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USPS accused of retaliation and harassment after employee raised racism allegations

Carla Vinson, who worked for USPS for 26 years, says she endured ‘intimidation and bullying’ after reporting two white coworkers who allegedly used racial slurs

Live
Lebanese governor decries ‘massacre’ after mayor among those killed in Israeli attack

US elections
Elon Musk gave $75m to his pro-Trump group in three months

US military
Veterans dismissed over ‘don’t ask, don’t tell’ policy given honorable discharges

US
Report calls for child labor protections as Project 2025 seeks to limit regulations

In focus

US
Trump’s pro-Israel stance alienates far right as it ramps up antisemitic attacks

Unity has begun to crack over ex-president’s support for Israel in its military operations across the Middle East

The Stakes
Taiwan and trade: how China sees its future with the US after the election

Analysis
The cannabis industry is awaiting a legal green light, but can businesses survive?

Spotlight

A moment that changed me
I was trapped in a burning building – and realised how much I wanted to live

I was in a friend’s fifth-floor flat when the place went up in flames. Suddenly I understood my mortality and what I was prepared to do to save myself

Book of the day
Sonny Boy: A Memoir by Al Pacino review – from fish out of water to Hollywood star

New York
Young men on being Republican: it caused all types of consternation among my friends

Television
Shrinking season two review – Harrison Ford’s lovable comedy is beautifully untaxing TV

Documentary
Sweet Bobby: My Catfish Nightmare review – flawed Netflix documentary still shocks

Mozambique
‘People did not go quietly’: divers explore wreck of 18th-century slave ship where mutiny took place

Opinion

If Kamala Harris is trying to show she can meet the needs of Black America, she has gaps to fill

Shamira Ibrahim

We live in a treat culture – and gen Z is splurging on snacks

Arwa Mahdawi

Sports

MLB playoffs
Judge goes yard as Yankees go two up on Guardians in ALCS

MLB
The Diamondbacks are facing a climate problem. They aren’t alone among US sports teams

Culture

Film
‘Engrossing and mysterious’: the Powell-Pressburger masterpiece that might have been

Television
The Office Australia review – an edgeless reboot doomed for the shredder

In case you missed it

Hurricanes
A hurricane destroyed a flourishing US arts community. Can they rebuild what was lost?

The River Arts District attracted artists with cheap rents. With buildings flattened, the community fears a land grab

Climate crisis
A US university has a new requirement to graduate: take a climate change course

US
‘There are certain things that we don’t allow to be sold’: why vote buying in the US is illegal

Capital punishment
‘I’m terrified I’ll be executed’: Trump win could bring spree of death row killings

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