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Hermione Carline obituary
Other lives: Textile designer and artist whose style was neither fully abstract nor entirely representational
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Trump 'secretly switched planes via catering truck' amid Iran threat | Deconstructed – video
The Guardian breaks down footage from 8 July, when the president was reportedly secretly shuttled to a smaller plane after boarding Air Force One
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World
Former judge András Baka elected Hungarian president
Since taking office in early May, the new Hungarian government has lost no time dismantling Viktor Orbán's legacy.
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Politics
The Guardian view on AI money in US politics: not the way to hold an urgent democratic debate
Editorial: Amid public concern over the impact of new technology, Silicon Valley’s use of its wealth to influence specific election races is an unwelcome development
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Science
Golden Dome money starting to reach contractors, but long-term funding still unclear
Golden Dome money starting to reach contractors, but long-term funding still unclear Golden Dome money starting to reach contractors, but long-term funding still unclear
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Health
How viable are plans to free up prison space in England and Wales?
The PM is proposing three ways of increasing jail capacity – but none offer a quick or straightforward solution
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Health
The Office actor Lucy Davis says she has incurable stage four breast cancer
Star, 53, says disease has metastasised to her bones and it is too late for chemotherapy
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Politics
Will Andy Burnham’s everyday fixes be enough to get the public on his side?
The prime minister’s money-saving policies are popular but they are yet to convince voters he can take on the big things
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Health
What effect will Donald Trump’s childhood vaccine recommendations have in the US and beyond?
Is there any science behind the recommendations? Will they result in lower vaccination rates? And will they cause a resurgence of preventable diseases?
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Politics
To all the betting shops littering our high streets: people power is coming and the odds are against you
Too many shops are blighting too many communities. With the rule change I fought for now on the horizon, ordinary people can fight back, says Labour MP Dawn Butler
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Business
Watch: Cambridge United say housing costs deter players
At a fans' forum, the director of football reveals high property costs are a "big challenge".
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Health
Probation officers vote for strike action after warning early releases will add to excessive workloads - as it happened
Union chief says vote is about staff ‘warning they cannot protect the public properly’
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Science
We’re reading less. And it’s making us stupid
Books have never been trendier, but studies show that as more and more things compete for our frazzled attention spans, we’re reading less and less. This is a problem because reading has a wealth of cognitive benefits that we’re in danger of missing out on.To find out why declining literacy could affect everything from memory to IQ, Madeleine Finlay speaks to the Guardian’s science editor, Ian Sample. She also hears from Prof Falk Huettig, an experimental psychologist at the Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics and author of The Perks of Being a Bookworm
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Politics
Trump put a wrecking-ball through the East Wing – and through democratic norms
Our children should be able to visit our nation’s capital without having to think about Donald Trump and about how much he did to deface it
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World
Watch: Why was Trump smuggled out of Air Force One in a catering truck?
US media reports say the president secretly left via a catering truck to avoid a threat to his life from Iran.
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World
Russia releases former US Marine reported in poor health
Robert Gilman, who was arrested in 2022, was left in "life-threatening condition" after being subjected to "harsh and abusive treatment", his family says.
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World
Lebanon parliament votes to abolish death penalty
The new law - which next goes to the cabinet for approval - would make Lebanon the first country in the Middle East to end capital punishment.
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Culture
University of Cambridge whistleblower who reported alleged bullying wins employment tribunal
Prof Wyn Evans, who raised concerns over treatment of female staff at Institute of Astronomy, was subject to ‘baseless’ investigation, judge rules
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