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Coronavirus
Friday
15 May 2020
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The president claimed honking was ‘showing support’ for him but earlier this month truckers protested against the president over low rates of shipping -
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The president’s outlandish behavior as Americans suffer has inspired horror and confusion while alienating allies
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With few positive messages available, advisers have launched a multi-pronged attack on the former vice-president -
Immigration officials were confusing and intimidating in seeking parents’ signatures, according to advocates
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Gun rights advocates are promoting safety training in response to record-breaking numbers of arms sales amid Covid-19 -
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As US states begin loosening restrictions, a recent viral video from Japan gives an idea of how easily coronavirus might spread -
There are now more than 1.3m confirmed cases of Covid-19 across the United States -
As countries look to ease school and play restrictions, what evidence is there that children react differently? -
The long read: As the coronavirus continues to kill thousands each day, tech companies are seizing the opportunity to extend their reach and power
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Nelson Teich’s resignation was announced in message from health ministry after Bolsonaro sacked Luiz Mandetta in April -
Brian Dugan Yeargan sentenced to four weeks in prison after leaving hotel room for three hours to buy masks and thermometer -
Researchers keen to work out why some people are suffering from ‘long tail’ form of the virus -
Those without a sexual partner asked to come to mutually satisfactory agreements
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Oakland’s Marcus Books has remained a space for ‘black living and thinking’ through gentrification and online competition. Now it’s turning to readers for help -
Australian D’Arne Healy, on the joy of puzzling and the tension of the global tournament, where rivals help pick each others’ pieces off the floor -
The famed boxing cutman and trainer Jimmy Glenn has died after a month-long battle with the coronavirus, but the iconic Times Square bar that he operated for nearly 50 years will endure
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The US attorney general seems determined to turn the DoJ into a fully fledged arm of the Trump re-election team -
Progressives should know that Biden does not have a set ideology - which means his policies are still very much in flux and in play
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The famed boxing cutman and trainer Jimmy Glenn has died after a month-long battle with the coronavirus, but the iconic Times Square bar that he operated for nearly 50 years will endure
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Rory McIlroy has hit out at Trump’s handling of the coronavirus crisis, criticizing the US president of politicizing the pandemic
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In the concluding part of our Blind Date takeover, two more couples meet remotely for a socially distanced evening of drinks and dinner
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Newly digitised lending cards from Shakespeare and Company uncover the choices of luminaries including Ernest Hemingway and Gertrude Stein
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The Bend It Like Beckham director on bingeing sitcoms, her DIY censorship method – and the film that inspired her -
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We are documenting the lives of every US medical worker who dies helping patients during the pandemic. These are some of the first tragic cases -
Gregory McMichael lost his power of arrest in 2006 after failing to complete sufficient basic law enforcement training
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Pandemic adds to jihadi and climate change threats to present ‘immense challenge’ for region -
Footage shows three men chasing the animal and appearing to capture it using folding chair and rope
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The Guardian’s picture editors select photo highlights from around the world -
The pick of the world’s best flora and fauna photos, including a leaping peacock and deer on a platform of the West Highland Line -
The American fashion photographer, who died last month aged 90, was known for his stylised black-and white-portraits of celebrities. Here are some of his most striking shots
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