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Tuesday
14 March 2017
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At mosque Obama visited, fear replaces hope as new Trump travel ban loomsObama urged rejection of policies that ‘target people because of religion’ – now congregants are anxious the ban is exactly that
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100,000 lose power across eastern US amid 'life-threatening' conditionsMore than a foot of snow expected as cities close schools but worst predictions revised down -
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DeepMind makes AI program that can learn like a humanProgram brings artificial general intelligence a step closer by using previous knowledge to solve fresh problems
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'Real Americans' have always been rebelsFormer Occupy Wall Street leader Micah White explores patriotism’s roots in resistance, back when loving one’s country meant fighting against oppressors
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Why giving up hope is not an optionThe true impact of activism may not be felt for a generation. That alone is reason to fight, rather than surrender to despair
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Bernie Sanders on Trump and the resistanceThe senator talks about his fight to make the Democratic party more attractive to working-class people – and on taking his progressive populism to the heartland in order to topple Trump
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The 'Fearless Girl' statue sums up what's wrong with feminism todayCorporate feminism always ends up betraying women’s struggle for justice. That’s why this Wall Street-funded sculpture will never be a symbol to embrace
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A millionaire, his meth addiction and the horror movie 15 years in the makingThe Evil Within – a strange, gory film pored over meticulously in his mansion by the oil dynasty scion Andrew Getty until his death – is finally getting a release
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We can teach women to code, but that just creates another problemGet-girls-to-code initiatives aim to fix tech’s gender imbalance – but they may help reinforce it
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What will happen if the Federal Reserve raises interest rates?Janet Yellen, the Fed chair who has been criticised by Donald Trump, is set to raise rates for third time since financial crash
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How Gonzaga became the central hope for the struggling city of SpokaneThe top-seeded Gonzaga Bulldogs are poised for a Final Four run. The effects for their fraught Washington town are complex, but could resonate for years to come
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Leicester City v Sevilla: Champions League last 16, second leg – live!Minute-by-minute report: Will Leicester, under Craig Shakespeare, overturn their first-leg deficit? Join Jacob Steinberg
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Floyd Mayweather fails to pay fans the courtesy he affords TrumpFloyd Mayweather, the narcissistic former champion, may be one of the greats but he prioritised sleep over any show of respect at a recent engagement in London
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Did his use of a back six show the best way to try to halt Chelsea?The Manchester United manager took a leaf from one of Sir Alex Ferguson’s old books but Ander Herrera’s red card changed the game and there are signs Antonio Conte has plans to counteract a back-six strategy
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Republicans call kicking millions off their healthcare 'freedom'? That's perverseTrumpcare does nothing but serve the rich at the expense of the poor and the sick. This is no freedom – it is a form of oppression
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She’s an attractive package, appealing to Trump’s heartland while simultaneously appeasing liberals. But don’t be fooled
Ivanka Trump is complicit in her dad’s mission to get rich at the US’s expense -
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24 million people could lose coverage, CBO reportsNonpartisan budget office says replacement for Affordable Care Act would leave millions uninsured but reduce federal deficit by $337bn in first 10 years
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Spicer says quotation marks justify Trump's unverified claimsWhite House spokesman claims punctuation in tweet means Trump was using ‘wiretap’ to mean surveillance more broadly
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Netanyahu hits out at 'libellous' report his wife threw him out of carIsraeli PM appears in court in defamation case over claims his wife expelled him from official motorcade during furious argument
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Parenthood gives a better chance of reaching 100Life expectancy of men and women aged between 60 and 100 and having children better than those with no children, study finds
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Make your picks with our interactive bracketMarch Madness is upon us: 68 teams, 67 games, three pulse-pounding weeks, one national champion. Now it’s time to pick your bracket. Print a copy and fill it out by hand or do it on your browser.
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US snow and festival styleThe Guardian’s picture editors bring you a selection of photo highlights from around the world, including wintry weather in Times Square and racegoers in Cheltenham
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48 Hours on Clapham High StreetHe used colour for daytime and black and white for night. Jim Grover on how he photographed the traders, commuters and hedonists of one very British street
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Ancient Egyptian statues unearthedAn Egyptian-German archaeological mission has unearthed two 19th-dynasty royal statues near Pharaoh Ramses II’s temple in ancient Heliopolis
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Transgender jokes show we're all in a kind of transitionThe comic has been accused of transphobia after riffing about Caitlyn Jenner in his standup show. So does giving him a favourable review endorse those gags?
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I resent that I have to prove I'm blackActor responds to criticisms made by Samuel L Jackson over casting of black British actors in American films
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'Microwaves that turn into cameras' can spy on usWikiLeaks release of documents on CIA justifies Trump’s claim Obama may have spied on him and shows it’s possible he used different technique, adviser says
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More important than genocide?The media’s attempts to reduce the human rights lawyer to her physical appearance and biological function is the definition of sexism. Plus, a quick guide to mermaid hair
North Korea US to deploy missile-capable drones across border in South