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  • Tim Walz, delivers remarks at an election campaign event in Superior, Wisconsin.

    Tim Walz to Muslim voters in push before election: ‘Our hearts are broken’

    Democratic vice-presidential candidate spoke virtually at advocacy group Emgage Action’s event
  • Kamala Harris and Liz Cheney at Wisconsin campaign event.

    Harris and Cheney pitch Republican voters – as it happened

  • Two women smile and wave.

    Liz Cheney campaigns with Harris and urges voters to reject Trump’s ‘cruelty’

  • Melania Trump wears a black jacket as she speaks into a microphone on stage, American flags behind her

    ‘No room for compromise’: Melania Trump reiterates abortion rights support

  • two men hike a long a road strewn with debris

    Hurricane Helene: more than 200 dead as search for missing people continues

  • Men hold up signs

    US dock workers agree on deal with port operators to end strike

  • Country music star Garth Brooks accused of sexual assault in civil lawsuit

  • Trump vows to make Michigan ‘car capital of world again’ at campaign rally

  • Three Memphis ex-police officers convicted of least serious charge in Tyre Nichols’ killing

  • Hurricane Helene: twin babies who died with mother become youngest victims

  • Major US firefighter union declines to endorse Trump or Harris for president

  • Republican former election clerk jailed for nine years over voter interference

  • What is Melania Trump’s game in suddenly defending abortion rights?

  • Melania Trump passionately defends abortion rights in upcoming memoir

Opinion

  • Closeup of a woman with long hair looking off to the side

    Does Melania Trump really think her pro-choice messaging will fool us?

    Moira Donegan
    • Israeli attacks on Gaza continue<br>GAZA CITY, GAZA - APRIL 14: Palestinians gather at Al-Rashid Street to cross to the north of Gaza after rumors spread that children and women under the age of 14 were allowed to cross the north in Gaza City, Gaza on April 14, 2024. Israeli forces intervened with gas bombs against Palestinians trying to cross to the north. (Photo by Ashraf Amra/Anadolu via Getty Images)

      What atrocity would Israel have to commit for our leaders to break their silence?

      Owen Jones
    • Natasha Sholl

      We need to stop talking about ‘resilience’. I’m not here to inspire you with all the trauma I’ve endured

      Natasha Sholl
    • Nadya Tolokonnikova

      Van Gogh is turning in his grave at the harsh Just Stop Oil sentence. I know, because I spoke to him

      Nadya Tolokonnikova
    • Vance speaking during the vice-presidential debate.

      JD Vance is the handpicked leader of the anti-democracy movement in the US

      Robert Reich

US sports

  • The Mets celebrate after beating the Brewers on Thursday night to advance to the NL Division Series.

    Alonso’s homer lifts once-hapless Mets past Brewers into NLDS tie with Phillies

  • James Fitzgerald.

    Reuters removes doping stories after giving Wada employee Masters pass

  • Lionel Messi and Luis Suárez have enjoyed a successful season so far with Miami

    The remarkable thing about Messi’s Miami? They’re just as good without him

  • Mahdi Camara of Brest, Jhon Duran of Aston Villa, Antoine Griezmann of Atlético Madrid.

    Champions League trend watch: French clubs surge as Celtic and Atlético stumble

US politics

  • Bruce Springsteen wearing a flannel shirt and sitting at a diner counter, mid-speech

    Bruce Springsteen endorses Kamala Harris for president while criticising ‘dangerous’ Trump

  • A man speaks at a podium in front of a sign that says 'lowering costs for American families'

    Another US judge blocks Biden’s latest student loan forgiveness plan

  • a man in a suit and tie speaks into microphones

    Major US firefighter union declines to endorse Trump or Harris for president

  • a man in a suit and tie looks down

    Musk’s millions in rightwing gifts began earlier than previously known – report

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US business

  • Striking workers hold up placards

    Revealed: CEO at heart of US ports strike made crude attacks on Biden and Democrats

  • A ship's hull piled high with containers in the foreground, with the Manhattan skyline in the background

    Global supply chains are under pressure again. Will inflation start rising?

    • The Starling Bank banking app on a smart phone. The bank was fined for “shockingly lax” sanctions controls

      Starling Bank fined £29m for ‘shockingly lax’ sanctions breaches – as it happened

    • An oil refinery

      Private equity firms ploughing billions into fossil fuels, analysis reveals

    • Grounded 737 Max planes

      US officials say 40 airlines may be using Boeing 737s with suspect rudder parts

Pictures & video

  • Can Kamala Harris defeat Trump’s election lies in battleground Georgia? – video

  • Hurricane Helene triggered days of torrential rain that left homes completely destroyed

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    Drone footage shows destruction left by Hurricane Helene in Florida – video

    Hurricane Helene triggered days of torrential rain that left homes completely destroyed
  • Muscling in on the picture … World Body Building Guild (1972-1975)

    Bodybuilders, gravediggers and a pile-up of pugs! Group outings – in pictures

    Neal Slavin’s images of people grouped together – from fencers to Star Trek fans, models to Bible collectors – have been entrancing viewers for half a century

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