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Nurses fainting in ‘inhumane’ conditions due to extreme heat, union warns
RCN calls for more air conditioners as Burnham faces pressure to recognise urgency of adaptation to climate crisis
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Karoline Leavitt will step down as White House press secretary, Trump says
US president announced departure on social media, saying Leavitt was leaving to ‘spend more time’ with family
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The doctor who helps put prisoners to death – Stateside with Kai and Carter
On 13 August, three states are set to carry out executions by lethal injection. Ed Pilkington speaks to Kai Wright about a doctor at the center of a botched execution in Tennessee, whose identity was revealed inadvertently last year
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Triple-double king Russell Westbrook calls time on 18-year NBA career
The 2017 MVP and two-time scoring champion retires as the NBA’s career leader in triple-doubles after a decorated 18-season career
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Trump’s justice department arrests expert on far right as part of SPLC crackdown
Prosecutors charge Heidi Beirich with financial crimes as part of case against the Southern Poverty Law Center
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UK politics: Burnham urges retailers to stop selling disposable barbecues after emergency Cobra meeting – as it happened
PM warns extreme heat conditions ‘could be with us fo some time yet’
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What can we learn from Francesca Hong’s loss in Wisconsin?
A fairly overtly radical socialist winning about 40% of the vote in a primary like this was unthinkable even a few years ago
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Judge awards $252,480 to musician who canceled Kennedy Center performance
Kennedy Center had sued Chuck Redd for canceling Christmas Eve concert after Trump renamed institution
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The Guardian view on early prisoner release: don’t lose sight of systemic reform
Editorial: Empathy is a strength in a prime minister but there is a risk of letting emotional urgency obscure the strategic view in policymaking
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The Guardian view on Japan’s yen: Trump wants to keep the easy-money machine running
Editorial: A cheap currency helps finance the US tech boom. Washington is intervening because allies matter only when they are useful
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Trump sued over $100,000-a-month early-access offer to Truth Social posts
Suit alleges subscription offer aims to sell privileged access to information generated in president’s official capacity
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Politicians among mourners at funeral service for Ann Widdecombe
Family, friends and colleagues attend service at Buckfast Abbey, which former MP described as her ‘safe haven’
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US credit card debt climbs to $1.26tn, nearing last year’s record high
Mortgage and student loan balances saw ‘small decline’ with increases elsewhere, says post alongside Fed report
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From grey water to cool spaces: 10 climate crisis policies Britain needs right now
Rejecting North Sea drilling licences and protecting nature are just some measures Andy Burnham must implement to ready country
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Farage has turned Clacton into a human zoo. Here’s the truth about what’s happening here
When I moved to the town in 2022 I loved the beach walks, cheap drinks and panoramic coastal views. Now it feels like a never-ending circus, says historian Sarah Elizabeth Cox
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US inflation cooled slightly to 3.4% in July but prices still elevated
Energy is cheaper than at its peak in late April, but gas is still nearly $1 a gallon more expensive than before the Iran war
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Trump ally loses, mixed results for progressives: takeaways from primaries in Minnesota, Wisconsin and beyond
Primaries across US included Darline Graham advancing to runoff, while progressive Francesca Hong and MyPillow’s Mike Lindell fell short
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In Ohio, Haitians’ American dream shatters as ICE prepares to deport them
US immigration has ramped up operations against Haitians, whose temporary protected status was removed by Trump
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‘Bold and ethical’: doctors on AOC’s egg-freezing journey - and Maga’s criticisms of it
In documenting the process, AOC is defying the right’s pronatalist narratives about motherhood and women’s careers
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If the markets reject OpenAI and Anthropic, the US should nationalize them
From space to telecommunications, the US has a long history of fostering technology for the public good. These AI models could be aligned to democratic values, not corporate profits
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Millions of US tax dollars sent to rightwing European thinktanks. Did any Trump supporters vote for that?
It’s a great betrayal: poor communities neglected while multimillionaires peddle a global Maga agenda. How is that America first, asks Guardian columnist Arwa Mahdawi
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Nigel Farage looks trapped and rattled – now the nationalist tide can be turned
There are more votes in tolerance and decency than in toxic division. It doesn’t take a great leap of political courage to fight back against Reform, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr
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Burnham urged by 50 police leaders to prevent early release of PC Harper’s killers
Letter signed by every chief constable in England and Wales warns early release could weaken trust in justice system
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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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