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Thursday
12 December 2019
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Party leaders spend day travelling to key marginals urging voters to back their vision for the country -
Democrats on the judiciary committee to put finishing touches on House resolution 755, ‘impeaching Donald Trump’
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Jersey City is in shock after the deadly attack, as community leaders say hate must be stamped out -
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Chris Wallace, admired for breaking ranks with some in the conservative network, drew applause with most stinging critique yet
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Spotlight
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David Monroe, who works with at-risk youth, is moving to Stockton, California, to start an anti-violence program -
As migrants face dehumanizing treatment, Tom Kiefer carefully arranged and photographed objects deemed ‘potentially lethal’ or ‘non-essential’
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Pictures of human-like hunters and fleeing mammals dated to nearly 44,000 years old -
Permit for killing was retroactively issued after Trump met with country’s president
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The hearings are political theater that do nothing to solve the problems that created Trump. We need to run on real issues -
The US healthcare machine raked in $100bn last year – and CEOs are salivating at the money they could extract from British patients
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Swearing in the stands, long days of travel and night games. Sometimes junior baseball looks more like the big leagues -
MLB has interviewed almost 60 people and obtained tens of thousands of electronic messages in its investigation into the Astros’ cheating allegations
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The New York Yankees landed the biggest prize of the free agent market, adding Gerrit Cole to their rotation with a record $324m, nine-year contract -
Bayern Munich beat a much-changed Tottenham 3-1 to end the group stage of the Champions League with a 100% record
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The Guardian’s political sketch writer runs through the highs and lows of the 2019 campaign. And: Patrick Butler on the Guardian and Observer Christmas appeal
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Popular broadcaster and scientist hailed as man who ‘inspired a whole generation’ -
The first English-language film by Claire Denis is a beguiling, audacious journey into space, with Robert Pattinson and Juliette Binoche along for the ride -
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Analysis from US regulators found plane could have averaged a fatal crash about every two to three years without design changes -
Kathleen Eaton Bravo, whose company Obria has taken millions from Trump, said abortion ‘threatens our culture’s survival’
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Measure, which increases defense spending by 2.8%, or $20bn, is expected to be passed by Senate -
Teen activist lauded by magazine for starting an environmental campaign which became a global movement -
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Bill will allow refugees from nearby states to become Indian but not if they are Muslims -
Deputy commissioner says police have been facing increasing pressure from victims’ families to recover bodies from White Island
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Portrait of a Lady, missing for 23 years, believed found by gardener in secret cavity -
The cause of the air force cargo plane crash is not known and officials say chances of finding survivors are slim -
Explore
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Chris and Melania were punched in a homophobic assault. The experience was an awakening to the awful prevalence of this hate crime
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The Guardian’s picture editors select photo highlights from around the world -
Donald Trump addressed a boisterous crowd in Hershey, Pennsylvania, on Tuesday night. While the president wore a sober navy suit, his supporters chose more partisan attire -
From carnival girls to celebrities forced into corners, these portraits show how getting subjects to pose can be an art form all in itself
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