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Tuesday
9 January 2018
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Source inside campaign reported concerns to FBI, new transcript revealsSenator Dianne Feinstein releases testimony from Glenn Simpson, whose research firm compiled dossier on alleged contacts between Trump and Russia -
US to loosen nuclear weapons policy, raising fears of nuclear warThe new proposal is significantly more hawkish than Obama-era policy, as critics call US development of new weapons ‘dangerous, Cold War thinking’
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Ex-White House strategist leaves Breitbart after expressing 'regret' over Trump remarksSteve Bannon Ex-White House strategist leaves Breitbart after expressing 'regret' over Trump remarks
Ex-White House strategist stepped down from the news website less than a week after book excerpts showing his criticisms of Trump were made public -
Trump touts 'bill of love' for Dreamers and raises sweeping immigration reformPresident hosts meeting of Republican and Democratic lawmakers and offers to ‘take the heat’ on comprehensive reform if Congress takes ‘further step’ -
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Trump mocked for it – but other presidents liked to take it easy tooHistorians say Trump’s erratic schedule is unusual but not unprecedented: Nixon and Eisenhower liked a nap, and Woodrow Wilson tried to play golf every day
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Decade-old book becomes unexpected bestsellerA tome about allied bombing of Germany during the second world war that has the same title as Michael Wolff’s Trump exposé has received a bump in sales
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Does the world need a dark Netflix reboot of Sabrina the Teenage Witch?News that Mad Men’s Kiernan Shipka will headline the streaming service’s horror-filled take on the comic book character is unlikely to leave fans spellbound
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College sport is a billion-dollar enterprise built off athletes who receive no compensation. Whatever the solution is, the status quo must changeIt's time to pay the tab for America's college athletes
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Agüero rides to Manchester City’s rescue against Bristol CityManchester City will take a 2-1 first-leg lead to Bristol City in the Carabao Cup semi-final after Sergio Agüero scored an injury-time winner to complete a comeback win
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Japanese kayaker banned eight years for spiking rival's drinkA Japanese kayaker has been banned from competition for eight years for spiking the drink of a rival so that he would fail a doping test
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Oprah Winfrey for president? The idea reveals an uncomfortable truthDuring the 2016 elections, Democrats insisted that competency is essential in any presidential candidate. That is sounding more than a little hypocritical now
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After #MeToo, we can't ditch due processThere has recently been a groundswell of high-profile ‘televictions’ of men accused of workplace harassment. We must find a better way to deliver justice
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Don’t listen to Gwyneth Paltrow: keep your coffee well away from your rectumThe colonic irrigation and coffee enemas promoted on Paltrow’s website Goop are not merely unnecessary, they are potentially dangerous, writes obstetrician and gynaecologist Dr Jen Gunter
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Director will not face criminal charges for allegations of 1975 molestingProsecutors will not bring criminal charges against director because they say allegations that woman was molested during a photo shoot are too old
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Joe Arpaio, pardoned racial profiler, to run for Senate seatRepublican ex-sheriff, 85, was pardoned by Donald Trump for racial profiling conviction and will run as ‘a big supporter of President Trump’
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Netanyahu's son 'sorry' for boasts about gas deal outside strip clubIsraeli prime minister also issues statement after continued fallout over leaked taped and use of official driver and bodyguard
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Trump to attend World Economic Forum despite criticizing it during his campaignThe president will attend the World Economic Forum after his campaign disparaged the elite annual meeting of billionaires, businessmen and politicians
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How the heroin trade explains the policy failure in AfghanistanAfter 16 years and $1tn spent, there is no end to the fighting – but western intervention has resulted in Afghanistan becoming the world’s first true narco-state
in pictures
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Coming of age ceremony in YokohamaComing of Age Day is a Japanese holiday held every January to celebrate people who have reached 20 – the country’s official age of adulthood
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Fireworks and the Black NazareneThe Guardian’s picture editors bring you a selection of photo highlights from around the world
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The beauty and fascination of its theatresPhotographer Peter Dazeley and writer Michael Coveney have explored every London theatre from gallery to pit in a new study of the capital’s cultural temples
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Actor says men should be 'free to hit on' womenFrench actor signs open letter that claims ‘witch-hunt’ in wake of Harvey Weinstein scandal poses threat to sexual freedom
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'I went through hell with sexual harassment'On the red carpet at the Golden Globes, the R&B star told of a history of sexual harassment she faced as a child
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Lana Del Rey says Radiohead suing over her song's similarity to CreepThe singer-songwriter tweeted ‘it’s true about the lawsuit’, saying Radiohead are asking for 100% of the publishing royalties to her track Get Free
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Designer gets political at London fashion week men'sArmy hues, structured jackets and camouflage print take centre stage in Westwood and Craig Green’s collections
Jaylen Brown 'Sport is a mechanism of control in America'