Brussels attacks
Tuesday
22
March
2016
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Isis claims airport and metro attacks• Series of blasts leaves at least 30 dead
• 'What we feared has happened' says PM Charles Michel
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We don't know whether they are on the riseFlawed methodologies and media bias contribute to this unreliability, but trends do emerge when looking at where – and how often – such incidents occur
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US presidential candidates respond to attacksTrump, Clinton, Kasich and Sanders express solidarity while Ted Cruz says: ‘Empower law enforcement to patrol Muslim neighborhoods’
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headlines
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Obama calls for lifting of Cuba embargo to 'bury the last remnant of the cold war'President espouses power of capitalism to transform island nation from within and acknowledges fears of corporate invasion but locals balk at start of ‘new era’
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Rob Ford, former Toronto mayor, dies aged 46Pugnacious former mayor of Canada’s largest city has died after fighting cancer, his family confirms
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highlights
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My mission is to get him electedThe controversial Arizona sheriff talks to the Guardian about his role in a potential Trump administration
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The Arizona, Idaho and Utah contestsThe results on 22 March could buck the trend of Trump’s and Clinton’s wins so far in the presidential nomination race – here’s a glimpse of how it could play out
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The hunt for the ruthless warlord turned ‘spiritual healer’The Serbian warlord was captured in 2008 after a 13-year manhunt that involved the CIA, the SAS and a soldier dressed as a gorilla. As the Hague war crimes tribunal prepares its judgment, Julian Borger describes how the trail led to the door of a bearded therapist in Belgrade
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Tim Howard stayed at Everton too long but he was brilliant in his primeAlong with Brad Friedel and Kasey Keller, the USA No1 shaped the perception of American goalkeeping into something positive
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Team admit they have evaluated 'talented' Robert Griffin IIIWith Peyton Manning and Brock Osweiler off the staff at the Denver Broncos, head coach Gary Kubiak has admitted the team has thought about a move for Robert Griffin III
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Richard Sherman would be a brilliant NFL commissionerThe Seattle Seahawks cornerback is a sharp voice on issues on and off the field. He should consider running for his sport’s highest office
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LeBron refuses to explain why he unfollowed Cavs' official Twitter accountSpeculation grows that James is unhappy with the team after refusing to explain why he unfollowed the official Cleveland Twitter account
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How Puerto Rico's 'not-so Puerto Rican' team scored a World Cup shockWhen players from the US territory boycotted international games in the lead-up to the 1994 World Cup, officials had to scramble around New York’s amateur leagues for back ups – and the results were extraordinary
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There's no good reason voting remains so inaccessible for so many AmericansIn Texas and other states nationwide, it keeps getting harder to cast a ballot even though technology should make it a breeze
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Here's what it's like to lose your child to heroin addictionChristopher went into the hospital for a routine procedure as a teen and was sent home with a painkiller prescription. Things snowballed from there
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Governor under fire for giving massive pay rises amid financial crisisGovernor Robert Bentley set against state legislature after giving his advisers sizeable raises – some of which topped $73,000 in increased annual pay
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Wife of pianist Vadym Kholodenko charged over deaths of daughtersSofya Tsygankova faces two counts of capital murder in the deaths of five-year-old Nika and one-year-old Michela
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US and Nato commander apologizes for hospital bombingGeneral John W Nicholson meets family members of victims in Kunduz and apologized for the US attack last year that killed 42 people and wounded 37
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Disease 'implicated' in large numbers of brain-damaged babiesDirector general says necessary to shift from looking at individual cases to planning for impact of thousands of babies requiring care
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in brief
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Emma Stone to play JFK's eldest sister in tale of enforced lobotomyNew film will tell story of Rosemary Kennedy, who was left with the mental capacity of a two-year-old after botched operation carried out on the order of Joseph Kennedy Sr
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Smokey Robinson and Berry GordyBerry Gordy: ‘I didn’t like Stevie Wonder’s singing – but I loved his harmonica-playing’
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Cactus is the print of choice for CoachellaFrom Dolce & Gabbana to Frank Ocean, the subversive succulent is making a return to menswear
in depth
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How single women are reshaping the political landscapeRebecca Traister’s new book All the Single Ladies argues that unmarried women are shifting US politics to the left. Could the same happen in Britain?
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The killing that shamed San FranciscoAlejandro Nieto was killed by police in the neighbourhood where he spent his whole life. Did he die because a few white newcomers saw him as a menacing outsider?
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Climate change warnings for coral reef may have come to pass, scientists sayAs coral bleaching threat is raised for Great Barrier Reef, experts say events show that dire projections for reefs under global warming were not alarmist
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No one seems to have the answerDespite a profusion of “non-toxic” menstrual products, little research has been conducted to determine whether tampons actually pose a health risk
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If Hillary Clinton becomes president, what kind of first lady will he be?If Clinton becomes US’s first female president, she won’t be the only one breaking a gender barrier: her husband will step into a role no man has held before
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Thousands of mentally ill people in Indonesia chained and confinedLack of mental health care and community support leaves nearly 19,000 Indonesians vulnerable to outlawed practice, finds Human Rights Watch
How to solve a murder - Amazon Bosch
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A killer attacked a Los Angeles teen in 1980 and got away with it. Detectives on the cold case are racing to find himCalifornia cop haunted by 35-year-old unsolved murder
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'It's a tough job, but it's an awesome job,' says the LAPD's Tim MarciaCops under pressure: how homicide detectives handle stress
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Old-school assumptions about guilt and innocence don’t cut it in modern detective workHow police interrogate murder suspects
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Listen to LAPD Detective Tim Marcia talk about solving homicide cases and catching some of California’s worst criminalsCold case podcast: California cop talks murder and mystery
video & pictures
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The people spending half their salary on waterOn World Water Day, we look at the cities and rural communities where the poorest people end up spending most on getting access to safe water
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From Holi to Holy WeekThe Guardian’s picture editors pick a selection of the best photographs from around the world, including Prince Harry and Holi in Nepal, cherry blossom blooms in Japan and Holy Week in Spain
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Cuban skaters on the challenges of HavanaYoung Cuban skateboarders living in Havana reflect on the multiple challenges they face to practice their sport in a changing Cuba
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The silent despair of the suburbsStaring into space as they watch TV or water the garden, the real-life subjects of Alec Dawson hint at vast reserves of despair and missed opportunity
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Award-winning imagesThe Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council photo competition allows researchers and doctoral students to share their work in pictures
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The passions of photo collector Samuel J WagstaffSamuel J Wagstaff Jr – a New York aristocrat, curator and Robert Mapplethorpe’s lover – collected over 26,000 photographs in his lifetime, of everything from grisly medical images to eerie portraits
people
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Superfans of Star Wars, Madonna, Harry Potter and moreThe Chewbacca obsessive who built a giant Millennium Falcon, the Harry Potter devotee who tattooed herself with a letter from JK Rowling, the Madonna fan who cherishes one of her Kabbalah water bottles … superfans share their passions
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'No one regrets being honest about sexuality'Actor Sir Ian McKellen talks to Owen Jones about his gay rights activism and his friendship with Sir Patrick Stewart
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Musician heads YouTube chart as top channel views rise 58%Bieber’s Vevo channel generated more than 722m video views in February alone, and he now has more than 20m YouTube subscribers
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Margot Robbie to play disgraced Olympic figure skaterAustralian actor will also produce film about Harding’s 1994 battle with rival Nancy Kerrigan, which attracted some of the highest US TV viewing figures in Winter Olympics history
the big picture
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Indian widows celebrate Holi festivalThousands of widows mark the Hindu spring festival of colours at a temple for the first time. In many parts of India widows are not allowed to celebrate Holi or participate in other festivals
Donald Trump may not believe in Europe after Brussels. I still do