US news
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Idaho town braces for sentencing after alleged high school racism and rapeThree football players were accused of assaulting a black, disabled team-mate with a coat hanger, and the aftermath has torn apart this mostly white town
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What do we know about Donald Trump and Russia? – video explainerLuke Harding considers the many links between Donald Trump’s administration and Russia -
Trump administration rescinds transgender students' bathroom protectionsUS 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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City watchdog investigating HSBC over potential financial crime, bank revealsEvidence uncovered last year triggered FCA action as bank announces a 62% decrease in profits
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'Who will do the work?' Trump's migrant crackdown threatens racing's futureThe unglamorous hours in the stables means racing has long relied upon undocumented workers – but recent federal raids raise pressing questions
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Ricardo La Volpe, baseball's worst pitches and MMA showboating gone wrongThis week’s roundup also features footballers downing tools, a gnarly garden, and a Hot Wheels psychedelic nightmare
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Nascar's Danica Patrick: I've probably had 12 concussions in my careerPopular driver says risk of head injury ‘makes you think’ and estimates she’s sustained at least a dozen concussions over her career
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US gymnastics team doctor Larry Nassar charged with sexual abuse of nine girlsNassar, who specialized in treating female gymnasts at Michigan State University and USA Gymnastics, is facing multiple counts
opinion & analysis
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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 lamentableDonald Trump's antisemitism comments: too little, too limp, too late
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The Guardian view on terror suspects: protecting their rights is in our interestsEditorial: Jamal al-Harith, previously held at Guantánamo Bay, has blown himself up for Islamic State. But his case cannot justify the expansion of such detention and use of torture
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video & pictures
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Protests as Trump revokes guidelines on transgender bathrooms – videoTransgender rights activists and supporters demonstrate in front of the White House after the Trump administration revoked Obama-era guidance stating federal law requires transgender students to have unfettered access to bathrooms and locker rooms matching their gender identity
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Tents set ablaze at North Dakota pipeline protest campsite – videoSeveral fires were lit at the Dakota Access pipeline protest campsite in Cannon Ball, North Dakota, early Wednesday ahead of a deadline from authorities to abandon the area
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Republicans confronted over Trump at town halls around US – videoFootage has emerged of spirited confrontations at events in Florida, Kentucky and Iowa
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