick of allMagic Johnson has always been one of the NBA’s most transformative figures, but he can become the league’s ultimate renaissance man if he fixes the Lakers
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I'm undocumented. People like me need your helpWith Trump’s crackdown under way, the fear among us has never been greater. But bullies back down when enough people stand together to say: ‘No’
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An Amnesty report about toxic language in politics warns of its dehumanising effect. This hateful discourse starts at the topPopulists blame migrants – but poor behaviour comes from the top down
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US has provided $315m in financing to supplier of mines accused of slave laborBetween 2007 and 2015, Export Import Bank provided 48 insurance policies to Connell Company to work with mining companies in seven African countries
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Homeless people saved from flooding as rain inundates statePeople rescued in boats from San Jose encampment dozens of people were living, as winter storms continue to create danger in state
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Mexicans fear Trump plan will lead to refugee camps along borderUS has announced plans to deport third-country nationals to Mexico but country is unprepared for scale of problem if mass deportations go ahead
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Russia builds replica Reichstag so children can recreate 1945 victoryDefence minister says model will allow re-enactment of Red Army’s capture of Berlin in 1945 – a patriotic rallying point for Putin
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Gucci embraces its brilliant absurdity with fluid showAlessandro Michele’s collections, celebrating diversity and gender fluidity and featuring a fabulously mixed cast arrayed in geek chic, have the fans flocking
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Satellite Eye on EarthA sacred Tibetan lake, a crack in the Antarctic ice shelf and deforestation in Cambodia are among images captured by Nasa and the ESA this month
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Dachau's gate and a papal circusThe Guardian’s picture editors bring you a selection of photo highlights from around the world, including the return of a stolen gate and a performance at the Vatican
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The lives of others: inside the Stasi MuseumSince 1990, the museum has served as a research and memorial centre investigating the political system of the former East Germany
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Actor flies aircraft close to passenger planeFootage released by John Wayne Airport in California on Tuesday shows a plane piloted by Harrison Ford mistakenly flying low over an airliner
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Rightwing provocateur resigns from Breitbart News over pedophilia remarksThe rightwing provocateur stepped down after a livestream resurfaced in which he appeared to endorse sex between ‘younger boys’ and older men
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'I was racially profiled and asked to remove headscarf at Heathrow'The actor, who has been studying Islam, has said she was ‘freaked out’ by the request during an airport check
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Director's project The Irishman bought by NetflixStreaming giant take over project – starring Robert De Niro as mob hitman Frank Sheeran – after director’s film Silence underperforms
Thrilling discovery of seven Earth-sized planets orbiting nearby star
Discovery A win for astronomers looking for life beyond Earth