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Wednesday 21 June 2023
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Scientists tracking alerts sent by the National Weather Service say data underscores risks of heatwaves and storms this summer -
January 6 attackRioter who attacked police officer Michael Fanone with stun gun jailed for 12 yearsDaniel ‘DJ’ Rodriguez shouts ‘Trump won!’ after being sentenced for attacking Michael Fanone at Capitol in 2021
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California’s Taqueria Garibaldi fined for a host of alleged violations, including conducting ‘confessions’ on employees
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Snigdha Sur’s website the Juggernaut focuses on all things south Asian – but it’s not about representation as much as it is about noticing stories -
Guards at huge Del Monte farm in Kenya allegedly killed three men in the last four years – leaving relatives distraught -
The Guardian finds children in Portland, Oregon, could have lower test scores due to lead emissions from nearby racetrack, one of dozens across the US to use toxic leaded gasoline -
More people are feeling backed into a corner after the supreme court struck down the nationwide right to abortion last year
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I talked a man out of jumping off a bridge – and it made me confront a harsh realityA moment that changed meI talked a man out of jumping off a bridge – and it made me confront a harsh realityAs a doctor, I’m used to dealing with trauma. This time I was all alone – and it brought home the importance of men’s mental health -
In a new documentary, two trans film-makers aim to shed light on a community often stereotyped and undervalued
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Forget your inhibitions this summer. Instead, wear colourful clothes, get enough rest and celebrate every personal best -
Just days after a New York landlord refused to accept tenants who cook meat, an Australian chef has banned all vegans from his restaurant. Can’t everyone just get on?
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Zelenskiy admits counteroffensive going ‘slower than desired’; west pledges tens of billions of dollars at Ukraine reconstruction summit in London -
Ukraine president says war is not a Hollywood movie, as Putin announces nuclear-capable ICBMs will soon enter service -
UK foreign secretary says Ukraine has ‘evolved quickly’, as Zelenskiy tells summit it can be engine of green growth -
Western leaders have promised billions – but reconstruction will take more than just money
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Far from being persecuted, Trump has been handled with vastly more deference than anyone else would be -
Record numbers of women are freezing their eggs. With advances in reproductive technologies come not just new possibilities, but new dilemmas -
Whoever wins in the confrontation between the former prime minister and the army, both sides are to blame for trying to gag criticism, says journalist Hamid Mir
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Alex Morgan, Kelley O’Hara and Megan Rapinoe are heading to their fourth Women’s World Cup after being selected for this year’s tournament -
Our antiquated ideas about what an elite athlete should be are evolving. And the league’s foreign stars are showing there is more than one way to win
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Clark Haggans, an outside linebacker who won a Super Bowl with the Pittsburgh Steelers during a 13-year career that included stops in Arizona and San Francisco -
Invitation raises possibility Yasir al-Rumayyan could be questioned under oath about execution of Jamal Khashoggi
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The budget committee hearing looked into alleged misinformation from big oil that covered up ‘massive’ risks of the climate crisis -
Ruling could take weeks to emerge in trial for Held v Montana, which is the first constitutional climate trial in US history -
Growing support from councils and firms and a culture shift over refills have changed how the country drinks -
Les Soulèvements de La Terre uses direct action aimed at big business interests
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Air national guard member, 21, enters pleas in Massachusetts federal court days after being indicted by grand jury -
Federal Trade Commission alleges Jeff Bezos firm used ‘manipulative and deceptive user-interface designs to trick consumers’
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Rightwing justice accepted private plane trip to Alaska for luxury fishing trip hosted by Paul Singer in latest gifts scandal -
Davis school district, north of Salt Lake City, voted unanimously to accept recommendation by subcommittee to reinstate book -
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Religious site contains burial mound serving as a solar calendar as well as remains of about 60 people -
Child among the dead and 24 people rescued in Moroccan-led operation, say Spanish maritime sources
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Police tell people to avoid Val-de-Grâce area after several buildings catch fire in fifth arrondissement -
Archives show about 400 long-term sick and mentally ill people were repatriated, according to BBC investigation -
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The Bank of England is expected to raise interest rates again today, leaving millions of homeowners facing higher costs. Richard Partington reports
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A new monument has been crafted in Virginia to commemorate the historically black neighborhood destroyed in 1941 for the construction of the Pentagon -
Decision by France’s top appeals court effectively ends one of the most high-profile cases to emerge in the country’s #MeToo movement -
Social media users condemned use of AI -generated opening credits for Secret Invasion premiering this week on Disney+
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