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Thursday
26 October 2017
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Trump to declare emergency but no new funds to helpThe president’s announcement of an emergency over the opioid epidemic may be more symbolic, with no plan to assign money for state’s proposed measures -
Democrats push bill to stop a Trump pre-emptive strike on North KoreaConyers-Markey legislation has two Republican backers in House after president’s threat to ‘totally destroy’ North Korea fuelled nuclear war fears
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Files will shed light on shooting conspiracy – but not the one you thinkThe National Archives are releasing tens of thousands of documents linked to Kennedy’s death – expect evidence of institutions covering their backs -
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Ashley Judd tells how she bargained to escape hotel roomAmerican actor who was one of the first to publicly accuse the Hollywood mogul of sexual harassment describes 1997 encounter: ‘I thought no meant no’
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Online conspiracy theorists harass Las Vegas victimsThose who lived to describe the mass shooting face flood of abuse on social media accusing them of being actors, as hoax claims flourish on YouTube
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'Things we would call abuse on set? Happens all the time'The Oscar-winning star of The Fighter talks about the difficulty of working with female directors, why she decides not to read the news and jealousy in Hollywood
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This is what the opioid epidemic feels likeAvi Israel’s son died after becoming addicted to pills a doctor prescribed him. Now he’s formed a non-profit to help raise awareness and try to slow the crisis
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A year after they voted for Trump, has he delivered?Some who backed him have buyer’s remorse, but while the stock market lifts their pension funds Trump loyalists are unwavering
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Joe Girardi will not return as New York Yankees managerThe Yankees’ manager announced Thursday that he won’t be returning after 10-year stint at the helm, which included a World Series championship in 2009
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Astros save season in wildly dramatic Game 2 win over DodgersHouston edged Los Angeles in an 11-inning nailbiter behind a series of late home runs to level the World Series at one game apiece
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Where can an owner move their club 1,000 miles on a whim? AmericaColumbus Crew’s owner plans to move the team from Ohio to Texas. The era of innocence in MLS could well be over
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Venus Williams sinks Garbiñe Muguruza at WTA Finals to gain revengeVenus Williams gained revenge for her Wimbledon final defeat by Garbiñe Muguruza, reaching the last four of the WTA Finals with a gutsy 7-5, 6-4 victory over the Spanish world No2
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The troubling ascent of the LGBT right wingTrump has a significant fanbase in the LGBT community. But links forged between the right and the gay community aren’t just unique to America
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Should black Americans boycott American Airlines?The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People has issued a travel advisory warning African-American travels against the airline. What now?
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Three lessons from Houston that could help your city fight the diabetes crisisI’ve worked in public health for 20 years but my peers and I were completely caught off guard by the true picture of the city’s obesity and diabetes problem
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Tyra Patterson, still protesting her innocence, to be freed after 23 yearsOhio parole board orders Patterson’s release from life sentence for the 1994 murder of 15-year-old Michelle Lai, but without securing her innocence
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Ads from Russia Today and Sputnik banned over election interferenceCompany announced decision following US intelligence community’s conclusion that RT and Sputnik attempted to interfere with the US election
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EU under mounting pressure to ban arms sales to Saudi ArabiaFour political groups in European parliament urge EU foreign policy chief to propose arms embargo over Yemen campaign
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British air passengers going to US face more security measuresAirlines to give out questionnaires or interview passengers in advance, with some warning of longer check-in times
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Hear All Dead, All Dead with Freddie Mercury's lost vocalsExclusive: All Dead, All Dead was originally sung by Brian May about his dead cat – now a new version with Mercury’s vocals has surfaced
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Kenyan election rerun amid protestsKenyans headed to the polls on Thursday in a presidential election rerun that has been boycotted by the main opposition leader
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Celebrating the great Guardian photographerTen years on from the death of the great Guardian photographer, we are giving readers a chance to own three limited edition prints of his work
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Ciwem photographer of the year 2017 winnersThe winner of the 10th annual environmental photographer of the year competition is Quoc Nguyen Linh Vinh, from Vietnam
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'Martin Shkreli sold our album on eBay for $1.2m – he could have got more'The Wu-Tang Clan rapper-producer-director boasts 16 names and plays a mean game of chess – and he’s had the last laugh over the disgraced ‘pharma-bro’
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On breakups and burnout: ‘There were helicopters. I woke up in hospital’A legal tangle with Jay-Z couldn’t stop the former child refugee from earning millions as a singer, actor and presenter – but exhaustion did. She discusses how hard it is to have it all, and why she worked with the notorious Terry Richardson
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Inspired by Martin Luther King Jr, a new civil rights leader takes the stageOliver Laughland travels with the Rev Dr William Barber, who is taking his Poor People’s Campaign on a 14-state tour across America
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A huge talent who inspired ska, the Beatles and blingThe boogie-woogie master, who has died aged 89, shaped the course of popular music over and over again
Cambridge Analytica used data from Facebook and Politico to help Trump campaign