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  • People walk to the Senate gallery to watch the proceedings, Wednesday, May 1, 2024, at the Capitol in Phoenix. Democrats secured enough votes in the Arizona Senate to repeal a Civil War-era ban on abortions that the state's highest court recently allowed to take effect. (AP Photo/Matt York)

    Arizona
    Governor signs into law measure to repeal 1864 abortion ban

  • Record number of sea lions swarm in San Francisco<br>SAN FRANCISCO, CA - MAY 1: A view of sea lions at Pier 39 as officials say a record number of sea lions seeing the largest gathering in 15 years, in San Francisco, California, United States on May 1, 2024. (Photo by Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu via Getty Images)

    Pier pressure
    More than 1,000 sea lions assemble at San Francisco dockside

    • UAW
      Union plans strike vote over crackdown on UCLA protests

    • Boeing
      Second whistleblower dies after short illness

    • Abu Ghraib
      Mistrial in case of US military contractor accused of abuse

    • ‘They don’t want immigrants’
      Biden calls Japan and India ‘xenophobic’

    • Kevin Spacey
      Actor hits back at docuseries alleging sexual abuse

    • California
      Boat captain sentenced to four years over fire that killed 34

In focus

  • A large Black man folks up tent poles on a lawn completely covered with tents and debris, alongside a stone and red-brick building.

    ‘A lot of us are struggling’
    The morning after a protest at UCLA was met with violence

  • A courtroom sketch of Donald Trump watching as Keith Davidson is cross-examined in New York City on 2 May.

    Trump trial key takeaways
    Michael Cohen’s calls and more potential fines

    Keith Davidson, a lawyer who negotiated payments, testified in Trump’s criminal trial as prosecutors ask for $4,000 more for gag order violations
  • Police face-off with pro-Palestinian students after destroying part of the encampment barricade on the campus of the University of California, Los Angeles early on May 2.

    Visual guide
    The pro-Palestinian US campus protests in maps, videos and photos

Spotlight

  • ‘Over 100 million Americans have diabetes or prediabetes, and 100,000 die from the condition annually.’

    Does the American Diabetes Association work for patients or companies?
    A lawsuit dared to ask

    The ADA just settled an explosive legal case accusing the organization of betraying people with diabetes
  • Zendaya in an I Told Ya T-shirt in the film Challengers.

    ‘I couldn’t bear him pulling in it’
    Writers on the clothes they pinched from their exes

  • Composite of wedding menu, planes and flowers.

    How to have a sustainable wedding
    Six tips for a greener ‘I do’

    From excessive travel to food waste, weddings can have a huge carbon footprint. Here’s how to plan an eco-friendly celebration
  • Bluey S2E13 Dad Baby

    The one where Bandit gives birth
    Is America ready for the banned Bluey episode?

    For years, Disney has stopped US viewers from watching Dad Baby, in which Bandit pretends to push out his daughter Bingo in a paddling pool. But it’s far from the only kids’ TV to face a ridiculous censor
    • Paul Auster.

      ‘I remember Paul Auster’
      A tribute by Jonathan Lethem to his friend

    • Painting: Visit to a New Mother (1835) by Moritz Calisch.

      Leading questions
      My mother-in-law pushes to spend more time with our baby. How can I keep her at arm’s length?

    • Edward Wadsworth, Bright Intervals

      Beauty, filth, violence and death
      Why still life art is more subversive than you think

    • 1968, PLANET OF THE APES<br>CHARLTON HESTON &amp; KIM HUNTER Film 'PLANET OF THE APES' (1968) Directed By FRANKLIN J. SCHAFFNER 08 February 1968 CTH27987 Allstar/Cinetext/20TH CENTURY FOX **WARNING** This photograph can only be reproduced by publications in conjunction with the promotion of the above film. For Editorial Use Only

      Ranked
      Go ape! Killer simians in cinema

West coast

  • Two people wearing blue aprons stand back-to-back in a kitchen washing dishes and handling kitchenware

    California
    Is America’s oldest Chinese restaurant in a tiny suburb of Sacramento?

  • Kirsty Paterson poses as the sad Oompa Loompa at Willy's Chocolate Experience LA on 28 April 2024.

    ‘Yes, this is real’
    LA recreates Glasgow’s Willy Wonka disaster – sad Oompa Loompa included

  • A counter-protester strikes a barricade at a pro-Palestinian encampment on the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) campus.

    'Terrifying’
    UCLA students describe violent attack

  • An aerial view of the Los Angeles River swollen by storm runoff after powerful storms hit southern California in February

    Weatherwatch
    What’s driving California’s extreme weather?

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Opinion
  • a side-by-side image of Antony Blinken, Unrwa's damaged headquarters, and Benjamin Netanyahu

    Which is worse, Israel’s lies about Gaza or its western backers who repeat those lies?

    Mehdi Hasan
    • British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak departs for Prime Minister's Questions in London.

      The Guardian view
      On Rishi Sunak’s future: Britain needs a general election, not another Tory leadership contest

    • Messy old letters in a pile

      We know there are many benefits to writing by hand – in a digital world we risk losing them

      Nova Weetman
    • The luxury yacht Lady Moura, owned by Mexican billionaire Ricardo Salinas Pliego.

      Why are billionaires scared of Brazil’s plan to hit them with a global tax? Because it makes perfect sense

      Larry Elliott
    • Kristi Noem at an event in January this year.

      Does shooting her puppy rule out Kristi Noem as Trump’s running mate? Don’t bet on it

      Emma Brockes

Sports
  • New York Knicks fans try to distract Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid (21) as he attempts a free throw during the second half in Game 1 of an NBA basketball first-round playoff series, Saturday, April 20, 2024, at Madison Square Garden in New York. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

    NBA
    Sixers buy 2,000 tickets for own arena to shut out noisy Knicks fans

    The team will hand out tickets to the Philadelphia community after Knicks fans took over Wells Fargo Arena early in the series
  • Ayoub El Kaabi celebrates after completing his hat-trick with a penalty.

    Aston Villa 2-4 Olympiakos
    El Kaabi hat-trick stuns English side in Conference League

    Aston Villa will need a big turnaround after losing the first leg of their Uefa Conference League semi-final 4-2 at home to Olympiakos
    • Iga Swiatek took just 70 minutes to defeat Madison Keys in a one-sided semi-final.

      Tennis
      Swiatek races past Keys to reach Madrid final as Medvedev retires

    • Robert Andrich scores from long range to put Leverkusen 2-0 up in Rome.

      Roma 0-2 Leverkusen
      Andrich stunner puts side on course for Europa League final

    • Ryan Garcia reacts after a knockdown of Devin Haney during their April fight at Barclays Center.

      Boxing
      Garcia tested positive for ostarine before and after Haney fight – report

    • LeBron James has an in-depth knowledge of wine

      Vintage performance
      What’s behind NBA stars’ wine obsession?

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Climate crisis
  • a woman files a lawsuit

    ‘Tragic and unjust’
    Court strikes down youth climate lawsuit on Biden administration request

  • Teesside Offshore Windfarm. About 30 licences for fossil fuel prospecting will be granted at future windfarm sites.

    UK
    PM to allow oil and gas exploration at sites intended for offshore wind

  • Emissions rise from a smokestack

    Climate crisis
    New US rules for pollution cuts ‘probably terminal’ for coal-fired plants

  • Grangemouth oil refinery

    Methane
    Emissions from gas flaring being hidden from satellite monitors

Across the country
  • a man in a blue suit and red tie speaks

    Campus protests
    Biden defends right to protest but says ‘order must prevail’

    US president says he will not reconsider approach to Israel’s war in Gaza as university protests continue nationwide
  • Kristen Clarke speaks during a news conference at the justice department in Washington DC in August 2022.

    Kristen Clarke
    Top US justice department official says she is domestic abuse survivor

  • People at movie premiere

    Business
    Sony and Apollo reportedly make $26bn offer for Paramount

  • Man in suit and glasses raises hand

    Apple
    Company reports slumping iPhone sales as global demand weakens

    • Amazon
      CEO broke US law with anti-union comments, judge rules

    • Georgia
      Wally the emotional support alligator is missing, owner says

    • Kristi Noem
      Republican governor calls dog shooting report ‘fake news’ but insists on need to kill animal

    • Baltimore bridge collapse
      Body recovered of fifth worker who died

    • Technology
      Apple working to fix iPhone alarm problem

    • Dollar General
      Investors push to rein in CEO pay and perks

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Around the world
  • Close up of Recep Tayyip Erdoğan

    Turkey
    Country stops all trade with Israel over ‘humanitarian tragedy’ in Gaza

    Israeli foreign minister strongly criticises decision by President Erdoğan, accusing him of acting like a ‘dictator’
  • Two children and a women walk past a burned-out car.

    Haiti
    Residents flee as gangs launch new gun and arson attacks in capital

  • A large crowd of people, some of whom hold a placard reading: ‘US army, you leave, you move, you vanish. No bonus, no negotiation.’

    Niger
    Russian troops enter airbase where US soldiers are stationed

  • David Cameron looking at a burnt out vehicle in Ukraine

    UK
    David Cameron commits £3bn a year in aid to Ukraine ‘for as long as necessary’

    • Boris Johnson
      Ex-PM turned away from UK polling station after forgetting to bring photo ID

    • Gazprom
      Kremlin-owned gas company slumps to first annual loss in 22 years as trade with Europe hit

    • Greece
      Prison release of Golden Dawn founder angers anti-fascists

    • UK
      David Cameron backed Israel arms sales two days after death of UK aid workers

    • Science
      Orangutan seen treating wound with medicinal herb in first for wild animals

    • Emmanuel Macron
      French president urges voters to ‘wake up’ as nationalist ‘lies’ sweep Europe

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Podcasts

Podcasts
  • FBL-EUR-C1-DORTMUND-PSG<br>Dortmund's German forward #14 Niclas Fuellkrug (R) celebrates with Dortmund's English midfielder #10 Jadon Sancho (L) and Dortmund's German midfielder #19 Julian Brandt scoring the opening goal during the UEFA Champions League semi-final first leg football match between Borussia Dortmund and Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) on May 1, 2024 in Dortmund. (Photo by Odd ANDERSEN / AFP) (Photo by ODD ANDERSEN/AFP via Getty Images)

    Football Weekly
    Advantage Dortmund in Champions League semis? – Football Weekly Extra

  • A nurse holding a syringe gives a man an injection

    Science
    The extraordinary promise of personalised cancer vaccines

  • A transport vehicle carries three Tesla Cybertrucks on a freeway in California

    Today in Focus
    Has Elon Musk driven Tesla off track?

  • A designed image with the words 'Politics Weekly UK'

    Politics Weekly UK
    Coming 5 May: Politics Weekly Westminster – an extra podcast episode to get your political fix

  • Real Madrid's Jude Bellingham, left, runs with Bayern's Harry Kane during the Champions League semifinal first leg soccer match between Bayern Munich and Real Madrid at the Allianz Arena in Munich, Germany, Tuesday, April 30, 2024. (AP Photo/Christian Bruna)

    Football Weekly
    All square in Munich and Ipswich a point from Premier League – Football Weekly

  • Illustration by Nathalie Lees

    The Audio Long Read
    From the archive: The battle over dyslexia – podcast

  • A close up of a Labour rosette on a jacket

    Today in Focus
    Is Labour about to win a local elections landslide?

Culture
  • man in a suit on stage

    Stephen Colbert on Trump’s trial
    ‘He lasts only a few furious minutes and then nods off’

    Late-night hosts discuss Donald Trump falling asleep in court, and the Biden administration reclassifying marijuana
  • Ryan Gosling in The Fall Guy.

    The Fall Guy review
    Ryan Gosling and Emily Blunt fun it up in goofy stuntman romance

  • They will survive, the message seems to be, because they are kind and adorable enough to … The Tattooist of Auschwitz.

    The Tattooist of Auschwitz review
    Proof that the Holocaust cannot be entertainment

  • Barry Keoghan topless in Saltburn

    Keeping it clean
    Hollywood sex scenes decline by 40%

  • lots of people on stage with man in the middle holding award

    Dan Schneider
    Ex-Nickelodeon producer sues makers of sex abuse docuseries for defamation

  • John Cleese

    John Cleese
    Actor cut N-word from Fawlty Towers West End revival because people ‘don’t understand irony’

Lifestyle
  • Models walk along a paved area of Cité Radieuse as people sit watching at the side

    ‘We need to take risks’
    Chanel gets gritty with Marseille show

    Luxury brand continues its strategy of engaging with diversity and real life – but the prices are less inclusive
  • Les and Anna

    How we met
    From the first moment I felt a sense of happiness

  • Bue Marino beach on Favignana’s east coast

    Where Odysseus threw a barbecue
    Exploring Sicily’s Favignana island

  • Three Kinder Surprise eggs in red and white foil with colourful lettering

    Junk food
    ‘Unethical’ packaging manipulates children into craving sweets, report claims

  • Illustration of woman in pink dress with hands on head surrounded by dresses, planners, invitations, hangers and cakes

    ‘It blew our budget by a massive amount’
    Four couples break down their wedding costs

  • ‘To the trained eye, it was littered with mistakes. But I forced mine to see the bigger picture’ … Kathryn Wheeler on her big day.

    A moment that changed me
    I made my own wedding dress – and learned to embrace imperfection

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Take part

  • Dozens of students arrested at the occupied Hamilton Hall building of Columbia University in New York<br>NEW YORK, UNITED STATES - APRIL 30: New York Police Department officers detain dozens of pro-Palestinian students at Columbia University after they barricaded themselves at the Hamilton Hall building near Gaza Solidarity Encampment earlier in New York, United States on April 30, 2024. (Photo by Selcuk Acar/Anadolu via Getty Images)

    US students
    Share your experience of the pro-Palestinian campus protests

  • A young businessman riding skateboard in the city of Barcelona, Spain.

    Tell us
    How do you make your commute fun or productive?

  • Hands Up<br>Large party group of people holding their arms and hands high in the air during an Outdoor Concert

    Music
    Tell us your experiences of making a living from music

  • People queue outside the Hermes store in Mayfair in London, Monday, April 12, 2021.

    Tell us
    Are you splurging on luxury goods you can ill afford?

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From our global editions

  • Olga Rudenko on the street, photographed for a protrait with her reflection also visible in a shop window

    Ukraine's fight for full press freedom
    ‘We can write what we want, but bad actors try to intimidate us’

  • Saudade Kaadan

    ‘I refuse to simplify Syria for western audiences’
    Director Soudade Kaadan on making a war movie without bloodshed

  • a pollution warning sign at Scarborough beach, north Yorkshire

    The right’s Brexit ‘bonfire of red tape’ was just wind and smoke. And even Tories want more regulation now

    Polly Toynbee
  • Two chimpanzees sitting in the forest

    'Fragmented and declining'
    Chimps are dying of the common cold. Is great ape tourism to blame?

In case you missed it

  • woman's face in distress viewed between legs of police

    ‘I was lying on the ground beside a wall of cops’
    Student photographers’ best images of the campus protests

  • Man in suit and red Maga hat smirks to crowd

    US elections 2024
    Trump trades New York worries for hit of adulation from his Maga faithful

    On a day off from his criminal trial, the ex-president hit the campaign trail – and ran through his familiar litany of falsehoods and complaints
  • Screengrab of man with mustache, beard and necklace

    ‘Intense and insane’
    Was this the most unsettling reality TV show ever?

    In the new documentary The Contestant, a Japanese man is put through an astonishing TV experience for more than a year
  • Rooftop with path running through wildflowers and wild plants

    ‘On every roof something is possible’
    How sponge cities could change the way we handle rain

  • Deby speaks to a crowd on a microphone during an election campaign rally

    Mahamat Idriss Déby Itno
    Chad leader tries to step out of his battle-tested father’s shadow

  • Crowds at a funeral procession in the West Bank

    ‘They hide when Israelis come’
    Palestinians despair of leadership after killing of colonel’s son

  • The Kangei Maru’s range is fuelling speculation that Japan may be prepared to return to whaling in the Southern Ocean.

    Whaling
    The vast new ‘mother ship’ that Japan hopes will revive a shrinking industry

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In pictures
  • Police face-off with pro-Palestinian students after destroying part of the encampment barricade on the campus of the University of California, Los Angeles.

    In pictures
    Police move in on protest camp at UCLA

    After major police raids on universities in New York and Los Angeles, students continue to demonstrate against the war in Gaza
  • Dancers perform in Circle Electric

    Photos of the day
    A dance premiere and bees on Broadway

  • A dog outside a polling station for the London mayor election

    Dog-whistle politics
    Pets at UK polling stations

  • Tony Dočekal Jurors Picks

    The eyes have it
    LensCulture portrait awards 2024

  • Pro-Palestine supporters climb a fence

    Flares, arrests and a police ramp
    NYPD break up student protests at Columbia

  • Dzimiti, Georgia, 2023

    Valery Poshtarov’s best photograph
    Sons, when did you last hold your father’s hand?

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