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Saturday
19 June 2021
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Former vice-president heckled at conference in Florida with dissenters escorted from the auditorium by police -
Mitch McConnell says his party will not back Democrats’ plan, meaning S1 bill is all but certain to fail in the Senate
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Researchers had long forewarned of this crisis and now they’re seeing their studies and models become real life -
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Fans must show proof of US-approved Covid vaccine to see singer’s return after a year away
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Strained and underfunded health systems, economics and misinformation have all led to a surge in deaths -
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Amid the heavily politicised debate, a lot of evidence now points to a natural spillover event – but other causes cannot be ruled out
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Spotlight
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The Elaine race massacre of 1919 is understood as one of the worst in US history. Parts of the story are still in dispute -
Despite audit after audit, the CEO of MyPillow, a state senator and a rightwing TV host remain convinced of election fraud
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The tennis star has helped to shine a light on an issue that is only growing by the day -
Utah’s Governor Spencer Cox has asked his constituents to pray for rain. Unfortunately, that won’t help
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The president’s visit to Europe isn’t about trade deals but repairing US domestic politics, says Henry Farrell, a professor of international affairs -
Are we all trapped inside a microwave?
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Seth Curry hit six three-pointers and scored 24 points and top-seeded Philadelphia avoided elimination with a Game 6 win over Atlanta -
The Bills wide receiver leaned into the sharp backlash from his anti-vaccine statements in a lengthy statement posted to social media
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England and Scotland played out a goalless draw at Wembley with the visitors creating the better second-half chances -
The 23-year-old is set to be one of the stars of the Olympics, where he will showcase his charisma, fashion sense and blistering speed
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Documentaries
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If Ammonite and Supernova are anything to go by, queer roles are no longer awards bait. Instead, such films’ stars find themselves having to justify taking work away from LGBT+ performers -
In a new documentary, the connection between two era-defining writers is examined along with the many things that separated them
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Actor says her character was ‘talked about like a possession’ in her first appearance in the Marvel film franchise -
Wenting Xu and Diederik van Hoogstraten cite resistance to change, watered down diversity rules and a culture of fear -
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Mitch McConnell says his party will not back Democrats’ plan, meaning S1 bill is all but certain to fail in the Senate
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Democratic candidate for president languishes in fourth place in race to replace Mayor Bill De Blasio, poll shows
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Reporter Lee Sanderlin ate nine waffles to shave nine hours off his original 24-hour stay in Jackson, Mississippi -
Former vice-president heckled at conference in Florida with dissenters escorted from the auditorium by police -
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Islamic republic’s leaders may face crisis of legitimacy if disillusioned Iranians stay away from polls -
Sipping water through an L-shaped ‘suction and swallow tool’ cured 92% of attacks, according to study
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Course in Nova Scotia asked racist questions about residential schools, which forced the assimilation of Indigenous children -
The storm struck the suburb of Papatoetoe, causing extensive damage to homes -
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Street photographer Paul McDonough left gritty New York behind him to photograph the youth of America enjoying the summer from Austin to Portland -
From the shores of Indonesia’s Bangka island, miners head out by boat every day to crudely built wooden pontoons dotted off the coast that are equipped to dredge the seabed for lucrative deposits of tin ore -
One of the UK’s most acclaimed actors, Michael Caine has been captured over the decades by his collaborator and longtime friend, photographer Terry O’Neill
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