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Headlines
Sunday
23 December 2018
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Senate adjourns until after Christmas break with no deal reached, as Schumer tells Trump he must ‘abandon’ request for border wall -
Obama appointee follows defense secretary Mattis in resigning as Trump defends move, saying other countries can take care of Isis
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Volcanic activity sent a wave crashing into villages and hotels in a popular tourist area. Follow all the developments here -
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Emails released to Guardian show staff considered questioning 2009 greenhouse gases finding after White House denied administrator’s ‘red team, blue team’ idea
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Spotlight
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After a treacherous journey, two Honduran families with special needs children make it to California -
For the next few months, Jemima Kiss explores how we can all move towards a life without plastic, starting with Christmas
US end of year 2018
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Betomania may have befallen Washington elites, but replicating an Obama presidency would be a tragedy -
George HW Bush’s funeral spurred much gushing over national unity, but such elite spectacles overlook real material divisions -
A decline in office parties has been blamed on the movement – but educating people about consent and boundaries is empowering for everyone
Today in Focus
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Tennessee’s back-up quarterback came off the bench for the third time this season after Washington knocked Marcus Mariota out of the game in a 25-16 win -
Forty years ago the Major Indoor Soccer League debuted, an Americanized version of the beautiful game promising end-to-end action and goals, goals, goals
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Andros Townsend scored a goal of the season contender for Crystal Palace as they came from a goal down to stun Manchester City 3-2 in a thrilling game at the Etihad Stadium -
Dillian Whyte defeated his fellow London fighter Derek Chisora with an 11th round knockout at the O2 Arena
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Documentaries
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A child living in a mobile home in Silicon Valley
A child living in a mobile home
in Silicon ValleyWatch now at theguardian.com/documentaries
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Film directed by Ed Perkins is contender for 91st Academy Awards -
A true Christmas movie must adhere to the following scientific, mathematical and logical rules
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Museum owes $9.2m due in October 2019 but scholar Harold Holzer says sale would ‘exponentially cripple the institution’ -
After about 370 nurses protested drastic changes from hospital management, union officials expect more across the US in 2019 -
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Labour leader accused of betrayal on second poll and ‘in danger of losing young backers’ -
Man killed in collision between car and lorry near Perpignan is 10th person to die during protests -
Explore
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Visitors face ‘disruption and disappointment’ as states scramble to keep key sites open
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From Central American migrants stalled at the US border to the tallest pine tree in Switzerland – the week captured by the world’s best photojournalists -
Our gallery of outdoor displays provoked a flurry more festive submissions from your homes and offices -
Bounding blackbucks, a hungry baby bear, an albino orangutan and more
A man lost his job to a rape joke. Are you cheering?