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  • Man with black mustache in check shirt in garden

    Dabney Coleman, actor who starred in 9 to 5 and Tootsie, dies aged 92

    Coleman, known for his ample mustache, won a Golden Globe for The Slap Maxwell Story and also appeared in Boardwalk Empire
  • Pro-choice protesters with signs

    Colorado voters to decide on abortion rights after measure qualifies for ballot

  • four mugshots

    Four US daycare workers charged with spiking children’s food with melatonin

  • Mercedes logo and blue sky at plant

    Blow to UAW as Mercedes workers in Alabama vote against unionization

  • Taken from the top of a hill, with the hills of Oakland far in the distance, a three-story brick house on a corner, with yellow police tape in the blurred foreground.

    David DePape, who bludgeoned Nancy Pelosi’s husband, sentenced to 30 years

  • A group of adults wearing graduation robes and gowns hold protest signs.

    Graduate workers in California to strike over treatment of Gaza protesters

  • Upside-down US flag reportedly hung outside Samuel Alito’s home days after Capitol attack

  • South Dakota to decide on abortion rights in fall as ballot initiative advances

  • Trump aides plot deportation effort inspired by UK Rwanda plan – report

  • YouTube star Ms Rachel describes ‘bullying’ in response to fundraiser for children

  • The FBI investigated David Copperfield for two years. The claim that he was ‘exonerated’ was widely embraced. Was he?

  • MTG v AOC: House hearing dissolves into chaos over Republican’s insult

  • Biden and Trump are betting on debates to help magnify the other’s weaknesses

  • Severe storms kill at least four in Houston and shatter windows in high-rise buildings

Behind the magic

  • LOTY 19 ROB NEG 34

    David Copperfield
    Former teen models accuse magician of misconduct

  • David Copperfield.

    ‘I honest to God believe I was drugged’
    Magician David Copperfield’s alleged victims speak out

  • David Copperfield Slot Machine Unveiling At The MGM Grand<br>LAS VEGAS, NV - JUNE 26: A general view is seen of the video screen from the slot machine, "The Magic of David Copperfield," by Bally Technologies at the MGM Grand Hotel/Casino on June 26, 2014 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by David Becker/Getty Images)

    Revealed
    David Copperfield accused of sexual misconduct by multiple women

  • A Guardian US investigation is reporting allegations of sexual misconduct and inappropriate behaviour by illusionist David Copperfield. Testimonies from two women, both of whom are portrayed by actors, describe their alleged experiences and the impact it had on their lives

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    Video
    Women alleging Copperfield misconduct says he 'was in my nightmares'

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Donald Trump trials in focus

  • Michael Cohen testifies on the witness stand during cross examination at Donald Trump's hush money trial in Manhattan criminal court, Thursday, May 16, 2024, in New York. (Elizabeth Williams via AP)

    Michael Cohen receives a grilling
    Trump trial key takeaways, day 18

  • Pastel sketch of white man with long face and gray hair, wearing black suit, white shirt and yellow tie.

    Trump on Trial
    Prank calls or an illegal plot? Trump’s team grills Michael Cohen

  • Donald Trump in court with yellow tie

    Hush-money trial
    Here’s what’s happened in the case so far

  • Man in orange tie stands with lawyer and waves papers around

    Inside the courtroom
    Cohen declines to bite at combative questions from Trump’s man Todd

Opinion

  • man holding child's body covered by shroud

    I’ve never felt more disillusioned as a Palestinian

    Ahmad Ibsais
    • Robert Fico at a press conference with Hungary's prime minister, Viktor Orbán, on 16 January.

      Robert Fico’s allies warn of political war – they will use it to justify the dismantling of our democracy

      Monika Kompaníková
    • Inside a Facebook datacentre in Sweden

      Think before you click – and three other ways to reduce your digital carbon footprint

    • Keir Starmer seen from the waist up, wearing a white shirt with his top button undone and black trousers. He is standing against a plain black background.

      UK Labour leader must beware the Biden factor: you can govern well and still risk losing the country

      Jonathan Freedland
    • A mass meeting called by the Communist Party in Union Square, New York.

      I spent years studying American communism. Here’s what I learned

      Maurice Isserman

US sports

  • Scottie Scheffler has hit a five-under round of 66 after spending his morning in police custody.

    US PGA 2024: Scheffler hits 66 after arrest, Schauffele leads – as it happened

  • Scottie Scheffler receives the support of fans.

    Scottie Scheffler shakes off ‘shock and fear’ of arrest to stay in US PGA hunt

  • Andy Bull

    Scottie Scheffler: golf’s straight man grabs attention in most unexpected way

    Andy Bull
  • man in a red football outfit

    Harrison Butker’s jersey sales rise as right wing lauds Chiefs kicker after rant

US politics

  • MTG and AOC in composite photo.

    MTG v AOC: House hearing dissolves into chaos over Republican’s insult

  • Man stands on stage with blue suit and red tie

    Trump to address NRA convention amid fears he would reverse gun safety gains

  • Two men in blue suits and red ties stand at a podium in front of a row of American flags

    Trump and Johnson spread unfounded fears by urging non-citizen voting ban

  • Robert Hur in front of a TV monitor on which Biden speaks.

    Biden asserts executive privilege to block release of special counsel interviews

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US business

  • man walks past a plane being built

    Boeing shareholders vote to re-elect departing CEO to company’s board

  • man surrounded by computer screens with figures

    Dow Jones passes 40,000 points for first time amid strong quarterly results

    • A rectangular white sign lined in orange with black hand-lettering reads: Goya, Peas & carrots/Green beans: 2.99, Green peas: 3.49, Whole kernel corn: 2.49

      US inflation at 3.4% in April, dropping slightly from previous month

    • Side of a plane with row if windows, white on top with dark blue on bottom, with white logo and white letters spelling BOEING.

      US justice department could sue Boeing after Max 737 crash settlement violation

    • A GameStop sign at a branch in Los Angeles, California, on Monday.

      GameStop and AMC shares surge amid volatile market frenzy

Pictures & video

  • Humanitarian aid reaches Gaza via new US pier – video

  • Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez objected fiercely to an attack on another Democrat by the far-right Republican Marjorie Taylor Greene

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    Marjorie Taylor Greene and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez clash in chaotic US House hearing – video

    Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez objected fiercely to an attack on another Democrat by the far-right Republican Marjorie Taylor Greene
  • Person running towards a spotlight as a dog runs after her.

    Billie Eilish, dogs and lift-off: photos of the day – Friday

    The Guardian’s picture editors select photographs from around the world

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