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Tuesday
4 January 2022
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A barrage of delay tactics as Republicans are expected to do well in 2022 midterms that would give them control to shut down inquiry
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Legal team will claim in critical New York hearing that case brought by Virginia Roberts Giuffre is baseless
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Analysis: Experts say guilty verdict will probably land Theranos founder in prison and resonate throughout industry
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Total of 1.06 million people test positive across country, a figure largely driven by Omicron variant
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While quitting is usually an expression of optimism, 2021’s quits happened against an economic picture that remains difficult to interpret
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As Republicans spread a revisionist history of the insurrection, its perpetrators are celebrated and even elected to public office
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Type 1 diabetics say insurance cap includes loopholes and doesn’t impact individuals who don’t have health coverage in the US
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Schneider becomes show’s top-winning woman and first trans person to qualify for Tournament of Champions
Spotlight
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The right has recognized that the system is in collapse, and it has a plan: violence and solidarity with treasonous far-right factions
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How does it feel to fight off a predator in the wild? And what effect does it have on your life? Five people who lived to tell the tale explain
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Struggling even before Covid, communities are taking it upon themselves to try to fill the gaps left by the government
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An illiberal democracy, similar to Viktor Orbán’s Hungary, is increasingly the model for Republicans
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The Hawaiian governor issued an emergency order to de-fuel the Red Hill Facility. The US Navy has enlisted top lawyers to make sure its 600m liters of petroleum stay perched above our water supply
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In the second Netflix series, Emily shows a certain pluckiness, resilience even, that I sometimes wish I possessed, says writer Caitlin Raux Gunther
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The defending Australian Open champion is on his way to Melbourne ending weeks of speculation over whether he would be allowed to compete
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Romelu Lukaku is set to return to the Chelsea squad for the Carabao Cup semi-final against Tottenham after talks with Thomas Tuchel
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As the Beijing Winter Olympics draw nearer, here’s a look at 15 athletes from around the world to keep an eye on
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The US president has made at least five disaster tours in the past year as his administration has tried to pass sweeping climate policies, with mixed success
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Beyond the 'blah blah blah' – a look back at the past 12 months
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New products range from washing machine filters and balls to fabrics made from kelp and orange peel
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We only have about 4,000 weeks of life on average, says the writer Oliver Burkeman, so make sure you are prioritising what really matters
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Artists Zorawar Sidhu and Rob Swainston have tried to make sense of a tumultuous time, highlighting everything from the pandemic to the Capitol insurrection
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Kitty Empire started kayaking to glide along with moorhens, but soon found herself practising sprints and turns for her racing debut
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Learn how to make food with care and attention, says Tim Adams, and the daily ritual of family cooking becomes a rewarding and meditative experience
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From building up a nest egg by earning interest on small change, to using an app for budgeting
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Inspired by Kourtney Kardashian and Megan Fox, searches for ‘gothcore’ grow as people look to express darker emotions
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The jury delivered the verdict after announcing they were deadlocked on three of the 11 charges Holmes faced
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New year trading pushed Apple shares to a new high of $182.80 after tripling in value in under four years
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Homelessness, safe housing, police brutality and racial injustice – does Bill de Blasio’s replacement have the policies to fix them?
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Just months after the town was plagued by noxious odors from a chemical spill, residents are inundated again
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US, Russia, China, the UK and France who are permanent members of the UN security council agree ‘nuclear war cannot be won’
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Labour leader Keir Starmer defends honour to former prime minister who led UK during Iraq war
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Ariel Henry’s office says ‘bandits and terrorists’ made attempt on his life, prompting shootout in which one person died
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Dammed rivers could accelerate climate crisis as creatures move into previously inhospitable areas
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Explore
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Found in an overlooked photo archive, these images of Windrush arrivals and jazz club romances challenge the traditional narrative about what it means to be British
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Until 1984, the prison on the island of Gorgona off Colombia’s Pacific coast was a place where political prisoners and dangerous criminals served their sentences. Now it is a national natural park of coral reefs, dense jungle and exuberant fauna
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