Gun Nation
A revealing and unsettling journey to the heart of America’s deadly love affair with the gun
headlines
Sunday
18
September
2016
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Manhattan explosion: second device is 'pressure cooker with wires attached to phone'Incident leaves 29 people injured, one seriously, but Bill de Blasio says there is 'no evidence of any link to terror'. Follow updates in our rolling report
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Sydney bullying victim hopes to be role model following Rio goldBullying victim Tiffany Thomas Kane says winning a gold medal at her debut Paralympics takes away the pain of what she’s gone through
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Colin Barnett stares down leadership challenge as second WA minister resignsTransport minister Dean Nalder follows Tony Simpson in quitting cabinet, with both ministers saying they have no confidence in the premier
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highlights
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British Paralympics broadcaster strikes gold by seeing funny side of gamesDisability is treated as delicately off-limits by mainstream TV, but The Last Leg: Live from Rio has gone where others fear to tread
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I’m menopausal, having great sex with my ex-husband – and confusedA woman who split from her husband seven years ago finds that, as she struggles with her mental health, he is by her side and in her bed. Mariella Frostrup responds
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‘It’s easier to conform and shut up’Gemma Arterton knows just how sexist the film world can be. Over lunch, she tells Eva Wiseman she’s fixing her career – then two celebrity fans show up…
documentaries
Watch Gun Nation now, the first release from the Guardian’s ground-breaking documentary series
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I can get anything – I have a tankA revealing and unsettling journey to the heart of America’s deadly love affair with the gun
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How football’s working-class fans were sold out for a fistful of popcornEast End diehards are standing up against what they say is a family-day-out gentrification of the game
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Iranian cyclist dies after Paralympic road race crashThe cyclist Bahman Golbarnezhad has died following a crash in the men’s C4/C5 road race at the Rio Paralympics, Iran’s national Paralympic committee has announced
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Álvarez subdues brave Smith as Golovkin showdown loomsThe Mexican superstar took care of business in a showcase bout, but whether he will finally tale on Gennady Golovkin remains to be seen
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Sydney Swans coach set for anxious wait over key injuriesAnother anxious wait lies ahead for Sydney coach John Longmire, as he awaits injury updates on co-captain Jarrad McVeigh and impact forward Gary Rohan
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Wallabies work over Argentina but steeper challenges lie aheadAustralia have backed up their victory over South Africa by defeating Argentina in Perth but tougher tests await
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Cyclist denies disgraced doctor gave him banned steroid under TUEThe 2012 Tour de France winner emphasised banned doctor Geert Leinders had no involvement with a therapeutic use exemption granted for a banned steroid to treat allergies
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Fed to end guessing game over interest rates moveContradictory economic data has made it hard to pin down what the US federal reserve will actually do
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Turnbull claims Australian border policies 'best in world' despite widespread criticismPrime minister lauds generosity of Australia’s humanitarian program despite concerns about slow resettlement and indefinite offshore detention
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Silent screamers find their voiceBridie Jabour travels in search of the people who brought One Nation back into parliament, scattered across the country and with a variety of experiences
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dear australia
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US accuses Russia of 'grandstanding' over deadly attacksMoscow’s decision to call a UN security council meeting to discuss US-led strikes that killed Syrian soldiers was ‘cynical’
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Dozens dead and missing after typhoon lashes country's eastTyphoon Meranti has damaged more than 18,300 houses and caused direct economic losses of more than 16.9bn yuan ($2.5bn)
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in depth
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Amateur finds ‘phenomenal’ trove of rock engravingsScottish enthusiast George Currie’s prehistoric carvings to be included in ‘exciting’ research project
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Why we bought a house and moved in togetherThree friends at the same stage in life moved together into a new home big enough for communal living. But what did their families say?
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Don’t fall into the too-tired-to-rest trapThere’s a frustrating irony about rest and recuperation: why should you take a proper, wholesome break? Because you’re tired. And why do you fail to do so? Because you’re tired
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Ten ways for parents to survive an empty nestFrom giving yourself a well-earned break to turning off your mobile phone at night
people
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The UK prime minister prepared to risk it allHer reversal of many of David Cameron’s flagship policies is already inciting backbench revolts
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Bernie Sanders leads a civil rights protest in 1962Joan Mahoney recalls a sit-in with the future US presidential hopeful
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Famous Five go back to original language after update flops‘Sensitive revisions’ of Enid Blyton books for modern children have not been the hit that publishers hoped for
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The secrets of star drummersYou get none of the credit and do a lot of the work: who’d be a drummer? Deirdre O’Callaghan asks some of the best in the world. Introduction by Stella Mozgawa of Warpaint
The Nauru Files
the big picture
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The week in wildlifeA whale shark, Masai Mara migration and wild boar on a seaside visit are among this week’s pick of images from the natural world
George Christensen MP predicts Coalition will axe backpacker tax after threats to quit LNP