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Wednesday
15 February 2017
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Andrew Puzder, Trump's labor secretary pick, withdraws from considerationPuzder, who was due to meet lawmakers on Thursday, faced concerns from Republicans over his personal background and business record -
Former Trump adviser calls for investigation of alleged Russia linksStone, who’s named as one of four individuals under FBI observation over alleged contacts with Russian intelligence, urges Department of Justice inquiry
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Donald Trump says US not committed to two-state Israel-Palestine solutionSpeaking alongside Benjamin Netanyahu, US president appears to dismantle years of policy by saying he is looking at multiple options for peace -
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Late-night TV hosts skewer Michael FlynnComics, including Trevor Noah and Stephen Colbert, discuss the controversial resignation of Trump’s national security adviser and the ensuing fallout
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The Americans withholding their taxes to fight TrumpThe new president has driven some to make a statement with their bank accounts – despite fears such a protest could send demonstrators to jail
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Essay on the possibility of alien life discovered in US collegeWinston Churchill’s essay Are We Alone in the Universe? was penned the year before he became prime minister, and reveals his keen interest in science
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Youtube’s biggest superstar is loved by the neo-Nazi website the Daily Stormer for a reason: they could see through his ‘jokes’PewDiePie thinks 'Death to all Jews' is a joke. Are you laughing yet?
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Desperate McGregor remains a pawn in Mayweather's promotional gameLes Carpenter: Conor McGregor won’t get a fight with Floyd Mayweather unless Mayweather believes the fight will make him very, very rich. Therein lies the impasse
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Thiago Alcântara and Bayern Munich leave Arsenal staring into the abyssThiago Alcántara scored twice in a resounding 5-1 win for Bayern Munich over Arsenal in the first leg of their Champions League last 16 tie
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Green accuses Knicks owner Dolan of 'slave master mentality'Green wades into row between James Dolan and Charles Oakley and tells Knicks: ‘The man is a legend – treat him as such’
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More than half of players booked for Israel PR trip withdrawMichael Bennett and Cliff Avril among players to pull out of week-long trip to Israel, in embarrassing blow to tour’s organisers
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Lying got Michael Flynn fired. But that's what the Trump White House does bestDespite Trump’s deformation of the truth, it seems that lying – at least to the FBI and the vice president – still has consequences
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What does Trump’s handshake say about him?The US president’s aggressive ‘yank-shakes’ are like his political pronouncements – unpredictable and self-serving
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Could polluted Marylebone Road help fix London's air?Marylebone Road has the odd distinction of being the world’s most studied road in terms of air pollution – yet remains a chief culprit in London’s ‘shameful’ air quality. Now it’s home to a series of new experiments
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How effective are they?From particle-zapping bus stops to compact ‘smart’ air filters, we examine the methods that tackle the symptoms of air pollution
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How construction sites are choking the cityThe Indian capital’s inherently dusty air is made worse by countless unregulated construction sites – and the production of bricks and concrete to feed them
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Is the worst air pollution in the US about to get worse?In California’s Central Valley emissions from oil refineries and agriculture make Bakersfield America’s most air-polluted city. Activists fear the Trump administration could undo small but steady improvements
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Trump decries 'criminal' leaks exposing Michael Flynn's Russia cover-upPresident attempts to divert attention from growing scandal, suggesting intelligence agencies’ actions are meant to cover for Clinton’s election loss
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New death penalty plan unveiled: bring your own lethal injection drugsThe state’s execution protocol invites death row inmates’ lawyers to provide drugs to kill their own clients – a suggestion attorneys describe as ludicrous
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Kim Jong-nam pleaded for his life, say reportsThe dead half-brother of Kim Jong-un said in a letter that his family had ‘nowhere to go’, South Korean politicians claim
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Police who killed Berlin attacker made pro-fascist statements onlineGermany reportedly considered giving Italian officers an award but cut short plans when pair’s social media posts emerged
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The legacy of James BaldwinHis work fell foul of civil-rights-era binary racial and sexual politics but, as a new film shows, now Baldwin’s ideas are used to explain everything from Trump to Black Lives Matter
in pictures
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Inuit life in 1900s CanadaWith these images of far-flung communities in north-west Canada, Geraldine Moodie became the one of the country’s first professional female photographers
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A rocket launch and a Darth Vader weddingThe Guardian’s picture editors bring you a selection of photo highlights from around the world including satellite launches in India and nuptials in Vegas
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Quest to solve mystery of where they disappear toAnne Youngman Scottish Officer for the Bat Conservation Trust and ecologist John Haddow conduct a bat hibernation survey in a disused quarry tunnel and at Doune Castle
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NYFW Yeezy show: no fireworks, no KanyeAfter a tumultuous year of West-Trump controversy and Kim Kardashian being robbed, this was a more relaxing affair
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Pictures of Ivanka Trump and Justin Trudeau go viralThe president’s daughter probably doesn’t fancy Canada’s PM like the rest of the internet – but that didn’t stop the jokes
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Love Actually sequel to screen on Red Nose Day 2017Follow-up to Richard Curtis’s loved-and-hated Christmas romcom will premiere on the BBC on 24 March and on NBC two months later for US viewers
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Star Wars actor in plane crash near-missThe Star Wars actor has survived a potentially serious run-in with a commerical airliner at a California airport
Pooping in space Suit could help Nasa astronauts boldly go when duty calls