headlines
Wednesday
22 February 2017
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Trump administration withdrew guidance stating federal law requires transgender students to have unfettered access to bathrooms and locker rooms matching their gender identity
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As US envoys visit Mexico City for talks, Luis Videgaray says his government will use the UN to defend migrants from deportation
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Officials have set a Wednesday deadline to evacuate Oceti Sakowin, a key encampment in the fight against the Dakota Access pipeline
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the first 100 days of trump
spotlight
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Writer-director Jordan Peele masterfully combines incisive social commentary with genuine, seat-edge suspense in film exploring evils of American suburbia
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securedrop
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Nassar, who specialized in treating female gymnasts at Michigan State University and USA Gymnastics, is facing multiple counts
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The president’s condemnation of hate crimes against Jewish targets would be more convincing if his record on prejudice in general wasn’t so lamentable
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With 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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Chris Hurst, a Virginia Democrat embracing a gun violence prevention platform, said the fatal shooting of Alison Parker toughened him for political battles ahead
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Against 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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Health experts are watching the progress of the tax to see if it will lower the rates of obesity-related diseases and type 2 diabetes
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Israeli prime minister’s El Al flight from Singapore to Sydney took more than 11 hours rather than the usual eight and a half
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in pictures
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A 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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The 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
people
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Footage 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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The 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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The actor, who has been studying Islam, has said she was ‘freaked out’ by the request during an airport check
Thrilling discovery of seven Earth-sized planets orbiting nearby star
Discovery A win for astronomers looking for life beyond Earth