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WikiLeaks publishes 'biggest ever leak of secret CIA documents'The 8,761 documents published by WikiLeaks focus mainly on techniques for hacking and surveillance
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Trump's revised travel ban will worsen plight of refugeesHigh commissioner says refugees are not criminals as some affected Muslim-majority countries express disappointment -
'Hustle-oriented' culture becomes black mark on employees' résumésThe brazen attitude that helped Uber soar is backfiring, and now employees looking for their next jobs are having to defend themselves to recruiters
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How activists have already scored victories against Trump's policiesThrough marches and dogged pursuit of elected officials, people across the US have helped to block some of the administration’s most anti-progressive policies
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Republican lawmakers dodge town halls – so activists bring one to their doorA group in Pennsylvania hoped to surprise four congressman who had avoided in-person town hall meetings, but it didn’t end the way they had planned
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Helado Negro picks Stevie Wonder, Happy BirthdayElectronic musician Roberto Carlos Lange, also known as Helado Negro, reflects on how Stevie Wonder’s ‘Happy Birthday’ has an activist edge
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Women’s strikes through the agesThe action planned for International Women’s Day is a powerful weapon. Women withdrawing their labor have inspired Greek drama and changed the face of Icelandic politics
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What's next for LGBT cinema?The shock Oscar win of the low-budget drama about a black gay man’s life has set in motion a year that might finally provide a substantive view of sexuality
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Why Sharon Horgan is the most watchable woman on TVThe star of the brutally honest Catastrophe talks about why fans identify with the sitcom – and why it’s tricky to watch HBO show Divorce with her husband
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Don't be fooled. This travel ban is as bad as the last one – it must be foughtIn substance, we’ve been given the same Muslim ban as the first time around. It demands as much – if not more – opposition as its predecessor received
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Arsenal v Bayern Munich: Champions League last 16, second leg – live!Minute-by-minute report: Arsenal have a mountain to climb in the second leg at the Emirates Stadium after losing 5-1 in Munich. Join Scott Murray
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Richard Orlowski's long route to Central AmericaBryan Kay: A 59-year-old Polish-born Pennsylvanian has made a home in an obscure corner of the international soccer orbit
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Oakland Raiders say Las Vegas move is back on – thanks to Bank of AmericaTeam tells NFL that Bank of America will finance new $1.9bn stadium, which had been thrown into doubt after Sheldon Adelson backed out
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Zlatan Ibrahimovic to serve three-match ban after Mings elbowThe 35-year-old will be suspended for Monday’s FA Cup clash at Chelsea and the Premier League fixtures with Middlesbrough and West Brom
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The marines' 'slut pages' are no surprise to your average high school studentThese kinds of pages are as common in schools today as outbreaks of head lice. How the Marine Corps deals with this will impact children and teens
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Pop art's American dream is over – and a zombie culture has begunThe British Museum’s latest show brings together great pop and abstract expressionist images from the US. In the age of Trump, they seem like relics from a lost civilisation
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Six Muslim-majority countries targetedIraq dropped from list of affected countries with Syrian refugees no longer facing indefinite ban – but 120-day suspension of refugee program to stand
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Murder defendant volunteers Echo recordings Amazon fought to protectArkansas resident James Bates willing to allow police to review information that Seattle-based tech company twice declined to provide
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Civil war returns as rival sides fight to control oil terminalsConflict sparked by Benghazi Defence Brigade’s capture from Libyan National Army of terminals at Sidra and Ras Lanuf
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Germany helps Jewish collector's heirs hunt stolen worksAncestors of Berlin publisher Rudolf Mosse working with state-funded experts to try to recover thousands of lost pieces
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Six surveillance films to make Trump paranoidFrom All the President’s Men to the Bourne series, wiretapping is widespread in Hollywood. No wonder Trump is twitchy …
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Life in Ghana before independenceFound in 1922, Deo Gratias is the oldest photography studio still in operation in Accra
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Chanel and a Sydney ferryThe Guardian’s picture editors bring you a selection of photo highlights from around the world, including backstage at a Chanel show and a windswept boat
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Then and nowThe events of 1917 changed the course of history in Russia and indeed the rest of the world. But as these remarkable pictures show, pockets of Russia’s two largest cities have endured almost unchanged through a century of revolution and the fall, rise, and fall of empire
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George Smiley to return in new novel, A Legacy of SpiesThe 85-year-old author is set to bring his most famous character in from the cold, 25 years after espionage classics Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy and The Honourable Schoolboy
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He thought comics were an artform – he was rightIn the week of what would have been the comics pioneer’s 100th birthday, the creator of The Sandman pays tribute to an inspirational storyteller and friend
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Praise from Michelle Obama after announcing $1m gift to Chicago schoolsThe rapper has decided to help fund the city’s school system himself, after criticising the Republican governor of Illinois for blocking a $215m payment to Chicago’s education system
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Ski jumper returns 30 years after Calgary OlympicsEddie Edwards, who charmed spectators at 1988 Winter Olympics despite finishing last, describes successful landing of six jumps as ‘absolutely relief’
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