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  • People prepare for arrival of Hurricane Milton

    Hurricane Milton intensifies to category 5 again as Biden warns storm could be worst in over 100 years – as it happened

    National Hurricane Center announces sustained winds of up to 165mph, as US president says his team is doing everything ‘to save lives’. This blog is now closed.
  • cars at near standstill on a highway

    Traffic and trepidation as Floridians scramble to flee Hurricane Milton’s path

  • Water flowing down the Klamath River where the Copco 2 dam once stood in Siskiyou county, California.

    Klamath River dam removal: before and after images show dramatic change

  • Joe Biden at the White House press briefing room in Washington DC on 4 October.

    Biden sets 10-year deadline for US cities to replace lead pipes

  • Democratic presidential nominee and U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris participates in media interviews in New York<br>Democratic presidential nominee and U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris reacts, as she appears on ABC's "The View" in New York, U.S., October 8, 2024. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein

    Kamala Harris tells Howard Stern Trump is a ‘sore loser’ in interview blitz

  • Man in ball cap loads cat in hard plastic carrier into front of pickup truck.

    US south-east reels from ‘unspeakable tragedy’ of Helene as new storm looms

  • Two women kicked off Spirit Airlines flight for wearing crop tops

  • How did Hurricane Milton reach category 5 strength so quickly and when will it make landfall?

  • Floridians warned ‘you are going to die’ if they don’t evacuate as Milton nears

  • Giggling Elon Musk revisits ‘joke’ about Kamala Harris assassination

  • US supreme court signals willingness to uphold regulation on ‘ghost gun’ kits

  • Double punch of hurricanes could become common due to climate crisis

  • Former aide to Eric Adams arrested on charges of witness tampering

  • Trump administration protected Brett Kavanaugh from full FBI investigation

Opinion

  • two men stand and look at fallen tree and debris in front yard

    We’re still finding dead neighbors in North Carolina. We need help

    Morgan L Sykes
    Hurricane Helene was devastating and so far the government emergency response hasn’t been nearly what we had hoped
  • Side-by-side portraits of Kamala Harris and Donald Trump.

    Both Trump and Harris are swinging to the ‘center’. What does that even mean?

    Moira Donegan
  • Former president Donald Trump and former first lady Melania Trump on stage at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, in July

    Why has Melania Trump come out as pro-choice? Seems obvious to me

    Zoe Williams
    While her husband boasts about overturning Roe v Wade, the former first lady is supporting abortion rights. It’s almost as if she doesn’t care whether he wins the election, writes Zoe Williams
  • Thursday Protest Marches Resume Following FPOe Election Victory<br>VIENNA, AUSTRIA - OCTOBER 03: Protesters demanding an exclusion of the far-right Freedom Party of Austria (FPOe) from the next Austrian government burn Bengal firework as they gather in front of the Austrian parliament building on October 03, 2024 in Vienna, Austria. The FPOe came in first place with approximately 29% of the vote in national elections on September 29 and is hoping to rule with a coalition partner. Today's protest is a resumption of similar protests when the FPOe was part of previous government coalitions. Sunday's election result also makes possible a three-party coalition between the Austrian People's Party (OeVP), the Social Democratic Party of Austria (SPOe) and the NEOS party. (Photo by Christian Bruna/Getty Images)

    On the streets of Vienna, I saw Austrians’ rage at the march of the far right – but also their helplessness

    Owen Jones
    Events in Austria are alarming. Because there and elsewhere, progressives hold up their hands and ask: what can we do? says Guardian columnist Owen Jones
    • Oil supertankers anchored at the Bandar Abbas Anchorage, in the Straits of Hormuz, bridging the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman - one of the most important waterways for the export of petroleum, from which 20% of the world's petroleum production passes through the narrow straits.<br>MN29Y4 Oil supertankers anchored at the Bandar Abbas Anchorage, in the Straits of Hormuz, bridging the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman - one of the most important waterways for the export of petroleum, from which 20% of the world's petroleum production passes through the narrow straits.

      Editorial
      The Guardian view on Israel and Iran: there will be no winners from an all-out war

    • The Diego Garcia airbase, a joint UK-US military facility on the Chagos Islands.

      Britain needs to abandon its delusions of empire – giving up the Chagos Islands is a good start

      Simon Jenkins
    • Moo Deng the hippo

      As the world falls apart, a few things are still worth celebrating – like Moo Deng the pygmy hippo

      Arwa Mahdawi
    • A Palestinian child at Ibn Rushd school in Al-Zawaida following an Israeli airstrike, Gaza, 6 October 2024.

      Today, our hearts are breaking for the children of Gaza. Tomorrow, we must give them peace

      Gordon Brown

US sports

  • Drake Maye came off the bench against the Jets earlier this season

    Struggling Patriots turn to first-round pick Drake Maye for first start

  • Frances Tiafoe was a semi-finalist at this year’s US Open

    Frances Tiafoe could face heavy fine after expletive-filled rant at Shanghai Masters

  • Sergio García playing in the LIV Golf Team Championship in Dallas in September.

    Sergio García could make Ryder Cup return after talks with Luke Donald

  • Robert Saleh finished had a 20-36 record with the Jets after Sunday’s loss to the Vikings

    Stumbling New York Jets fire head coach Robert Saleh after 2-3 start

US politics

  • The US supreme court in Washington.

    US supreme court signals willingness to uphold regulation on ‘ghost gun’ kits

  • a man in a purple suit and tie looks stern

    Former aide to Eric Adams arrested on charges of witness tampering

  • FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump speaks next to U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Brett Kavanaugh as they participate in a ceremonial public swearing-in in the East Room of the White House in Washington, U.S., October 8, 2018. REUTERS/Jim Bourg/File Photo

    Trump administration protected Brett Kavanaugh from full FBI investigation

  • woman in black speaks to microphone

    Harris announces plan for Medicare to cover long-term care at home

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US business

  • woman wearing glasses and blue top speaks into microphone

    Warren and Dean demand Coke, Pepsi and General Mills stop ‘shrinkflation’

  • A man walks past a blue and white sign for Stellantis

    Chrysler owner Stellantis files federal lawsuit against UAW over strike threats

    • A phone with Truth Social on the screen in front of a picture of Donald Trump in front of a microphone looking to the side

      Executive resigns at Trump Media, Truth Social’s parent company

    • A mother and daughter wearing traditional Korean hanbok dresses.

      A mother and daughter reimagined the Korean hanbok. Now they’re dressing the San Diego Padres

    • Monthly change in US jobs

      US adds over 250,000 jobs in September, defying fears of slowdown

Pictures & video

  • Timelapse: Hurricane Milton as view from ISS as it approaches Florida – video

  • A team of 'hurricane hunters' from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration flew through Hurricane Milton

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    'Hurricane hunters' fly through Milton as it barrels towards Florida – video

    A team of 'hurricane hunters' from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration flew through Hurricane Milton
  • Joe Biden said during a briefing at the White House that evacuation orders for Floridians ahead of Hurricane Milton were a matter of 'life and death'

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    'Matter of life and death': Biden urges people to evacuate in face of Hurricane Milton – video

    Joe Biden said during a briefing at the White House that evacuation orders for Floridians ahead of Hurricane Milton were a matter of 'life and death'

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