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Trump hush-money trial

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    Donald Trump
    Ex-president compares himself to Mother Teresa as jury weighs fate in hush-money case

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      A ‘catch-and-kill’ scheme and Trump’s pyjamas
      Key moments from the hush-money trial

    • Trump trial verdict
      If guilty, what would ex-president’s punishment be?

    • Who is Juan Merchan
      The judge in Trump’s criminal hush-money trial?

Headlines

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    'It's working'
    Increasing use of renewable energy in US yields billions of dollars of benefits

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    US Capitol attack
    Republican activist with ties to DeSantis and Rubio indicted over January 6

    • Health
      US girls got their first periods increasingly earlier over the last 50 years, new study finds

    • Live
      Biden-Harris campaign accuses Trump of ‘anti-Black agenda’ ahead of Philadelphia rally

    • Texas
      Moderate Republican sees off primary challenge from ‘neo-Nazi’

    • Netherlands
      Person dies after falling into jet engine at Schiphol airport

    • American Airlines
      Lawsuit claims Black passengers were asked to deboard flight

    • Dinosaurs
      ‘Virtually complete’ Stegosaurus fossil to be auctioned at Sotheby’s geek week

In focus

  • Owner Mike Allen stands outside his popular Bishop feed store on Feb. 18, 2024.

    Revealed
    The rural Californians who can’t sell their businesses – because LA is their landlord

  • Biden at podium

    The Stakes
    How a small number of Americans will decide the election

    What are swing states? Do they have anything to do with playground swings? Are they anything to do with people putting their keys in a bowl?
  • Young people in matching uniforms march in formation

    ‘He couldn’t wait to join’
    Thousands of young Russians die in Ukraine war

    Moscow is spending millions to try to mould a new generation willing to give their lives in military service

Spotlight

  • Coach Xavi Valdez speaking with youth players participating in our "Mini Soccer" program. All Gender, ages 4-6.

    ‘Happiest I’ve ever seen her’
    The sports teams giving trans kids a safe place to play

    Inclusive clubs provide a supportive environment for LGBTQ+ children amid growing antagonism toward transgender inclusion in athletics
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    The high road
    Smoking weed every day makes me less presentable and less productive. I love it

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    Widening the Lens
    Using photography to re-examine our environment

    In a new exhibition, artists find new ways to look at and investigate their natural surroundings and how they interact with human stories
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    The new wedding etiquette
    Who pays, what’s in, and why you should start a divorce fund

    There’s no ‘proper’ way to get married. Readers and industry experts share wedding rules to help things run a little smoother
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      ‘A fine line between humor and flopping’
      Tech summit’s rap battle is the height of corporate cringe

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      From Sherlock to Nathan Barley
      Benedict Cumberbatch’s best ever TV roles

    • ‘Almost a mugshot’ … Billy by Jack Pierson, taken in 2020.

      Jack Pierson’s best photograph
      ‘Billy does an act called Scream Along With Billy’

    • Burlesque dance instructor Evana De Lune gives a lesson to students at Tropical Soul Dance, Annandale, Sydney, Australia, 26 May 2024.

      ‘Could I thrust with a force that could kill a man?’
      My first time at a burlesque class

Opinion

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    Why is Nikki Haley scrawling genocidal messages on Israeli bombs?

    Moustafa Bayoumi
    • A man wearing a blue suit and yellow tie speaks at a podium

      Louisiana’s move to criminalize abortion pills is cruel and medically senseless

      Moira Donegan
    • a person waves a Palestinian flag that says "freedom for Palestine"

      The US must recognize Palestine as a state. It’s time to look to the future, not the past

      Jodi Rudoren
    • A small group of women who look shocked and upset. In the foreground, two women embrace next to a young girl who is crying.

      My family has fled Rafah for yet another ‘safe’ area. By now we know there is no such thing

      Mohammed Al Khatib
    • Benjamin Netanyahu at a ceremony at Jerusalem's Mount Herzl military cemetery on 13 May 2024.

      By attacking and undermining the ICC, Israel has proved again it is a state gone rogue

      Simon Tisdall

Sports

  • Scottie Scheffler is No 1 in golf’s world rankings

    Scottie Scheffler
    Charges over PGA Championship arrest dropped

    Charges against world No 1 golfer Scottie Scheffler are being dropped, according to multiple reports on Wednesday
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    Live
    Olympiakos v Fiorentina – Europa Conference League final

    Minute-by-minute report: The Viola will hope to put last season’s heartbreak behind them against the Greek giants in Athens. Join Scott Murray
    • Roy Keane

      Roy Keane
      Soccer pundit ‘in shock’ after alleged headbutt

    • Fans show their displeasure at Yankees owner George Steinbrenner during the 1990 season

      Bronx Zoo ‘90
      The season the New York Yankees hit a chaotic low

    • The Burnley manager, Vincent Kompany, celebrates after the victory against Sheffield United.

      Bayern Munich
      Kompany signs three-year deal to become new coach

    • Emma Hayes arrives in the US after a successful career as Chelsea manager

      Emma Hayes’s USWNT in-tray
      From tactics to a wildly talented teen

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Climate crisis

  • US map of this summer's forecasted temperatures from the National Weather Service.

    US weather
    Millions face extreme-heat threat as experts urge better protections

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    PFAS
    EPA accused of ‘egregious’ misconduct in testing of pesticides

  • A large pollution-spewing oil refinery.

    Big oil
    Majority of US voters support climate litigation, poll shows

  • Urban motorway rush hour traffic in Birmingham.

    Environment
    Wealthy white men are UK’s biggest transport polluters, study finds

Across the country

  • Two people hold a white sign reading 'The people's injunction to stop Cop City' as police officers stand behind them.

    'There’s this constant stalking feeling’
    Atlanta police surveil people opposing ‘Cop City'

    Residents wonder what legal protections are available as police monitor them at all hours, blaring sirens and shining lights
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    Michigan
    ‘Bidenomics’ is not convincing must-win swing county. Will voters turn back to Trump?

  • A row of cows stand close together at a farm

    Bird flu
    As virus hops to cows and at least two humans, migrant farm workers are at risk

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    Titanic
    Ohio real estate tycoon plans to take new submersible to shipwreck

    • Washington DC
      Two giant pandas from China to arrive at US National Zoo

    • Extreme weather
      Severe thunderstorms pummel Texas causing widespread power outages

    • Oil companies
      ExxonMobil and Chevron gather investors after latest big oil mega deal

    • Tennessee
      Governor signs bill penalizing adults who help minors get abortions

    • Texas
      Curriculum overhaul would increase biblical content in elementary schools

    • Harvey Weinstein
      Disgraced movie mogul to attend hearing at same courthouse as Trump’s trial

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Around the world

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    US
    White House says Israel’s latest actions in Rafah do not cross red line

    Washington says it is also monitoring Israel’s inquiry into attack on Sunday that killed at least 45 people in Gaza camp
  • Neat rows of adults sitting cross-legged hold up identical black signs with white Korean type on it.

    South Korea
    Samsung workers’ union announces first-ever strike for chipmaker

  • Children run behind a truck spraying water along a street in Delhi.

    India
    Delhi temperature hits 50.5C as capital records hottest day

  • Sepia image of a very young Manfred and Hermann Goldberg

    ‘Every piece of evidence is vital’
    Holocaust survivor calls for victims’ shoes to be salvaged

    • Film
      Trans actor Karla Sofía Gascón sues French far-right politician after ‘sexist insult’

    • Finland
      Book borrowed from library in 1939 returned 84 years late

    • Brussels
      Police search EU parliament office over Russian interference

    • South Africa elections
      Voting under way amid grim national mood

    • Iceland
      Fresh volcanic eruption triggers evacuation

    • Spain
      New research raises hopes of exhuming foreign civil war dead

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Podcasts

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    Politics Weekly Westminster: Diane Abbott and the election campaigns – podcast

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    The Audio Long Read
    From the archive: The secret deportations: how Britain betrayed the Chinese men who served the country in the war – podcast

  • Rishi Sunak playing football during a campaign visit to Chesham United FC

    Today in Focus
    Why is Rishi Sunak’s election campaign so chaotic?

  • Barcelona's Aitana Bonmatí walks past the Champions League trophy with her medal

    The Guardian's Women's Football Weekly
    Barcelona reign and retain Champions League title – Women’s Football Weekly

  • Mats Hummels gives the thumbs-up

    Football Weekly
    Dortmund off to Wembley as Kompany heads for Bayern – Football Weekly

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    Science
    Concrete without CO2: can our biggest building material go green? – podcast

  • Ozempic

    Today in Focus
    A journey on weight-loss drug Ozempic

Culture

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    Ron Howard on Jim Henson
    ‘You could see there was nothing to hide’

    The Oscar-winning film-maker discusses his documentary about the legendary puppeteer and his unwavering desire to experiment
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    Queen
    Sony Music reportedly in talks to buy music catalogue for $1bn

  • Dua Lipa performing at the Country Music Awards earlier this month.

    Dua Lipa
    Singer denounces ‘Israeli genocide’ in Instagram post

  • Jhumpa Lahiri

    Jhumpa Lahiri
    Our obsession with origin is a global danger, says author

  • Dancing for the Devil.

    Dancing for the Devil: The 7M TikTok Cult review
    A horribly mesmerising look at an invite-only church

  • Margaret Thatcher with Ronald Reagan in 1981.

    The Invisible Doctrine by George Monbiot and Peter Hutchison review
    Neoliberalism’s ascent

Lifestyle

  • image shows grid of cocktails, pills and mushrooms, with hands holding mushrooms, pills, a lighter and a rolled up dollar bill

    Americans have demonized drugs for decades
    Now we’re doing them every day

  • Sweating man with sweat band round his head.

    Sweat wisely!
    22 etiquette rules for exercise – from swimming lanes to selfies

  • Top view of a scientific looking contraption that holds a container of ground coffee beans

    ‘Like drinking a music festival’
    This is ultrasonic coffee – but does it taste any good?

  • Michelle Spencer in a padded jacket, hat and scarf in the snow in Alberta, Canada

    A moment that changed me
    I cured my 3am terrors with the help of a therapist – and a moose

  • Felicity Cloake’s Vietnamese summer rolls.

    Felicity Cloake's masterclass
    How to make Vietnamese summer rolls – recipe

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    You wouldn’t believe how difficult it is to buy sperm
    My $17,000 journey

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    Books
    What have you been reading this month?

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    Life and style
    Are you splurging on luxury goods you can ill afford?

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From our global editions

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    UK's 4 July election
    Why has prime minister Rishi Sunak chosen this date and why does everyone think he'll lose?

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    ‘It’s become a battleground’
    Mexico’s local candidates face deadly violence

  • Balloons hang on electric wires as soldiers stand guard

    Fighting dirty
    From Scythia to South Korea: a potted history of poo in warfare

  • Left to right: Julius Malema, John Steenhuisen, Cyril Ramaphosa, Jacob Zuma

    South Africa elections
    What are the issues and will ANC lose its majority?

In case you missed it

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    Revealed
    Israeli spy chief ‘threatened’ ICC prosecutor over war crimes inquiry

  • Tracey Emin, June 2023, South of France Studio, taken by TE creative director Harry Weller.

    Radical rebirth of Tracey Emin
    ‘I didn’t want to die as some mediocre YBA’

    In the last four years, she has survived an aggressive cancer, opened her own art school – and produced stunning work. And she’s just getting started. She discusses sobriety, suffering and second chances
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    ‘This sounded a little fishy’
    The dramatic rise and fall of MoviePass

    A new documentary looks back at the discount moviegoing subscription model that went from industry disruptor to joke
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    ‘It breaks an employer’s control’
    The tragic disappearance of the American lunch hour

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    Hard Miles review
    Matthew Modine takes troubled teens on a 700-mile cycle marathon

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    ‘The daddy of them all’
    Readers on their favorite movie franchises

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    ‘I may lose my voice soon’
    The US might restrict social media in prisons and inmates are worried

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In pictures

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    South Africa
    Country goes to the polls

    South Africa’s national and provincial elections are being held to elect a new national assembly and legislatures in each of the nine provinces
  • A man wearing a green ANC shawl around his waist and tricorn stands outside a building marked 'Lacoste hair salon'

    Photos of the day
    Voters in South Africa and Robert De Niro gets angry: photos of the day

  • A volunteer distributes drinking water to train passengers on a hot summer day at the Jalandhar Cantonment railway station in Jalandhar

    India
    Record breaking heatwave hits Delhi as country swelters

  • A woman walks past piles of uncollected trash in the township of Alexandra

    South Africa elections
    Voting under way amid grim national mood

  • A woman with a paddle in her hand looks out from her small boat to the misty water with trees at its edge

    ‘Without them, the city would be lost’
    The art of preserving Mexico City’s ancient floating gardens

  • Locals dig in search of survivors and bodies. Survivors have been hesitant to allow heavy machinery to be used in rescue efforts, because they do not want the bodies of their relatives harmed.

    Papua New Guinea landslide
    The search for survivors

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