Headlines
Wednesday
4 April 2018
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Cambridge Analytica may have gained 37m more users' dataCompany reveals up to 87m people may have been affected as Mark Zuckerberg takes responsibility for ‘a huge mistake’ -
YouTube shooting suspect built online persona as she scorned real worldThe story of Nasim Aghdam, who used social media to fight for justice on a planet ‘full of diseases’, seems to reveal profound alienation
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Trump plays down US-China trade war concernsAfter China proposed tit-for-tat import taxes and stock markets fell, there are fears Trump’s aggressive tariffs could cause a slowdown
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Cyclist who gave middle finger to motorcade sues employer for lost jobJuli Briskman, the woman in photo that went viral last October, is suing her old company claiming it unlawfully forced her to resign
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Students from Martin Luther King Jr's former school recite speech
To commemorate the 50th anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr's death, the Guardian asked nine students from his former school in Atlanta – Booker T Washington high school - to recite 'I Have A Dream'
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Santa Monica pier and 'the end of America'Guardian photographer Sarah Lee and writer Laura Barton ponder what the American West means in an age of political turbulence -
How Trump's Twitter feed reveals his blind spotsThe president is rarely at a loss for words, but he prefers not to mention the likes of Stormy Daniels and Stephon Clark – offering a window into his insecurities and prejudices
Trump Russia investigation
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Trump not considered criminal target in Mueller's inquiry – reportsAccording to a person familiar with the investigation, president is a subject of interest but there’s not enough evidence to bring charges -
Educators in Oklahoma join wave of strikesTeachers began a 110-mile march from Tulsa to Oklahoma City after rejecting a $6,000 pay increase, following strike in Kentucky
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Nation plans to reduce MPs by a third before next electionProposals include electing 15% of lawmakers via a proportional representation system -
Farnese Blue diamond could sell for up to $7mIndian gem that passed down through European royalty over three centuries on sale for first time -
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In pictures
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The pets who forget their disabilitiesFor her book Perfect Imperfection, Alex Cearns photographs animals who have adapted to damaged or different bodies without complaint -
The gay subwayDavid Graham had heard that gay men in Mexico City used the underground as a cruising labyrinth – and its ground zero was the legendary ‘last car’. Could it be true? -
Women's work around the worldAFP presents a series of photos depicting women performing roles or working in professions more traditionally held by men


The panel What would Martin Luther King's dream be in 2018? We asked leading activists
US Anniversary marked by events from Atlanta to Memphis
Opinion 'King was a radical. We must not sterilize his legacy'
'I've been to the mountaintop' Excerpt from King’s final speech