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Sunday
14 January 2018
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Ballistic missile false alarm prompts panic – and whisky drinkingWitness says ‘everyone knows you have about 15 minutes until detonation’ while governor explains: ‘An employee pushed the wrong button’ -
Immigration agency to resume requestsResumption follows a judge’s ruling which temporarily blocked the Trump administration’s decision to end the Obama-era program
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Mario Testino and Bruce Weber 'sexually exploited models'Top fashion photographers suspended from titles including Vogue after models accused them of sexually exploiting them
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spotlight
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Has #MeToo gone too far, or not far enough? The answer is bothWhat is at stake in Catherine Deneuve’s recent letter in Le Monde attacking the feminist movement? It’s a question of where you draw the line
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Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House by Michael WolffMichael Wolff’s sensational White House exposé paints Trump as a childlike nonentity sustained by our grim fascination
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I was running on fumesAs a new film puts him in the spotlight, Ben Rhodes talks high-stakes diplomacy and the chaos of Trump’s White House
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Actor donates $1.5m reward for film reshoots to Time's Up fundActor makes donation in name of co-star Michelle Williams, who was paid less than $1,000 for the All the Money in the World reshoots
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Pats' quest for Super Bowl return alive after cruise against TitansTom Brady passed for three touchdowns and 337 yards, and the New England Patriots cruised past the Tennessee Titans
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Eagles defense hold strong to beat Falcons and make NFC Championship gamePhiladelphia’s defense staged a last-minute goalline stand and Jake Elliott atoned for a missed extra point with three field goals as the Eagles beat the Falcons
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Landon Donovan out of retirement to play in MexicoLandon Donovan, widely considered the most accomplished footballer in US history, is coming out of retirement for the second time in three years
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Nuclear war became more likely this week – here's whyThe Trump administration’s nuclear policy review loosens constraints on the use of nuclear weapons. We should all be worried
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If authoritarianism is looming, how come Trump looks so weak?There’s little doubt that Trump’s regime is a cause for concern. But fears about authoritarianism in the US ignore political realities
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I was Zuckerberg's mentor. Today I would tell him: your users are in perilFacebook is a big part of my portfolio, and I fear the dangers of tech addiction. While investors’ recent open letter to Apple is significant, more need to speak up
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Legal marijuana cuts violence says study, as crime fallsMurder and violent crime found to have decreased most in states bordering Mexico as drug cartels lose business to regulation
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Suspect in 'swatting' death charged with involuntary manslaughterHoax call reportedly prompted by online game led to death of Andrew Finch, with DA still reviewing possible charges against police officer who fired
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Assad crackdown on Idlib could trigger a refugee ‘catastrophe’Syrian refugees could push on into Turkey as thousands flee bombardment of last rebel-held province, warn migrant workers
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Government plans social reforms after week of unrestIncreased aid to the poor and improved healthcare designed to stem a wave of protests which saw hundreds arrested
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what to watch
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Taraji P Henson's assassin thriller fires blanksThe Oscar nominee finally gets a much-deserved chance at a career boost, but the film fails to meet her talents with sloppy direction and underwhelming action
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Jack Black shines in a weirdly enjoyable filmBased on the life of disgraced a polka sensation, Jacki Weaver, Jason Schwartzman and Jenny Slate round out a wacky comedy that’s full of heart
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Liam Neeson turns Mr Incredible for white-knuckle train rideSpeeding along familiar action-thriller tracks, the actor reaches peak Neeson as a former cop forced to rescue his abducted family while on his daily commute
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Hugh Grant steals the show in sweet-natured and funny sequelGrant is on top form as a cravat-wearing villain who frames Paddington for theft in a follow-up that lives up to Michael Bond’s evergreen original
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New Zealand’s glory from a train windowThirty years after the TranzAlpine was launched, Susan Grossman boards one of the world’s most scenic trains at Christchurch, before completing her trip on North Island’s Northern Explorer
in pictures
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The week in photosMudslides in California, Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh and airstrikes in Syria - the week’s biggest news stories captured by the world’s best photojournalists
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The Great British SeasideBritish beach photography from the 1960s to the present, featuring work by Martin Parr, Tony Ray-Jones, Simon Roberts and David Hurn
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Life in the capital's working-class pubsWe Could Be Heroes, an exhibition of images by Marco Sconocchia, is billed as ‘bringing to life the world and underworld of modern Britain’
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I caused a soapy Jacuzzi to explode over Robert EvansIn 2003, Jesse Chehak was a photographer’s assistant and was tasked with setting up a shoot location for the Godfather producer
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Actor says harassment allegations have become 'a witch-hunt'Hollywood A-lister suggests the treatment of some celebrities, such as Garrison Keillor, has been excessive
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Our historic Brexit vote could be reversed, admits former Ukip leaderRemainers ‘are making all the running’ and could swing a vote in parliament, former Ukip leader warns
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The new faces of the hard rightSteve Bannon may be gone – at least for the time being – but there’s a willing group of fiery rightwingers ready to assume the mantle
'It was like Niagara Falls' How California's rich and poor united against a tide of mud