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The huge US toxic fire shrouded in secrecy: ‘I taste oil in my mouth’
America's dirty divide  
The huge US toxic fire shrouded in secrecy: ‘I taste oil in my mouth’
Louisianans say a major accident at a sprawling Marathon refinery caused health issues. The company insists there were ‘no offsite impacts’
Gun control  
‘We’re all sitting ducks’ without more substantial gun control, Georgia senator says
US elections 2024  
Advisers worry whether ‘happy Trump’ or ‘angry Trump’ will show up to debate
Middle East crisis live  
Israeli strikes on Syria kill at least 25 people, war monitor says
Elton John  
Donald Trump’s Rocket Man nickname for Kim Jong-un ‘brilliant’ and ‘hilarious’, says musician
In focus
‘The American people are looking for a new message’: behind Harris and Trump’s different campaign strategies
US elections 2024  
‘The American people are looking for a new message’: behind Harris and Trump’s different campaign strategies
Victory might be decided by which of the quasi-incumbents can rebrand as a breath of fresh air in a weary nation
Middle East  
‘I am the police, I am the army’: blacklisted settler’s rule in West Bank
Women in journalism  
‘I get so many threats’: the woman standing up for female journalists against rising repression
 

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Spotlight
‘My music’s like a drunk punch in the face’: indie sleaze horndog the Dare and his 00s hedonism
Music  
‘My music’s like a drunk punch in the face’: indie sleaze horndog the Dare and his 00s hedonism
He’s been called ‘a poster-boy for indie sleaze’, a hard-partying NY DJ who just had a global smash with Charli xcx and Billie Eilish. But is the Dare for real? As he releases his controversial debut album, we meet a superstar in the making
The pet I'll never forget  
Anya, the big-hearted dog who taught me never to take life for granted
How to build a better life  
Do you dream of becoming one with your partner? The deep-sea anglerfish shows how badly that can end
New York fashion week  
Tommy Hilfiger revives nautical theme for show on old Staten Island ferry
France  
‘Just the right amount of edge’: how Marseille became 2024’s on-trend city
Film  
Piece by Piece review – Pharrell’s Lego biopic deserves to be a blockbuster
Opinion
Here is what will happen on day one of Trump’s presidency, according to Project 2025
Here is what will happen on day one of Trump’s presidency, according to Project 2025
All these health scares are making me ill. I need someone to tell me croissants are good for you
Sports
Tennis  
Sinner holds firm against Fritz to clinch first US Open title
Sinner holds firm against Fritz to clinch first US Open title
Paralympics  
The US doesn’t dominate the Paralympics as it does the Olympics. Does it matter?
Culture
Music  
Will Jennings, Oscar-winning lyricist of My Heart Will Go On, dies aged 80
Will Jennings, Oscar-winning lyricist of My Heart Will Go On, dies aged 80
Film  
The Vourdalak review – deviously fun horror is très drôle vampire chamber piece
In case you missed it
Tyre Nichols was brutally killed by five Black police officers. How did we get here?
US policing  
Tyre Nichols was brutally killed by five Black police officers. How did we get here?
Diversifying departments is one of the oldest methods of police reform, but Black cops are not immune to adopting the racism of the system
Society  
‘Worrying lack of moderation’: how eating disorder posts proliferate on X
‘He wanted a better life’  
The man who fell from a plane in search of a new start – and the brother who retraced his journey 20 years later
Artificial intelligence (AI)  
‘If journalism is going up in smoke, I might as well get high off the fumes’: confessions of a chatbot helper
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