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Tokyo Olympic Games
Unbeatable Simone Biles’s only competition at Olympics is herself
Unbeatable Simone Biles’s only competition at Olympics is herself
Bryan Armen Graham
Iconic American gymnast is reaching her peak while becoming a voice for change and Tokyo 2020 may not be her last Games
Is the sport selling out? / Nyjah Huston and skateboarding hit the Olympics
Chernobyl for Ukraine, pizza for Italy: South Korean TV apologises for Olympic images
After Tokyo, we should bring the Olympic charade to an end
David Goldblatt
Live / Tokyo 2020: swimming, boxing, football and more
Headlines
Inside a hospital grappling with Delta and vaccine hesitancy
Tennessee / Inside a hospital grappling with Delta and vaccine hesitancy
As the variant tears its way through the US and vaccination rates plateau in the state, hospitals are experiencing a new wave of cases
The Pegasus project / Officials who are US allies among targets of NSO malware, says WhatsApp chief
Live / Tokyo Olympics: USWNT v New Zealand, and swimming begins
‘The air is toxic’ / How an idyllic California lake became a nightmare
Gun law / NRA and Republicans out to hobble Biden’s choice for top role
Miami condo collapse / Search for bodies ends, with death toll at 97
News extra
US set for punishing temperatures as huge ‘heat dome’ nears
Climate / US set for punishing temperatures as huge ‘heat dome’ nears
Heatwave to next week roast areas already gripped by severe drought, plunging reservoirs and wildfires
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Coronavirus
Now it backs vaccination – a pity no one told Tucker
Fox News / Now it backs vaccination – a pity no one told Tucker
The rightwing channel has urged viewers to get the vaccine but some opinion hosts see stoking scepticism as a ratings winner
Spotlight
I used work to exorcise my demons
Idris Elba / I used work to exorcise my demons
The actor was working as a bouncer when he got a small part in a new show called The Wire. Two decades on, he’s a blockbuster fixture. The Suicide Squad star talks about fighting for his big break, losing his dad, and why acting helped him out of a ‘dark, weird junction’
‘They had a date to kill the cow. So I stole her’ / How vegan activists are saving Spain’s farm animals
Blow Out at 40 / Brian De Palma’s ingenious thriller remains his greatest
Plan B / Is it time to put the brakes on the boom in beekeeping?
Blind date / He hadn’t read the social-distancing memo
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Stonehenge may be next UK site to lose world heritage status
Stonehenge may be next UK site to lose world heritage status
Republican governor says ‘time to start blaming unvaccinated’ for rise in cases
Why could Stonehenge be stripped of world heritage site status?
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Opinion
Like millions of Americans, I can never leave my spouse. I’ll lose my healthcare
Jessa Crispin
Like millions of Americans, I can never leave my spouse. I’ll lose my healthcare
Why are Frito-Lays workers working ‘suicide shifts’ on the job?
Indigo Olivier
Sports
NHL / Canadiens choose player with 31st pick who asked not to be drafted
Canadiens choose player with 31st pick who asked not to be drafted
Manchester United / Solskjær signs new contract until 2024
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The best of the Olympics and Paralympics
Newsletter / The best of the Olympics and Paralympics
Running throughout the Olympics and Paralympics, a guide to the day’s highlights and the best that is yet to come
Culture
Polygamy in Senegal, lesbian hookups in Cairo / Inside the sex lives of African women
Inside the sex lives of African women
Jason Sudeikis / Ted Lasso isn’t a show, it’s a vibe
Explore
The ultramarathon runners crossing Death Valley – in a drought
‘They’re a little crazy’ / The ultramarathon runners crossing Death Valley – in a drought
A hundred runners are picked each year for the 135-mile race. This time the climate was especially brutal
‘I felt I existed; / TikTok gives Turkey’s labourers a voice in tough conditions
‘Eid was very different’ / My fortnight watching South Africa descend into chaos
All that glitters / Why lab-made gems might not be an ethical alternative
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