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  • President Joe Biden speaks at a dinner for the Detroit chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. He stands at a podium gazing out at the audience

    Joe Biden
    What would Trump have done if January 6 riots had been led by Black Americans?

    President asks at civil rights event: ‘what do you think he would have done … if Black Americans had stormed the Capitol?’
    • A white man with coiffed dark hair and tortoiseshell glasses wearing a suit speaks at a lectern, flanked by other white men in suits, and women in casual wear.

      US elections 2024
      Trump allies push bill to bar non-citizen voting, even though it’s already illegal

    • Revealed
      Meta approved political ads in India that incited violence

    • Live
      Ukraine still controls 60% of Vovchansk, says local official

    • Gaza
      UN humanitarian chief delivers ‘apocalyptic’ warning over aid

    • Marco Rubio
      Republican senator says he would not accept 2024 election results ‘if it’s unfair’

    • New Caledonia
      Macron calls new security meeting as deadly unrest grinds on

    • Taiwan
      New president takes office and calls on China to cease its hostile actions

    • ‘Free Bella’
      Campaigners fight to save lonely beluga whale from Seoul mall

Behind the magic

  • David Copperfield Slot Machine Unveiling At The MGM Grand<br>LAS VEGAS, NV - JUNE 26: A general view is seen of the video screen from the slot machine, "The Magic of David Copperfield," by Bally Technologies at the MGM Grand Hotel/Casino on June 26, 2014 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by David Becker/Getty Images)

    Revealed
    Magician David Copperfield accused of sexual misconduct by multiple women

  • Epstein head Main Image

    ‘Magic David called’
    David Copperfield repeatedly contacted Jeffrey Epstein

  • A truck trailer belonging to magician David Copperfield sits outside his warehouse in Las Vegas, Friday, Oct. 19, 2007. Copperfield has been contacted by law enforcement authorities and the FBI has conducted an investigation in Las Vegas, where the magician regularly performs, his lawyer and the FBI confirmed. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

    David Copperfield
    The FBI investigated him for two years. The claim that he was ‘exonerated’ was widely embraced. Was he?

  • David Copperfield.

    ‘I honest to God believe I was drugged’
    Magician David Copperfield’s alleged victims speak out

In focus

  • Abe Dane

    ‘There’s no fraud here’
    How a Republican official is addressing election denialism in his rural county

  • Burning vehicles with men surrounded by smoke

    ‘Only Hamas can defend us’
    Israeli raids and Fatah failures boost support in West Bank

    Settler attacks and arrests of Hamas supporters create climate of fear and distrust in ruling Fatah party
  • Outgoing Taiwan president Tsai Ing-wen

    Tsai Ing-wen
    The leader who brought Taiwan closer to the US, bows out

    Taiwan’s first female president has presided over big social changes, but her main legacy is the cultivation of the island’s rising prominence on the world stage

Spotlight

  • Leggings on display in a Lululemon store

    Counterfeit goes cool
    High-end brands urged to embrace rise of #dupe

    Gen Z are flaunting their knockoffs and imitations – so experts say companies should play along
  • A still from Stax: Soulsville U.S.A.

    ‘It became a beacon of hope’
    The incredible story of Stax Records

  • goldfinch on a branch

    The pet I'll never forget
    Pi-chan the goldfinch, the baby bird we refused to let die

    When my husband and I found this tiny creature, we felt we had to rescue him. The next few weeks marked us for ever
  • George MacKay.

    ‘I identified with those worries’
    George MacKay on masculinity, misogyny and playing an incel

    After breaking out as a wide-eyed soldier in 1917, the actor showed a darker side to masculinity as a closeted thug in Femme. Now he’s gone further, playing an incel in twisted sci-fi The Beast
    • Rome, 12.10.23. Ann Neumann's fixer in Piazza di Porta Capena, where the Axum obelisk stood until its return to Ethiopia in 2009. In the background, the FAO Headquarters. Photo: Víctor Sokolowicz

      Ethiopia
      As a war reporter, I trusted my fixer with my life. Two weeks later, he was kidnapped

    • Candles surround a musician in a an old vaulted space lit in red

      ‘There is a hunger’
      Inside New York’s unique, sold-out classical music experiences

    • Children wearing Narendra Modi masks ride a bicycle in Varanasi

      ‘Modi builds highways but where are our jobs?’
      Rising inequality looms over India’s election

    • Apple 13in iPad Air M2 review showing the lockscreen on a table.

      iPad Air M2 review
      Cheaper iPad Pro for rest of us gets bigger

Opinion

  • Joe Biden and Benjamin Netanyahu on stage in front of Israeli and American flags

    Biden wants progressives to believe he’s reining in Israel. He isn’t

    Mohamad Bazzi
    • Francis Ford Coppola’s 1986 movie Peggy Sue Got Married follows the travails of a woman who gets magically transported back in time to high school while attending her high-school reunion.

      Why are class reunions so terrifying?

      Lauren Mechling and Rachel Dodes
    • Hollywood Boulevard painted with the words Black Lives Matter in the wake of George Floyd’s death in June 2020.

      The Black Lives Matter era is over. It taught us the limits of diversity for diversity’s sake

      Nesrine Malik
    • Donald Trump surrounded by supporters with US flags and 'Make America Great Again' placards.

      US voters are increasingly polarised over politics, but Brits are far less stubborn

      Torsten Bell
    • Illustration by David Foldvari of a person's head coloured in with items of food.

      I haven’t tried Ozempic but I know how it feels

      Megan Nolan

Sports

  • Minnesota Timberwolves center Karl-Anthony Towns reacts as his team make their way to victory over the Denver Nuggets

    NBA
    Timberwolves stage largest Game 7 comeback in history to down Nuggets

    The Timberwolves roared back from a 20-point second-half deficit to eliminate the reigning NBA champion Denver Nuggets 98-90 in a Game 7 Minnesota masterpiece
  • Xander Schauffele celebrates with the trophy after winning the US PGA at Valhalla Golf Club

    US PGA
    Schauffele pips DeChambeau by one shot to win first major

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Climate crisis

  • Conservation International chief executive officer M Sanjayan, left, presents Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez with the global visionary award.

    Environment
    The Bezos Earth fund has pumped billions into climate and nature projects. So why are experts uneasy?

  • An aerial view of Toronto, by the shore of Lake Ontario

    PFAS
    Toxic ‘forever chemicals’ ubiquitous in Great Lakes basin, study finds

  • A sky completely taken up with fiery clouds, above a border of trees and dry fields.

    Economies
    Damage from climate change six times worse than thought – report

  • Yellow and red shell logo on white sign, with blue sky in the background

    Shell
    Oil company urged to clarify climate targets as it braces for shareholder rebellion

Across the country

  • *** BESTPIX *** Politicos And Gun Enthusiasts Attend Annual NRA Meeting In Dallas<br>DALLAS, TEXAS - MAY 18: Former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during the NRA ILA Leadership Forum at the National Rifle Association (NRA) Annual Meeting &amp; Exhibits at the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center on May 18, 2024 in Dallas, Texas. The National Rifle Association's annual meeting and exhibit runs through Sunday. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) *** BESTPIX ***

    'Three-term? Or two-term?’
    Trump floats idea of three-term presidency at NRA convention

    During a bombastic speech in Dallas, GOP frontrunner asks: ‘Are we going to be considered three-term? Or two-term?’
  • Toddler wearing blue glasses and a green scarf can be seen resting his head against a fabric headrest, mouth ajar and looking to the right

    Gene therapy
    Argentinian couple moves to US to allow their toddler to trial

  • Black man wearing sunglasses

    ‘I take full responsibility’
    Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs admits he beat ex-girlfriend Cassie

  • Man wearing blue jumpsuit with hands up in air in front of white structure

    Blue Origin
    First Black astronaut candidate, now 90, reaches space in flight

    • Arizona
      Six-month-old shot repeatedly during standoff with child’s father

    • Chicago
      Can mayor tackle environmental racism in one of the most segregated US cities?

    • Rudy Giuliani
      Ex-New York mayor indicted for role in Arizona fake-elector scheme

    • New York
      Man arrested in connection with assault on actor Steve Buscemi

    • Master of litters
      Cat named Max given honorary degree by US university

    • Philadelphia
      Police arrest six student protesters at University of Pennsylvania

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Around the world

  • Jacob Zuma sitting in a chair, waving.

    South Africa
    Jacob Zuma not eligible to run for parliament, court rules

  • Blue truck labelled 'police' on a tree-lined street

    Democratic Republic of Congo
    Army says it stopped attempted coup involving three US citizens

    • Afghanistan
      Islamic State claims responsibility for deadly tourist attack

    • Breast cancer
      Scientists make potential breakthrough after preserving tissue in gel

    • EU
      European far-right leaders gather ahead of elections

    • Brazil
      Country counts cost of worst-ever floods with little hope of waters receding soon

    • Bao buns
      Sales on a roll as Britons fall in love with Asian treat

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Podcasts

  • An apartment window in Zamalek, Cairo Egypt reflects a passing white taxi

    The Audio Long Read
    After I was assaulted, I posted a photo of my injuries. The reaction I craved was not pity, but anger – podcast

  • A Great Ormond Street sign outside the children's hospital in London

    Today in Focus
    The rightwing Christian group and the battle over end-of-life care

  • Russell Brand being baptised in the River Thames with Bear Grylls

    Weekend
    Marina Hyde on Russell Brand’s baptism; plus ‘deepfake’ cheerleaders: the woman wrongly accused over a viral video – podcast

  • Shein shoes at a popup store in New York in 2022. Photograph: Bloomberg/Getty Images

    The Audio Long Read
    ‘Super cute please like’: the unstoppable rise of Shein – podcast

  • Demonstrators hold placards reading ‘It’s time #ContaminatedBlood’ and ‘Recognise all victims #ContaminatedBlood’.

    Today in Focus
    The children of the contaminated blood scandal

  • Manchester United v Newcastle United - Premier League<br>MANCHESTER, ENGLAND - MAY 15: Bruno Fernandes of Manchester United celebrates during the Premier League match between Manchester United and Newcastle United at Old Trafford on May 15, 2024 in Manchester, England.(Photo by Robbie Jay Barratt - AMA/Getty Images)

    Football Weekly
    The Premier League’s fight for Europe and Celtic’s title – Football Weekly Extra

  • Happy couple texting on their smart phones

    Science Weekly
    Apps and algorithms: can dating be boiled down to a science? – podcast

Culture

  • Harmony Korine at his Aggressive Dr1fter Part II art show at Hauser & Wirth, London.

    ‘I burned out – and started mowing lawns’
    A reality-bending chat with Harmony Korine

    He rocketed to notoriety at 19 with the shocking film Kids. Now, at 51, he’s smoking two fat cigars for breakfast – and making retina-burning work with acids and infrared cameras. Our writer gets deep with the eternal enfant terrible
  • Nellie Mae Rowe in This World is Not My Own.

    Film
    This World Is Not My Own review – fascinating study of black artist Nellie Mae Rowe

  • Filmmaker Ivan Sautkin, posing for a portrait at BABYLON13 office near Goden Gates in Kyiv city center.

    ‘Information can be bent. Emotions are always honest’
    The film at the heart of Ukraine’s agonising evacuations

  • Detail from So Long Sad Love by Mirion Malle.

    Graphic novel of the month
    So Long Sad Love by Mirion Malle review – an irresistible celebration of female courage

  • ‘Move forward – or become irrelevant’ … Robbie Fairchild, Briana Craig and Uggie.

    ‘All anyone will care about is the dog!’
    Oscar sensation The Artist hits the stage – but can Uggie boogie?

  • Stevie Martin.

    Stevie Martin
    I auditioned for Ed Gamble and Nish Kumar in a haze of fear

Lifestyle

  • How to build a Better Life illustraion: Grieving - a close of a middle-aged woman's face in pain

    How to build a better life
    Grief is horrible – but it’s supposed to be. We have to feel a loss before we can grow through it

    I’ve been a bereavement counsellor and a bereaved daughter. Both taught me that we need to face our emotions
  • Rachel Roddy's spinach and ricotta gnudi 1058

    A kitchen in Rome
    Rachel Roddy’s recipe for spinach and ricotta gnudi

  • A picture of an espresso shot being poured into a glass of tonic water

    Espresso and tonic
    Rise in tonic water popularity leads to experimental mixes

  • A woman standing in front of the mirror after having a masectomy

    The beauty Q&A
    I’m about to have a mastectomy and need some skincare advice

  • Lucretia Grindle Lutyens

    No matter how I tried, I couldn’t get my stepchildren to accept me. So I stopped

    Lucretia Grindle Lutyens
  • Leggings on display in a Lululemon store

    Counterfeit goes cool
    High-end brands urged to embrace rise of #dupe

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  • People queue outside the Hermes store in Mayfair in London, Monday, April 12, 2021.

    Life and style
    Are you splurging on luxury goods you can ill afford?

  • elegant wedding cake with vintage bride and groom figurine

    Weddings
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  • Young woman using DSLR camera<br>A young woman using a DSLR camera

    Guardian Weekly readers
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  • Mykhaylo Mudryk and Maksym Talovierov celebrate after the match between Ukraine and Iceland in Wrocław, Poland.

    Ukrainians abroad
    Share your reaction to your country qualifying for Euro 2024

From our global editions

  • Helicopter carrying Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi leaves site

    Explainer
    What we know about the death of Ebrahim Raisi

  • Oleksandr Usyk celebrates with his WBC belt and a Ukrainian flag

    Greatest of all time?
    The 30 seconds that shook Fury and took Usyk to the summit of boxing

  • Oleksandr Usyk stands in the ring holding up a flag with Ukraine's national colours of blue and yellow

    ‘Proud and happy’
    Ukrainians embrace Oleksandr Usyk’s boxing victory

  • Two piles of soft-bound books with colorful graphic illustration of man wearing cowboy hat playing electric guitar, woman behind him and child.

    ‘One hell of a storm is coming’
    Canadian graphic novel about Indigenous identity sparks outrage

In case you missed it

  • A young Black man wearing a straw-colored cowboy hat lit by sunlight coming through rafters out of the frame has his arm over the neck of a brown, saddled horse.

    ‘A history that’s been suppressed’
    The Black cowboy story is 200 years old

  • A blond woman in a red velvet robe with a furry collar leans on a wooden bar

    ‘More like therapists’
    Adult virgins turn to Nevada brothels for sex – and healing

    The oldest profession is helping a generation of young men who have intimacy-stunted lives due to social media and internet porn
  • person harvest leaves in greenhouse full of marijuana plants

    Will Florida legalize weed?
    The state’s other big November vote

    A ballot measure on the legalization of recreational marijuana has been overshadowed by the vote on abortion rights
  • Picture of open school books

    ‘Scary’
    Public-school textbooks the latest target as US book bans intensify

  • Woman wearing tiara with flowers waves to camera

    ‘Such a hot mess’
    Turmoil inside the world of US beauty pageants

  • National Women in Construction Week<br>BOSTON, MA - MARCH 2: Alicia Miksic. apprentice electrician, bends an electrical pipe with electrician Adam DeFilippo at a work site at Brigham and Women's Hospital emergency department in Boston on March 2, 2020. This week, Skanska employees on construction sites all over Greater Boston are celebrating their female peers and colleagues on the job during national Women in Construction week. Skanska women in construction are welders, project managers, plumbers, carpenters, superintendents and everything in between, helping to build what matters in our communities while paving the way for future generations of female trades and construction workers in the industry. (Photo by David L. Ryan/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)

    Education
    Gen-Z students are choosing a trade over college. That shows they’re smart

  • Silhouettes of people look at Google logo

    Analysis
    Google remains focused on its long quest for your eyeballs

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In pictures

  • Dr Raphael Sofoluke and his three children

    Dope Black Dads
    Dispelling myths and biases about Black fathers – a photo essay

    A group that began as 23 Black fathers from London on WhatsApp is now a worldwide digital space where 40,000 men discuss being Black and a parent
  • Cate Blanchett smiles as she poses for photographs

    Photos of the weekend
    Cannes premieres and Warrington wrestling

  • A female model holding a beige raffia bag on the beach

    Weaving magic
    14 of the best natural raffia bags – in pictures

  • Girls Night by Eimear Lynch

    Girls’ night
    The teenage ritual of preparing to go out

  • photo of a family overlaid on plant

    Mythology, heritage, identity
    Student work at New York’s International Center of Photography

  • Some of the images created by Tal Danino. All images © Tal Danino/Rizzoli

    Mesmerising microbe
    Bacteria as you’ve never seen them before

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