headlines
Wednesday
29
October
2014
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Agency requests rule change but civil liberties groups say ‘extremely invasive’ technique amounts to unconstitutional power grab
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Kuznetsov company says engines used in Antares rocket were ‘functioning normally’ and suggests problem may lie with US modification of them
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21st Century Fox chairman says industry needs to come up with serious competitor to Amazon and Netflix
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Central bank’s head, Janet Yellen, confirms cessation of buying bonds in October after injection of £4.5 trillion over five years
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Quotes from senior Obama administration figures damn Israeli prime minister over stance on settlements and Palestinian peace
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Move by independent Eliot Cutler, who is trailing in race to unseat Paul LePage, expected to benefit Democrat challenger Mike Michaud
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Actor Shoshana B Roberts recorded all the catcalls and remarks she got from passersby as she walked for 10 hours through New York
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Kaci Hickox, 33, says she will sue state if it does not lift order that compels her to stay in her home for 21 days
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Investigation by ProPublica and NPR reveals failures of organisation to meet basic needs after storm, as well as allegation that 40% of emergency vehicles were diverted to press conferences
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Net may be closing on Knights Templar leader Servando Gómez, alias La Tuta, as he releases rambling online video message
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Shooting may inflame tensions in the city, where Palestinians and Israeli security forces have clashed during weeks of unrest
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David Nieland, who said the White House pressured him over his Colombia investigation, quits after visit to prostitute in Florida, report says
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CEO denies factory move is response to boycott campaign but BDS statement reiterates condemnation of company
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About 50 men from Free Syrian Army cross border as Iraqi Kurdish peshmerga troops travel towards town
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Kaci Hickox, who was held for days in an isolation tent in New Jersey, says she doesn’t plan on obeying home quarantine in her home state
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Nassau County police believe murder of woman in Farmingdale may be linked to death of man who was struck by train nearby
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Nobel peace prize winner says money will go through UN agency and help rebuild 65 schools in Palestinian territory
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British singer says the pontiff’s attempt to change Catholic church is ‘formidable’ as he hosts annual Aids benefit concert
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David Christopherson of the New Democratic party says ‘I am going to walk back in the room and pick up where we left off last week’
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Attorneys for Lamont Davis, serving a life sentence, point to expert testimony that ankle monitor proves he was home during shooting
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Police seeking another man after saying Ontarious Montre Lewis, who was arrested over wounding of two men in Nashville, has a credible alibi
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Darren Vann, 43, charged with murder in the strangulation deaths of two women and is suspected in killings of five others
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St Louis County police has spent $172,669 since August on teargas, grenades, pepper balls and other civil disobedience equipment
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Prime minister John Key wants to bring in a silver fern design to reflect country’s status as a modern, independent nation
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Gary Hart to join negotiations on parades, flags and the legacy of the Troubles, as sectarian violence flares in east Belfast
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Zambian government confirms 77-year-old president died of undisclosed illness with wife and son by his side
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Search operation under way for survivors after 140 houses are reportedly washed away during heavy monsoon rains
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Chadwick Boseman has been cast as Black Panther, Marvel’s first ever lead black superhero. It’s a breakthrough moment for a genre that’s been steadily maturing – but can it avoid tired exotic imagery?
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Although NYPD reports 24% increase in complaints about graffiti, proponents of street art say police and gentrifiers are resisting a growing art form
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Republican leaders call state an ‘abortion destination’ and pose ballot question that carries questions of religion, privacy and women’s rights
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Scientists confirm existence of a new species of frog in and around New York City
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We are proud to introduce our 27 million American readers to the new US edition of theguardian.com today. Take a look around and let us know what you think
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The star of Parks and Recreation shot the breeze about rapping, pickup lines and why she should play Penelope Cruz for the rest of her life
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New ‘nanoparticle’ pill could detect signs of disease before it becomes a problem for pre-emptive treatment, monitored by a wrist-worn device. By Samuel Gibbs
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Number of billionaires on Earth has more than doubled since the financial crisis, according to a new report from Oxfam
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Dean Burnett: There are many online quizzes that claim to tell you what mental disorder you have, but this one takes the issue seriously
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The federal government awarded nearly half a billion dollars in contracts and other benefits to brokers with a known history of violating laws related to a visa program, an investigation by The Center for Investigative Reporting reveals
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Delicious recipes that can be ready in minutes from top cooks including Yotam Ottolenghi and Angela Hartnett
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As Halloween approaches and with scary clowns in the news, we select the most fearsome examples of red-nosed entertainers gone very bad indeed
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The Triumph of the Eucharist reveals four of the artist’s tapestries and the newly restored paintings they were taken from, in a landmark exhibition
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The Flash is going gangbusters, Bad Judge is clinging on and it looks like curtains for Selfie. We assess the winners and losers of the fall TV season
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Conservative politicians such as Rand Paul and Chris Christie are making inroads among the billionaires of ‘the country’s largest ATM’
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Before the official release of Bob Dylan’s The Basement Tapes: The Bootleg Series Vol 11, here’s a track-by-track breakdown of the original recordings that inspired the series, a piece first published on 9 December 1967 in Record Mirror, and now provided by Rock’s Backpages
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Creators say AeroMobil’s Flying Roadster 3.0 could become regular mode of transport for commuters
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Costume designer Eulyn Womble on how her poor upbringing in Cape Town inspired the zombies’ outfits – and why period drama bores her
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Reports that a passenger photographed a rainbow from her plane are mistaken. The colours are caused by polarisation
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Google unveils its health-push with new Android app that counts activity, calories and steps, while connecting to Android Wear smartwatches and other apps. By Samuel Gibbs
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From limited licenses to a $2m bond, New York’s medical marijuana law is riddled with barriers for small cannabis growers
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Park Yeon-mi has become an outspoken critic of the country she escaped at 13. She’s agreed to join us live today from 1-2pm (GMT) to tell us more about her experiences
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Funeral draws Joe Biden, Jeff Bezos, Bob Woodward and others who come to pay tribute to editor of Watergate stories
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Newcastle United defeated holders Manchester City 2-0 at the Etihad
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Exclusive extract Rumble in the Jungle: the night Ali became King of the World again
In an exclusive extract from his new book on Muhammad Ali, Kevin Mitchell remembers the fight in Kinshasa 40 years on when George Foreman was defeated, and history rewritten -
The world champion is likely to miss Saturday’s session before starting the race itself from the pit lane
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The Queens Park Rangers defender, Rio Ferdinand, has been suspended for three matches and fined £25,000 by the Football Association after comments he made on Twitter
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The Northumberland County FA vice president John Cummings has been suspended for comments made to a female referee
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Daniel Sturridge believes his persistent injury problems could be hereditary after admitting his speed makes him vulnerable to breaking down
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Paul Weaver: With the theme of this year’s grand prix ‘How the West was Formula One’, issues of finance, possible other venues and ambivalent Americans are being replaced by optimism
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Nairo Quintana and Alberto Contador will be excited by a race that suits climbers, but Chris Froome might not complete at all
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Wayne Rooney is hopeful of being fit for Sunday’s Manchester derby following an injury scare on Monday when he was seen limping at a sponsors’ event at Old Trafford
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The Seattle Sounders’ DeAndre Yedlin is the poster boy for a generation of players who have risen through the ranks of the US academy system
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Jessica Valenti: Women on Waves helps women obtain abortions in countries where it is illegal. Are they going to have to sail to America, too?
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Barney Frank: Changing congressional rules is a good idea. But that won’t fix a Congress run by people who seek to render government ineffective
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Kitty Stryker: It’s too easy for abusive people to leverage the idea that consent and communication isn’t ‘sexy’ against their victims
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Areeb Ullah: Since growing some rather impressive facial hair I’ve noticed Muslims are more open to me, but others view me with suspicion
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Trevor Timm: Hacking seems to have become a go-to FBI tactic without much public thought or debate
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Catherine Shoard: Notebook: Making everyone do a compulsory stint waiting on tables could make the world a better place – just spare me the egg mayo
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Anne Perkins: From Germaine Greer to Theresa May, women have felt pressure to be walking manifestos. Enough
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Antony Loewenstein: I’ve hesitated to write about gender, worried that I’ll be slammed for daring to speak out. But we all benefit from gender equality, and therefore must give feminism some tough love
in depth
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Rightwing prime minister Viktor Orbán is using his huge electoral majority to rewrite the rules, and not just for Hungary
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From limited licenses to a $2m bond, New York’s medical marijuana law is riddled with barriers for small cannabis growers
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São Paulo’s Open Arms programme offers crack addicts a controversial route to rehabilitation, providing work and housing but not requiring them to give up drugs. Sarika Bansal reports
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Slovenian archaeologist Ivan Šprajc is behind discovery of three significant ruins in the remote jungles of the Yucatán peninsula
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Andrei Sannikov: growing numbers of politicians and intellectuals are justifying Russian aggression – why can’t they see Moscow is not just a threat to Kiev, but to Europe as whole?
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In the film Deliverance, four men are hounded through woods by inbred maniacs. In Wild, Reese Witherspoon hikes 1,000 miles and hurts a toenail. Are movies about the great outdoors going soft, asks Nicholas Barber
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In January, an endangered plant was taken from Kew Gardens – only a few years after scientists saved it from extinction. Sam Knight investigates what happens when plant obsession turns criminal
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Young turn to social media as newspapers and TV stations owned by local tycoons take care not to offend mainland China
video and pictures
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Berlin’s modern face – glass skyscrapers, busy roads, overgrown lots – shows little trace of its old scar. Our Street View expert takes us back to Checkpoint Charlie, the death strip ... and the wall’s glorious fall 25 years ago next month
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Behind the scenes of the drama's infamous 'tread lightly' moment, with showrunner Vince Gilligan discussing Hank and Walter's confrontation in the garage
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Lava from the erupting Kilauea volcano is creeping forward and putting homes at risk in the town of Pahoa, Hawaii
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The Afghanistan war has cost thousands of lives and billions of pounds.
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The fifth annual LagosPhoto festival features 40 photographers from 21 countries
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Boasting dazzling colours, utopian visions and – of course – a dollop of elephant dung. See some images from Chris Ofili’s retrospective at the New Museum in New York
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Thousands of people have lined the streets of Hamilton, Canada, for the funeral of Cpl. Nathan Cirillo who killed in Ottawa last week
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