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Trump’s Musk and Ramaswamy appointments spark conflict of interest fears
US politics live  
Trump’s Musk and Ramaswamy appointments spark conflict of interest fears
Pair, put in charge of new ‘Department of Government Efficiency’, both lead firms with lucrative government contracts
US  
PFAS may be contaminating drinking water for up to 27% Americans – study
Revealed  
Eric Adams aide under FBI investigation was key player at fundraiser with reported ‘straw’ donations
Middle East crisis live  
US wants Gaza fighting pause, Blinken says, but will not limit arms transfers despite Israel missing aid deadline
Cop29 live  
Trump vow to ditch Paris agreement ‘of grave concern’ to small island states
Cop29
Meat, oil and pesticide industry lobbyists turned out in record numbers at Cop16
Environment  
Meat, oil and pesticide industry lobbyists turned out in record numbers at Cop16
Questions raised over influence after 1,261 business and industry delegates registered for biodiversity summit in Colombia
Climate crisis  
‘No sign’ of promised fossil fuel transition as emissions hit new high
Cop29  
This year has been masterclass in human destruction, UN chief tells Cop29
Editorial  
The Guardian view on Cop29: 1.5C has been passed – so speed up the green transition
In focus
I’d been taking care of myself and the baby. Then the heat came
This is climate breakdown  
I’d been taking care of myself and the baby. Then the heat came
I’d been taking care of myself and the baby. Then the heat came. This is Mariama’s story
Kevin Roberts  
‘Go to hell’: Project 2025 chief kicks Guardian reporter out of book event
How we survive  
A stalker posted my photos on porn sites – and the police response was traumatizing
Spotlight
How Tara Dower finished the 2,100-mile Appalachian Trail in a record 41 days
Ultrarunning  
How Tara Dower finished the 2,100-mile Appalachian Trail in a record 41 days
The ultrarunner completed the equivalent of more than two marathons a day, and she says that her support team was crucial to her mission
A moment that changed me  
I forgot about love – then found the man of my dreams
TV review  
Bad Sisters season two review – any trace of joy has been obliterated
Sexual healing  
Why can I only ever enjoy sex with a partner when we’re in the ‘honeymoon stage’?
Stage  
Timothy West: a modest maestro who embodied the best of British theatre
History books  
‘He has different personas’: inside Benjamin Franklin’s life as a scientist
Opinion
Is Donald Trump a foreign policy dove? If only
Mehdi Hasan
Is Donald Trump a foreign policy dove? If only
‘Your body, my choice’: what misogynistic Trump supporters feel about sexual power
Moira Donegan
Sports
Tennis live  
Alcaraz v Rublev: ATP Finals tennis
Alcaraz v Rublev: ATP Finals tennis
Women’s Elite Rugby  
‘This is the time for women’s sports’: investor Deb Henretta backs US rugby
Culture
Stage  
Timothy West, star of stage, film and television, dies aged 90
Timothy West, star of stage, film and television, dies aged 90
Review  
The Lost Children review – extraordinary story of missing kids in the Colombian rainforest
In case you missed it
‘This is a book we need now’: Booker prize judge on why Samantha Harvey's Orbital won
Books  
‘This is a book we need now’: Booker prize judge on why Samantha Harvey's Orbital won
After reading more than 150 books over seven months, the judges voted unanimously in favour of Samantha Harvey’s Orbital – which pulled them as far away as possible from our planet
US elections 2024  
‘Democrats presented no alternative’: US voters on Trump’s win and where Harris went wrong
Film  
‘I feel like that was me’: how have Mormons reacted to Hugh Grant horror Heretic?
This is climate breakdown  
The sea was coming closer, it was so painful to see my house being destroyed
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