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Maine disqualifies ex-president from primary ballot, citing insurrection clause
Donald Trump  
Maine disqualifies ex-president from primary ballot, citing insurrection clause
Move comes days after Colorado supreme court removes Trump from primary ballot for same reason
Abortion rights  
Republicans seek winning strategy for 2024 – with Democrats also in a tricky spot
Live  
Hamas delegation due in Cairo to look at Gaza ceasefire proposal
Live  
Russia-Ukraine war: At least 18 dead after ‘massive’ Russian attack across Ukraine
France  
Mont Blanc avalanche kills British woman and son in Alps
In focus
The 21 US species declared extinct this year
‘Grief is a rational response’  
The 21 US species declared extinct this year
Hawaii hardest hit by loss of eight birds, with an Ohio catfish, a Pacific fruit bat and eight freshwater mussels also disappearing
‘Going to hospital meant risking our lives’  
The terror of giving birth in Gaza
‘It’s a golden age’  
Poetry flourishes in Ukraine – but at a terrible price
 

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    Spotlight
    From Renée Rapp to Anohni
    The year in queer pop  
    From Renée Rapp to Anohni
    LGBTQ+ artists dominated in 2023, with club tracks, protest songs and gay anthems
    Taking flight  
    Why the sky’s the limit for a women’s birding club in Uganda
    You be the judge  
    Should my boyfriend stop eating so much butter?
    The farmer, the dishwasher and the performance artist  
    How war forced career changes on Ukrainian refugees
    ‘A generation of queer people are grieving for the childhood they never had’  
    Andrew Haigh on All of Us Strangers
    Fashion  
    Will TikTok’s biggest styling hacks of 2023 work in real life?
    Opinion
    Everything politicians tell you about immigration is wrong. This is how it actually works
    Everything politicians tell you about immigration is wrong. This is how it actually works
    I’m a writer and soldier in Ukraine – here’s my diary of 24 hours in a war we cannot lose
    The 2024 Iowa Caucus: What you need to know
    Friday 12 January, 6.30pm CST | 12.30am GMT
    The midwestern state is the first to vote in the presidential primary race. Join Guardian US reporter Sam Levine and guests as they discuss how the Iowa caucus works, and why it matters.
    Sports
    NFL  
    Flacco helms Browns to unlikely playoff spot with win over Jets
    Flacco helms Browns to unlikely playoff spot with win over Jets
    Arsenal 0-2 West Ham  
    Gunners’ title hopes hit as old boy Mavropanos helps Hammers to win
    Culture
    ‘Entirely astounding’  
    Emma Stone’s star continues to rise with Poor Things
    Emma Stone’s star continues to rise with Poor Things
    ‘They are in a different league’  
    The British films coming for Hollywood in 2024
    In case you missed it
    Congress plumbs the depths in 2023
    Liars, expulsions and near-fistfights  
    Congress plumbs the depths in 2023
    From removing a House speaker and expelling an indicted member, it was not a great year for America’s representatives
    ‘People eat two or three packets a day’  
    How instant noodles took over the world
    ‘A powder keg’  
    US braces for an election like no other
    Steamboat Willie  
    Copyright for original Mickey Mouse persona to run out 1 January 2024
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