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Wednesday 21 June 2023
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Scientists tracking alerts sent by the National Weather Service say data underscores risks of heatwaves and storms this summer -
January 6 attackRioter who attacked police officer Michael Fanone with stun gun jailed for 12 yearsDaniel ‘DJ’ Rodriguez shouts ‘Trump won!’ after being sentenced for attacking Michael Fanone at Capitol in 2021
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California’s Taqueria Garibaldi fined for a host of alleged violations, including conducting ‘confessions’ on employees
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Snigdha Sur’s website the Juggernaut focuses on all things south Asian – but it’s not about representation as much as it is about noticing stories -
Guards at huge Del Monte farm in Kenya allegedly killed three men in the last four years – leaving relatives distraught -
The Guardian finds children in Portland, Oregon, could have lower test scores due to lead emissions from nearby racetrack, one of dozens across the US to use toxic leaded gasoline -
More people are feeling backed into a corner after the supreme court struck down the nationwide right to abortion last year
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I talked a man out of jumping off a bridge – and it made me confront a harsh realityA moment that changed meI talked a man out of jumping off a bridge – and it made me confront a harsh realityAs a doctor, I’m used to dealing with trauma. This time I was all alone – and it brought home the importance of men’s mental health -
In a new documentary, two trans film-makers aim to shed light on a community often stereotyped and undervalued
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Forget your inhibitions this summer. Instead, wear colourful clothes, get enough rest and celebrate every personal best -
Just days after a New York landlord refused to accept tenants who cook meat, an Australian chef has banned all vegans from his restaurant. Can’t everyone just get on?
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Zelenskiy admits counteroffensive going ‘slower than desired’; west pledges tens of billions of dollars at Ukraine reconstruction summit in London -
Ukraine president says war is not a Hollywood movie, as Putin announces nuclear-capable ICBMs will soon enter service -
UK foreign secretary says Ukraine has ‘evolved quickly’, as Zelenskiy tells summit it can be engine of green growth -
Western leaders have promised billions – but reconstruction will take more than just money
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Far from being persecuted, Trump has been handled with vastly more deference than anyone else would be -
Record numbers of women are freezing their eggs. With advances in reproductive technologies come not just new possibilities, but new dilemmas -
Whoever wins in the confrontation between the former prime minister and the army, both sides are to blame for trying to gag criticism, says journalist Hamid Mir
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Alex Morgan, Kelley O’Hara and Megan Rapinoe are heading to their fourth Women’s World Cup after being selected for this year’s tournament -
Our antiquated ideas about what an elite athlete should be are evolving. And the league’s foreign stars are showing there is more than one way to win
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Clark Haggans, an outside linebacker who won a Super Bowl with the Pittsburgh Steelers during a 13-year career that included stops in Arizona and San Francisco -
Invitation raises possibility Yasir al-Rumayyan could be questioned under oath about execution of Jamal Khashoggi
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The budget committee hearing looked into alleged misinformation from big oil that covered up ‘massive’ risks of the climate crisis -
Ruling could take weeks to emerge in trial for Held v Montana, which is the first constitutional climate trial in US history -
Growing support from councils and firms and a culture shift over refills have changed how the country drinks -
Les Soulèvements de La Terre uses direct action aimed at big business interests
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Air national guard member, 21, enters pleas in Massachusetts federal court days after being indicted by grand jury -
Federal Trade Commission alleges Jeff Bezos firm used ‘manipulative and deceptive user-interface designs to trick consumers’
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Rightwing justice accepted private plane trip to Alaska for luxury fishing trip hosted by Paul Singer in latest gifts scandal -
Davis school district, north of Salt Lake City, voted unanimously to accept recommendation by subcommittee to reinstate book -
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Religious site contains burial mound serving as a solar calendar as well as remains of about 60 people -
Child among the dead and 24 people rescued in Moroccan-led operation, say Spanish maritime sources
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Police tell people to avoid Val-de-Grâce area after several buildings catch fire in fifth arrondissement -
Archives show about 400 long-term sick and mentally ill people were repatriated, according to BBC investigation -
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The Bank of England is expected to raise interest rates again today, leaving millions of homeowners facing higher costs. Richard Partington reports
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A new monument has been crafted in Virginia to commemorate the historically black neighborhood destroyed in 1941 for the construction of the Pentagon -
Decision by France’s top appeals court effectively ends one of the most high-profile cases to emerge in the country’s #MeToo movement -
Social media users condemned use of AI -generated opening credits for Secret Invasion premiering this week on Disney+
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Just days after a New York landlord refused to accept tenants who cook meat, an Australian chef has banned all vegans from his restaurant. Can’t everyone just get on?
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Forget your inhibitions this summer. Instead, wear colourful clothes, get enough rest and celebrate every personal best
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If you’re tempted by the thought of doing less laundry, here is everything you need to know, from spot-cleaning to moths to staying odour-free
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On the 75th anniversary of the arrival in the UK of Empire Windrush, the children of its Caribbean passengers tell of an enduring legacy -
The more adventurous among the world’s wealthiest take trips to the edge of space and Antarctica in their stride -
Resurgence of centuries-old suodiu (suck and discard) dish has seen chefs frying up pebbles with ginger and chilli
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The Guardian’s picture editors select photo highlights from around the world -
A selection of Guardian readers’ photographs from around the world
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Revellers have attended summer solstice celebrations at Stonehenge near Amesbury. Thousands descended on the ancient stone circle to witness the sunrise on the longest day of the year. English Heritage allows controlled access to the site to allow the celebration that marks the official start of summer -
These diverse studio nudes by Dominican-American artist Luis Alberto Rodriguez explore identity, spirituality and the free-falling nature of life itself -
You can feel the heat sizzling off Tod Papageorge’s decades-old photos of the LA coastline and the surf culture around it -
The journey of the Windrush generation before, during and after arriving in the UK
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