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Thursday
29 April 2021
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Bipartisan group will meet to discuss bill, which bans tactics such as chokeholds and no-knock warrants on federal level -
Two US officials in Washington area experienced symptoms similar to ones suffered abroad that were probably result of directed energy device
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After the latest census numbers, Republicans are well positioned to draw districts that will give them an advantage in their effort to reclaim the House in 2022 -
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In Elizabeth City, North Carolina, the death of a Black man has sparked large protests – will body-camera footage be released?
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The long read: It’s hard to convey the full depth and range of the trauma, the chaos and the indignity that people are being subjected to. Meanwhile, Modi and his allies are telling us not to complain
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WHO warns of relaxing measures with variants in circulation and low vaccine coverage; France to open hospitality venues with outdoor terraces in May
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San Francisco has an initiative to take police out of the response to the crisis of homelessness altogether -
Late-night hosts recap Biden’s first speech to Congress, Trump’s failed Foxconn deal and the administration’s handling of migrant children at the border. -
Peter Gleick argues there’s an urgent need to reshape our relationship to water: ‘There is enormous untapped potential for conservation’
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The Covid-ravaged global economy is at a crossroads: we can commit to greater tax cooperation or risk a tax-driven trade war -
We may be seeing the rise of a new authoritarian capitalism shielded from democratic scrutiny, asks Laurie Macfarlane, economics editor at openDemocracy
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When it comes to cleaning up after your hound, some leaves work better than others. I discovered this the hard way, writes Adrian Chiles -
Mauro Morandi had to leave his solitary island life. Having been cooped up with others for months, it could be appealing, says Guardian columnist Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett
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We assess the best young players coming out of college as Thursday’s first round looms -
Critics dismiss the 30-year-old as a mere speed merchant, but he is one of the game’s best full-backs
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Phillies star Bryce Harper said he feels fine after being hit in the face by a 96.9mph fastball, forcing him from Philadelphia’s game against St Louis -
Minute-by-minute report: Chris Smalling is back at Old Trafford and so are Roma. Join Rob Smyth for the latest
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Documentaries
For months, information has been leaked to the press from inside Downing Street, including allegations Boris Johnson was given the cash – which has not yet been published in any declarations – to do up his official residence. The Guardian columnist Rafael Behr discusses how damaging this could be for the prime minister
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Women from TV and film industry speak out against Bafta-winning producer, director and screenwriter -
Italy’s Rai Cinema is backing a drama by the director wanted in the United States for the statutory rape of a 13-year-old girl
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4 out of 5 stars.
Billie Eilish: Your Power review Chilling ballad seeps under your skin
4 out of 5 stars.For the first single from her hugely anticipated second album, Eilish uses a disarmingly dreamy sound to confront a man preying on a young woman -
A moving new documentary provides a sensitive first-person account of a chimp raised as a human, and the caretaker who followed her to extraordinary ends -
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Things Heard and Seen review Moody Netflix ghost story fails to haunt
2 out of 5 stars.
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Sketch: The president went big in an address that offered post-Trump healing and an image of a new era -
Vaccinations, round of stimulus and a steady recovery in the jobs market helped reverse some of the impact of the pandemic
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Missouri senator accuses big tech of posing ‘gravest threat to American liberty’ since Gilded age in new book -
Arbery, a 25-year-old Black man, was shot and killed as he ran along the street in Brunswick, Georgia in February last year -
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Exclusive: Labour asks parliamentary commissioner for standards to investigate any potential breach of MPs’ code of conduct -
Exclusive: loss is equivalent to more than 13,200 cubic kilometres of water or 10m Wembley Stadiums
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Bronze finger found at Louvre is remounted on to Constantine’s hand at museum in Rome -
The much-hated insects are voracious predators of pests, produce powerful antibiotics and pollinate plants -
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The Guardian’s picture editors select photo highlights from around the world -
The Guardian’s picture editors select photo highlights from around the world -
After Congress ordered the US Marine Corps to fully integrate women into its west coast training battalions, the first 53 female recruits have become Marines
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