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The Observer view on the French election: Emmanuel Macron is playing a dangerous game

by Observer editorial / 1h

The president wants to save France from itself, but he may just be handing the country over to the far right Those complaining about the tedium and predictability of the UK’s general election must gaze with envy across the Channel to France, a country suddenly plunged into a frenzy of electoral uncertainty. And those in Britain who bemoan a lack of bold leadership cannot but note the contrast pre

Falling over will teach you hard truths about life – and teeth | Eva Wiseman

by Eva Wiseman / 1h

Hitting the ground running has some very painful lessons One second I was running, a proud and gentle kind of lope, the next I was staring up at sunlight shivering through the leaves, my mouth somehow full of blood, and then everything was black. It was a warm morning as I set off, that bank holiday at the beginning of half-term, which meant my children were off school two times over and chatteri

Recovery and interest rate cuts won’t be enough to win Sunak the election

by Larry Elliott / 1h

Across the EU and US, strong anti-incumbency sentiment shows voters in west are unhappy with direction of travel UK election live – latest updates As the weeks roll by, Rishi Sunak’s decision to call the election before he needed to appears ever more curious. Unemployment is up and growth has stalled . NHS waiting lists have increased. There will be better news from this week’s annual inflation f

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Biden raises $28m at LA fundraiser featuring Obama, Clooney and Roberts

Jimmy Kimmel moderates Biden fundraiser

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by Associated Press / 22min

President speaks with ex-president Barack Obama during campaign event at Peacock Theater on Saturday night Some of Hollywood’s brightest stars headlined a glitzy fundraiser for President Joe Biden, helping raise what his re-election campaign said was $28m and hoping to energize would-be supporters for a November election that they argued was among the most important in the nation’s history. Georg

Hotdog beef: will ‘greatest eater ever’ really miss Fourth of July contest?

by Edward Helmore / 2h

Champion may be out as Nathan’s of Coney Island find Joey Chestnut’s deal with a plant-based rival hard to stomach Competitive eating star Joey “Jaws” Chestnut shocked the world of holiday gluttony this week, announcing through representatives that he would not compete at Nathan’s Famous Fourth of July hotdog eating contest on New York’s Coney Island. The move has not only upset longtime fans of

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#MeToo men want to be forgiven, but what of the careers of their casualties? | Martha Gill

by Martha Gill / 4h

Kevin Spacey weeps over lost jobs, but victims of sexual harassment were once routinely cancelled Yes, they did something wrong. But the punishment is out of proportion. They have apologised, they have promised to change. Isn’t it time we forgave some of the men brought down by #MeToo? It’s an important question – one that anyone interested in justice should ask. Lately, the rate of asking has pi

Far-right policies don’t become palatable just because mainstream politicians adopt them | Kenan Malik

63by Kenan Malik / 6h

The normalisation of ideas once confined to the fringes is cause for concern, not complacency Far right? Hard right? Radical right? Or just plain right? The success in the recent EU elections of parties such as Marine Le Pen’s Rassemblement National, or RN, (the rebadged Front National), and Germany’s Alternative für Deutschland (AfD), has generated a debate about whether the label “far right” sh

Katie Ledecky makes fourth Olympics as Gretchen Walsh breaks world record

Gretchen Walsh breaks world records

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by Agencies / 7h

Ledecky wins 400m free to punch Paris ticket Walsh, 21, sets world record in 100m butterfly Katie Ledecky is heading to her fourth Olympics, an accomplishment that seemed unimaginable when she was a 15-year-old kid in London. These days, it wouldn’t seem like a Summer Games without her. Continue reading...

Gervonta Davis ends 421-day layoff with eight-round destruction of Frank Martin

Gervonta Davis faces Frank Martin

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by Agencies / 8h

Davis defends lightweight title with eighth-round KO Baltimore native improves to to 30-0 with 28 knockouts Gervonta Davis v Frank Martin – as it happened Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis made a triumphant return to the ring after more than a year away, dominating Frank Martin and knocking him out at 1:29 of the eighth round Saturday night to retain the WBA lightweight championship. Davis delivered a right

Trump gets name of his doctor wrong as he challenges Biden to cognitive test

Trump challenges Biden

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200+by Ed Pilkington in Detroit / 9h

Gaffe came as 78-year-old Republican presidential candidate sought to bolster his support among Black and Latino voters in Michigan Donald Trump has made a point in recent months of deriding his rival Joe Biden as being cognitively impaired, mocking the 81-year-old US president for his verbal stumbles and accusing him of falling both up and down stairs. But people in glass houses shouldn’t throw

Shania Twain fires up Edmonton as Oilers win 8-1 to avoid Stanley Cup sweep

Rogers launches Stanley Cup contests

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by Associated Press / 10h

Oilers trail 3-1 in Stanley Cup final after 8-1 win in Game 4 Shania Twain performs before game to fire up local fans Connor McDavid scored, La Bamba played in the Edmonton Oilers locker room and the Stanley Cup final is heading back to Florida after a statement win. McDavid scored his first goal of the series as part of a four-point performance, Stuart Skinner was spectacular in making 32 saves

Gervonta Davis v Frank Martin: WBA lightweight championship – live

Gervonta Davis faces Frank Martin

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by Bryan Armen Graham / 11h

Davis defends WBA title in long-awaited return to ring Send Bryan a tweet at @BryanAGraham or email him David Benavidez and Oleksandr Gvozdyk are into the seventh round of the scheduled 12-round fight. It’s a complete shutout for Benavidez on our card. Gvozdyk, a 2012 Olympic bronze medalist who ended Adonis Stevenson’s lengthy title reign at 175lbs back in 2018, is past his best at 37 years old

Bryson DeChambeau takes control of US Open with glorious 67 as Rory McIlroy rues late bogeys

DeChambeau confident for US Open

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by Bryan Armen Graham at Pinehurst / 11h

DeChambeau shoots impressive 67 to enter final round -7 at Pinehurst McIlroy rues late bogeys but third round 69 leaves him tied for second Bryson DeChambeau shot a three-under-par 67 to seize control of the US Open on a sweltering Saturday afternoon in the North Carolina sand hills, breaking free of a tightly packed cluster of leaders atop the leaderboard with a blistering stretch of golf that h

Nine injured including two children in shooting at public splash pad in Michigan

100+by Guardian staff and agencies / 14h

Police say eight-year-old shot in the head is in critical condition; suspect later died by suicide at home Nine people, including two children, have been shot and wounded at a city-run water park near Detroit in what appeared to be a random attack, police have said. Two children were among the victims, including an 8-year-old who was shot in the head and is in critical condition, after a shooter

Former White House staffer says Trump called for leaker to be executed

Alyssa Farah Griffin criticizes Trump

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400+by Edward Helmore / 17h

Trump’s demand that 2020 leaker be punished with death raises questions about retribution if he is re-elected Former White House communications director Alyssa Farah Griffin has disclosed that Donald Trump repeatedly mused out loud about executing people at several meetings while she worked for him during his presidency. Griffin’s claim, which she made in a podcast recording with Mediaite release

My dad Martin Amis loved a gangster film – but hated my plays | Fernanda Amis

by Fernanda Amis / 19h

In this speech she gave at last week’s memorial service for the author, who died last year aged 73, his daughter pays tribute to ‘the cool guy who lived in my house’ Dad described himself as a “father emeritus”. This wouldn’t have been funny if it were completely true. In fact, far from absent, Dad was home all of the time. In high school, I described him to my friends as less a dad-type and more

US Open golf 2024: third round – live

US Open tee times announced

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by Scott Murray / 19h

Hole-by-hole coverage from the third day at Pinehurst Official live leaderboard | Get in touch! Drop Scott a mail The former PGA and Open champion Collin Morikawa has made a significant move on a day when low scores are at a premium. The Californian steers in a right-to-left 20-footer on the last for birdie, and fist-pumps the air before signing for a 66 that’s surely unlikely to be bettered toda

Oregon officials rescue 28 people stuck upside down on amusement park ride

Portland Fire rescues 30 people

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43by Associated Press / 19h

Visitors to Portland’s Oaks Amusement Park trapped on AtmosFear for half hour after it unexpectedly stopped Emergency crews in Oregon rescued 28 people on Friday after they were stuck for about half an hour dangling upside down high on a ride at a century-old amusement park. Portland fire and rescue said on the social platform X that firefighters worked with engineers at Oaks Park to manually low

New York governor considers face-mask ban on subway to deter crime

NY Jewish leaders push mask ban

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55by Edward Helmore and agencies / 21h

Kathy Hochul has not shared policy details or exemptions but said she is motivated by alleged antisemitic attacks New York ’s governor, Kathy Hochul, is considering reimposing a ban on face masks in the Big Apple’s transit system over allegations that masked protesters are taking advantage of identity-concealing face wear to stage antisemitic attacks. The governor has not spelled out details of t

Rising violence against politicians is an attack on democracy itself | Simon Tisdall

65by Simon Tisdall / 21h

Seemingly random assaults in Britain and other parts of Europe are coming from left and right The response of Mette Frederiksen, Denmark’s centre-left prime minister, to being physically assaulted in a Copenhagen street was dignified and very human. “I’m not doing great, and I’m not really myself yet,” she admitted last week . The attack, in which she escaped serious injury, had left her feeling

How’s this for a bombshell – the US must make AI its next Manhattan Project | John Naughton

36by John Naughton / 22h

A new essay on the rise of superintelligent machines pivots from being a warning to humanity to a rallying cry for an industrial complex to bolster American military defence Ten years ago, the Oxford philosopher Nick Bostrom published Superintelligence , a book exploring how superintelligent machines could be created and what the implications of such technology might be. One was that such a machi

White gold, Black bodies: how a tiny African nation shaped the world

58by Kiratiana Freelon / 22h

The first archaeological dig of São Tomé and Príncipe’s largest sugar mill sheds light on the birth of plantation agriculture and slavery as a racial system Edsiley da Encarnação’s wooden stilt house stands mere steps from the ruins of an old sugar plantation on the African island of São Tomé. What remains of the 16th-century building, strategically built near a freshwater source and the sea, lie

Biden goes on offense over age issue, wishing Trump a happy 78th birthday

Biden criticizes Trump

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100+by Edward Helmore / 22h

Dogged by age issue, president, 81, is now highlighting Trump’s many peculiarities, from hair style to Bible sales Taking a line out of Donald Trump’s playbook, Joe Biden offered his rival a tongue-in-cheek birthday greeting on X on Friday, saying: “Happy 78th birthday, Donald. Take it from one old guy to another: Age is just a number.” The president then coupled his thoughts with a caustic video

Anthony Fauci says he turned down $7m jobs because ‘I cared’ about US

67by Ramon Antonio Vargas / 22h

Former infectious disease head says big pharma tried to poach him while he was nation’s Covid chief Before Anthony Fauci retired from his lengthy run as the US government’s top infectious disease doctor, major pharmaceutical companies tried to lure him away from his post by offering him seven-figure jobs – but he turned them down because he “cared about … the health of the country” too much, he s

‘Nowhere other than TNT’: Charles Barkley says next season will be last on TV

Charles Barkley retiring from TV

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by Associated Press / 23h

NBA legend has been broadcaster for last 24 years Popular Inside The NBA show looks likely to end Charles Barkley said on Friday that next season will be his last on TV, no matter what happens with the NBA’s media deals. The Hall of Fame player has spent the last 24 years working as an incredibly popular studio analyst for TNT, which could lose the rights to broadcast NBA games after next season.

Evidence of human trafficking found in murder of four-year-old Louisiana girl

Mother murdered, children missing, suspect

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55by Ramon Antonio Vargas / 23h

Two suspects in custody for deaths of Callie Brunett, 35, and her daughter Erin; second daughter found alive and brought to hospital Authorities investigating the abduction and death of a four-year-old Louisiana girl whose body was found in Mississippi say they uncovered evidence of possible human trafficking where the child was discovered. The evidence included cages meant for small animals, sai

Luka Dončić, basketball’s most effective derriere, strikes back in the NBA finals

Luka Dončić criticized officiating

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by Aaron Timms / 23h

The Mavericks star, and particularly his defense, had been much maligned coming into Friday night’s Game 4. He quickly set the record straight When Luka Dončić dropped 73 points on the Atlanta Hawks in January – the fourth highest individual points tally in NBA history – Dallas head coach Jason Kidd was asked whether his star player’s prodigious scoring feats threatened to disrupt the Mavericks’

Far-right Republicans’ latest target? No-fault divorce | Arwa Mahdawi

300+by Arwa Mahdawi / 1d

If a certain subsection of Republicans get their way, obtaining a divorce in the US might soon become a lot more difficult They’ve come after abortion. They’ve come after birth control . They’ve come after IVF . Now it looks suspiciously like far-right Republicans might have a new target: no-fault divorce. If a certain subsection of Republicans get their way, obtaining a divorce in the US might s

Documents detail Republican push to force hand counts in Arizona election

100+by Rachel Leingang / 1d

Supervisors Tom Crosby and Peggy Judd were calling for hand counts in 2022 as election denialism swept Cochise county, a records request shows Republican elected officials in a small Arizona county talked with state lawmakers and activists about hand-counting ballots there in 2022 and urged their counterparts in other counties to push for hand counts as well, newly released public records show. T

Wisconsin Republicans block PFAS cleanup until polluters are granted immunity

500+by Tom Perkins / 1d

GOP-controlled committee thwarting distribution of $125m budgeted by legislature until polluter immunity approved Wisconsin Republicans are withholding $125m designated for cleanup of widespread PFAS contamination in drinking water and have said they will only r