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US headlines

  • white man wearing blue suit and red hat stands at podium in front of microphone with palm tree in the background

    Trump airs list of false grievances at Florida rally: ‘We don’t eat bacon any more’

    Ex-president returns to campaign trail in Doral and makes baseless accusations but doesn’t name running mate
  • The Grand Canyon of Yellowstone in September 2009, in Yellowstone National Park.

    Yellowstone gunman told woman held at gunpoint he planned mass shooting, park officials say

  • woman wearing blue suit stands at podium in front of microphone and points

    Kamala Harris underscores support for Biden at Las Vegas rally: ‘He is a fighter’

  • men in suits walking

    Jurors selected as Alec Baldwin’s Rust involuntary manslaughter trial begins

  • President Joe Biden speaks during an event commemorating the 75th Anniversary of Nato on 9 July.

    Biden announces US and allies to provide Ukraine with air defense system in Nato summit speech – as it happened

  • a person splashes water on their head to cool off

    More heat deaths reported in Oregon as US heatwave continues to roast region

  • Democrats appear torn over Biden as concerns whether he can win deepen

  • Internal memo reveals Anti-Defamation League surveillance of leftwing activist

  • The Democrats who have called on Joe Biden to step down

  • Biden suffered less polling damage than expected after debate against Trump

  • Nikki Haley releases delegates and urges them to support Trump at convention

  • ‘Like an oven’: death at US women’s prison amid heatwave sparks cries for help

  • James Inhofe, former Republican senator who called climate change a ‘hoax’, dies aged 89

  • Columbia removes three deans over text messages with alleged ‘antisemitic tropes’

Behind the magic

  • A truck trailer belonging to magician David Copperfield sits outside his warehouse in Las Vegas, Friday, Oct. 19, 2007. Copperfield has been contacted by law enforcement authorities and the FBI has conducted an investigation in Las Vegas, where the magician regularly performs, his lawyer and the FBI confirmed. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

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

  • Epstein head Main Image

    ‘Magic David called’
    David Copperfield repeatedly contacted Jeffrey Epstein

  • 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

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Opinion

  • FILE PHOTO: Rescuers work at Ohmatdyt Children's Hospital that was damaged during Russian missile strikes, in Kyiv<br>FILE PHOTO: Rescuers work at Ohmatdyt Children's Hospital that was damaged during Russian missile strikes, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine July 8, 2024. REUTERS/Oleksandr Ratushniak/File Photo

    Rage as Putin bombs a children’s hospital in Kyiv, but know there is a way to try him for his crimes

    Gordon Brown
    • JD Vance and Donald Trump standing near a podium during a rally.

      JD Vance is a rightwing troll disguised as a populist. He could be our next vice-president

      Jan-Werner Müller
    • Kamala Harris speaks to Joe Biden

      Joe Biden now relies on instruction manuals, so here’s a good one: ‘Walk to podium, smile, wave goodbye’

      Marina Hyde
    • white man wearing red hat and blue suit stands in front of microphone and points with left hand

      The media has been breathlessly attacking Biden. What about Trump?

      Margaret Sullivan
    • Parents help their little girl learn to ride a bike

      I photographed every moment of our toddlers’ lives. Now I wish I’d paid more attention instead

      Sunil Badami

US sports

  • Argentina celebrate Lionel Messi’s goal against Canada in the Copa América semi-final

    Copa América: Messi and Álvarez fire Argentina past Canada and into final

  • Julián Álvarez celebrates Argentina’s opening goal against Canada in the teams’ Copa América semi-final.

    Argentina 2-0 Canada: 2024 Copa América semi-final – as it happened

  • Athing Mu was one of the US’s main medal hopes in track

    Olympic champion Athing Mu’s Paris dream ends after omission from US team

  • Carlos Alcaraz revels in his victory.

    Wimbledon quarter-finals: Alcaraz beats Paul, Medvedev sinks Sinner, Paolini routs Navarro – as it happened

US politics

  • FILE - Former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley speaks in Washington, May 22, 2024. Haley is releasing the delegates she won during this year's Republican primary so that they're free to support Donald Trump at next week's convention. Haley on Tuesday, July 9, opted to release her 97 delegates won across a dozen primaries and caucuses earlier this year. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen, File)

    Nikki Haley releases delegates and urges them to support Trump at convention

  • An older man looking pensive

    James Inhofe, former Republican senator who called climate change a ‘hoax’, dies aged 89

  • a man speaks outside a car

    Rudy Giuliani is treating his bankruptcy case like a ‘joke’, creditors say

  • people hold signs for and against abortion

    Republicans omit national abortion ban from platform for first time in 40 years

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US business

  • person wearing gold hat with pink, blue and white castle in the background

    Disney faces strike threat as thousands of California workers vote on walkout

  • man in suit and glasses speaks

    Cutting interest rates ‘too late or too little’ could hit jobs, Fed chair warns

    • File image of a United Airlines Boeing 757-200 as it approaches a runway at Manchester airport

      United Airlines flight loses wheel during take-off in Los Angeles

    • Family members of victims of Boeing Max 8 crashes hold up photographs of their loved ones

      ‘They can’t move on’: families of Boeing crash victims demand justice

    • File photo of a Boeing 737 Max jet preparing to land

      Boeing will plead guilty to criminal fraud over 737 Max crashes

Pictures & video

  • Drone footage shows roofs torn off after Storm Beryl hits Texas – video

  • Scientists warn Beryl’s strength is an 'ominous sign' for the hurricane season ahead

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    Beryl unleashes high winds, heavy rains and floods in Texas – video

    Scientists warn Beryl’s strength is an 'ominous sign' for the hurricane season ahead
  • The heatwave is expected to further dry out landscapes, adding to the threat of an active wildfire season in the months ahead

    1:10

    California firefighters battle huge blazes amid heatwave and dry conditions – video

    The heatwave is expected to further dry out landscapes, adding to the threat of an active wildfire season in the months ahead

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