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  • a woman stands with her hands pressed together and head bowed

    Tennessee suspends executions as Christa Pike’s lawyer says failed lethal injection leaves her in critical condition

    Independent inquiry ordered after failed execution of Pike, who was convicted of 1994 murder
  • President Donald Trump speaks in the Oval Office at the White House.

    Trump doesn’t rule out sending ICE to polling sites; US supreme court to review policy to detain immigrants challenging deportation – as it happened

  • A stop sign stands before grassland, with Grand Teton national park's jagged mountains beyond

    Swing-and-a-miss: MLB rescinds idea to host baseball game in national park after backlash

  • Woman in glasses and blazer speaks into microphone.

    Letitia James appointed special prosecutor in alleged gang-rape at Cornell

  • people playing with dogs

    New Washington DC law bans landlords from imposing dog breed restrictions

  • Bear eating pastries

    Hitting the sweet spot: bear treats itself to baked goods at Colorado farmers’ market

  • Lindsay Clancy in court in Plymouth, Massachusetts last month.

    Judge denies defense motion to declare Lindsay Clancy not guilty of murder

  • A detainee gestures through a lit window above a razor-wire fence at a detention centre

    Supreme court to hear case challenging Trump’s immigration detention policy

  • Donald Trump carries a folio while walking toward a lectern

    Trump doesn’t rule out declaring state of emergency before midterm elections

  • Man in suit on street speaking.

    California outlaws child marriage, joining 17 other US states

  • Smokestacks of a coal power plant rise above trees along the Ohio River in Maysville, Kentucky

    US states and cities sue over Trump EPA’s repeal of emissions rules

  • Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva speaks during the first plenary session of the BRICS summit in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on July 6, 2025. U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a multilateral lunch with African leaders in the State Dining Room of the White House July 9, 2025 in Washington, DC.

    Brazil attorney general says meddling ‘cannot be tolerated’ after Trump funding plans revealed

  • a woman drops a ballot in a box under a banner that reads 'Americans can vote wherever they are'

    DNC sues Trump administration over last-minute changes to overseas voting form

  • Pastor Kevin Riggs speaks into a microphone holding a "Blessed Are The Merciful" sign at a death penalty protest

    The Guardian view on the death penalty: Christa Pike’s execution was botched, but cruelty is inherent

    Editorial: Three-quarters of nations have rightly abolished capital punishment in law or practice, but killing by the state has surged in the US
  • Moira Donegan

    double quotation markThe horror of the Cornell rape case is how ordinary it is

    Moira Donegan
  • Leander Schaerlaeckens

    double quotation markThe ultra-rich face … accountability? Manchester City and Clippers verdicts show it’s possible

    Leander Schaerlaeckens
  • Arwa Mahdawi

    double quotation markIs Trump to blame for Americans getting explosive diarrhea?

    Arwa Mahdawi
  • robert kraft

    double quotation markFrom Robert Kraft to Netanyahu, Israel’s supporters keep helping its critics

    Peter Beinart
  • Margaret Sullivan

    double quotation markAmericans are paying millions for a batch of pro-Trump ads

    Margaret Sullivan
  • US Japan Navy Joint Exercises in the Philippine Sea, Philippine Sea, Philippines - 24 Jan 2022Mandatory Credit: Photo by EyePress News/REX/Shutterstock (12773515h) U.S. aircraft carriers the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson, USS Abraham Lincoln, and JMSDF Hyuga-class helicopter destroyer J Hyuga carry out joint naval exercises in the Philippine Sea, including waters just east of Taiwan on Jan 22, 2022 for effective deterrence and response. The exercises were the largest drills involving aviation-capable ships since the October exercise with the U.S Navy's Ronald Reagan and Carl Vinson carrier strike groups, the Royal Navy's Carrier Strike Group 21 (CSG21) and the Japan Maritime Self Defense Force (JMSDF) Escort Flotilla 2. (US Navy/EYEPRESS) US Japan Navy Joint Exercises in the Philippine Sea, Philippine Sea, Philippines - 24 Jan 2022

    double quotation markForget ‘superintelligence’: error-prone AI nearly sparked world war three this month

    Timnit Gebru and Emily M Bender
  • Nesrine Malik

    double quotation markWar, power games and impunity. I watched the farce that is the UN general assembly: what a tragedy, what a mess

    Nesrine Malik
  • Sidney Blumenthal

    double quotation markKen Paxton’s Christian identity politics obscure a history of scandal

    Sidney Blumenthal
  • Andre Szmyt celebrates with Corey Bojorquez after kicking a 56-yard game-winning field goal in the Browns’ victory over the Steelers on Thursday in Cleveland.

    Watson and Browns hold off Steelers’ fightback on last-gasp 56-yard field goal

  • Atlanta Braves second baseman Ozzie Albies celebrates his fourth-inning home run with Austin Riley during Game 3 of the National League wildcard series.

    Braves power past Phillies in Game 3 to book NLDS showdown with Dodgers

  • Former Steelers coach Mike Tomlin's Minecraft city. Screengrab taken from Mike Tomlin's YouTube channel video was titled EP 1: ROOFTOPS, PENTHOUSES, AND URBAN LIVING

    From Super Bowl champ to master architect: Mike Tomlin’s sprawling Minecraft city is magnificent

  • Phil Mickelson looks after a shot during the LIV Golf South Africa event.

    Phil Mickelson’s reps say he sought treatment for family trauma and addiction

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    US borrowing costs hit 24-year high as global bond sell-off intensifies

  • Closeup of a black nozzle at a diesel pump at a petrol station in London, with green petrol nozzles behind it.

    Britain in talks with European allies over release of emergency diesel stockpiles amid Trump pressure

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    Federal Reserve watchdog finds no criminal violations for building renovation cost overruns

  • men work at computer terminals

    Good news in US inflation report boosts chances Fed won’t hike rates

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