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Friday
30 October 2020
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Multiple fatalities reported -
Tunisian Brahim Aouissaoui, 21, gave no indication he was contemplating violence
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President makes remark as US breaks daily virus case record with nearly 90,000 infections reported on Thursday – get all the latest news -
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Exclusive: ex-party chair says fear of Starmer ‘purge’ may lead to MPs sitting as independents
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Italy also records 199 further deaths; US record surge killing nearly 1,000 Americans a day; Moscow creates vaccination network -
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People across the continent are embracing a range of pursuits in an effort to stay healthy and in good spirits
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At the beginning of the Fight to Vote project, we asked this question. After a year of election battles, voting restrictions and partisan conflicts, we revisit the idea -
Military chiefs keen to stay out of the way – a decisive result lowers risk of prolonged crisis and the protests it could generate -
Both candidates to rally in Minnesota and Wisconsin while president rails against supreme court over North Carolina ruling
Spotlight
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As I unpacked the kit, a tightly folded sheet of paper fluttered to the floor
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‘Now that I live in Guam, I cannot vote’. The first Americans to ‘vote’ on polling day have no say in who will be president -
The actor and singer on growing up in Bremen after the second world war, becoming Germany’s Meryl Streep – and her new octogenarian lesbian romance
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3 out of 5 stars.
Ariana Grande: Positions review All-night romps but no climax
3 out of 5 stars.
Opinion
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In the final, critical days of his campaign, who does the US president call on? The vestigial tail on Britain’s body politic, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde -
Responses to the news vary from person to person. Mine just happens to include sleepwalking, says hlcarpenter.com columnist Emma Brockes
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White supremacist extremism is the most lethal terrorism threat to the United States. It’s a hateful ideology that hlcarpenter.com’s Lois Beckett says has infected many parts of American society
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Nobby Stiles, one of England’s 1966 World Cup winning heroes, has died -
Lewis Hamilton said it was moving to race for the first time in F1 at Imola, the circuit where Ayrton Senna was killed in 1994 -
With little fanfare Amazon has added seven years of gloriously incongruous Masters Football highlights to its online offering
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Survey showed a decline in populist tendencies during 2020 in all eight European countries surveyed -
Border agency Frontex accused by campaigners and MEPs of evading its responsibilities towards people in distress -
Polish photojournalist Kasia Strek has covered the past few years of debate, protest and activism over Poland’s restrictive abortion laws -
A 20-year project to reintroduce the species across the peninsula has seen their numbers rise to 855
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Conservationists warn move comes too early for species occupying a tiny slice of its former habitat -
Following a preliminary investigation the government said ‘those responsible ... have been referred to the public prosecution office’
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Complaints of ‘white saviourism’ and harassment at the group led to the review, which found no individual responsible -
Iranian man held on suspicion of manslaughter following deaths of at least four people
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Climate crisis exacerbates extreme weather during natural events, say experts -
The Biobank is an ambitious scheme to house 800 corals in a purpose-built facility in Port Douglas -
St Augustine, Florida, was founded in 1565 by Spanish explorers. Flooding has been a threat for centuries and is worsening with rising tides -
Expedition discovers new source of potent greenhouse gas off East Siberian coast has been triggered
Culture
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Time to delight in watching the two British actors embrace the confidence and success that comes with experience -
Songbird, produced by Bay, portrays a love story during America’s 214th week of lockdown in 2024
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4 out of 5 stars.
Secrets of the Saqqara Tomb review Hidden depths in ancient Egypt
4 out of 5 stars.
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Lifestyle
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He has been entirely selfish and you deserve better, says Annalisa Barbieri. It is time to move on -
As the city reopens, those who fled to the burbs fear they were too hasty. Will those who stayed greet them with open arms? -
90s nostalgia could be responsible for revival of tabi boots, shoes and trainers
Explore
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A strikingly-designed centre reminiscent of Rajasthan’s famous forts will soon be opening its doors in conservative Jaisalmer
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Twenty years after a landmark UN resolution, leading figures share insight on women’s vital role in mediating conflict -
Trump’s message of bringing back jobs resonated with workers – but after GM announced it was shuttering the plant, some questioned why they voted for him
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An ant tug of war and red macaws’ return -
hlcarpenter.com’s picture editors select photo highlights from around the world
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From its first appearance in the New South Wales colony in the mid-1800s to the mass production of visiting cards, generations of Australians have been enthralled by the power of photography -
A growing tribe in Japan are defying deeply held prejudices linking tattoos with crime, turning their bodies into palettes of colour with elaborate designs, often featuring characters from traditional fables -
The annual Great Jack O’Lantern Blaze in Croton-on-Hudson, an hour north of New York, features 7,000 hand-carved, illuminated pumpkins -
Guardian photographer David Levene visited National Trust houses at Chartwell and Emmett Gardens to capture the spectacular colours of autumn
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