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  • 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

    US elections 2024
    Kamala Harris tells Howard Stern Trump is a ‘sore loser’ in interview blitz

  • Jenna Fischer, pictured in the 2024 film Mean Girls

    Jenna Fischer
    The Office’s Jenna Fischer reveals former ‘aggressive’ breast cancer diagnosis

    • Ukraine
      Zelenskyy ‘victory plan’ summit in doubt after Joe Biden pulls out

    • Technology
      Brazil lifts ban on X after Elon Musk complies with court demands

    • Eggs
      FDA says eggs from salmonella recall could cause serious health effects

    • Mexico
      Anger and disgust in Mexico over beheading of newly sworn-in city mayor

    • New Zealand
      Fugitive father filmed with children in NZ wilderness three years after disappearing

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

In focus

  • Pigeons flying over a residential building damaged by shelling in the town of Kurakhove, located near the front line, in the Pokrovsk district of the eastern Donetsk region

    Ukraine war briefing
    Zelenskyy says Ukraine needs to achieve faster results on the battlefield

  • Palestinian journalist Ahmed Alnaouq

    Israel-Gaza: one year on
    ‘Survivor’s guilt is overwhelming’: the grief of losing 21 relatives in one airstrike in Gaza

    London-based journalist Ahmed Alnaouq channels grief by giving young Palestinian writers a voice through his platform
  • two people walk towards ballot drop box on sidewalk

    The election office
    Extremist politics divided this conservative California community. What will it take to turn the tide?

    Shasta county battles rising homelessness and high suicide rates, but its political agenda is focused on remaking the voting system – can the damage be undone?

Spotlight

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

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

    Dam removal concluded a decades long fight on 2 October, which also saw Chinook salmon return to the waters
  • Andrés Iniesta

    FC Barcelona
    ‘I’m building my day after’: emotional Andrés Iniesta says goodbye

  • Slugging it out … Bernal in La Maquina.

    Television
    Return of the Mexican sex bombs: Gael García Bernal and Diego Luna on their boxing comedy La Máquina

    They shot to fame as randy teens in Y Tu Máma También. Now the duo are back in a tale of Botox, boxing and borderline incest. Getting in shape took discipline, they reveal – and lots of broccoli
  • Rashid Khalidi in a close-up portrait

    US
    Rashid Khalidi, America’s foremost scholar of Palestine, is retiring: ‘I don’t want to be a cog in the machine any more’

    As the Columbia University professor steps down, he addresses student protests and how ‘higher education has developed into a hedge fund’
    • a man speaks with microphone in front of the crowd

      Labor movement
      US unions step up efforts to make case that Trump is no friend of workers

    • Rivals.

      TV
      Rivals first-look review – an eye-popping explosion of sex, more sex and bad wigs

    • a girl walking on grass

      Well actually
      Toxic chemicals could be the scariest thing about your Halloween costume

    • Composite (photo and illustration) of a couple in an awkward embrace for G-spot/ Sexual Healing column

      Sexual healing
      No matter how hard he tries, my boyfriend can’t find my G-spot

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

Sports

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

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

    The New York Jets have fired head coach Robert Saleh after an uneven start to the season
  • Frances Tiafoe was a semi-finalist at this year’s US Open

    Tennis
    Tiafoe faces heavy fine after expletive-filled rant at Shanghai Masters

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

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

    The New England Patriots are planning to give first-round draft pick Drake Maye his first pro start against the Texans on Sunday
  • The Manchester City manager, Pep Guardiola, alongside chairman Khaldoon Al Mubarak, chief executive Ferran Soriano and director of football, Txiki Begiristain.

    Soccer
    Guardiola’s future in fresh doubt with Begiristain set to leave City

    The sporting director is poised to depart Manchester city at the end of the season, with Guardiola expected to decide his own future in the winter
    • Ka'imi Fairbairn celebrates after his 59-yard field goal decided the Texans’ victory over the Bills

      ‘We may see a 70-yarder’
      How much better can NFL kickers get?

    • Manny Machado had a prominent role in Sunday’s game

      MLB playoffs
      Roberts attacks Machado’s ‘unsettling’ throw at Dodgers dugout

    • Axel Tuanzebe

      Soccer
      Tuanzebe faces layoff after freak accident while washing up

    • Paula Badosa in action against Coco Gauff at the China Open earlier this month.

      Paula Badosa
      Spanish tennis star apologizes after being accused of racism

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Climate crisis

  • Firefighters tackling a blaze

    Climate crisis
    Earth’s ‘vital signs’ show humanity’s future in balance, say climate experts

  • The exterior of the NW Natural utility company, with a grey emblem saying 'NW Natural Sunset Service Center'

    Big oil uncovered
    Oregon county sues major gas provider for allegedly sowing climate doubt

  • Aerial image of a bulldozer removing trees. Lush forests are on one side and barren earth on the other

    Environment
    Deforestation ‘roaring back’ despite 140-country vow to end destruction

  • A tugboat pushing barges navigates around sandbars amid low water levels on the Mississippi River

    Environment
    Climate warning as world’s rivers dry up at fastest rate for 30 years

Across the country

  • The US supreme court in Washington.

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

    Garland v VanDerStok first in series of high-profile cases justices hear in what is set to be contentious term
  • Joe Biden at the White House press briefing room in Washington DC on 4 October.

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

  • a man in a purple suit and tie looks stern

    New York
    Former aide to Eric Adams arrested on charges of witness tampering

  • planes under construction

    Flight safety
    US aviation agency issues safety alert over Boeing 737 rudder issue

    • TikTok
      US states sue TikTok, claiming its addictive features harm youth mental health

    • Health
      Anthony Fauci: West Nile virus caught from mosquito ‘nearly took me down’

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

    • Nobel prizes
      Machine learning pioneers win Nobel prize in physics

    • Misinformation
      Fema chief warns ‘dangerous’ Trump falsehoods hampering Helene response

    • Florida
      Court must rule whether Florida’s anti-trans law is the work of ‘political bullies’

Around the world

  • A woman's hand holding a smartphone and looking at a period and ovulation tracker

    Technology
    Women’s health tech ‘less likely’ to get funding if woman is on founding team

    Research also shows pitches from female founders less likely to succeed if using phrases such as ‘women’s rights’
  • Rachel Reeves

    UK
    Reeves to press ahead with plans to borrow billions for investment

  • A Tesla Cybertruck on a street.

    Technology
    Tesla Cybertruck ‘too big and sharp’ for European roads, say campaigners

  • Viktor Orbán

    Hungary
    Orbán would celebrate Trump victory with ‘bottles of champagne’

    • US-UK
      Trump took ‘British naval secrets’ to Mar-a-Lago, book says

    • UK
      Ex-soldier Daniel Khalife, accused of helping Iran, wanted to be MI6 ‘double agent’

    • Medical research
      Scientists create surgical stitch to aid healing by electrical stimulation

    • Mining
      SFO and mining firm ENRC agree settlement over legal claims

    • India
      Indian police charge man over doctor’s rape and murder in Kolkata hospital

    • European Union
      China puts tariffs on EU brandy in escalating trade row with Brussels

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    Arsenal stutter again while Manchester City go top – Women’s Football Weekly

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Culture

  • Heath Ledger as the Joker

    Film
    Heath Ledger’s Joker was based on a Francis Bacon painting, says Christopher Nolan

    Hollywood director is one of several leading creatives to speak of Bacon’s influence ahead of an exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery
  • man in suit in front of picture of a man jumping at a rally

    Late-night TV roundup
    Jon Stewart to Elon Musk: ‘Guns don’t protect our free speech’

  • Jennifer Salke in a red suit poses seated for a photograph

    Film
    ‘Bond’s audience will be patient’: Amazon MGM Studios’ boss on the hunt for a new 007

  • FILE - Cissy Houston performs during McDonald's Gospelfest 2013 on May 11, 2013 in Newark, N.J. Houston, the mother of Whitney Houston and a two-time Grammy winner who performed alongside superstar musicians like Elvis Presley and Aretha Franklin, died Monday, Oct. 7, 2024, in her New Jersey home. She was 91. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP, File)

    Music
    Cissy Houston obituary

  • Yasmin Williams.

    Music
    Yasmin Williams, folk’s fantastical fingerpicker: ‘Guitar Hero shaped my experimental approach’

  • Three Studies of Isabel Rawsthorne, 1967 by Francis Bacon © The Estate of Francis Bacon. All rights reserved, DACS/Artimage 2024. Photo: Prudence Cuming Associates Ltd. Neue Nationalgalerie, Berlin.

    Art
    Francis Bacon: Human Presence review – ‘This whirligig of horrors is the best Bacon show I’ve ever seen’

Lifestyle

  • Apple iPhone 16 Pro review showing the lockscreen on a blue mat.

    iPhone 16 Pro review
    Apple levels up its smaller ‘pro’ phone

  • woman holding a tub of foundation

    Pass notes
    Beef tallow: is this rendered animal fat really nature’s answer to Botox?

    Forget snail slime, nightingale poo or salmon sperm – there’s a new skincare craze in town. Whatever happened to soap and water?
  • Georgina Hayden's ful medames with charred olives.

    Vegetarian food
    Georgina Hayden’s recipe for ful medames with charred olives

    Creamy fava beans drizzled with a spicy green dressing and topped with charred olives

Well actually

  • a blue-gloved hand holds a microneedling pen against a woman's face for a facial treatment

    Fishy
    People are getting salmon sperm injected into their faces. Why?

  • Woman sticks out tongue in mirror

    Health
    Red, white or yellow? What your tongue says about your health

  • Graphic illustration of woman looking at doorway that has light streaming through it.

    Why am I like this?
    Is being a cynic bad for you? Here’s what I learned

    Elle Hunt
  • A man relaxes on grass outside

    Self-care
    Why is it so hard to take a break from work – even if we want to?

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  • Residents of Orange County, Florida, collect sandbags for free to protect themselves from Hurricane Milton.

    Hurricanes
    Tell us: how have you been affected by Hurricane Milton?

  • red, white and blue 'vote here' signs

    US elections 2024
    US voters in swing states: if you’re still undecided how to vote, tell us why

  • A view of the damaged areas after Hurricane Helene hits Asheville along with the western part of North-Carolina.

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  • David Sampson and Danny Welker board up a house before the arrival of Hurricane Milton, in St. Pete Beach, Florida<br>David Sampson and Danny Welker board up a house before the arrival of Hurricane Milton, St. Pete Beach, Florida, U.S., October 7, 2024. REUTERS/Octavio Jones

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