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30 May 2022
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President and first lady visit seek to comfort community as DoJ launches investigation into police response to school shooting -
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Inquiry comes amid anger over why officers waited over an hour outside the classroom where the gunman killed 21 people
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Former president intensifies attacks on Liz Cheney at Wyoming rally and endorses her Republican primary challenger in midterm elections -
Zelenskiy says Russian shelling of Sievierodonetsk has destroyed ‘entire critical infrastructure’ of city as Ukrainian president set to make bid for new Russia sanctions
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Despite 14 years of work and about $5bn spent, the 2008 promise of quick transport between Los Angeles and San Francisco has not materialized -
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Arkansas-born showman – known as ‘The Hawk’ – cut his teeth on the South’s tough 50s circuit but settled in Canada where he nurtured local talent
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Russian forces are hitting largest city in Donbas still held by Ukraine ‘200 times an hour’ -
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Kira Rudik says on visit to UK that without further military help Ukraine will fail to push back invaders
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Relatively strict laws help keep firearms violence well below US levels but advocates say ‘there’s much more we could be doing’ -
Work is part of a series painted by the artist while he stayed at Savoy hotel with views across the Thames -
Andy Robertson supplied a Champions League ticket to a friend, who was told at the Stade de France it was fake -
Congress holds power over the district’s laws and finances. A Republican majority could overrule local pro-choice legislation
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The former White House counselor’s memoir is tart, readable and thoroughly selective when it comes to inconvenient truths -
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Cinema’s favourite ageless fighter pilot returns with all the nail-biting aeronautics and emotional sucker punches that made the original an 80s-defining hit -
Researchers still don’t know precisely how many get long Covid, what causes it or how best to treat it
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From Afghanistan to North Korea, Joe Biden is running short of time to repair the damage done by his predecessor in the White House -
After the horrific school shooting in Texas, some Republicans are choosing to channel their energy towards door control to deflect from gun reform
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After the horrors of Texas, US politicians must introduce gun controls, says former Parkland student Dara Rosen -
Sue Gray’s investigation into Partygate underlines how much will have to be done to disinfect our government institutions when Mr Johnson is finally thrown out
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Jayson Tatum scored 26 points and the Boston Celtics held off a frantic rally in the final seconds to reach the NBA finals for the first time since 2010 -
Sergio Pérez roared to a win at the Monaco Grand Prix as Max Verstappen extended his championship lead
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Coco Gauff defeated Belgium’s Elise Mertens 6-4, 6-0 to reach the last eight in Paris while Leylah Fernandez beat Amanda Anisimova in three sets -
Marcus Ericsson had to leave Formula One to make his name – a goal achieved on Sunday when the Swedish driver won the Indianapolis 500
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Strong climate action could wipe $756bn from individuals’ pension funds and other investments in rich countries -
The world’s longest serving environment correspondent explains the origins of a slow and continuing journey -
Up to 42% of company’s fish have died in warm water areas this year, with CEO warning climate change is ‘faster than people think’
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There are more guns than people in the United States, and the industry is still able to sell almost 2m a month. Ryan Busse, a former gun company executive, explains how we got here
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At 89, the beloved British actor is still striving. In fact, she’s just published a new memoir, Old Rage, in which she lays bare her anger and anxiety over work, life and love… -
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Wilco: Cruel Country review Jeff Tweedy’s state of the nation address
4 out of 5 stars.The band return to their alt country roots – and live takes – with a double album full of worldly wisdom
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Parasite star Song Kang-ho becomes first South Korean male to win acting prize, as director Park Chan-wook wins for Decision to Leave -
His 00s megahits took the sound of Kingston clubs global. He talks about the genre’s influence, its new female stars, and the debate over the monarchy in his native Jamaica -
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The Frenchman killed himself in prison in February while awaiting trial for rape. Here, six former models speak out about him, his friend Jeffrey Epstein and an industry that turned a blind eye
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Since 1952, the tennis star’s design has been worn across cultures and generations. Now a Design Museum exhibition relives its rich cultural history
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A once-neglected Georgian property in Deal, Kent, has been brought back to life with care, colour and modern design touches -
How does it feel when you’re told you have a rare, deadly disease? For Jessica Morris, it was the start of five years of hell, hope and facing up to her own mortality -
Eaten raw, kimchi’s crunchy sourness can be borderline addictive. But cooked, the Korean staple takes on a whole new profile -
Jemma, 31, gardener, meets Pietro, 25, PhD student
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Trump’s presidency saw three new rightwing judges, each backed by the powerful gun lobby movement -
The US political adviser, 45, on impostor syndrome in Washington, terrifying but exciting dating apps, splitting up with Anthony Weiner and the charisma of the former First Lady
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Joe Biden welcomes ‘good news’ as Bubs Australia increases production and reassures local customers -
Experts say cities are failing to grapple with the deadly threat after discovery of bodies in senior housing facility -
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Vessels with ties to Russian oligarchs hit by sanctions are no longer reporting their position to an automatic global locator -
Gathering was said to have taken place on PM’s birthday but not included in Sue Gray’s report
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Musician whose real name was Shubhdeep Singh Sidhu was killed a day after his security cover was withdrawn -
Woman and four children among 14 victims of latest wave of killings in south-east Anambra State -
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Between work as a petroleum engineer and a clinical psychologist, photographer Chauncey Hare documented suburban life in the US -
The school shooting in Uvalde, mortar explosions in Lysychansk, protests in the Philippines, the Australian election and Boris Johnson reacting to the Sue Gray report: the most striking images from around the world this week
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