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How many big names have paid the price for being linked to Jeffrey Epstein? Fewer than you might think | Emma Brockes

Remarkably, most of the men connected to the convicted sex offender have barely experienced any fallout. That says as much as the scandal itself, says Emma Brockes

December 19, 2025 at 6:51 AM

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Ben Jennings on Donald Trump suing the BBC – cartoon

The BBC is preparing to argue that the US president’s $10bn court case against it should be dismissed

December 18, 2025 at 6:26 AM

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Trump’s ‘Bah! Humbug!’ address suggests he is feeling the chill of opinion polls

Primetime speech – delivered with shouty spirit but no cheer – betrayed a figure dogged by a cost of living crisis and the looming release of the Epstein files

December 18, 2025 at 6:24 AM

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Here’s (in comparison) what a fairer tax system and a public health system result in

December 18, 2025 at 12:53 AM

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Planning to visit the US? Take it from this American citizen – don’t | Eleanor Limprecht

I love many things about the land of my birth but Donald Trump’s America has become an unwelcoming country of deep divisions and waning trust

December 12, 2025 at 6:39 AM

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Wrong voters, wrong message: progressives’ autopsy lays bare Kamala Harris failures

RootsAction report finds Harris courted moderates instead of working-class Democrats – and Gaza stance did not help

December 11, 2025 at 6:54 AM

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America, there is still so much to love about you but we have to break up. This is why I’m renouncing US citizenship | Anonymous

A menacing portrait of Donald Trump at the US consulate in Sydney is the final push. I know I am making the right choice

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December 11, 2025 at 6:48 AM

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Calibri: is this really the world’s wokest font?

It was the Windows typeface for 17 years – and adopted by the Biden administration for its readability for those with visual impairments. But Marco Rubio has ruled that Calibri lacks ‘decorum’

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December 11, 2025 at 6:48 AM

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‘The whole thing disgusts me’: Australians ditch US travel as new rules require social media to be declared

Visitors will have to reveal at the border all social media activity over the past five years

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December 11, 2025 at 6:44 AM

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Prestigious Chicago brewing school relocating to Montreal amid U.S. regulatory changes | CBC News

The Siebel Institute of Technology, North America’s oldest brewing school, is moving from Chicago to Montreal in January 2026. The relocation is aimed at improving accessibility for international stud...

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November 25, 2025 at 6:12 PM

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Why is Ghislaine Maxwell getting the Club Fed treatment? | Arwa Mahdawi

Her privileges in America’s two-tiered legal system reportedly range from from unlimited toilet paper to puppy playtime

November 23, 2025 at 6:25 AM

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Extortionate tickets and matches moved at Trump’s whim: are you ready for the ‘greatest World Cup ever’? | Marina Hyde

You may have thought Qatar and Russia were tournament lows. You didn’t account for the US president and his Fifa soulmate, Gianni Infantino, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde

November 19, 2025 at 8:03 AM

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Trump and Mr Bone Saw stage love-in as Saudi’s $1tn wipes the bloody slate clean

In the Oval Office the US president dismissed the murder of the columnist Jamal Khashoggi, saying: ‘things happen’

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November 19, 2025 at 6:52 AM

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White nationalist talking points and racial pseudoscience: welcome to Elon Musk’s Grokipedia

World’s richest person wanted to ‘purge’ propaganda from Wikipedia, so he created a compendium of racist disinformation

November 18, 2025 at 6:54 AM

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Dark forces are preventing us fighting the climate crisis – by taking knowledge hostage | George Monbiot

The fundamental problem is this: that most of the means of communication are owned or influenced by the very rich, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

November 14, 2025 at 8:51 AM

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Epstein emails: key takeaways from 20,000 pages of newly released files

Convicted sex offender said Trump ‘knew about the girls’ and called president a ‘maniac’

November 14, 2025 at 8:41 AM

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Blurred lines: how Michael Wolff aspired to be part of elite circles he wrote about

The writer who features prominently in newly released Jeffrey Epstein emails has achieved extraordinary access but faced questions about his journalistic ethics

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November 14, 2025 at 8:41 AM

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U.S. tourism faces $5.7B US loss as Canadians continue to stay home | CBC News

Many Canadians continue to boycott travel to the United States, and the U.S. economy is paying the price. A U.S. Travel Association report forecasts a 3.2 per cent decline in international tourism spe...

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November 12, 2025 at 5:48 PM

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Angry Democrats call on Schumer to resign after eight vote to end shutdown

Some lawmakers and progressive groups blame minority leader after eight senators defect

November 11, 2025 at 6:29 AM

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Out-of-touch Trump talks up economy among sycophants and stars in Miami

President jets in to speak at ritzy American Business Forum as millions see their food aid slashed – crisis, what crisis?

November 8, 2025 at 7:04 AM

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Why the anger with Billie Eilish? Because it’s against the rules to say what we all know about billionaires | Zoe Williams

The singer is giving away millions – but the parameters for criticising the super-rich are very narrow, and hardly anyone qualifies, says Guardian columnist Zoe Williams

November 6, 2025 at 6:08 AM

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Democrats should be taking the fight to Trump – the problem is, he’s got them battling each other | Jonathan Freedland

Elections across the US next week should be easy pickings for the opposition. But they’re finding it hard to beat a player who breaks all the rules, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland

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November 1, 2025 at 6:21 AM

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Catherine Connolly: the outspoken leftwinger set to be Ireland’s next president

Independent candidate’s smooth campaign has enthused younger voters but views on Nato and Hamas may concern European allies

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October 24, 2025 at 6:02 AM

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Canadians are taking a big step back from the U.S. — and here's the data to prove it | CBC News

In the weeks after U.S. President Donald Trump sparked a trade war with his punishing tariffs, Prime Minister Mark Carney said Canada’s "old relationship" with the U.S. would be "over" soon — and now ...

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October 19, 2025 at 5:20 PM

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Americans, this is the face that you are showing to the world

McIlroy condemns ‘unacceptable’ Ryder Cup abuse and reveals his wife was hit by a beer

An emotional Rory McIlroy opened up on how he and his wife Erica were treated by the crowds during the tournament in Bethpage