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    She made difficult characters utterly delightful

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    This Trump film is gilded trash

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    A reading journal to make you more mindful

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    What 'privileged' users know as they make millions

Epstein files release

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    Survivors say new documents expose victims' names 'while men remain protected'

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    Emails reportedly show Epstein scouted women for New York Giants co-owner

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    Epstein sent money to husband of ex-UK ambassador to US after prison release, emails reveal

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    Andrew went to intimate dinner with Epstein after his prison release, files suggest

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    Senate approves funding deal to rally behind deal struck by Trump and Democrats

    Partial shutdown of government still expected to begin after midnight Friday, lasting at least through weekend

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    Thousands march in anti-ICE protest in New York City: 'If it's them today, it's us tomorrow'

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    Atlanta FBI boss reportedly ousted after questioning DoJ's renewed interest in 2020 election

Trump presidency

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    Mexico president says Trump tariffs on Cuba's oil suppliers could trigger humanitarian crisis

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    Donald Trump announces plans for Indycar race through Washington DC streets

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    Newsom fights back after Dr Oz accuses LA's Armenians of healthcare fraud

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    A resignation and call to conscience at company owned by Maga billionaires

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    On Polymarket, 'privileged' users made millions betting on war strikes and diplomatic strategy. What did they know beforehand?

    The prediction market's disciples and CEO believe its an unbiased way of knowing the future. But experts warn users could reshape the world to win big

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    New York nurses hold candlelight vigil for Alex Pretti amid strike

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    FBI raid in Georgia has little legal basis - but serves Trump's goal to weaken trust in election results

West coast

  1. LA wildfires
    LA fire department paid celebrity PR firm $65,000 to shape messaging after Palisades fire

  2. Waymo
    US regulators open inquiry into Waymo self-driving car that struck child in California

  3. California
    Matt Mahan, mayor of San Jose, announces run for governor of California

  4. Shirley Raines
    Social media star Shirley Raines dies after years helping homeless in LA

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    Eggs, hats and unfettered ambition: what we learned about Melania Trump from her documentary

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    Groundbreaking director Reginald Hudlin: 'It's taken a lot of effort but the reward is always worth it'

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    A reading journal won't make you smarter, but it will make you more mindful

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    'Begging my boyfriend to get one': Paul Mescal inspires yet another fashion craze with Hamnet earring

Opinion

  • The arrest of Don Lemon is blatant censorship. And he is not the only one

    Seth Stern
    Thursday's arrests of Lemon and independent journalist Georgia Fort demonstrate the administration's lawless crusade against routine journalism

  • It is beyond naive for Democrats - and Europe - to think Trump's retreats are real. He never backs down for long

    Jonathan Freedland
    Whether it's Minneapolis or Greenland, the US president will do just enough to get through a damaging news cycle, then carry on as before, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland

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  1. ICE's surveillance app is a techno-authoritarian nightmare

    Moustafa Bayoumi

  2. Minneapolis is in a state of chaos. Racist immigration policies are to blame

    Jamil Smith

  3. The AI bubble will pop. It's up to us to replace it responsibly

    Mark Surman

  4. I was told to accept chronic migraines. Then a keto diet gave me my life back

    Natalie Mead

Sports

  • Epstein files release
    Emails reportedly show Epstein scouted women for Giants co-owner Steve Tisch

    Newly released Epstein emails include repeated references to Giants co-owner Steve Tisch, with messages showing Epstein arranging meetings with women

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    US sprinter arrested on charge of driving over 100mph

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    Trump announces plans for race through Washington DC streets

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    Lopez and Stevenson set for high-stakes clash at Madison Square Garden

  4. Winter Olympics
    'A very Italian problem': inside the fight against the mafia and corruption at the Games

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    Man accused of falsely confessing to killing Charlie Kirk faces up to 15-year sentence

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    Another blast of freezing weather moves into the US south-east

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    A 'wellness bro', a cosmologist and an RFK Jr crony: meet Bari Weiss's new CBS News contributors

  • Democratic Republic of the Congo
    More than 200 killed in coltan mine collapse in eastern DRC, officials say

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    Human rights group warns New York officials against investing public funds in Israeli bonds

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    'I was overwhelmed, it was a miracle': the jailed mothers getting a second chance in Colombia

  • Alabama
    Incarcerated activists from Oscar-nominated documentary The Alabama Solution sent to solitary

  • Music
    Brian May says US is currently too dangerous for Queen to tour there

Climate crisis & environment

  1. Environment
    How Trump's EPA rollbacks could harm our air and water - and worsen global heating

  2. Environment
    Exploding trees: the winter phenomenon behind frost cracks

  3. Extreme weather
    Americans recount living through the deadly winter storm: 'There was ice in the toilets'

  4. Greenhouse gas emissions
    US leads record global surge in gas-fired power driven by AI demands, with big costs for the climate

US news

  1. Federal Reserve
    Trump nominates Federal Reserve critic Kevin Warsh as its next chair

  2. Donald Trump
    Trump sues IRS and US treasury for $10bn over leak of tax returns

  3. US foreign relations
    Trump threatens tariffs on goods from countries that sell oil to Cuba

  4. Trump administration
    Democrats express alarm at Tulsi Gabbard's presence at FBI elections office raid

World news

  1. Panama canal
    Panama supreme court cancels Hong Kong company's canal contracts

  2. Ukraine
    Zelenskyy cautious on Russian bombing pause during extreme cold weather

  3. Syria
    Syrian government and Kurdish forces reach deal on permanent truce

  4. South Africa
    South Africa expels top Israeli diplomat over 'insulting attacks' on president

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Culture

  • Art
    Wall of Tears: 50ft Brooklyn mural pays tribute to children killed in Gaza

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    'He used the trumpet as a songbird': 100 years of Miles Davis, by jazz greats Sonny Rollins, Yazz Ahmed and more

What to watch

  1. Review
    Displacement Film Fund review - Cate Blanchett masterminds short film collection that brims with life and intensity

  2. Film
    Reality winners: the rise and rise of the 'verbatim' movie

  3. Television
    From Jon Snow to Buffy: the TV characters who just couldn't stay dead

  4. Sundance 2026
    Seized review - captivating documentary goes inside a shocking newspaper raid

What to listen to

  1. Bruce Springsteen's angry anti-ICE song is on-the-nose in the right way

    Matthew Cantor

  2. Add to playlist
    The boundless bedroom-made black metal of Powerplant and the week's best new tracks

  3. Jazz album of the month
    Julie Campiche: Unspoken review - a harpist's tender, quietly radical hymn to women who endure

  4. Grammys
    Gonna be golden? Who will - and should - win the big awards at the 2026 Grammys

What to read

  1. Books
    The best recent translated fiction - review roundup

  2. What we're reading
    George Saunders, Erin Somers and Guardian readers on the books they enjoyed in January

  3. The books of my life
    Susan Choi: 'For so long I associated Dickens with unbearable Christmas TV specials'

  4. Audiobook of the week
    Virgin by Hollie McNish audiobook review - myth-shattering poetry about purity and sex

What to play

  1. There's a reason that Wii Bowling remains my mum's favourite game of all time

    Dominik Diamond

  2. Review
    Cairn review - obsession, suffering and awe in a climbing game that hits exhausting new heights

  3. Pushing Buttons
    A poor surprise reveal for Highguard leaves it fighting an uphill battle for good reviews

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