headlines
Friday
8 December 2017
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Senator resigns over sexual misconduct allegationsMinnesota Democrat becomes highest ranking politician to step down in wake of mounting accusations against men in Hollywood, media and politics
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Pyongyang is ready to open direct talks with US, says Russia's Sergei LavrovLavrov says he informed Rex Tillerson in Vienna on Thursday that Pyongyang ‘wants above all to talk to the US about guarantees for its security’
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Winds pose ‘extreme danger’ in Los AngelesRace to contain deadly blazes as authorities warn 80mph gusts could fan flames in already devastated communities
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Judge rules ex-officer committed second-degree murderSentence on ex-South Carolina officer who shot black motorist in back five times in 2015 after traffic stop is unusually severe for police shooting
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Read this before you have a baby (especially if you're a woman)We have the figures: if you’re a woman who enjoys paid work or relaxing activities, having kids will cramp your style
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America is failing mothers. Help us change thatThe Guardian is asking readers to support a new series on why motherhood in the US is more challenging than in any other developed country – and what we can do about it
spotlight
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To beat Roy Moore, black organizers need to get out the youth vote. Will it work?Analysts have highlighted the importance of an Obama-level turnout among African Americans to give Democrat Doug Jones a shot at a rare victory
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The Weinstein offices reeked of after-hours sexThe Oscar-nominated actor is about to star alongside Jake Gyllenhaal in Stronger, a film about the Boston Marathon bombing. She talks about working with Weinstein and why she’d love to return to SNL
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Art show rattles US military and could prompt confiscation or destructionWorks by detainees are making waves at a New York exhibition – but now officials have taken away finished artworks and won’t let them leave the site
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White House says US 'looks forward' to participating in South KoreaThe White House has moved to quell doubts over the United States’ participation in next year’s Winter Olympics in South Korea
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Can The Worldwide Leader in Sports manage its own decline?The sports broadcaster has been buffeted by layoffs, declining revenue and a stormy political climate. Will it adapt to a changed media landscape?
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'I want to represent the US, not Trump' at Winter OlympicsThe most decorated female skier of all time has become the latest athlete to speak out against Donald Trump amid her Winter Olympics preparations
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Inequality predicts homicide rates ‘better than any other variable’, says an expert – and it is linked to a highly developed concern for one’s own statusThe surprising factors driving murder rates: income inequality and respect
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#MeToo means I can be honest about why I skip office Christmas partiesI was sexually assaulted at a Christmas bash. I’ve not been to once since, the memories of my abject feelings of panic and disgust all too fresh, says freelance journalist and author Jean Hannah Edelstein
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Climate change is the story you missed in 2017. And the media is to blameSome of Trump’s tweets generate more national coverage than devastating disasters. As the weather gets worse, we need journalism to get better
documentaries
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Stopgap spending bill passed to avert government shutdownHouse and Senate vote to fund government agencies until 22 December as congressional leaders meet Donald Trump to discuss longer-term deal
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Police officer who saved Pulse shooting victims fired from forceOmar Delgado, who suffered significant psychological trauma, let go months before he would have secured pension bonus for 10 years’ service
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Arab leaders condemn US decision on JerusalemDonald Trump’s unilateral move to back Israel’s claim to holy city has reunited competing factions across the Middle East to a common cause
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Everyone born in N Ireland will retain EU citizenship after May agrees no hard borderPM clinches Brussels deal to move to phase two of talks, with DUP saying there have been ‘substantive changes’ to agreement
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US gun violence spawns a new epidemic: conspiracy theorists harassing victimsAfter mass shootings, survivors and victims’ families face attacks online – and fighting back is ‘like trying to kill roaches with a fly swatter’
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Americans aged 18-34 most likely to oppose assault weapons banPoll finds attitude to ban on military-style weapons has striking age divide, which experts say could be driven by video games such as Call of Duty
explore
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Best podcasts of the weekSlate’s latest looks at the downfall of Nixon and asks what it was like to live through the scandal, and if Americans are in the midst of something similar
in pictures
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Wildfires encroach on heart of Los AngelesStrong Santa Ana winds have pushed wildfires across tens of thousands of acres, destroying hundreds of homes in areas of the city such as Bel Air and Ventura
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Fires in California and a baby giraffeThe Guardian’s picture editors bring you a selection of photo highlights from around the world
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The social life of ArizonaIn 1979, British photographer David Hurn was awarded a Bicentennial Fellowship to photograph in America. He opted to focus on Arizona, where he was drawn to its festivals and social gatherings
people
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Memories of the artist as a young addict‘To purge our dirty brains, we had to write out our sins on ruled paper, in Biro’ … 30 years on, the writer recalls his time at a recovery centre in Weston-super-Mare
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'Not a #MeToo moment' says actor Jacqueline McKenzie‘There were no blurry lines on that awkward day back in 1991,’ McKenzie says after Crowe stirs up controversy with his Actaa speech
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Eminem in the age of TrumpMarshall Mathers became a megastar by partly tapping into the same disaffected white rage later mobilised by the ‘alt-right’. Can he prosper in an age of conscious protest?
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Daisy Ridley is right to quit social media. Actors should be seen and not followedFor actors there are no downsides to leaving Instagram and the like. A star should radiate mystique, not false bonhomie and complaints about queues for the toilet, writes film critic Ryan Gilbey
Venezuela Opposition in disarray over boycott of mayoral elections