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Neil Gorsuch nominated by Trump to fill supreme court vacancyKnown for his bedrock conservative values, Gorsuch could tip the balance on hot-button issues such as abortion, voting rights and religious equality
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Four states sue over 'un-American' executive orderNew York, Massachusetts and Virginia joined Washington state in launching legal challenges against executive order that wreaked havoc at airports at the weekend -
Jared Kushner's grandma on refugee lifeGrandmother of Trump’s son in law gave interview criticising America’s refusal to accept Jews fleeing Holocaust -
Paul Ryan urges Republicans to back travel ban despite anger over rolloutTop congressional Republicans say they were neither consulted nor briefed on suspension of travel from seven Muslim-majority countries, and ‘chaos ensued’
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1 February 2017
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Dakota Access pipeline moves to final stage in army corps approval processThe acting secretary of the army has directed the army corps of engineers to grant the easement necessary to finish the billion-dollar project
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Japan rejects Trump accusation of devaluing yenThe US president, who said countries ‘play the market while we sit like a bunch of dummies’, signals possible retreat from strong dollar policy
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'I have never seen such hard fighting like this'Iraqi forces have been trying to oust Isis since October but they must fight among, protect and win over the many thousands of civilians in the city, finds Ghaith Abdul-Ahad in a report made in collaboration with PBS’s Frontline
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The left is stealing from the right's playbook. Call it the Herbal Tea PartyGrassroots activists are studying tactics used by the influential Tea Party in an effort to harden Democrats’ resistance to Donald Trump
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How the war on science fraud went digitalThe problem of fake data may go far deeper than scientists admit. Now a team of researchers has a controversial plan to root out the perpetrators
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Steve Bannon is calling the shots in the White House. That's terrifyingHe is unvetted, unconfirmed but immensely powerful – all thanks to the undisciplined and distracted Donald Trump
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Rousey is 'probably done', White saysFormer women’s bantamweight champion has yet to make decision on future, but UFC president does not expect Ronda Rousey to returnz
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LeBron launches tirade against BarkleyLeBron James has finally snapped after Charles Barkley’s long-time criticism of the Cleveland Cavaliers star
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Mignolet denies Costa from spot to gain pointSimon Mignolet made up for his earlier error with a penalty save to give Liverpool a 1-1 draw with Chelsea
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Why cities are deciding stadiums are 'welfare for millionaires'This week marks the deadline for the next round of MLS expansion bids. But many cities are questioning whether clubs should use public funds
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The anti-Trump resistance will fail if we don't ditch establishment DemocratsWe can’t succeed if we are tied to generations of unpopular Democratic party leaders
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The president pats himself on the back for naming ‘radical Islamic terrorism’. But his actions and words are feeding a virus just as dangerous on the far rightWhat connects attacks in Québec and Charleston? Trump needs to know
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San Francisco sues Trump over order targetingExecutive order mandates federal government withhold grants from localities that limit cooperation with immigration enforcement
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Order may give Pentagon bigger role in civilian cybersecurityLeaked draft gives defense department equal footing with homeland security, but White House announces signing is cancelled without explanation on Tuesday
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Apple posts record revenue thanks to holiday sales of iPhone 7Revenue up 3% to $78.4m ending three quarters of decline but sales of iPhones slip 12% in China, Hong Kong and Taiwan
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Squatters occupying £15m mansion in standoff with bailiffsActivists are removed from Belgravia building owned by Russian oligarch Andrey Goncharenko after dawn raid
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How Hollywood took on TrumpFrom Meryl Streep and Julia Louis-Dreyfus to Madonna and Bruce Springsteen, liberal-celebrity culture has supplanted politicians as Trump’s effective opposition. But can impassioned speeches and biting satire ever be a match for his Orwellian newspeak?
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The romance of mid-century New YorkWith their carefree joy tempered with moments of poignancy, Harold Feinstein’s shots of ordinary New Yorkers helped kickstart the street photography boom
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Challenging 'knee-jerk' judgmentsAustralian photographer Fabian Muir’s 2014 series Blue Burqa in a Sunburnt Country was a response to the Abbott government’s proposal to impose a burqa ban. In 2017, Muir’s Sydney-shot sequel, Urban Burqa, comes into a much changed world.
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A Berlin protest and a baby anteaterThe Guardian’s picture editors bring you a selection of photo highlights from around the world, including Greenpeace in Germany and a new arrival at London zoo
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First look at Rihanna as Marion Crane in new Bates Motel trailerThe star plays the character made famous by Janet Leigh in Psycho in the latest season of the small-screen expansion
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Singer calls ban ‘anti-democratic and un-American’President’s US immigration policy is ‘anti-democratic and unAmerican’, musician tells audience in Australia – as other US stars voice their protests too
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'Israel is the only country not shocked by or afraid of Trump'The Israeli-Palestinian politician campaigns for women’s rights and against attacks on minorities. She explains why the US president has so much in common with Benjamin Netanyahu
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Bob Dylan to release triple album of classics from great American songbookThe collection, entitled Triplicate, will feature 30 reinterpretations of songs made famous by Frank Sinatra, Billie Holiday and others
Sally Yates and the US constitution: two fatalities of the Monday Night Massacre