Syria strikes
Sunday
15 April 2018
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Syria: western allies launch diplomatic offensive in wake of strikesPressure grows on Russia to stop protecting Assad as US, UK and France press for inquiry into chemical weapons stockpiles
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Despite Trump's bluster, it's unclear what Syria strikes accomplishedQuestions over what impact the mission will have on the wider war remain unanswered
Headlines
Sunday
15 April 2018
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How America's protesters are getting youngerThe latest wave of US activism has been dominated by an even younger group than usual: high schoolers. But are they headed for disillusionment?
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Book swipes at Trump – but Mueller's inquiry is the real threatAs the fired FBI director makes headlines, the bureau’s raid on the offices of Trump’s lawyer signals peril for his presidency
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Prominent New York LGBT lawyer dies after setting himself on fireBuckel, known for case about murdered transgender man portrayed in Boys Don’t Cry, alluded to fossil fuel protest to New York Times
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Police shot a teen dead, but his friend got 30 years for the murderNo one disputes that police shot and killed A’Donte Washington in 2015, but Lakeith Smith, now 18, was sentenced under the state’s accomplice law
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Mueller has evidence Trump lawyer traveled to Prague, report claimsMcClatchy, which reported the news, said it was unclear if investigators have evidence Cohen met prominent Russian, as Steele dossier claimed
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Spotlight
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The year that changed AmericaThe cliche says that if you can remember the Sixties, you weren’t really there. But Hendrik Hertzberg remembers the decade’s most explosive year very well indeed
The Climate and The Cross
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American Christians tussle over climate changeThe Climate and The CrossAmerican Christians tussle over climate changeWatch now
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America once fought a war against poverty – now it wages a war on the poor50 years after the 1968 Poor People’s Campaign declared silence was betrayal, we are coming together to stand up to the public policy violence that is ravaging our society
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The Syria bombing is a disgraceful act disguised as a noble gestureThe US-led barrage shows just how little interest the global powers have in ending Syria’s ghastly war
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Trump Russia investigation
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Trump and Russia
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The key questions answered
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Chinese Grand Prix – live!Lap-by-lap report: Red Bull’s Daniel Ricciardo has upset Sebastian Vettel as Lewis Hamilton misses a podium finish in China
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Sterling soothes nerves as City move closer to titleGoals from Gabriel Jesus, Ilkay Gündogan and Raheem Sterling saw off Spurs and put Manchester City back on track after their recent blip
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Lawyer considers suing for Trump defamation after Twitter attackTwitter attack follows watchdog report critical of ex-FBI official as McCabe issues point-by-point rebuttal of justice department report
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Mark Knopfler skips Dire Straits' rock hall of fame inductionBass player John Illsley says lead singer’s absence a ‘personal thing’
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Nobel prize for literature faces #MeToo momentAs female head of Swedish Academy takes the fall for a scandal-hit man, the institution is left in ruins
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Amnesty chief calls Latin America's abortion laws violence against womenSalil Shetty, Amnesty International’s secretary general, urges Argentina to reform harsh legislation and says human rights have deteriorated across region
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virtual reality
What to watch
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Silly, spirited horror plays a fast-paced gameThe production company behind Get Out and Happy Death Day has another hit on its hands with this Final Destination-lite shocker
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Jon Hamm impresses in intelligent 80s-set spy thrillerThe Mad Men veteran plays another fast-talking protagonist in a smart and complex tale that has echoes of John le Carré
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Dwayne Johnson tackles giant animals run amokWhen shady gene experiments in space go wrong, there’s only one man standing who can sign language in great ape
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Impressive, stylish bronco rider drama bucks the trendChloé Zhao’s distinctive new feature shows life among South Dakota’s star bronco riders, who play themselves in a kind of heightened documentary
Explore
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If Trump fires Mueller or Rosenstein, 300,000 activists will take actionOrganizations have a plan in place amid fears the special counsel or deputy attorney general could be sacked
In pictures
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Firefighters tackle 'volatile' bushfireThe ‘dynamic, and dangerous’ fire is posing a serious challenge for the 500 firefighters tackling it
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The winning picturesHighlights from this year’s competition include Ronaldo Schemidt’s image of a man on fire, which took the top prize
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Window Nurses, NYC, 1966The racial divide in 1960s America is captured in a rediscovered image by Italian photographer Mario Carnicelli
Beyoncé at Coachella Greatest star of her generation writes herself into history