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  • a composite image of Robert F Kennedy Jr, the Bitcoin symbol and Donald Trump

    Bitcoin
    Maga hats, panties and the carnivore diet: my bizarre day at Trump’s Bitcoin 2024 speech

  • a man speaks into a microphone in front of armed militia members

    Michigan
    Dar Leaf, Michigan’s ‘constitutional’ pro-militia sheriff, vies for re-election

    Barry county sheriff known for election denialism has fought government ‘overreach’ for 20 years. Now he faces a new threat – local opposition
  • A woman wearing a black blazer speaks into a microphone, with several American flags behind her

    Analysis
    Who does Kamala Harris have to win over to win Michigan?

    Once dwindling Biden polls now appear more promising for Harris, as residents are ‘excited’ and ‘energized’

Spotlight

  • A woman poses for the camera wearing a yellow blouse and purple trousers

    Documentary
    ‘She lived so much life so quickly’: the lost tapes of Elizabeth Taylor

    A new documentary assembles hours of the famed actor unpacking her life and career – and reveals the misogyny she faced
  • graphic illustration of a blender full of greens against a purple background

    Well actually
    Detoxification is a popular claim in wellness. But it’s just another lie

  • two people on a road walk through smoky air

    US wildfires
    As wildfires rage, what is the smoke doing to our health and bodies?

    Scientists are discovering just how toxic wildfire smoke is to the body – here’s what to know and how to stay safe
  • Athletes such as Lee Kiefer have kept the US medal count ticking over

    USA Olympic team
    USA are lagging in the Olympic gold medal table. Should American fans panic?

    As day four of the Olympics began, Team USA were sixth in gold medals won. But their strengths are still to come and their overall total is solid
    • a man in a suit and tie holds up a large block of cheese

      Food
      Orange, edible and in a block: a short history of US ‘guv’ment’ cheese

    • Portrait of Vicky Foster standing, with clouds in the background.

      Domestic violence
      My ex was brutally murdered. Then his killer was hailed a national hero

      Anna Moore
    • Ralph Jones samples the ‘Sri Lankan currywurst curry’ masterpiece.

      Food
      ‘One of the most disgusting meals I’ve ever eaten’: AI recipes tested

    • Werckmeister Harmonies.

      Review
      Werckmeister Harmonies review – Béla Tarr’s brooding masterpiece of a town sleepwalking into tyranny

Paris Olympic Games 2024

  • Athletes such as Lee Kiefer have kept the US medal count ticking over

    Medal table
    USA are lagging in gold medals. Should American fans panic?

    As day four of the Olympics began, Team USA were sixth in gold medals won. But their strengths are still to come and their overall total is solid
  • Hannah Roberts grimaces after crashing during warmups on Wednesday

    BMX
    World champion Roberts’s dream ends with crushing familiarity

    The American has dominated her sport for years. But, three years after a painful debut in Tokyo, she finished outside the medals once again
    • South Korea’s shooter Kim Yeji

      South Korea
      'Coolest’ markswoman Kim Yeji shoots to fame after Paris Olympics

    • Daiki Hashimoto of Japan reacts after falling off the pommel horse.

      Olympics live
      Men’s all-around gymnastics final, plus swimming

    • Elegant horse portrait on black background.

      Equestrian
      ‘The horses don’t choose to take part’: should equestrian be removed from the Games?

    • Athletes compete in the swimming stage in the Seine during the men's individual triathlon at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games

      Triathlon
      ‘Our bet paid off’: Paris celebrates Olympic swim in the Seine

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    Medal table
    1 China 8 6 2 16
    2 Australia 7 4 3 14
    3 Japan 7 3 4 14
    4 France 6 9 7 22
    5 Great Britain 6 6 5 17
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    Opinion

    • FILE - A guard tower and razor wire are seen at California State Prison, Solano in Vacaville, Calif. on Wednesday May 20, 2015. The overcrowded California prison was running on emergency generator power for a third day Tuesday, July 16, 2024, following a major electrical outage in the area over the weekend amid a heat wave. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File)

      Phone calls from prison are finally being capped at 6 cents a minute. But there’s more to do

      Katrina vanden Heuvel
      For such activists, the FCC’s new regulations represent a good start – and just that
    • A protester at Tehran University carries a picture of the dead Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh.

      Israel has all but declared war in the Middle East – a conflict it cannot hope to win

      Simon Tisdall
    • A laughing female punter at Galway races holds up a broken umbrella; a group of friends are smiling in the background

      I always expect a warm welcome in Ireland. But Galway blew me away

      Adrian Chiles
      Visiting the races this week, it felt as if there was no better place to be in all the world. No wonder the locals were so proud, writes Adrian Chiles
    • Boxes of Ozempic and Wegovy

      Ozempic or Wegovy can be a godsend, but their non-medical use is alarming

      Devi Sridhar
      Semaglutides are powerful drugs that carry risks, not tools for rapid weight loss, says professor of public health Devi Sridhar
      • A man wearing a black suit and blue tie speaks at a lectern

        Joe Biden is politicizing US supreme court reform – and that’s a good thing

        Austin Sarat
      • A burning police van, with three other police vans parked behind it, in a street strewn with debris

        The Southport riot brought to light the horrifying undercurrents in British politics

        Owen Jones
      • One person handing another a bundle of dollars

        I’ve been scammed, you’ve been scammed – and it’s about to get much worse

        Arwa Mahdawi
      • An image of the US supreme court

        The US supreme court is an electoral issue. Democrats can win on it

        Moira Donegan

    Sports

    • Carlos Alcaraz of Spain runs for a ball on clay at Roland Garros.

      Tennis
      Alcaraz and Djokovic stay on course for gold-medal showdown at Olympics

      • Paul DeJong was in the Royals dugout just hours after he was traded from the White Sox

        MLB
        DeJong walks to new team after being traded in middle of Royals-White Sox series

      • Johnny Weissmuller was a world class swimmer before starring as Tarzan on the big screen

        Olympics
        How race, celebrity and speed dominated the pool in Paris 1924

      • The NFL has long used two bright orange sticks and a chain to measure for first downs.

        NFL
        League inches closer to ending ‘chain gangs’ with preseason Hawk-Eye trial

      • Jürgen Klopp

        Soccer
        Klopp rules himself out of becoming new England manager

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    Climate crisis

    • An illustration of seeds on the moon

      Environment
      Scientists propose lunar biorepository as ‘backup’ for life on Earth

    • A swamp with a LNG plant in the background flaring off gas.

      Fossil fuels
      US energy reform bill a ‘wishlist for the fossil industry’, say environmental groups

    • Spectators cool off under water misters in front of the Eiffel Tower

      Olympics
      Extreme ‘heat dome’ hitting Olympics ‘impossible’ without global heating

    • A family – two adults and five young children – stand by a tree with a shack behind them

      Loss and damage
      How the first climate survivors to receive funds are rebuilding their lives in Malawi

    Across the country

    • Black and south Asian woman with shoulder-length brown hair, holding a microphone, grinning, standing in front of American flags.

      Exclusive
      Surge in Democratic enthusiasm raises hopes of winning swing states

      Exclusive: Memos show massive jump in contributions and volunteers for Kamala Harris campaign, in addition to $200m haul
    • a demonstrator gestures in front of a line of riot police

      Foreign policy
      US pauses $95m in aid to Georgia after passage of ‘foreign agents’ law

    • A man in a wheelchair.

      Denver
      Former police recruit sues over ‘barbaric’ training that cost him his legs

    • Donald Trump campaigns in Grand Rapids, Michigan, on 20 July 2024. Kamala Harris speaks in Washington DC on 22 July 2024.

      The Stakes
      ‘Dangerously liberal’ v ‘just plain weird’: Trump and Harris hone their messaging

      • Airline industry
        Boeing names Robert ‘Kelly’ Ortberg as new president and CEO

      • South Carolina
        South Carolina supreme court rules state’s death penalty is legal

      • Microsoft IT outage
        Delta faces $500m in costs from CrowdStrike global tech outage

      • Metal contamination
        Study finds heavy metals in many dark chocolate products in the US

      • Arizona
        Republican official who said 2020 election was not stolen loses primary

      • Health
        Eating processed red meat could increase risk of dementia, study finds

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    Around the world

    • Huw Edwards arrives at Wesminster magistrates court on Wednesday.

      UK
      Former BBC presenter Huw Edwards pleads guilty to making indecent images of children

    • Ismail Haniyeh

      Analysis
      Ismail Haniyeh’s death brings prospect of war closer

      • Slovenia
        Russian spies sentenced in Slovenia after pleading guilty

      • Mental health
        Nutrition and exercise as good as therapy for mild and moderate depression, study says

      • Moussa Dadis Camara
        Guinea court finds former dictator guilty in stadium massacre trial

      • Culture
        Nigerian singer, actor and activist Onyeka Onwenu dies aged 72

      • Venezuela
        Venezuela protesters target Hugo Chávez statues amid disputed election

      • Italy
        Venice cuts size of tourist parties to 25 to reduce impact on city

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    Podcasts

    Podcasts

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      The Audio Long Read
      From the archive: From Game of Thrones to The Crown: the woman who turns actors into stars – podcast

    • FBL-FRA-LIGUE2-BORDEAUX<br>Supporters of the Girondins de Bordeaux football club rally to support the club outside the Commercial Court in Bordeaux, southwestern France, on July 30, 2024. The Girondins are in a state of insolvency, and must now turn to the Commercial Court next week in the hope that the body will favor receivership over outright liquidation, an abandonment of status that brings to an end FC Girondins de Bordeaux's 87-year history in French professional soccer, and the liquidation of its highly-regarded training center. (Photo by Philippe LOPEZ / AFP) (Photo by PHILIPPE LOPEZ/AFP via Getty Images)

      Football Weekly
      A football finance special before the new season – Football Weekly

    • Rachel Reeves speaks during a press conference at the Treasury (Photo by Lucy North/AFP)

      Today in Focus
      Rachel Reeves and the £22bn black hole – podcast

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      Comfort Eating with Grace Dent
      S7, Ep8: bonus episode – a few of the tastiest bits from all seven series

    • A telomere, a region of the DNA sequence at the end of a chromosome. Visible here as highlights at the tips of the chromosomes

      Science
      Secrets of ageing: what makes me age? – podcast

    • Fawzia, Manahel and Maryam al-Otaibi.

      Today in Focus
      The sisters Saudi Arabia tried to silence – podcast

    • Spain v England: Final - UEFA EURO 2024<br>BERLIN, GERMANY - JULY 14: Head Coach Gareth Southgate of England disappointed at the award ceremony after the UEFA EURO 2024 final match between Spain and England at Olympiastadion on July 14, 2024 in Berlin, Germany. (Photo by Jürgen Fromme - firo sportphoto/Getty Images)

      Football Weekly
      Early predictions for 2024-25 and who replaces Southgate? – Football Weekly

    Culture

    • The Three-Body Problem by Liu Cixin; I Love You, I Love You, I Love You by Laura Dockrill; Kala by Colin Walsh.

      What we're reading
      Writers and readers on the books they enjoyed in July

      Authors and Guardian readers discuss the titles they have read over the last month. Join the conversation in the comments
    • ‘There’s the opportunity to join a cult – or even duel’ … Emily Carding in The Key of Dreams.

      Immersive theatre
      ‘A torch illuminates a human skull!’ My horror all-nighter in a haunted manor

    • ‘I saw it as theatrical’ … Armand Schaubroeck.

      Music
      ‘We never stole from kids, just insured places’: Armand Schaubroeck, the ex-con muse of Andy Warhol

    • Peter Friedman and Sydney Lemmon in Job

      Stage
      Job review – seat-edge Broadway thriller makes smart use of digital anxiety

    • Women dancing on May Day

      Books
      A Little Trickerie by Rosanna Pike review – loveable historical fiction

    • Irish playwright, short-story writer and novelist Edna O'Brien, 3 April 1962.

      From the Guardian archive
      Edna O’Brien in her own words – 1962

    Lifestyle

    • Colourful cups of matcha tea

      Tea
      The new green giant: how matcha took over the world

      The Japanese tea powder was once hard to find in the UK, but now you can have it in everything from iced lattes to energy drinks, bubble tea, pancakes and mousse
    • Whose trousers were censored in Pyongyang?

      The quiz – bumper summer edition
      Which city hosted the highest-altitude Summer Olympics?

    • Tam Patachako (second from left in front row) with his family. Back row: his sister, father and mother

      A moment that changed me
      The VHS tape that helped me face my father’s shocking early death

    • Felicity Cloake's frozen yoghurt.

      Felicity Cloake's masterclass
      How to make frozen yoghurt

    • A goldfish swimming around aquatic plants

      Pass notes
      Memory like a goldfish? Why this could be a good thing

    • Jenny Stevens in her garden.

      Gardening
      Everything must go! 16 ways to grow a portable garden – to take to your next rental

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    Frozen in Time

    As single women, Lei and Abu are banned from freezing their eggs in China, so they travel to the US to pursue their dreams of motherhood

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    Take part

    • What happened that forced you apart and what it was that brought you back together again?

      Family
      Have you rekindled a relationship with a close family member?

    • sun shines down on silhouette of person drinking from water bottle

      Sweltering temperatures
      How do you stay cool in extreme heat?

    • Ian Cairns’ photograph of Eastbourne's Towner Gallery with geometric artwork by Lothar Götz. It was published on the Guardian’s letters page on 9 July 2022.

      Photography
      Have your photos published in the Guardian’s letters section

    • Do you earn more – or – less than your partner?

      Relationships
      Do you earn significantly more – or less – than your partner?

    From our global editions

    • A poster showing the late Hezbollah military commander Imad Mughniyeh, left, Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, center, and the late Revolutionary Guard Gen. Qassem Soleimani is set near a damaged building

      Explainer
      Who are the Hamas and Hezbollah leaders killed since 7 October attack?

    • Flowers and tributes are laid outside the Atkinson art centre in Southport, Merseyside, after three children were fatally stabbed at a holiday club.

      UK
      How false online claims about Southport knife attack spread so rapidly

    • Close-up of the presenter wearing sunglasses

      Explainer
      How the Huw Edwards scandal might affect the BBC’s reputation

    • A female glow-worm in the grass at Seacombe, near the village of Worth Matravers

      Wildlife
      ‘There’s nothing else like it’: Dorset glow-worm survey charms volunteers

    In case you missed it

    • A Palestinian boy wearing the headband of Hamas' armed wing stands behind a picture of senior Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh.

      Explainer
      Who is Ismail Haniyeh, the Hamas political chief?

    • Besan Imad Mohamed al-Mabhouh

      Gaza voices
      The Gaza translator: I worked in the media. Now my children and I sleep on the street

      Besan Imad Mohamed al-Mabhouh left her home with her family, including her three children, at 24 hours’ notice in May. They still haven’t found a tent and are desperate for bare essentials
    • A man wearing a black suit holds up a microphone as he interviews a man wearing a tan T-shirt and a visor as he points to the side

      Trump rally shooting
      Reporter calls his blindness an asset for key Trump shooting interview: ‘Vision could get in the way’

      BBC’s Gary O’Donoghue hopes his reporting shows ‘barriers put in the way of disabled people do not need to be there’
    • Graphic illustration of figures on a red-and-black checker board, against a red horizon. In the middle is Trump, on the right is a man in US army fatigues, and on the left is a small group of protesters including one holding a sign that says 'Dishonest Donald.'

      US elections 2024
      Washington insiders simulated a second Trump presidency. Can a role-play save democracy?

    • This image released by Focus Features shows Izaac Wang in a scene from "DÌDI." (Focus Features via AP)

      Dìdi is a rare thing: a genuinely great film about the internet

      Adrian Horton
    • a woman speaks into a microphone in front of a crowd of people

      Tennessee
      Gun reform advocates embrace a new tactic: running for office

    • white rectangular machine, with potted plant behind it, next to a crib

      Well actually
      Air purifiers: how do they work and who should get one?

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    In pictures

    • Cassandre Beaugrand of France crosses the line to win gold in the women’s individual triathlon

      Olympic Games 2024
      Paris day five – in pictures

      Triathlon, diving and rowing among sports on show as we look at the best images on day five of the Games
    • Colmar, France ‘My family and I visited the Unterlinden museum. Between the medieval monastery and a new museum building is this staircase, which fascinated me: light and dark, curves and corners, up and down. Magic.’

      Readers' best photographs
      Striking stairs and steel sculptures

    • Hand holding flowers pointing to mock missile pointing at parliament and containing words ‘stop arming Israel’

      Photos of the day
      A rhino calf and a playful sea otter pup

    • ‘A new cycle of violence was sucking in young men and boys’ … a detail from Mai Mai militia by Cunningham.Mai Mai militia from the APCLS armed group are seen after recapturing Mai Mai militia by Hugh Kinsella Cunningham.

      My best shot
      Teenage militia take a break from battle: Hugh Kinsella Cunningham’s best photograph

    • Leonid Marushchak with an art work by Ukrainian ceramicist Nina Fedorova, from his personal collection.

      Ukraine
      Ukraine’s art evacuators: the intrepid team rescuing art from a warzone

    • Laura Alvarez, Venezuela, 1976

      Photography
      Totally bananas! Gian Paolo Barbieri’s wild fashion shoots

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