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Ukraine invasion
Saturday
21 May 2022
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Moscow claims victory in months-long operation to capture Azovstal steelworks; Russia’s Gazprom halts gas exports to Finland
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No windows or textbooks but enthusiasm among pupils as classes resume in Novyi Bykiv
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Headlines
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Civil rights and community leaders gathered the night before to plead with the nation to confront and stop racist violence
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US transportation secretary says supreme court’s ruling could determine future generations’ freedoms
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Georgia has obsessed the former president since losing it to Joe Biden – will his mega-Maga candidates come out on top?
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Renters are cutting back on other essentials, falling behind on payments and facing eviction
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News extra
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Residents reflect on a painful legacy as the city remains among the most racially divided in America
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Economists condemn ‘rot’ in system after manufacturer issued billions in stock buybacks despite problems at Michigan factory
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Emails reveal the ‘extent’ which Carlson was willing to turn on Biden’s son since the 2020 election, Washington Post says
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Doug Mastriano promoted Trump’s voter fraud myth – if he becomes governor, could he block a result he doesn’t like?
Spotlight
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Bee Wilson was bereft when her marriage suddenly ended after 22 years. But solace came from meatballs, eggy bread and her most beloved meals. She talks to four other people who pieced themselves back together with food
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Attorney becomes a TikTok celebrity as video of her viper-quick objections scores millions of views
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Sylvia, 50, artist, meets Miles 57, retired head teacher
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White supremacy is as American as apple pie, as the latest killings in Buffalo show, says the US philosopher and civil rights activist
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For the US right, Viktor Orbán’s Hungary – unconstrained by an independent media, democratic institutions or racial diversity – isn’t a cautionary tale, but an aspiration
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American Will Zalatoris held a one-shot lead over Mito Pereira of Chile at the halfway point of the US PGA Championship
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With the at-times torturous Concacaf qualifying slog now in the rear-view mirror, here’s a look at where the Americans stand
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A year after her controversial withdrawal from the French Open the world’s highest earning sportswoman is back at Roland Garros – and holding a press conference
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While alarm over wildfires, droughts, flooding and societal unrest is on the rise, not many of us talk about climate angst
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Data shows people finding it harder to sleep, especially women and older people, with serious health impacts
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Poor seed harvests have led to empty shelves at supermarkets in France and global shortages
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She was accused of ‘betraying motherhood’ after she was revealed as the anonymous author of the Guardian’s Living with Teenagers column. So is her novel about a child with addiction issues reopening old wounds?
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In compelling new documentary Hold Your Fire, a siege that pitted black robbers against white US police led to an unlikely outcome
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With Avatar and Spinal Tap films on the way, does the flurry of belated follow-ups typify Hollywood’s aversion to risk?
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Can books unite us in divided times? Writers appearing at this year’s Hay Festival recommend the best reading to reconnect us
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What happens if Nazi butchers are ‘reassessed’ in the name of national pride?
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Sally Jaspars says novelist’s rock collection shows youngest Brontë sister ‘was in tune with the scientific inquiry of the time’
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The author on life improving with age, her crush on Richard Osman and eloping in Vermont
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Tansy Hoskins, author of a book on the impact of fast fashion, says the true cost of knock-off clothes is being paid by garment workers
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The original film’s James Dean T-shirts and flying jackets harked back to a safer, more wholesome era. Three decades later, its sequel will try the same trick
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She insists using a wet cloth is the right way; he says a dry one is fine. You decide who is right in this domestic dust-up
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Christian Secor, 23, was a UCLA student at the time who had founded a far-right conservative student group, authorities say
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Billionaire says report is ‘utterly untrue’ after allegation he paid $250k in 2018 to settle claim
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A documentary follows the paths of eight people who served decades of their life sentences behind bars, only to be released with no resources
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Isaiah Lee, 23, pleads not guilty over stabbing that took place in December, months before incident during Chappelle’s standup set
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Scientists believe site in Guangxi with trees up to 40 metres tall may contain undiscovered species
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Move brings Ottawa into line with intelligence allies that have excluded Chinese tech firms from cutting-edge phone networks
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Pitch Perfect star says in interview that the incident occurred before #MeToo and the outpour of similar stories
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Explore
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The Guardian’s picture editors select highlights from around the world
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The best of this week’s wildlife pictures, including an injured bird, hungry jackals and a rescued dolphin
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The Shanghai-based photographer Luo Yang has been documenting Chinese youth for more than a decade
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