headlines
Thursday
23 February 2017
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President revokes students' bathroom protectionsWhite House withdraws guidance stating federal law requires transgender students to have unfettered access to bathrooms matching their gender identity
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Iraqi forces storm airport in effort to seize city from IsisTroops control much of base to southwest of city, which they hope to use to capture heavily fortified western suburbs -
Seven Earth-sized worlds spotted orbiting starExoplanets found orbiting Trappist-1 raise hope that the hunt for alien life beyond the solar system can start much sooner than previously thought -
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The dance powerhouse wanted by everyone from Daft Punk to BeyoncéShe has blazed a trail from Granada to New York to Paris, rapping, partying and dancing in a latex flamenco dress
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Who will win and whyMake room for Denzel Washington in the three-timer club and Emma Stone on the podium: our awards expert tells you where to put your money
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The Raqqa Diaries by Samer – brutal and powerfulReports smuggled out of Isis-occupied Syria detail the horrors faced by a desperate population
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The controversial plan to scrub off São Paulo's famous street artMayor João Doria has been down on his knees, spraying grey paint over the city’s beloved graffiti murals. Locals – not to mention the artists – are furious
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Jamie Vardy hands Leicester lifeline against SevillaJamie Vardy gave Leicester City late hope with goal in 2-1 defeat after Sevilla had dominated Champions League last-16 first leg
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Danica Patrick: I've probably had 12 concussions in my careerPopular driver says risk of head injury ‘makes you think’ and estimates she’s sustained at least a dozen concussions over her career
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Manny Pacquiao confirms talks with Amir Khan to dash Jeff Horn's hopesTwo days after Bob Arum had dismissed out of hand the idea of a fight between Manny Pacquiao and Amir Khan, the Filipino great has revealed he is in talks with the Briton
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Weirdest trades in sports historyGabriel Baumgaertner: If you thought the DeMarcus Cousins deal was strange, that’s nothing. We look back at the six weirdest player swaps in sports history
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The president’s condemnation of hate crimes against Jewish targets would be more convincing if his record on prejudice in general wasn’t so lamentableDonald Trump's antisemitism comments: too little, too limp, too late
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We must resist until China gives Hong Kong a say in our futureIf Beijing allows human rights to deteriorate in Hong Kong, its freest city, then the whole country will lose all hope of reform
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Mike Pence condemns vandalism at Jewish cemetery amid outpouring of supportCleanup volunteers and financial donors of many faiths offer backing to Chesed Shel Emeth Society cemetery in suburban St Louis
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Boyfriend of reporter killed on live TV aims to unseat NRA-endorsed lawmakerChris Hurst, a Virginia Democrat embracing a gun violence prevention platform, said the fatal shooting of Alison Parker toughened him for political battles ahead
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Four richest men worth as much as poorest 100 millionOxfam warns that inequality personified by clove cigarette tycoons Budi and Michael Hartono will damage the nation’s economy
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Sugar tax leads to fall in consumption for second year runningHealth experts are watching the progress of the tax to see if it will lower the rates of obesity-related diseases and type 2 diabetes
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How different would the country have been under Kim Jong-nam?Kim Jong-un’s multilingual, well-travelled older brother might have helped the country towards reform
in pictures
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The highlights, lowlights and shutoutsLittle Mix, the 1975 and the late David Bowie emerge as the night’s big winners while grime artists go home empty handed and George Michael is remembered
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Bolivia's salt flatsThe salt flats in Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia, are the largest in the world and contain 50-70% of the world’s lithium reserves
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Dachau's gate and a papal circusThe Guardian’s picture editors bring you a selection of photo highlights from around the world, including the return of a stolen gate and a performance at the Vatican
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Rapper 'over the moon' to be entering Songwriters Hall of Fame‘We are now alongside some of the greatest writers in history,’ said the hip-hop star, who will be inducted in June alongside Berry Gordy, Max Martin and others
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If I didn't make movies, I would be a very angry manChild star. Model. Directing prodigy. The wildly talented Xavier Dolan opens up about drugs, fame, film and family
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'I was racially profiled and asked to remove headscarf at Heathrow'The actor, who has been studying Islam, has said she was ‘freaked out’ by the request during an airport check
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Rightwing provocateur resigns from Breitbart News over pedophilia remarksThe rightwing provocateur stepped down after a livestream resurfaced in which he appeared to endorse sex between ‘younger boys’ and older men
George Clooney Trump and Bannon 'Hollywood elitists'