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Wednesday 7 June 2023
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Embattled chairman was under siege from within after profile in the Atlantic revealing decisions made over Trump town hall -
Hazy skies hung over north-eastern US a day after the midwest received a similar alert from the Environmental Protection Agency
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Residents wade flood water in Kherson 
A man looks at rising water in central Kherson 
Smoke rises after shelling on the opposite bank on the Dnipro River 
A woman in flooded Kherson 
Kherson residents leave their flooded neighbourhood Secretary of Ukraine’s National Security and Defence Council dismisses claim counteroffensive has begun; up to 42,000 people at risk following destruction of the Nova Kakhovka dam -
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Exclusive: UN conference president Sultan Al Jaber is also head of oil firm, which was consulted on how to respond to a media inquiry
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Think that eating local will help save the planet? Think again. Most emissions come from food production, not transportation -
New legislation will mandate paid leave, prohibit non-compete clauses and bar captive anti-union meetings, among other measures -
The one-time UFC title challenger has gone from helping children deal with trauma to a mouthpiece for Vladimir Putin’s regime -
Disrupter Greg Norman is not the only one attached to LIV who will surely soon discover their services are no longer required
Spotlight
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The whistleblower forced US intelligence agencies to admit extensive spying on their own citizens. Some reforms were enacted but Snowden still faces potentially 30 years in prison
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To celebrate 100 years since the renowned American photographer’s birth, famous names pick their favourite images – of Malcolm X, Marilyn Monroe and more -
She joined the police to make a difference. But McDonald’s work on rape and domestic violence cases left her with PTSD and the determination to speak out
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French painter whose book about Picasso relationship became a bestsellerFrançoise Gilot obituaryFrench painter whose book about Picasso relationship became a bestseller
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Four years after my husband’s death, the question of where to locate my grief still isn’t easy to answer, says the writer Kat Lister -
Refugees are right to protest about being a plan which forces them into unsuitable accommodation. It’s more cruelty by design, says Enver Solomon, chief executive of the Refugee Council -
Hemsworth and Elizabeth Olsen are among the MCU stars – a group of people who once lived in mortal fear of the Marvel brass – to break rank and criticise their latest films
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The one-time UFC title challenger has gone from helping children deal with trauma to a mouthpiece for Vladimir Putin’s regime
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This deal is merely a depressing illustration that money can distort everything in sport
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Join Daniel Harris for updates from the men’s and women’s singles quarter-finals at Roland Garros -
Karim Benzema has joined Cristiano Ronaldo in the kingdom and other big-name players will follow in a carefully worked project
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DuPont or 3M scientists discovered PFAS toxicity internally, but did not publish findings or report them to the EPA, study says -
Ice-free summers inevitable even with sharp emissions cuts and likely to result in more extreme heatwaves and floods -
Delegates from 180 nations set out pathway to binding global agreement on tackling plastic pollution as soon as 2025 -
IPPC chair Hoesung Lee says over-reliance on the technology could mean the world misses 1.5C target
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Police say a graduate, 18, was one of the dead while a 19-year-old was arrested for second-degree murder -
Whistleblower former intelligence official says government possesses ‘intact and partially intact’ craft of non-human origin
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Officials claim the people, mostly from Colombia and Venezuela, consented to the travel, refuting allegations from Gavin Newsom -
Pugilistic politician joins Republican primary with singular focus – to take the fight to Donald Trump -
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Duke of Sussex in court again on Wednesday after accusing ‘vile’ British tabloids of having a ‘devastating impact’ on his mental health -
Pontiff, 86, was taken to hospital on Wednesday where he is expected to remain for several days
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Nato statutes ‘clearly limit the scope to North Atlantic’, official says, with reports that president Macron personally objects to the idea -
Bill to be introduced next week follows controversy over neo-Nazi rallies in March and Peter Dutton’s proposed ban -
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Sam Altman, the founder of the revolutionary application Chat-GPT, is touring Europe with a message: AI is changing the world and there are big risks, but also big potential rewards
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4 out of 5 stars.
4 out of 5 stars.Hairspray reviewSubversive spirit shines through John Waters’ high-camp 80s musicalThe original 1988 bubblegum musical comedy, starring Ricki Lake, satirises racism and body-conformism with left-field flair -
4 out of 5 stars.
Kelvin Harrison Jr plays the Caribbean-born maestro, once declared ‘the most accomplished man in Europe’, who takes on Mozart in a duel-by-violin -
The charts are stuffed with dance-pop songs that brazenly lift from 90s hits. Is this a clever blend of nostalgia and freshness – or a sign the industry has run out of ideas?
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Be specific, don’t overthink it, and embrace the ‘pre-date’. Online dating is daunting, but it can also be fun -
We all know what a sweet tooth is, but some people also hanker for salt. Here’s what to do if you can’t stop dreaming of crisps -
There’s a disconnect between the eye-watering price of Apple’s new ‘spatial computing’ gadget and the promise of it – but it has some genuinely novel features
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Ten years on, Nick Hopkins recalls how the Guardian defied the intelligence agencies to publish revelations of mass state surveillance -
Sam Altman is among the most vocal supporters of artificial intelligence, but is also leading calls to regulate it. He outlines his vision of a very uncertain future -
The comedian has taken on on the iconic yet problematic artist in a show that’s been instantly slated by critics but their co-curators remain defiantly proud
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Images show the devastation wrought by the destruction of the Nova Kakhovka dam near the Ukrainian city of Kherson -
Thousands of people gather each year to replaster the walls of the city of Djenné’s Great Mosque
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The Guardian’s picture editors select photo highlights from around the world -
World Environment Day is an annual global event to raise awareness, mobilise action and promote environmental sustainability -
A new exhibition gathers work from key photographers who documented life in Palermo as the mafia stepped up its attacks on civil society -
Perched atop a scree hill north of the village, a Russian Orthodox church keeps watch over the Antarctic outpost Villa Las Estrellas. It was built in 2002 from wood shipped from the Siberian city of Altay and its bells were brought from Vladimir, a city east of Moscow
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