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Ukraine invasion
Wednesday
1 June 2022
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US president says military shipment will enable Ukrainian forces ‘to more precisely strike key targets’; most of key eastern city of Sievierodonetsk under Russian control
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High Mobility Artillery Rocket System can hit Russian targets up to 50 miles (80km) away, helping to ‘even the playing field’
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Headlines
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Services for Amerie Jo Garza and Maite Rodriguez held on Tuesday, with 19 more planned for coming weeks
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Justice department seeks former aide’s communications with ex-president and his attorneys
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Oaxaca state counts cost of strongest hurricane ever to come ashore in May during eastern Pacific hurricane season
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Measure passed by Republican-led legislature seeks to bar platforms from removing user posts based on ‘viewpoint’
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News extra
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Young fans peer through the gates while K-pop sensations meet the president and address the press
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Group of city council members seeks to protect patients from criminal prosecution if supreme court ends abortion rights
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First lady tells Harper’s Bazaar she settles disagreements with president by text and stresses need for independence to daughters
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Lia Thomas, who became the first transgender swimmer to win a major US college title, has pushed back against criticism that she had an unfair advantage
Spotlight
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Once it was a sideshow – but this year, Ukranian soldiers competed with LGBTQ+ pioneers in a sport that’s being taken seriously
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She’s been called a fascist, a parasite and a pretty nice girl who doesn’t have a lot to say. So are all pop songs about the monarch treasonous? And are they really directed at her?
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The government is keen to blame growing levels of poverty on Covid and the Ukraine war. But policies from the benefits cap to the bedroom tax have left households on the brink amid the cost of living crisis. Here are 10 of the worst
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After taking my daughter to the paediatrician, I was left wondering if I want to raise her in a country obsessed with the right to own deadly weapons, says Arwa Mahdawi
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Rolling report: Join our team of writers as the quarter-finals get under way at Roland Garros
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The Giants manager boycotted the national anthem after recent mass shootings. He is somewhat of a rarity in baseball, a sport not noted for its progressive values
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Coco Gauff moved into her first grand slam semi-final at the French Open after a 7-5, 6-2 win over Sloane Stephens
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Rush to instant judgment during the chaos in Paris instead of waiting for the facts was shocking from those responsible
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Why this report? Why now? Why did I get all those rolling eye emoji text messages?
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UK scientists say carbon capture is ‘hard and expensive’ and focus must be on reducing emissions
Last Friday, Boris Johnson was asked if the UK was heading for recession. He replied “not necessarily at all”. Richard Partington explains why we are facing such economic uncertainty
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An overstuffed season of fact-based dramas, from Winning Time to Under the Banner of Heaven to The Staircase, has been more miss than hit
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The Minneapolis murder led to protests and calls for structural change but a new documentary shows that the journey to racial equality remains long
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Krishnakumar Kunnath, a star Bollywood singer best known as KK, complained of feeling cold and unwell before collapsing
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A spicy Japanese take on a classic chicken dish. By Nigel Slater
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Gleaming 90s-style lips are everywhere, just like shiny fabrics. Is it simply because we’re in the mood for a party?
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Recent revelations that Manchin quietly made millions from his coal business could come back to haunt him as he eyes a run for re-election
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Michael Sussmann’s case is first courtroom test of special counsel John Durham’s inquiry into FBI’s Trump-Russia ties investigation
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Lisa Jones-Engel quit her work as a lab researcher when she began to see how ‘like us’ monkeys are
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At least nine people died and more than 60 injured in incidents in which four or more people were shot or killed
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Sense of crisis deepens in No 10 as speculation mounts about no-confidence vote in prime minister
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African Union chair calls on EU leaders to do all they can to release grain stocks amid ‘perfect storm’ for global supply chain
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Genetic testing has determined a single 4,500-year-old seagrass may have spread over 200 sq km of underwater seafloor – about 20,000 football fields
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Policy aims to stem record number of overdose deaths by easing a fear of arrest by those who need help
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Chauncey Hare’s Photographic Work is the first critical biography of the American photographer Chauncey Hare (1934–2019).
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Twice a year, the sunset lines up between blocks in New York City, creating a phenomenon known as Manhattanhenge that is beloved by locals
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The Guardian’s picture editors select photo highlights from around the world
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