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Trump hush-money trial

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    Donald Trump
    Ex-president likens himself to Mother Teresa as jury weighs fate in hush-money case

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      Who is Juan Merchan
      The judge in Trump’s criminal hush-money trial?

    • A ‘catch-and-kill’ scheme and Trump’s pyjamas
      Key moments from the hush-money trial

    • Trump trial verdict
      If guilty, what would ex-president’s punishment be?

Headlines

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    US elections 2024
    ‘I need you’: Biden-Harris campaign launches initiative to court Black voters

    President and vice-president gear up for 2024 election with ‘Black Voters for Biden-Harris’ rally at majority Black Philadelphia school
    • American Airlines planes at an airport

      American Airlines
      Lawsuit claims airline asked Black passengers to deboard flight

    • US Capitol attack
      Republican activist with ties to DeSantis and Rubio indicted over January 6

    • Pregnancy
      Heatwaves increase risk of early births and poorer health in babies, study finds

    • South Carolina
      State’s supreme court to be entirely white for first time in 20 years

    • Health
      US girls got their first periods increasingly earlier over the last 50 years, new study finds

    • Texas
      Moderate Republican sees off primary challenge from ‘neo-Nazi’

    • Netherlands
      Person dies after falling into jet engine at Schiphol airport

    • Children
      Babbling babies may be warming up for speech, say scientists

In focus

  • A boy with cuts on his face and a distressed look on his face stands in front of a burned car and debris from the explosion at the camp

    ‘Bodies everywhere’
    People describe horror of Israeli strike at Rafah camp

  • Owner Mike Allen stands outside his popular Bishop feed store on Feb. 18, 2024.

    Revealed
    The rural Californians who can’t sell their businesses – because LA is their landlord

    Los Angeles has long owned large swathes of the Owens valley. An investigation reveals how the city has tightened its grip
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    ‘He couldn’t wait to join’
    Thousands of young Russians die in Ukraine war

    Moscow is spending millions to try to mould a new generation willing to give their lives in military service

Spotlight

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    The new wedding etiquette
    Who pays, what’s in, and why you should start a divorce fund

    There’s no ‘proper’ way to get married. Readers and industry experts share wedding rules to help things run a little smoother
  • Coach Xavi Valdez speaking with youth players participating in our "Mini Soccer" program. All Gender, ages 4-6.

    ‘Happiest I’ve ever seen her’
    The sports teams giving trans kids a safe place to play

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    From Sherlock to Nathan Barley
    Benedict Cumberbatch’s best ever TV roles

    He’s been Lisa’s pal in The Simpsons, played the devil for Neil Gaiman and gone head-to-head with Miss Marple. But which of the actor’s performances is his finest?
  • Burlesque dance instructor Evana De Lune gives a lesson to students at Tropical Soul Dance, Annandale, Sydney, Australia, 26 May 2024.

    ‘Could I thrust with a force that could kill a man?’
    My first time at a burlesque class

    In her fortnightly review of fitness and wellbeing activities, comedian Jennifer Wong overcomes her apprehension of ‘whorish vagina dancing’ – and then the gloves come off
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      The high road
      Smoking weed every day makes me less presentable and less productive. I love it

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      Widening the Lens
      Using photography to re-examine our environment

    • Margaret Thatcher with Ronald Reagan in 1981.

      The Invisible Doctrine by George Monbiot and Peter Hutchison review
      Neoliberalism’s ascent

    • Michelle Spencer in a padded jacket, hat and scarf in the snow in Alberta, Canada

      A moment that changed me
      I cured my 3am terrors with the help of a therapist – and a moose

Opinion

  • The international criminal court in The Hague.

    The ICC spying revelations show the Israeli government to be a lawless regime

    Kenneth Roth
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      Why is Nikki Haley scrawling genocidal messages on Israeli bombs?

      Moustafa Bayoumi
    • A man wearing a blue suit and yellow tie speaks at a podium

      Louisiana’s move to criminalize abortion pills is cruel and medically senseless

      Moira Donegan
    • a person waves a Palestinian flag that says "freedom for Palestine"

      The US must recognize Palestine as a state. It’s time to look to the future, not the past

      Jodi Rudoren
    • A small group of women who look shocked and upset. In the foreground, two women embrace next to a young girl who is crying.

      My family has fled Rafah for yet another ‘safe’ area. By now we know there is no such thing

      Mohammed Al Khatib

Sports

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    Gymnastics
    Douglas ends hopes of competing at Paris 2024, still dreams of LA 2028

    Gabby Douglas’s dreams of winning a fourth Olympic gold medal this summer appear to be over after she withdrew from the US gymnastics championships
  • Carey Chesire, 13, of Topeka, Kansas, reacts after successfully spelling his word during Wednesday’s quarter-finals of the Scripps National Spelling Bee.

    ‘Bloodbath’
    Hyped Bee contenders see hopes dashed on spelling’s saddest day

    The remaining field of 148 spellers will be narrowed down to about a dozen finalists as the National Spelling Bee continues on Wednesday
    • Karsten Warholm

      Karsten Warholm
      I’m the world’s biggest hypocrite over super spikes

    • Scottie Scheffler is No 1 in golf’s world rankings

      Scottie Scheffler
      Charges over PGA Championship arrest dropped

    • Roy Keane

      Roy Keane
      Soccer pundit ‘in shock’ after alleged headbutt

    • Vincent Kompany signs his Bayern Munich contract after agreeing to replace Thomas Tuchel.

      Bayern Munich
      Kompany signs three-year deal to become new coach

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Climate crisis

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    US weather
    Millions face extreme-heat threat as experts urge better protections

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    PFAS
    EPA accused of ‘egregious’ misconduct in testing of pesticides

  • A large pollution-spewing oil refinery.

    Big oil
    Majority of US voters support climate litigation, poll shows

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    Environment
    Wealthy white men are UK’s biggest transport polluters, study finds

Across the country

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    Meta
    Human rights groups protest shareholder meeting over alleged censorship of pro-Palestinian content

    The action comes after nearly 200 Meta employees sign open letter to Mark Zuckerberg demanding end to alleged censorship
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    'It's working'
    Increasing use of renewable energy in US yields billions of dollars of benefits

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    Michigan
    ‘Bidenomics’ is not convincing must-win swing county. Will voters turn back to Trump?

  • Two people hold a white sign reading 'The people's injunction to stop Cop City' as police officers stand behind them.

    'There’s this constant stalking feeling’
    Atlanta police surveil people opposing ‘Cop City'

    • Bird flu
      As virus hops to cows and at least two humans, migrant farm workers are at risk

    • Titanic
      Ohio real estate tycoon plans to take new submersible to shipwreck

    • Washington DC
      Two giant pandas from China to arrive at US National Zoo

    • Extreme weather
      Severe thunderstorms pummel Texas causing widespread power outages

    • Oil companies
      ExxonMobil and Chevron gather investors after latest big oil mega deal

    • Tennessee
      Governor signs bill penalizing adults who help minors get abortions

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Around the world

  • Children run behind a truck spraying water along a street in Delhi.

    India
    Delhi temperature hits 52.9C as capital records hottest day

    Authorities warn of water shortages with temperatures 9C higher than expected and 1.9C above previous countrywide highpoint
  • Neat rows of adults sitting cross-legged hold up identical black signs with white Korean type on it.

    South Korea
    Samsung workers’ union announces first-ever strike for chipmaker

  • Sepia image of a very young Manfred and Hermann Goldberg

    ‘Every piece of evidence is vital’
    Holocaust survivor calls for victims’ shoes to be salvaged

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    Nigeria
    Rushed reversion to old national anthem met with incredulity

    • Film
      Trans actor Karla Sofía Gascón sues French far-right politician after ‘sexist insult’

    • Dinosaurs
      ‘Virtually complete’ Stegosaurus fossil to be auctioned at Sotheby’s geek week

    • Finland
      Book borrowed from library in 1939 returned 84 years late

    • Brussels
      Police search EU parliament office over Russian interference

    • South Africa elections
      Voting under way amid grim national mood

    • Iceland
      Fresh volcanic eruption triggers evacuation

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    Politics Weekly Westminster: Diane Abbott and the election campaigns – podcast

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    The Audio Long Read
    From the archive: The secret deportations: how Britain betrayed the Chinese men who served the country in the war – podcast

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    Today in Focus
    Why is Rishi Sunak’s election campaign so chaotic?

  • Barcelona's Aitana Bonmatí walks past the Champions League trophy with her medal

    The Guardian's Women's Football Weekly
    Barcelona reign and retain Champions League title – Women’s Football Weekly

  • Mats Hummels gives the thumbs-up

    Football Weekly
    Dortmund off to Wembley as Kompany heads for Bayern – Football Weekly

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    Science
    Concrete without CO2: can our biggest building material go green? – podcast

  • Ozempic

    Today in Focus
    A journey on weight-loss drug Ozempic

Culture

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    Ron Howard on Jim Henson
    ‘You could see there was nothing to hide’

    The Oscar-winning film-maker discusses his documentary about the legendary puppeteer and his unwavering desire to experiment
  • ‘Almost a mugshot’ … Billy by Jack Pierson, taken in 2020.

    Jack Pierson’s best photograph
    ‘Billy does an act called Scream Along With Billy’

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    Queen
    Sony Music reportedly in talks to buy music catalogue for $1bn

  • Dua Lipa performing at the Country Music Awards earlier this month.

    Dua Lipa
    Singer denounces ‘Israeli genocide’ in Instagram post

  • Jhumpa Lahiri

    Jhumpa Lahiri
    Our obsession with origin is a global danger, says author

  • Dancing for the Devil.

    Dancing for the Devil: The 7M TikTok Cult review
    A horribly mesmerising look at an invite-only church

Lifestyle

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    Americans have demonized drugs for decades
    Now we’re doing them every day

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    ‘A fine line between humor and flopping’
    Tech summit’s rap battle is the height of corporate cringe

  • Sweating man with sweat band round his head.

    Sweat wisely!
    22 etiquette rules for exercise – from swimming lanes to selfies

  • Top view of a scientific looking contraption that holds a container of ground coffee beans

    ‘Like drinking a music festival’
    This is ultrasonic coffee – but does it taste any good?

  • Felicity Cloake’s Vietnamese summer rolls.

    Felicity Cloake's masterclass
    How to make Vietnamese summer rolls – recipe

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    You wouldn’t believe how difficult it is to buy sperm
    My $17,000 journey

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    Books
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    Life and style
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From our global editions

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    UK's 4 July election
    Why has prime minister Rishi Sunak chosen this date and why does everyone think he'll lose?

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    ‘It’s become a battleground’
    Mexico’s local candidates face deadly violence

  • Balloons hang on electric wires as soldiers stand guard

    Fighting dirty
    From Scythia to South Korea: a potted history of poo in warfare

  • Left to right: Julius Malema, John Steenhuisen, Cyril Ramaphosa, Jacob Zuma

    South Africa elections
    What are the issues and will ANC lose its majority?

In case you missed it

  • Composite design image of Benjamin Netanyahu, Fatou Bensouda and Yossi Cohen

    Revealed
    Israeli spy chief ‘threatened’ ICC prosecutor over war crimes inquiry

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    Radical rebirth of Tracey Emin
    ‘I didn’t want to die as some mediocre YBA’

    In the last four years, she has survived an aggressive cancer, opened her own art school – and produced stunning work. And she’s just getting started. She discusses sobriety, suffering and second chances
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    ‘This sounded a little fishy’
    The dramatic rise and fall of MoviePass

    A new documentary looks back at the discount moviegoing subscription model that went from industry disruptor to joke
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    ‘It breaks an employer’s control’
    The tragic disappearance of the American lunch hour

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    Hard Miles review
    Matthew Modine takes troubled teens on a 700-mile cycle marathon

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    ‘The daddy of them all’
    Readers on their favorite movie franchises

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    ‘I may lose my voice soon’
    The US might restrict social media in prisons and inmates are worried

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    South Africa
    Country goes to the polls

    South Africa’s national and provincial elections are being held to elect a new national assembly and legislatures in each of the nine provinces
  • A man wearing a green ANC shawl around his waist and tricorn stands outside a building marked 'Lacoste hair salon'

    Photos of the day
    Voters in South Africa and Robert De Niro gets angry: photos of the day

  • A volunteer distributes drinking water to train passengers on a hot summer day at the Jalandhar Cantonment railway station in Jalandhar

    India
    Record breaking heatwave hits Delhi as country swelters

  • A woman walks past piles of uncollected trash in the township of Alexandra

    South Africa elections
    Voting under way amid grim national mood

  • A woman with a paddle in her hand looks out from her small boat to the misty water with trees at its edge

    ‘Without them, the city would be lost’
    The art of preserving Mexico City’s ancient floating gardens

  • Locals dig in search of survivors and bodies. Survivors have been hesitant to allow heavy machinery to be used in rescue efforts, because they do not want the bodies of their relatives harmed.

    Papua New Guinea landslide
    The search for survivors

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