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Hundreds more babies in US died than expected in months after Roe was overturned
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/oct/22/baby-deaths-roe-wade-abortion-bans
Published: October 22, 2024 15:45
Study shows roughly 247 more infant deaths per month than expected in 18 months after supreme court’s decisionIn the 18 months after the US supreme court overturned Roe v Wade, leading more than a dozen states to implement near-total abortion bans,…
My partner isn’t meeting my sexual needs – and he’s rejecting my attempts to spice things up
Published: October 22, 2024 15:45
We love each other and have recently navigated a serious family crisis. But I am starting to think he just isn’t very sexually attracted to meMy partner (46, male) and I (39, female) have been together for just over a year and moved in together five months…
Dog likely saved Maine woman from freezing to death in woods, officials say
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/oct/22/michigan-dog-saved-woman-freezing
Published: October 22, 2024 15:27
Labrador Lucy laid down on owner Pamela Helmstadter, 72, to protect her from cold after husband John, 82, fell and diedA dog may have saved a woman from dying alongside her husband after the couple – the animal’s owners – became lost for four frigid nights…
Jon Stewart: ‘We have officially entered into the fever dream portion of the campaign’
https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2024/oct/22/jon-stewart-election-campaign-trump
Published: October 22, 2024 15:20
Late-night hosts discuss Donald Trump ‘working’ at McDonald’s and ranting about Arnold Palmer’s genitaliaLate-night hosts discuss Donald Trump’s photo op at McDonald’s and his long-winded comments on Arnold Palmer’s penis size as election day looms.…
‘Is it going to be safe?’: suspicions and fear dominate a crucial swing county in lead-up to US election
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/oct/22/saginaw-michigan-voter-election-fear-violence
Published: October 22, 2024 15:02
In addition to worrying that the election will be rigged, now people in Saginaw county are nervous that violence will accompany itUS politics live – latest updatesVanessa Guerra is resigned to questions from Donald Trump’s supporters about the myriad ways…
People born without sense of smell breathe differently, study finds
Published: October 22, 2024 15:00
People with working sense of smell sniff more than those with anosmia, with possible implications for healthPeople born without a sense of smell breathe differently to those with one, researchers have found, which could help explain why problems with odour…
North Carolina farms face depleted, toxic soil after historic Helene flooding
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/oct/22/north-carolina-farms-hurricane-helene-floods
Published: October 22, 2024 15:00
In the mountainous area near Asheville, affected growers must now replenish water-logged and often tainted landHurricane Helene took much from western North Carolina where I live, farm and raise my family. The stories are harrowing: houses obliterated by…
Thom Yorke and Julianne Moore join thousands of creatives in AI warning
Published: October 22, 2024 15:00
Statement comes as tech firms try to use creative professionals’ work to train AI modelsAbba’s Björn Ulvaeus, the actor Julianne Moore, the Radiohead singer Thom Yorke are among 10,500 signatories of a statement from the creative industries warning…
Bring on the Vegas glitz! How Roma families are defying their persecutors with bling palaces
Published: October 22, 2024 14:59
Keen to show off their newfound riches, and to kick back at a society that suppressed them, Roma families are filling rural Romania with exuberant symbols of wealth – boasting gilded turrets and gleaming staircases that lead to nowhereIn the village of…
‘We were not prepared’: three weeks in a small town devastated by Hurricane Helene
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/oct/22/hurricane-helene-gerton-north-carolina-aftermath
Published: October 22, 2024 14:56
Gerton, North Carolina, population 250, was badly hit by the storm. Emma Churchman describes how the community came together in the aftermathThe small mountain community of Gerton, about 16 miles south-east of Asheville, North Carolina, was one of the…
Loser of Austrian election to try to form government after parties shun far right
Published: October 22, 2024 14:45
People’s party tasked with coalition talks with Social Democrats after winning Freedom party fails to find partnerAustria’s president has tasked the incumbent chancellor with forming a new government, after the general election winner, the far-right…
‘I can do the same job as a man’: Ukraine’s first frontline female commander on war, grief – and her hope for the future
Published: October 22, 2024 14:31
Yulia Mykytenko leads a platoon of men in a reconnaissance and attack unit – and has already lost her husband, father and many friends in the devastating war. In her memoir, she writes that she was always destined for combatThe sound of birdsong is so loud…
Key suspect in Jamal Khashoggi murder has X account reinstated
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/oct/22/jamal-khashoggi-murder-suspect-x-account
Published: October 22, 2024 14:19
Saud al-Qahtani had been suspended permanently on Twitter before Elon Musk took over and rebranded it as XA key Saudi suspect in the murder of US-based journalist Jamal Khashoggi in 2018 has had his account reinstated on X, the social media company…
‘I am valued here’: the extraordinary film that recreates a disabled boy’s rich digital life
https://www.theguardian.com/film/2024/oct/22/ibelin-film-mats-steen-world-of-warcraft
Published: October 22, 2024 14:04
Mats Steen had muscular dystrophy and died very young. But a touching new documentary has used animation and his own posts to reveal the fulfilling gaming life he led in World of Warcraft – right down to his first kissThe night after their son Mats died…
Woman, 105, recovering after being pulled out of rubble of Florida home destroyed by Milton
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/oct/22/florida-milton-home-destroyed-jayne-huston
Published: October 22, 2024 14:03
Jayne Huston’s house was destroyed by a tornado during the fierce storm, but friends and family are trying to rebuild itA 105-year-old woman in Florida is recovering after her neighbors pulled her out of the rubble of her house, which was destroyed by a…
Practical Magic: Nicole Kidman and Sandra Bullock’s enduring song of sisterhood
Published: October 22, 2024 14:00
Witchy, cozy, and murderously mischievous, this 1998 film about a clan of women beset by an ancient curse feels like a warm hug. Its resurgence is long overdueGet our weekend culture and lifestyle emailThe formulaic 90s romcom shouldn’t – in theory –…
Territory review – ‘Succession in the outback’ makes for rollicking TV
Published: October 22, 2024 14:00
A Northern Territory cattle station is the majestic setting for the power jostling and fraught family dynamics of Netflix’s new Australian dramaThe high concept premise of this rollicking Aussie drama from creators Ben Davies and Timothy Lee is “Succession…
Through the roof: how a Brisbane shed is turning old solar panels into silver and copper
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/oct/23/australia-renewable-energy-solar-waste
Published: October 22, 2024 14:00
Australia’s solar waste problem – identified as a priority by the federal government in 2016 – is becoming larger and more urgentGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastIn a 50m shed south of Brisbane, solar panels are being turned into…
When I delivered the worst of news to my dying patient, she cried – but not about her prognosis | Ranjana Srivastava
Published: October 22, 2024 14:00
We like to think patients judge us for our medical acumen but, in fact, they observe the words we say, the empathy we show and the kindness we offer“Now I am crying because you are sitting there.”“I am sorry,” I say, preparing to jump up. Continue…
Five-star Chelsea and a chat with FA’s Kay Cossington – Women’s Football Weekly podcast
Published: October 22, 2024 13:58
Faye Carruthers, Suzanne Wrack, Chris Paouros and Tom Garry to discuss the weekend’s WSL action and look ahead to the internationals. Plus, FA’s women’s technical director, Kay Cossington, joins for an exclusive interviewOn today’s podcast, the panel…
Former Abercrombie CEO arrested amid sex trafficking investigation
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2024/oct/22/former-abercrombie-ceo-arrested-sex-trafficking
Published: October 22, 2024 13:58
Jeffries was arrested as authorities investigate allegations that he and others sexually exploited and abused young men at partiesFormer Abercrombie & Fitch CEO Mike Jeffries was arrested on Tuesday as part of a criminal sex trafficking investigation by…
Putin plays host to 36 world leaders at Brics summit in Russia
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2024/oct/22/putin-brics-summit-russia-china-india-iran-kazan
Published: October 22, 2024 13:51
Unclear if UN secretary general will attend Kazan meeting of countries including China, India and Iran The Russian president, Vladimir Putin, ostracised by the west and labeled a potential war criminal by the International criminal court, has played host…
Is it wrong for Elon Musk to offer voters $1m a day to get Trump elected? That’s a tough one | Marina Hyde
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/oct/22/elon-musk-million-dollars-donald-trump-elected
Published: October 22, 2024 13:42
The great and good of US media and politics can’t decide if the lavish giveaway is unethical or illegal. I’m no expert, but it seems off to meFor a guy who has spent his entire life making “I am very rich” the keystone of his personal brand, there is…
Americans don’t want to see a Trump movie, but elsewhere it’s a different story
https://www.theguardian.com/film/2024/oct/22/apprentice-movie-trump-global-box-office
Published: October 22, 2024 13:36
Controversial drama The Apprentice has bombed stateside but it’s attracting bigger audiences in other parts of the worldI’ll be the first to admit that I did not want to watch The Apprentice, the new film chronicling Donald Trump’s ascendancy through 1970s…
Alexei Navalny memoir says The Wire inspired political career: ‘I’m a big fan’
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/oct/22/alexei-navalny-memoir-the-wire
Published: October 22, 2024 13:32
Late Russian opposition leader wrote of David Simon’s hit Baltimore-set series inspiring Moscow campaignIn his posthumously published memoir, Alexei Navalny, the Russian opposition leader, describes how the campaign for mayor of Moscow in 2013 that…
Side of cocaine with that? German police raid pizzeria after finding secret ingredient
Published: October 22, 2024 13:03
Authorities smash drugs gang in North Rhine-Westphalia after learning Düsseldorf pizzeria was delivering narcoticsPizza No 40 was long one of the best-selling dishes at a restaurant in the German city of Düsseldorf, until police discovered the secret…
South Korea mulls aiding Ukraine amid reports North Korea to assist Russia
Published: October 22, 2024 13:03
Seoul signals its most proactive position towards arming Ukraine to dateSouth Korea is considering directly supplying weapons to Ukraine as evidence increases that North Korean soldiers are preparing to assist Russia in its war against Ukraine.South…
I hate blind baking – can it ever be avoided?
Published: October 22, 2024 13:00
If you want fine, crisp pastry, it’s a vital step. But there are ways to save time …“People seem to find blind baking annoying because they think it’s slightly pointless,” says Gelf Alderson, culinary director at River Cottage and author of Great Pies.…
At 58, I have the spine of an 80-year-old. Navigating osteoporosis has been difficult and expensive
Published: October 22, 2024 13:00
Fifteen months, 11 doctors and over a dozen tests and scans later, I still have no idea how to treat itOn 16 June 2023, I got my first DEXA scan. I was 57. Three hours later, a rogue driver plowed his car into mine and shattered my wrist in three…
Trump rebuked by Arnold Palmer’s daughter for fawning over late golf legend’s penis size
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/oct/22/donald-trump-rally-arnold-palmer-penis
Published: October 22, 2024 12:55
Trump has sung the praises of the golf champ’s genitals in the past, as he did at a rally over the weekendArnold Palmer’s daughter says Donald Trump disrespected her late father’s memory by fawning over the size of the champion golfer’s penis at a campaign…
Niagara Falls rainbow and a resting devotee: photos of the day – Tuesday
Published: October 22, 2024 12:36
The Guardian’s picture editors select photographs from around the world Continue reading...
What is pink cocaine? The party drug reportedly taken by Liam Payne
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2024/oct/22/pink-cocaine-party-drug-liam-payne
Published: October 22, 2024 12:31
The drug cocktail that can contain ketamine, ecstasy, meth and crack has grown in popularity in recent yearsLiam Payne had ‘pink cocaine’ in his system at time of death – reportsPink cocaine, a drug cocktail that can contain ketamine, ecstasy, meth and…
Antony Blinken visits Israel in renewed US push for Gaza ceasefire
Published: October 22, 2024 12:24
Secretary of state expected to meet Benjamin Netanyahu and will also stress need for more aid to reach GazaMiddle East crisis – live updatesThe US secretary of state, Antony Blinken, has arrived in Israel amid renewed efforts by Washington to revive…
‘End justifies the means’: high Russian death toll fails to shift opinion on Ukraine war
Published: October 22, 2024 12:20
A video gives a glimpse into Moscow’s ‘meat grinder’ tactics but record losses are met with apparent indifferenceHuddled in an undisclosed location near the frontlines, the two Russian soldiers appeared desperate as they recorded what they feared might be…
Elon Musk is trying to buy the US election for Donald Trump. What does he want in return? | Arwa Mahdawi
Published: October 22, 2024 12:02
Billionaire funding is flooding into the ex-president’s campaign. If he wins, will we see prisons on Mars and Taylor Swift shot into space?Welcome to The Maga Millions: a thrilling new contest in which you can win a million bucks if you help a billionaire…
Trump ground game faces new fraud claims as video shows door-knock hack
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/oct/22/trump-ground-game-door-knock-hack-gps
Published: October 22, 2024 12:00
Exclusive: clip from canvasser for Musk’s America Pac reveals apparent ease in which GPS location can be spoofedDonald Trump’s ground game in Arizona and Nevada may be undercut by canvassers working for America Pac using GPS spoofing to pretend they have…
Black Box Diaries review – inside the remarkable events that triggered Japan’s #MeToo movement
Published: October 22, 2024 12:00
Japanese journalist Shiori Itō tells how she pursued her rape case against a prominent TV executive This is the remarkable story of Japanese journalist Shiori Itō, who waived a legal right to anonymity to pursue her rape case against prominent TV news…
UK export of millions of endangered eels to Russia attacked as ‘bonkers’
Published: October 22, 2024 12:00
Critics say eels could be smuggled eastwards towards Asia but exporter says they are for ‘restocking’ projectMillions of critically endangered eels have been exported from the Severn estuary to Russia this year and conservationists fear export quotas will…
Surrogacy ring accused of exploiting vulnerable women in Argentina
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/oct/22/surrogacy-ring-argentina
Published: October 22, 2024 11:30
Prosecutors say ‘criminal enterprise’ charged foreign couples $50,000 and denied payments for miscarriagesAn international surrogacy ring exploited impoverished women, denied payments for miscarriages, and “commercialised” babies in Argentina, prosecutors…
Five family members shot to death in home outside Seattle
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/oct/22/five-dead-seattle-shooting
Published: October 22, 2024 11:27
Authorities have arrested a teenage suspect in what appears to be an instance of ‘family annihilation’Authorities found five people shot to death inside a home south-east of Seattle on Monday morning and arrested a teenager in connection with the killings,…
Scottish judge calls for compulsory tests for over-80 drivers after fatal crash
Published: October 22, 2024 11:24
Edith Duncan, who was 91 and had dementia, held full licence at time of Edinburgh crash that killed three-year-oldA Scottish judge has called for compulsory testing of all motorists over 80 years of age “as a matter of priority” after an elderly driver…
Former Manchester United striker Diego Forlán to make pro tennis debut
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2024/oct/22/diego-forlan-to-make-pro-tennis-debut
Published: October 22, 2024 11:22
Uruguayan will compete in Challenger doubles eventPlayer will team up with Federico Coria of ArgentinaThe former Uruguay football international Diego Forlán, who played for Manchester United and Atlético Madrid among others, will compete in doubles at the…
‘It romanticised my night!’ The R&B slow jam events making Black British clubbers swoon
Published: October 22, 2024 11:17
No pounding beats, no strobes – just sensual tracks, singalongs and nostalgic vibes. Black-club goers explain how this craze gives them a space to call their ownIt’s just past 5pm in West Silvertown, a random-feeling stop on the DLR line in east London’s…
The Maga legal networks that could topple Planned Parenthood and gut women’s healthcare
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/oct/22/maga-courts-planned-parenthood-case
Published: October 22, 2024 11:00
Revealed: outcome of coming election may determine staying power of hard-right activist Leonard Leo’s crusade to reshape US courtsIn the second year of Donald Trump’s presidency, a young lawyer with crisply shorn blond hair approached the podium at a…
Inside San Francisco’s brutal – and expensive – race for mayor
Published: October 22, 2024 11:00
Homelessness is the major issue in an election that’s projected to be the costliest in city historyWhen the supreme court’s conservative majority ruled this summer that cities could fine and jail unhoused people for sleeping on the streets, London Breed,…
The far-right megadonor pouring over $10m into the US election to defeat ‘the woke regime’
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/oct/22/thomas-klingenstein-megadonor-pro-trump-pac
Published: October 22, 2024 11:00
Records show Thomas Klingenstein is at the forefront of donors pushing polarizing politics in the Republican partyThomas Klingenstein, chairperson of the rightwing Claremont Institute, has cemented his place in the pantheon of Republican megadonors with a…
A Colombian warlord became the Amazon rainforest’s most unlikely protector. Now he is cutting it down
Published: October 22, 2024 11:00
Deforestation fell by a third when the guerrilla leader Ivan Mordisco violently enforced a logging ban, but now he has changed tack and is threatening Cop16 biodiversity talksIn the Amazon states of southern Colombia, uniform patches of cattle pasture…
Nigel Slater’s recipe for chicken thighs with mushrooms and cider
Published: October 22, 2024 11:00
A simple yet gloriously satisfying autumn dishWarm 3 tbsp of olive oil in a shallow pan. Season 4 large chicken thighs with salt and black pepper, then place them, skin side down, in the pan, and let them cook until the skins turn pale gold in colour. Turn…
‘Woke tears’ water, Hillary toilet roll: the US right’s ‘parallel economy’ – in pictures
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/oct/22/rightwing-economy-photos
Published: October 22, 2024 11:00
A conservative consumer movement is trying to create a separate economy from the ‘woke’ mainstream. So what are they selling?Last year, an intense transphobic backlash erupted in response to Bud Light using a trans influencer in a social media campaign.…
Bianca Gascoigne says Mohamed Al Fayed sexually assaulted her
Published: October 22, 2024 10:59
Model and daughter of Paul Gascoigne says former Harrods owner attacked her when she was 16 and working at storeBianca Gascoigne has told how Mohamed Al Fayed subjected her to an alleged “horrific” sexual assault after she started working at Harrods as a…
To win, Harris should talk more about working-class needs and less about Trump | Dustin Guastella
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/oct/22/harris-working-class-voters-poll-election
Published: October 22, 2024 10:00
Our polling shows that the best way to defeat Trump is offer a compelling economic platform that puts working families firstThe 2024 campaign has entered the final stretch and, as polls tighten, it seems Kamala Harris plans to lean into attacking Donald…
Meteorologists could be climate change heroes by relaying its urgency to the public
Published: October 22, 2024 10:00
Weathercasters are positioned to help viewers connect short-term extreme events – like hurricanes – with the climate crisisSome have called Hurricanes Helene and Milton an October surprise. Yet such disasters are now dispiritingly predictable. In their…
Family Pack review – Jean Reno is game for a laugh in card-based time-travelling caper
Published: October 22, 2024 10:00
A family playing a game are sent back in time to a medieval village where they must kill werewolves in order to return to the futureThis rather sweet time-travelling comedy raises welcome memories of French classic Les Visiteurs, especially with the…
Celebrities aren’t gods; they’re humans. After Liam Payne’s tragic death, can we accept them as flesh and blood? | Mark Borkowski
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/oct/22/liam-payne-death-celebrity-fame
Published: October 22, 2024 10:00
As a showbiz publicist, I know about the Faustian pact between stars and the public. The benefits are clear, but the costs are truly steepAs the worldwide tributes continue, the tragic death of Liam Payne at the cruel age of just 31 has shaken the…
Chris Kaba shot man in club and was alleged core member of London gang
Published: October 22, 2024 09:49
Judge rules details of Kaba’s criminal past can be reported after police officer who shot him was cleared of murderChris Kaba, the unarmed man killed by a police firearms officer, was pictured on CCTV shooting a man on a nightclub dancefloor and was…
Netanyahu, the brutal chancer, will keep on bombing, but his brinkmanship may go too far | Simon Tisdall
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/oct/22/netanyahu-bombing-brinkmanship-stop-us
Published: October 22, 2024 09:03
The notion that he will claim a victory and stop now is deluded. He will press on until there is the political will in the US to stop himIt’s blindingly obvious Benjamin Netanyahu does not want a ceasefire in Gaza or Lebanon or anywhere else – not yet, at…
‘His music has joy and energy. It is luminous’: Steven Isserlis on the genius of Gabriel Fauré
Published: October 22, 2024 09:01
Fauré is widely known for his beautiful Requiem and Pavane. But, says the British cellist, there is far more of his often radical work to enjoy and explore‘Fauré? Ah, yes, I love the Requiem. And there’s that lovely Pavane too …” This is the typical reply…
How a plastic cave made in Spain keeps Amazonian culture alive 5,000 miles away
Published: October 22, 2024 09:00
When ancient carvings were vandalised, the Wauja feared their knowledge was lost. But 3D imaging has created a replica at the heart of Brazil’s first Xingu people’s museumIt is not yet dawn in Ulupuwene, an Indigenous village in the Brazilian Amazon, but…
Kamala Harris needs to win non-college educated white voters fast. Here's how | Joan C Williams
Published: October 22, 2024 08:04
Democrats’ fate depends on winning enough non-college-educated voters in swing states. They aren’t trying hard enoughKamala Harris is doing a lot of things right that recent Democratic campaigns got wrong. She took a chance on Tim Waltz – coach, solider,…
The terrifying true story behind Woman of the Hour: ‘He was born with half a soul’
https://www.theguardian.com/film/2024/oct/22/woman-of-the-hour-true-story-netflix
Published: October 22, 2024 08:01
Netflix thriller looks back at the stranger-than-fiction tale of a serial killer who was a contestant on a 1970s dating show“I am serving you for dinner,” said Cheryl Bradshaw, “What are you called and what do you look like?” Bachelor number one, Rodney…
NBA 2024-25 predictions: Luka for MVP? And will the Knicks win it all?
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2024/oct/22/nba-season-predictions-preview-picks-standings
Published: October 22, 2024 08:00
Our writers give their verdicts on the new season, which tips off Tuesday night. Can New York or Oklahoma City thwart a Boston repeat? And will Bronny James make it to the show?I can’t wait to see what Anthony Edwards looks like after his first taste of…
Royal fist bumps and sausage sizzles: King Charles and Queen Camilla visit Australia – in pictures
Published: October 22, 2024 07:37
Dignities and crowds line up in Sydney and Canberra for King Charles III’s whirlwind 17th visit to AustraliaBarbecue, kangaroo pies and Jimmy Barnes: Charles and Camilla go quintessentially Australian for final day of tour Continue reading...
Lamar Jackson inspires Ravens as NFL winning streak continues in Tampa
Published: October 22, 2024 07:29
Baltimore claim fifth win in a row, 41-31 over BuccaneersChad Ryland field goal gives Cardinals win over ChargersLamar Jackson threw for 281 yards with five touchdowns and the Baltimore Ravens extended their winning streak to five games with a 41-31…
Fifa accused again over human rights risks in Saudi Arabia’s World Cup bid
https://www.theguardian.com/football/2024/oct/22/world-cup-fifa-saudi-arabia-human-rights
Published: October 22, 2024 07:00
Gulf kingdom is sole bidder for 2034 tournamentTrade union claims ‘epidemic’ of migrant worker abuseFifa has been accused for a second time of failing to engage with concerns over human rights risks in Saudi Arabia, two months before the Gulf state is…
Son of Singapore founder says ‘campaign of persecution’ forced him to seek asylum in UK
Published: October 22, 2024 06:57
Exclusive: Lee Hsien Yang says Singapore is no ‘paradise’ after fleeing authoritarian regime that his older brother inherited and still holds sway over through their revered father’s legacyA senior member of the family that has dominated Singapore since…
Harvey Weinstein diagnosed with cancer – reports
Published: October 22, 2024 06:43
Disgraced Hollywood movie producer undergoing treatment for chronic myeloid leukemia in a New York prison, NBC and ABC have reportedDisgraced Hollywood movie producer Harvey Weinstein has been diagnosed with a form of bone marrow cancer, according to NBC…
Patriot by Alexei Navalny review – last testament
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2024/oct/22/patriot-by-alexei-navalny-review-last-testament
Published: October 22, 2024 06:30
The late Russian activist’s memoir is an insightful, sharp, even humorous account of his fight against Putin’s regime – and a warning to the worldAlexei Navalny was watching his favourite cartoon show, Rick and Morty, when he suddenly felt unwell. He was…
Middle East crisis live: Air raid sirens sound in Tel Aviv after Hezbollah claims to have targeted Israeli city
Published: October 22, 2024 06:28
Israeli military said about 20 rockets were fired with many intercepted; US secretary of state Antony Blinken due to land in Israel for talksSee all our Middle East coverageWomen and children were among the 15 Palestinian people who were killed in an…
Classified review – Aaron Eckhart hitman thriller mines newspaper ads for coded messages
Published: October 22, 2024 06:00
There is shockingly bad dialogue and a lot of extras waiting to fall over dead as Eckhart’s killer for hire finds all is not what it seemsThis decidedly shonky, if at least relatively unpretentious, action film stars Aaron Eckhart, once very much the…
It was all a dream: Magnum photographers go searching for paradise – in pictures
Published: October 22, 2024 06:00
From dozing teenagers to enormous pet snakes and Audrey Hepburn jumping for joy, these images all tackle the theme of Eden – and they all feature in the Magnum agency’s print sale Continue reading...
Europe’s far right will look at Austria and say: this is how we do it | Cas Mudde and Gabriela Greilinger
Published: October 22, 2024 06:00
The success of Herbert Kickl’s FPÖ is no surprise – it had been normalised by the centre right for years. Let that be a warningWhile Europe may be “sleepwalking into a far-right trap”, Austria is consciously walking straight into it. After all, polls had…
iPhone 16 Plus review: Apple’s battery beast
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2024/oct/22/iphone-16-plus-review-apple-battery-beast
Published: October 22, 2024 06:00
Enlarged iPhone gains two new buttons, faster chip and better camera, while lasting a long time on a chargeApple’s iPhone 16 Plus takes the regular iPhone and adds two things: a much bigger screen and even longer battery life.The new plus-sized model has…
Look sharp: 13 standout trends from the season’s key collections – in pictures
Published: October 22, 2024 06:00
This autumn saw a return to tailoring, elegant eveningwear and elevated casual classics. Here are the top runway looks to inspire your winter wardrobe in our menswear collections story Continue reading...
Battered but bizarrely upbeat: why even utter defeat hasn’t shaken the Tory party’s confidence | Andy Beckett
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/oct/22/tories-defeat-conservatives-british-values
Published: October 22, 2024 05:00
The Conservatives believe that they uniquely represent British values – so what need is there to admit the UK is changing? Why exactly are the Conservatives so upbeat, barely three months after their worst-ever election defeat? At their party conference,…
Woman wedged upside down between boulders for seven hours after trying to retrieve phone in regional NSW
Published: October 22, 2024 04:23
Authorities say 500kg boulder moved with specialist winch as woman rescued from ‘unlikely predicament’ in Laguna through careful manoeuvringFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA…
S8, Ep2: Rob Rinder, barrister and television host
https://www.theguardian.com/media/audio/2024/oct/22/s8-ep2-rob-rinder-barrister-and-television-host
Published: October 22, 2024 04:00
TV presenter Rob Rinder joins Grace in her east London home to share his comfort food. Rob has been on our TV screens for a decade as Judge Rinder on the hit ITV show and, more recently, making documentaries. His 2020 BBC documentary My Family, The…
How the asteroid that killed the dinosaurs made ants into farmers – podcast
Published: October 22, 2024 04:00
Madeleine Finlay hears from Ted Schultz, curator of ants at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History, about his recent study into the origins of fungi farming in ants. He tells Madeleine about the incredibly complex way that ants cultivate and…
Horniness, hedonism and hope: why Rivals makes me surprisingly nostalgic
Published: October 22, 2024 04:00
The TV drama doesn’t shy away from the worst aspects of the Thatcher era. But this version of Jilly Cooper’s bonkbuster also captures the lust, laughter and late-night partiesThere is no watching Rivals, the Disney+ adaptation of the Jilly Cooper classic,…
The brain collector: the scientist unravelling the mysteries of grey matter
Published: October 22, 2024 04:00
Using cutting-edge methods, Alexandra Morton-Hayward is cracking the secrets of ancient brains – even as hers betrays herAlexandra Morton-Hayward, a 35-year-old mortician turned molecular palaeontologist, had been behind the wheel of her rented Vauxhall…
US presidential election briefing: Harris courts Republicans with Liz Cheney as Trump says he was ‘saved’ by God
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/oct/22/us-presidential-election-trump-harris-updates
Published: October 22, 2024 03:59
Kamala Harris toured swing-states with the Republican, while Donald Trump appeared with faith leaders with 15 days to go until the presidential electionDon’t miss important US election news. Get our free app and sign up for election alerts Continue…
Moldova’s razor-thin EU referendum result – podcast
Published: October 22, 2024 02:00
On Sunday, Moldovans narrowly voted yes in a referendum on joining the European Union. Why was the result so close? Pjotr Sauer reportsOn Sunday, 50.46% of Moldovans voted yes in a referendum on joining the EU, according to the eastern European country’s…
Liam Payne had ‘pink cocaine’ in his system at time of death – reports
Published: October 22, 2024 01:54
An official in Argentina, where the boy band star died last week, has spoken anonymously ahead of the final toxicology results being releasedFormer One Direction singer Liam Payne had multiple drugs including crack cocaine and methamphetamine in his system…
Efforts continue to rescue cockatoo ‘living on brioche’ for four weeks inside Sydney supermarket
Published: October 22, 2024 01:42
NSW environment minister reassures public ‘Mickey will be freed’ after false rumours of ‘kill order’ spread onlineFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastWildlife services are working…
Peru ex-president Alejandro Toledo jailed for 20 years over involvement in Car Wash scandal
Published: October 22, 2024 01:39
Former leader convicted of taking $35m in bribes from Brazilian construction company Odebrecht Peruvian former President Alejandro Toledo has been convicted of taking bribes from Brazilian construction company Odebrecht and was sentenced to 20 years and…
Celebrated musician Janusz Olejniczak, who played piano parts in The Pianist film, dies at 72
Published: October 22, 2024 00:03
Polish musician and teacher, whose hands starred in the Oscar-winning film, was remembered as an outstanding performer of ChopinPolish musician and teacher Janusz Olejniczak, who played the piano parts in the 2002 Oscar-winning movie The Pianist, has died…
Liz Cheney urges conservatives to back Kamala Harris over abortion
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/oct/21/liz-cheney-kamala-harris-abortion
Published: October 22, 2024 00:03
Ex-Republican congresswoman, longtime abortion rights opponent, campaigns with vice-president in swing statesLiz Cheney, a former Republican congresswoman and longtime opponent of abortion rights, on Monday condemned Republican-imposed bans on the…
Ukraine war briefing: Kyiv incensed as UN’s Guterres ‘to meet Putin’ in Russia
Published: October 21, 2024 23:42
Secretary general did not immediately confirm trip which Ukrainian foreign ministry says ‘damages UN reputation’; two dead in Zaporizhzhia attack. What we know on day 972See all our Russia-Ukraine war coverage Continue reading...
UK to lend Ukraine an additional £2.26bn for weapons to fight Russia
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2024/oct/22/uk-lend-ukraine-2bn-for-weapons-to-fight-russia
Published: October 21, 2024 23:01
Loans will be repaid using interest generated by $300bn of frozen Russian assets held in the westBritain is to lend Ukraine an additional £2.26bn and allow Kyiv to spend the money on weapons to fight off the Russian invasion as part of a wider $50bn…
Archbishop of Canterbury reveals ancestral links to slavery
Published: October 21, 2024 23:01
Justin Welby says ancestor owned enslaved people in Jamaica and was paid compensation upon abolitionJustin Welby, the archbishop of Canterbury, has revealed that his ancestor owned enslaved people on a plantation in Jamaica and was compensated by the…
Millions of teenagers in Africa have undiagnosed asthma – study
Published: October 21, 2024 22:30
Rapid urbanisation thought to be damaging adolescent health, as researchers say need for medication and diagnostic tests is urgentMillions of teenagers in Africa are suffering from asthma with no formal diagnosis as the continent undergoes rapid…
Harrods settling Al Fayed sexual misconduct claims with more than 250 people
Published: October 21, 2024 21:51
Store says it has already settled a number of claims against former owner since 2023Harrods has said more than 250 people are part of its process to settle compensation claims over alleged sexual misconduct by Mohamed Al Fayed.The department store in…
Israel claims Hezbollah bunker under Beirut hospital holds millions of dollars
Published: October 21, 2024 21:35
Sahel hospital evacuated despite Israel saying it would not attack it although at least four people died in nearby strikesMiddle East crisis: live updatesIsrael has accused Hezbollah of keeping hundreds of millions of dollars in cash and gold in a bunker…
Republicans express alarm that Texas execution nearly went ahead
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/oct/21/republicans-texas-execution-robert-roberson
Published: October 21, 2024 21:32
Lawmakers unhappy with handling of Robert Roberson case as doubts grow over science used to secure convictionRepublican lawmakers in Texas expressed alarm on Monday at the apparent willingness of state officials to execute a potentially innocent man on the…
Nottingham Forest’s Chris Wood floors Crystal Palace after Henderson blunder
Published: October 21, 2024 21:16
Chris Wood is keeping some good company these days. His strike midway through the second half, which brought Nottingham Forest their first home win of the season, means that only Erling Haaland and Cole Palmer have scored more than the 16 Premier League…
Olivia Nuzzi leaves New York magazine after revelation of RFK Jr relationship
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/oct/21/olivia-nuzzi-leaves-new-york-magazine-rfk-jr
Published: October 21, 2024 20:54
Publication said decision was mutual and found ‘no inaccuracies nor evidence of bias’ in Nuzzi’s coverageThe politics writer Olivia Nuzzi and New York magazine have parted ways just over a month after she was placed on leave following the disclosure that…
Rupert Murdoch’s Dow Jones and New York Post sue AI firm for ‘illegal copying’
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2024/oct/21/rupert-murdoch-ai-lawsuit-new-york-post-dow-jones
Published: October 21, 2024 20:41
Publishers file suit against Perplexity AI, accusing startup of ‘brazen scheme’ and ‘freeriding on valuable content’The media baron Rupert Murdoch’s Dow Jones and the New York Post filed a lawsuit against Perplexity AI on Monday, claiming the artificial…
WNBA players opt out of CBA as TV audience and attendances surge
Published: October 21, 2024 20:36
League has grown in popularity over last yearPlayers could choose to strike if no agreement reachedThe WNBA players union has decided to opt out of the current collective bargaining agreement, two years before its expiration. The league and players union…
El Chapo’s sons are negotiating plea deal with US government, lawyer confirms
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/oct/21/el-chapo-sons-plea-deal
Published: October 21, 2024 20:08
Ovidio Guzmán and Joaquín Guzmán López may become cooperating witnesses in case against drug lord El MayoTwo of drug lord Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán Loera’s sons have confirmed they are negotiating for a plea deal with the US government, an attorney for the…
US navy identifies two killed in fighter-jet crash as female pilots from California
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/oct/21/navy-jet-crash-pilots-california
Published: October 21, 2024 20:04
Lt Cdr Lyndsay P Evans and Lt Serena N Wileman, both 31, died when their Growler jet crashed east of Mount RainierThe US navy identified on Monday the two crew members who died last week in a fighter-jet crash near Mount Rainier as two 31-year-old female…
Schools in Mexico have six months to ban junk food sales or face heavy fines
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/oct/21/mexico-school-junk-food-ban-fines
Published: October 21, 2024 19:39
Rules targeting fruit drinks, chips and artificial pork rinds come as UN calls child obesity in country an emergencySchools in Mexico have six months to implement a government-sponsored ban on junk food or face heavy fines, officials said on Monday, as…
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