headlines
Thursday
11 January 2018
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How the progressive state plans to foil the Trump agendaFrom immigration to the environment and recreational cannabis, state leaders and activists are finding paths to circumvent the administration. Will it work? -
Oprah Winfrey is less popular among Democrats than Joe Biden, poll saysPoll of registered Democrats about the 2020 election found more voters have a favorable opinion of Joe Biden than of Winfrey, despite enthusiasm for her to run
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'Please don't put me on #MeToo'Actor makes flippant remark to journalist during dinner in Philadelphia as he prepares for retrial, which begins in April -
Hope fades for survivors after deadly disasterMontecito is a scene of devastation after an avalanche of mud and debris swept through the wealthy enclave north of Los Angeles leaving 17 and eight missing -
spotlight
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I am 'terribly sorry' for working with Woody AllenThe Oscar-winning star of Mighty Aphrodite has penned an open letter to Allen’s daughter Dylan Farrow to say she will never work with him again
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Inmates claim Trump's 'anti-Muslim bias' fuels their detentionEleven prisoners are petitioning a federal court in Washington to end their indefinite incarceration and are citing the president’s campaign comments
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London franchise moves closer as league confirms first game at Spurs stadiumSpurs’ new White Hart Lane stadium will host only one NFL game this year, despite the Premier League club having a 10-year deal with the league
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Is the move for Gruden just an expensive grab at the past?Oakland’s new coach has always been known for his scary intensity. But has age – and a long spell in the TV booth – softened what made him great?
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Manchester United make bid for in attempt to hijack City dealManchester United have made a bid to sign Alexis Sánchez from Arsenal as José Mourinho attempts to scupper City’s hopes of securing the Chile forward
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New York City just declared war on the oil industryThe home of Wall Street announced on Wednesday that it will be divesting its massive pension fund from fossil fuels. That hits fossil fuel giants where it hurts
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Let entrepreneurs do their watered-down thing, but let’s not forget that the real solution lies within all of us – but only if we work togetherDon't let corporations co-opt #MeToo
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Will religion decide the fate of the Guantánamo Bay detainees?The Trump administration has moved from releasing detainees based on their risk factor to treating individuals as dangerous because of their faith, writes lawyer Aziz Huq
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Retailer uses massive Trump tax gain to offer modest pay rise to workersWorld’s largest retailer raises wages – but $11-an-hour rate remains far below the $15 unions say is needed
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Dreamers react to Trump's Daca dispute: 'we feel like bargaining chips'‘This is a time for vigilance’ advocates warn as lawmakers seek a deal by 19 January deadline on undocumented immigrants brought to the US as children
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Firefighters still battling oil tanker blaze off China coast after six daysThe Sanchi, which was carrying 136,000 tonnes of light crude oil has been in flames since colliding with a bulk freighter, and 31 sailors remain missing
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Julian Assange is made an citizen in effort to resolve impasseEcuador’s foreign minister reveals to reporters in Quito that Wikileaks founder was granted citizenship a month ago
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explore
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The four big problems the Academy needs to fixFrom Casey Affleck and James Franco, to how to top the Golden Globes show of solidarity, this year’s awards ceremony has a number of difficulties to address
in pictures
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Punchbags and Elvis fansThe Guardian’s picture editors bring you a selection of photo highlights from around the world including the Montecito mudslide and a tattooed mobster
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South Korea's street food vendorsIn our weekly look at travel through three Instagram shots, Ken Lee photographs dumpling sellers in Seoul and Busan enveloped in steam
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A girl in a quarry with roadkill in each hand‘Sylvie was a 10-year-old vegetarian. She held the dead pheasants without flinching’
people
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Guitarist 'Fast' Eddie Clarke diesThe last surviving member of the British rock band’s best-known lineup died after contracting pneumonia
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Playwright scorned 'public mourners' of Marilyn Monroe, archive sale revealsA 1962 essay by the playwright after the death of his ex-wife is one of many unpublished works in a huge archive sold to the Harry Ransom Center in Texas
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Greta Gerwig regrets Woody Allen filmActor, writer and director says ‘if I had known then what I know now, I would not have acted in [To Rome With Love]’
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Ex-Ukip leader backs second Brexit referendum to 'kill off' issuePro-EU campaigners back former Ukip leader’s suggestion of second referendum to ‘kill off’ issue for a generation
David Letterman's comeback Can his Netflix show take him back to the top?