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Wednesday
21 July 2021
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Bennie Thompson tells Guardian he will pursue wide-ranging inquiry to uncover root causes of January 6 attack
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White House and congressional staff test positive for virus as officials say cases underscores importance of vaccinations – follow live news
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Revelations about Matthias Cicotte’s Twitter output trigger investigation at Alaska department of law
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Smoke from 80 wildfires in the west caused hazy skies as air quality index surged to 157 in Manhattan, above threshold of 100
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Stina Blackstenius scored a pair of goals and Sweden once again stunned the United States at the Olympics with a 3-0 victory on Wednesday
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Misinformation ‘superspreader’ accounts found still active even as vaccination rates flag and cases rise in US
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By using a narrow definition of heat-related injuries federal and state agencies miss thousands of others
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If our budget passes, it would be one of the most important pieces of legislation since the New Deal. But we must fight for it
Spotlight
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Farming families are facing a choice: compete with high-production outfits, if they can, or abandon generations of dairy farming
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Experts weigh in on the ‘anthropomorphic’ design of New Shepard, the Amazon CEO’s Blue Origin rocket
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Despite anger over a decision to deepfake the voice of the much-loved star in a new documentary it’s a haunting and difficult film that deserves to be seen
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Showing a health pass or negative PCR test is obligatory if people want to access cultural venues
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The figure compares with 24% in January and shows how the Delta variant has ripped through the nation of 1.3bn
The Pegasus project
Wednesday
21 July 2021
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Closest aides and friends of emir’s ex-wife also began to appear on database as she moved to the UK
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Up for discussion in the Guardian tech newsletter: Spotlight on Apple security … shake-up in the video game market … online age verification … and space tourism
newsletter treat
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If our budget passes, it would be one of the most important pieces of legislation since the New Deal. But we must fight for it
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He and his fellow space-obsessed billionaires are exactly like the rich men aboard the Titanic who pushed others aside to jump into lifeboats
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A bombshell exposé revealed that oil and gas firms are injecting PFAS chemicals into fracking sites, threatening groundwater
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Joe Manchin owns millions of dollars in coal stock, founded an energy firm and Exxon lobbyists brag about their access to him. Republicans fundraise on his behalf
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In the era of the much-maligned superteam, the Greek star has the extraordinary skills to show a hometown hero can still win the game’s biggest prizes
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The US were comfortably outplayed by their opponents in their campaign opener. But they have come back from adversity before at the Games
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The chiropractor for the American women’s wrestling team has apologized after comparing Olympic Covid-19 protocols to Nazi Germany in a social media post
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Marcus Rashford has defended his off-field partnerships and questioned why footballers ‘can’t just do the right thing’ for charity
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In the latest part of our mini-series, Michael Safi hears from Nina Lakhani on how 15,000 Mexicans including journalists and politicians appeared on a list of possible targets for surveillance
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5 out of 5 stars.
Uprising review Steve McQueen’s series on the New Cross fire is furious, devastating TV
5 out of 5 stars.McQueen and James Rogan’s remarkable, intimate documentary meets the survivors of the 1981 fire and looks at its shocking aftermath -
Once an earnest indie singer with Slow Club, Rebecca Lucy Taylor is now a take-no-prisoners pop diva. Can her patriarchy-smashing anthems conquer the charts?
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Artist Coby Kennedy constructed a plexiglass cell to show people the confined space that a wrongly imprisoned teen was placed in for almost two years at Rikers Island
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Late-night hosts recap Jeff Bezos’s trip to space aboard a phallic rocket and Fox News passing anti-vax propaganda off as defenses of freedom
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After 16 years, the BBC’s flagship sci-fi show is tired and suffering. It should go away to save itself
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The latest in our series of writers sticking up for maligned movies is a defence of the Arnie-free alien sequel
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Either I have shrunk or he is particularly well endowed, but it makes me feel sad and inadequate
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Steering clear of wheat, rye and barley doesn’t mean avoiding delicious dishes. Here are some of the tastiest offerings, including soda bread, peanut butter cookies and banana oat pancakes
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Delays at critical life stages: from starting college and internships; to searching for work or starting a family have caused chaos for young people. Here are their stories
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Re-emerging from lockdown can feel fraught with danger, especially for people with a history of anxiety
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The impacts of cleaning and transport can compare well with other forms of consumption, argue sustainable fashion businesses and consultants
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A green feast of succulent herby veggie pasta. By Nigel Slater
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Workers for app companies call for better wages and protections for those seeking to unionize
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Inspired by Spears’ case, the Free Act would bring protection and oversight to a ‘broken system’
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Brexit minister warns ‘we cannot go on as we are’, as he publishes blueprint for alternative arrangement
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Slow-moving storms such as recent deluge in Germany could become 14 times more frequent by 2100
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Naftali Bennett hits back at Unilever after subsidiary stops selling ice-cream in occupied territories
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Government calls for freedom of expression in Cuba as police mount brutal response to local activists
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Explore
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The Guardian’s picture editors select photo highlights from around the world
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From schoolchildren to squatters and punks, Michael Schmidt captured the people and buildings of his native Berlin – as well as its unique atmosphere in the shadow of the Wall. Now, a retrospective at the Jeu de Paume in Paris offers a complete overview of his groundbreaking images, taken between 1965 and 2014
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Swan Upping, the annual census of the swan population on the River Thames takes place over three days in July.
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