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Ukraine invasion
Wednesday
1 June 2022
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US president claims supply of rockets move will enable Ukraine ‘to more precisely strike key targets’; Ukraine’s president says 500 wounded each day
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Friday marks the 100th day of Vladimir Putin’s war in Ukraine. This is how the Russian president’s ‘special military operation’ evolved into a bloody war of attrition
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Headlines
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Door did not automatically lock, contradicting investigators’ earlier account which said teacher had propped open door
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Talks are centered around background checks and so-called ‘red flag’ laws, to the frustration of gun reform advocates who say these are not major steps
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The focus of the case was a 2018 editorial Heard wrote in the Washington Post calling herself ‘a public figure representing domestic abuse’
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Unprecedented drought makes water a national security issue as more than half of Chile’s 19 million population lived in area with ‘severe water scarcity’ by end of 2021
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News extra
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The fossil fuel industry faces a reckoning in the Niger Delta after disasters made it one of the most polluted places on the planet
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Ohio woman, 25, was tossed 10ft in air after getting close to female bison on boardwalk
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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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Lee Zion seeks new owner with ‘knowledge, experience and drive’ to take on Lafayette Nicollet Ledger, which reaches 100% of local residents
Spotlight
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Rising seas choked the flora on the tiny mammals’ island habitat, and in just a few years they were gone
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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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America’s obsessions with guns and violence terrifies its citizens, but it also reflects its own genocidal and racist past
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A mobilisation such as America has rarely seen could propel Democrats to larger majorities this November
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Scientists have found 3% of the population need less shut-eye than the rest of us. Could I train myself to be one of them, asks Arwa Mahdawi
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A playoff final place is at stake but this will be an emotional, significant occasion for reasons far beyond football. Join Scott Murray for updates
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Marin Cilic is into the Roland Garros semi-finals for the first time after winning a deciding super tie-break against Andrey Rublev
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Katharine Hayhoe says the world is heading for dangers people have not seen in 10,000 years of civilisation
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Seaweed could help feed world and reduce climate crisis impact, Vincent Doumeizel tells Hay festival
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Deflationists and Tyre Extinguishers both say they want to make SUV ownership impossible in urban areas
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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Ingram has revealed some of the ‘hundreds’ of abusive messages she’s received after debuting in the Star Wars show, saying ‘there’s nothing anybody can do to stop this hate’
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Founded in 1969, the Detroit title that first used the term ‘punk rock’ was daringly derisive but also often racist, sexist and homophobic – so why bring it back?
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In a new retrospective of his work, the New York-based photographer looks back on his illustrious career and the connections he’s made along the way
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Worrying about what to put on as you get on? Relax, we’ve got you covered
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The self-adhesive covers are normally used in lieu of a bra, but celebrities from Cara Delevingne to Doja Cat are proudly flaunting them on the red carpet
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Ivan Orkin spent years learning about Japanese cooking – and especially how to perfect the celebrated noodles. He reveals the secret to the perfect bowl
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A Reddit post said Swedes don’t feed their children’s playmates when they visit. But why – and why has it caused an uproar?
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Research finds only difference between so-called action-oriented and state-oriented people is confidence
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I was putting off adulthood by trying my luck as an athlete. But when I was hit in the face I had a realisation
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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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Sheriff’s deputies were able to shut the animal in a classroom. There were no casualties
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Lawsuit says Glock should be held liable because it ‘endangered the public health and safety’ with marketing and sales of its guns
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Comedian, 85, is not attending trial at which he is accused of forcing Judy Huth to perform sex act at Playboy Mansion in 1975
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Calls for action as decline is seen as evidence of harm caused by climate crisis, pollution and fish farming
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Rodríguez Orejuela, 83, was a rival of Pablo Escobar and controlled 80% of the global cocaine market
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Clergy abuse survivors say ‘church hasn’t begun to address its own debts’ after archbishop of Canterbury’s remarks
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ONS figures show that one in five people with long Covid had the infection two years ago
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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 wild parrots in the streets of Tokyo to charismatic pigeons and locked-down penguins, Gemma Padley invites us to look anew at life in the air by bringing together the world’s best bird photography
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Restrictions have eased and more than 22 million people are allowed to move around the city again
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