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Tuesday
15 January 2019
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The Guardian travelled to five border locations to discover how Trump’s rhetoric jars with the reality on the ground -
Trump’s nominee for attorney general tells senators that ‘On my watch Bob will be allowed to finish his work’
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Exclusive: ex-New Jersey governor, who had prosecuted Kushner’s father, was sacked as head of Trump’s transition team -
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Anti-terrorist forces trying to regain control of complex seized amid explosions
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Trying to eliminate plastic from her life, Jemima Kiss hit a snag with cleaning up dog waste, so she dug for a solution -
The Iowa congressman’s party have been happy to ignore his racially charged utterances for 16 years but his narrow election win has changed the calculus
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At Prayagraj, more than 120m expected for festival as much about politics as sacred waters -
Scientist Brad Lister returned to Puerto Rican rainforest after 35 years to find 98% of ground insects had vanished
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US end of year 2018
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In Ocasio-Cortez we see what it might look like for left to retake control – to begin talking about what we want to talk about rather than whatever Trump is spewing -
Likely candidates are begging for Wall Street’s support – and reminding us who really owns American democracy, writes Guardian US columnist Bhaskar Sunkara
A school in Birmingham is attempting to buck the trend of increasing ethnic and religious segregation in the city. The Guardian’s Aamna Mohdin spends a day at the University of Birmingham school that takes its students from across the diverse city. Plus: John Crace on today’s Brexit vote
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The only way to beat Golden State is to beat them up. When the 275lbs center returns from injury that will be a lot harder to accomplish -
Britain’s No 1 needed nearly three hours to get past Ajla Tomljanovic while Serena Williams took just 49 minutes to reach the Australian Open second round
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Staff absences at White House see president set the menu for the national champions – and unsurprisingly he chose a Big Mac buffet -
The former England and current Philippines coach discusses a recent stint in Sweden’s fifth division, missing out at Manchester City, and his one regret in football
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Channing, who has died aged 97, starred in Hello Dolly! and Thoroughly Modern Millie, and had a genius for character -
A trailer for the controversial film from rightwing entrepreneur Nick Loeb references Brett Kavanaugh’s appointment to the supreme court -
Documentaries
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The black teenager whose world was turned upside down by racism
The black teenager whose world was turned upside down by racismWatch the award-winning documentary now at theguardian.com/documentaries
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Republicans condemn Iowa congressman after he questioned how terms like white supremacist had ‘become offensive’ -
Pacific Gas and Electric, which supplies 16 million residents, is under investigation for its role in the Camp fire and others -
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Far-right state government had shut down exhibition to stop performance about torture -
Concerns Beijing using case to exert pressure on Ottawa after Canada’s detention of Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou -
Explore
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Dissident Patrick Karegeya had fled to South Africa, but was murdered in a well-planned attack. Now an inquest into his death threatens to bring unwelcome attention to Rwanda’s feted leader
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The Guardian’s picture editors bring you photo highlights from around the world -
The salmon fishing season has started with traditional ceremonies on the River Tay. It is the first of the larger Scottish rivers to open for the season, which runs until 15 October -
She faced off against a gun-toting Clint Eastwood, charmed Broadway in Hello, Dolly! and performed with the Muppets. A look back at the comedy legend’s career on stage and screen
Brexit vote live MPs told they face choice between order and 'chaos' as May heading for huge defeat