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Officials dismiss Trump claim of wiretap by ObamaUS official tells Guardian ‘there is no evidence’ to support tweet storm while conservative media claims Obama is conducting 'silent coup' against successor -
How Jeff Sessions used his prosecuting power to target DemocratsAs the justice department’s man in Alabama, Trump’s attorney general indicted political opponents in remarkably thin cases, court filings show
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Father from Mexico who'd been in US 20 years deported after Ice 'check-in'Undocumented immigrants with any type of criminal charges, such as Juan Carlos Fomperosa García, are now a priority for deportation under Trump’s order -
Uber used secret software to dodge the lawRide-hailing company hit by revelations it used custom-built tool to deceive law enforcement, while latest departure of senior staffer deepens troubles -
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Jordan Peele on making a hit comedy-horror movie out of US racial tensionsComedian turned director Jordan Peele talks about the hit film Get Out, in which a young black man meets his white girlfriend’s parents with terrifying results…
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Obamas begin a new chapter in their lives with books poised for successNews of hefty book deals for former first couple no surprise to ally: ‘The Obamas are a couple of the most beloved national figures right now’
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‘I shouldn’t have been a Playboy Bunny – even to write an exposé’The writer on behaving badly with old lovers, Donald Trump, and the impact Little Women had on her
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What’s next for the women’s movement?After the success of the Women’s March, it’s International Women’s Day on Wednesday 8 March. Here, 15 influential women, from Lena Dunham and Nicola Sturgeon to Susie Orbach, nominate a crucial next step towards equality
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Thurman wins split decision over Garcia to unify welterweight beltsKeith Thurman unifies the WBA and WBA welterweight titles with split-decision win over Danny Garcia in Brooklyn
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Federation orders players to 'stand respectfully' during national anthemSoccer federation passes official policy requiring players to stand, after swirl of controversy kicked off by Colin Kaepernick last year
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Alexis Sánchez the substitute symbolises Arsenal’s decade of sorry stagnationThe Chilean, dropped for the crunch fixture against Liverpool, threatens to be the latest in long line of false dawns under Arsène Wenger
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Ellen White's late winner lifts England to 1-0 victory over USAEllen White comes off bench to score late winner for England against Women’s World Cup holders in SheBelieves Cup
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Hugh Jackman's Wolverine enters a winter of X-Men discontentThe third and final Wolverine film is a poignant study of ageing and infirmity, as the arthritic mutant holes up in Mexico with a declining Professor Xavier
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Ultra-violent Indonesian action-thrillerBad guys go on the rampage in this stylish and excessively gory iteration of the action genre
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Divorce yourself from this unfunny wedding comedyAnna Kendrick, Lisa Kudrow and Stephen Merchant are all wasted in an embarrassingly tone-deaf film filled with thin characters and bad writing
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White liberal racism is terrifying bogeyman in sharp horrorWriter-director Jordan Peele masterfully combines incisive social commentary with genuine, seat-edge suspense in film exploring evils of American suburbia
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The US president’s links to Russia reflect the depth of the political crisis. This is a scandal of the entire American rightDonald Trump isn’t the only villain – the Republican party shares the blame
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A new bill would let doctors lie to prevent abortions and – look, over here! – Ivanka Trump is trying to distract us from Trump’s misogyny with feminismTexas doctors fight for right to lie to pregnant women
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'Alternative facts' was my Oscars blunderSenior White House adviser says media should have let her ‘brush off’ mistake, equating it with the best picture award going to the wrong film
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Out of control? Or is Trump's tweeting designed to distract?Under pressure over links to Russia, the presidential thumbs twitched and out came an extraordinary charge against Obama – but we’ve seen such tactics before
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Leaders urge May to guarantee EU citizens right to remain in UKPressure mounts on the PM within her own ranks to jettison an ‘unacceptable’ bargaining chip policy
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15 executions 'shocking' says human rights groupAmnesty International says hangings carried out in ‘secrecy without transparency’ are a ‘big step backwards’
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President on track to spend exorbitant amount of taxpayer dollarsBy one estimate the president has already rung up as much in travel costs as the Obama and Biden families did in eight years – all at the expense of taxpayers
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Surreal digital collagesSpanish artist Nacho Ormaechea uses digital collages to imagine the stories of the people he comes across on the street
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The Oscars, the West Bank and MosulThe Oscars fiasco, the eviction of settlers in the West Bank, the ongoing offensive in Mosul and Paris fashion week – the news of the week captured by the world’s best photojournalists
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The Walled Off Hotel by BanksyIf you look out of the windows of the Walled Off hotel in Bethlehem you will see the wall that separates the West Bank from Israel
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Wiretapping allegations reignite feudThe 45th president and his predecessor had seemed to have put past controversies behind them. Now a series of early-morning tweets about a ‘new Watergate’ have reawakened their enmity
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Vivienne Westwood is the star of her own showDesigner makes catwalk debut modelling two looks from new collection designed by her husband, Andreas Kronthaler
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‘I never wrote for money or fame'His 1971 novel was a countercultural sensation, selling 2m copies. But the author has surrounded himself in mystery. Why?
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'I have been raped and was sexually abused as a child'Speaking to Brie Larson, the actor also said she has been fired from films because she refused to sleep with her boss
'Thought there's be more of us' Pro-Trump rallies battle chill, opposing protesters – and low numbers