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Trump-backed Senate candidate’s Navy Seal stories not cleared by Pentagon
Tim Sheehy  
Trump-backed Senate candidate’s Navy Seal stories not cleared by Pentagon
Autobiography of Montana’s Tim Sheehy recalls special forces service but no record it was submitted for vetting
Georgia school shooting  
Father of teen suspect charged with second-degree murder in Georgia shooting
US campus protests  
Georgia’s Emory University called ‘thuggish’ over unilateral protest rules
Alzheimer’s disease  
Light pollution at night may increase risk of Alzheimer’s, study finds
Israel-Gaza war live  
Israeli forces withdraw from occupied West Bank city of Jenin after 10-day raid
Paris Paralympic Games 2024
Paralympics day nine: athletics, tennis, Storey wins 19th gold and more
Paris 2024 live  
Paralympics day nine: athletics, tennis, Storey wins 19th gold and more
All the latest updates from the Paralympic Games in Paris with our team of writers
 

Betsy Reed

Editor, Guardian US

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In focus
Billionaires are endorsing Trump – but is that a bad bargain for them?
US elections 2024  
Billionaires are endorsing Trump – but is that a bad bargain for them?
Experts are issuing stern warnings about business support for Trump – it could backfire badly and endanger democracy
Explainer  
How the US supreme court’s affirmative action ruling unleashed anti-DEI cases
Lebanon  
‘Reservoir of the resistance’: the Lebanese valley reviving its role in Hezbollah-Israel conflict
Spotlight
‘I’ve failed, badly – and I’m good with it’: James McAvoy on class, comfort and carnage
Film  
‘I’ve failed, badly – and I’m good with it’: James McAvoy on class, comfort and carnage
He says that acting is a gamble – but is a dead cert to terrify audiences with new film Speak No Evil. The Scottish actor talks about marriage, therapy – and why Ken Loach would never cast him
Experience  
We discovered a rare T rex fossil
Life and style  
Should you cut holes in your football socks or wear an ice vest while cycling? Experts on the truth behind 11 sports hacks
Music  
Beauty and the beat: why do so many models shoot for pop stardom?
You be the judge  
Should my husband teach our dog how to bite so he can enter a competition?
Film  
The Front Room review – Brandy Norwood shines in muddled camp horror
Opinion
Kamala Harris should do what Joe Biden won’t: commit to actually reining in Israel
Kamala Harris should do what Joe Biden won’t: commit to actually reining in Israel
Did the media learn nothing from its disastrous coverage of Trump and Clinton in 2016?
Sports
NFL  
Chiefs beat Ravens by finest of margins in wild finish to season opener
Chiefs beat Ravens by finest of margins in wild finish to season opener
US Open  
Pegula rallies to reach first major final and face Sabalenka
Culture
Music  
‘We don’t care whether it’s cool or not’: inside the weaponised weirdness of Mermaid Chunky
‘We don’t care whether it’s cool or not’: inside the weaponised weirdness of Mermaid Chunky
The reader interview  
Post your questions for Nelly Furtado
In case you missed it
Arizona election official, a target of threats, trains a new generation as he retires
The fight for democracy  
Arizona election official, a target of threats, trains a new generation as he retires
Maricopa county supervisor Bill Gates revealed he had post-traumatic stress in 2023. Now, he’s passing the baton
Social media  
Racism, misogyny, lies: how did X become so full of hatred? And is it ethical to keep using it?
Analysis  
A new flashpoint has emerged at Sabina Shoal in the South China Sea – and a new danger
Brazil  
Hundreds of artworks by mainly Black Brazilian artists are returning home
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