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Israel
Biden and Netanyahu speak as Gallant warns of ‘deadly’ surprise attack on Iran

Abortion rights
Florida threatens news stations over ad in favor of abortion rights measure

US elections 2024
Tim Walz calls for scrapping of electoral college to decide US presidential race

California
Police department debuts ‘first police Cybertruck in the nation’ to impress kids

In focus

Middle East
‘I am physically here, but mentally in Gaza’ says lecturer now living in UK

The long read
Slash and burn: is private equity out of control?
From football clubs to water companies, music catalogues to care homes, private equity has infiltrated almost every facet of modern life in its endless search to maximise profits

Ukraine war briefing
End the war in 2025 through ‘decisive action’, says Zelenskyy
Ukrainian president to meet Keir Starmer and Nato’s new secretary general, Mark Rutte, in London on whirlwind tour. What we know on day 960

Spotlight

All about breasts
Does wearing a bra make breasts more or less perky?
Do boobs need to hold themselves up? Or does a bra prevent them from drooping over time? We asked experts

Native Americans
These Native tribes share a history. A conflict steeped in colonialism is tearing them apart

Stage
‘I was always the sexy tootsie’: Kelly Bishop on Broadway hits, Gilmore Girls – and how to do the Dirty Dancing lift
She was a Broadway hoofer then she helped inspire – and found fame in – A Chorus Line. As she releases her memoir, the great ‘raconteuse’ recalls her Dirty Dancing fears – and the sharp suits and sharper barbs of Emily Gilmore

Pass notes
Flopping at the box office, hated by the critics – could Joker: Folie à Deux possibly be any worse?
Todd Phillips’s supervillain reboot has run into trouble on its second outing, with its slow plot and incongruous musical numbers bringing derision – even from its leads

This is the future for Kamala Harris: unless she solves this economic mystery, Trump wins

Aditya Chakrabortty
She is losing the tussle between head and heart. The economy is better than it has ever been, but ordinary people don’t feel it, says Guardian columnist Aditya Chakrabortty

Trump is falsely blaming Harris for high prices. His plans will cause huge inflation

Steven Greenhouse

Our dystopian climate isn’t just about fires and floods. It’s about society fracturing

Bill McKibben
Climate disasters risk pulling society apart. To survive we need solidarity – and only one ticket in the US election offers that

Kim Kardashian recommends a full-body MRI scan – should I get one?

Melissa Davey
The tests are presented as a way to detect early cancers or ‘silent killers’ – but are they a good idea if I’m otherwise healthy?

MLB playoffs
Lindor’s clutch grand slam sends Mets through to NLCS
Francisco Lindor hit a grand slam in the sixth inning, his latest clutch swing in an extraordinary season full of them, to send his team past the Phillies

NFL
Rodgers denies ‘ridiculous’ claims he played role in Saleh’s firing

Klopp shakes English soccer’s god delusion with embrace of Red Bull

Jonathan Liew
Often painted as an anti-corporate good guy, the former Liverpool manager was never anything of the sort

NWSL
Former Wave employees file lawsuit alleging discrimination and harassment
Five former employees of the San Diego Wave have filed a lawsuit accusing the NWSL club of discrimination, harassment and wrongful termination

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US
South-east reels from ‘tragedy’ of Helene as Milton looms

Environment
‘A huge loss’: is it the end for the ship that helped us understand life on Earth?

Environment
Anger at UK’s ‘bonkers’ plan to reach net zero by importing fuel from North Korea

Climate crisis
Earth’s ‘vital signs’ show humanity’s future in balance, say climate experts

Business
Boeing withdraws 30% pay rise offer to striking workers amid stalemate
In third week of standoff, planemaker has no plans for further talks with union, which is seeking 40% increase

Climate crisis
Global heating makes hurricanes like Helene twice as likely, data shows

Kamala Harris
The high life: Kamala Harris cracks open a beer with Stephen Colbert

New York
Turkish Airlines pilot’s death mid-flight prompts emergency landing in New York

Ukraine
European summit to discuss Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s ‘victory plan’ is postponed
World leaders pull out from talks in Germany after Joe Biden withdraws due to Hurricane Milton

Europe
Croatian police accused of burning asylum seekers’ phones and passports

Nato
‘Trump-proof’ European security by setting up ‘Nato bank’, thinktanks urge

Antarctica
‘Coolest job on Earth’: Antarctica welcomes new postmaster

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Podcasts

Podcasts

Politics Weekly UK
Tories choose between Badenoch and Jenrick. Plus, Labour’s reset – Politics Weekly UK

Today in Focus
‘I am your retribution’: Trump’s radical plan to remake the presidency – podcast

Science
All the news and science from the 2024 Nobel prizes – podcast

The Audio Long Read
10 years of the long read: Farewell to America (2015) – podcast

Boris Johnson
Unleashed: John Crace digests Boris Johnson’s memoir – podcast

The Guardian's Women's Football Weekly
Arsenal stutter again while Manchester City go top – Women’s Football Weekly

Podcasting
S8, Ep3: Stanley Tucci, Actor

Film
Blitz review – Steve McQueen’s rousing wartime adventure is surprisingly old-fashioned
The director unexpectedly channels The Railway Children as Saoirse Ronan stars as the single mother whose son is evacuated, only to run away in a perilous bid to find her

Art
‘What can I say? We saw the future’: artist Robert Longo on AI, Keanu and his vast mirrorball of death

My best shot
The hidden underside of an iceberg: Laurent Ballesta’s best photograph

Film
‘I hope God gives me the strength to make more movies’: Scorsese addresses retirement rumours

Music
John Chowning, godfather of digital pop: ‘My wife told me: I didn’t think I’d have to compete with a computer’

Games
Silent Hill 2 review – psychological horror remake leaves you lost in the fog

Well actually
Breast milk for adults: wellness elixir or unscientific fascination?

Travel
I’m visually impaired but thanks to my guides I loved exploring Austria’s Tirol
A trip that pairs partially sighted people with fully sighted guides offers reassurance while expanding the possibilities of travel, as our writer discovered in Austria and Germany

Food
How to make the perfect chana chaat – recipe
You can make this Indian street food from just about anything savoury, transforming it with tangy sauces, funky spices, creamy yoghurt and crunchy noodles

Fishy
People are getting salmon sperm injected into their faces. Why?

Health
Red, white or yellow? What your tongue says about your health

Why am I like this?
Is being a cynic bad for you? Here’s what I learned
Elle Hunt

Self-care
Why is it so hard to take a break from work – even if we want to?

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Hurricanes
How have you been affected by Hurricane Milton?

US voters in swing states
If you’re still undecided how to vote, tell us why

Cost of living
People in the US: how do you feel about the economy and cost of living?

Life and style
Tell us: have you won an unusual award or competition?

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From our global editions

Philippines
Stage set for battle of the dynasties as Rodrigo Duterte eyes return to politics in the Philippines

This is Europe
Could the shocking Pelicot rape trial help to finally change French attitudes to sexual violence?

Canada
‘It’s path-breaking’: British Columbia’s blueprint for decolonisation

Nobel prizes
Demis Hassabis: from video game designer to Nobel prize winner

In case you missed it

Wisconsin
Senate race tightens as rival attacks Baldwin over LGBTQ+ support

US
‘I’m not interested in someone passive about Gaza’: how views on the war have changed dating in America
As Americans grapple with tensions within and beyond their communities, intimate relationships are strained: ‘Differences feel much bigger now’

US
Cannabis is now legal in many US states – but can the smell get you in trouble?
Parts of the country are starting to treat cannabis like alcohol when it comes to policing intoxicated driving

Israel-Gaza: one year on
‘Survivor’s guilt is overwhelming’: the grief of losing 21 relatives in one airstrike in Gaza

Iceland
‘Torn down for hotel rooms’: Iceland’s famous music venues swallowed by tourism

Environment
Klamath River dam removal: before and after images show dramatic change

Labor movement
US unions step up efforts to make case that Trump is no friend of workers

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Photos of the day
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The Guardian’s picture editors select photographs from around the world

Community
Carnival of light and a greedy gull – readers’ best photos

Photography
Wildlife photographer of the year 2024 winners – in pictures

Photography
Pipe dreams: Pau Buscató’s surreal streets

Picture essay
Sumba’s sandalwood ponies

7 October: one year on
Marking a year since 7 October attacks

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