Monday
15
August
2016
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Biles' bronze ends quest to break gold recordSimone Biles’s bid for a history-making fifth Olympic gold medal fell short as she had to settle for bronze in the individual balance beam competition
headlines
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US transfers 15 detainees in largest single release under ObamaOnly 61 detainees remain at US facility after transfer made in final months of Obama’s presidency, a move to be announced by Pentagon later on Monday
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'Extreme vetting' test proposed for immigrantsThe Republican nominee said in his foreign policy speech that the US should only accept immigrants who ‘share our values and respect our people’
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Flood danger persists as Obama declares federal disaster zoneMore than 20,000 people required rescue in a storm that put 12,000 people in shelters and killed at least six, and the state’s governor says ‘it is not over’
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Biden denounces Trump and rallies for ClintonVice-president invokes son’s military service, mocks Republican’s affinity toward Vladimir Putin and makes case for a Clinton victory in scathing takedown
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highlights
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How forbidden vanity plates vary by US stateA case settled in federal court last week will expand New Jersey’s policies on vanity license plates – but in many states, there are still a lot of taboo words
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'No one believes me now, but I knew nothing'Brunhilde Pomsel, who worked at the heart of the Nazi propaganda machine, discusses her lack of remorse and the private side of her monstrous boss
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'I want to take the audience to Westeros'The TV show’s composer Ramin Djawadi hopes to break new ground with a musical extravaganza featuring an orchestra and immersive visuals
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How a 3D clitoris will help teach French schoolchildren about sexFrom bronze clitoris pendants to zines about Dracula’s, the female sex organ is having a moment in France
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How scientific rigour helped GB’s saddle sore Olympic cyclistsAfter backroom staff found that pain in the nether regions was a serious issue, a ban on bikini waxing and adjustments to saddle angles made a big difference
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Club fire employee after Smack My Bitch Up played at Aroldis ChapmanThe Chicago Cubs have fired a DJ who played The Prodigy’s Smack My Bitch Up after reliever Aroldis Chapman left the mound
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Women dominate NBC's prime-time Olympic coverageStudy finds 58.5% of telecasts devoted to women’s sports; men usually receive more Olympic coverage, with exception of London 2012
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Chelsea v West Ham United – live!Minute-by-minute report: Will Chelsea’s Antonio Conte get off to a winning start in the Premier League against West Ham? Join Jacob Steinberg
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This isn't the year for ideological purity. Don't vote for Jill SteinThere’s a lot to like about the alternatives to Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump. But sticking to your Green principles could, like in 2000, deliver a nightmare
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I know the segregation and lack of investment first hand. Sylville Smith’s shooting by police is only one reason the city’s black community has to be angryMilwaukee is my hometown. These clashes were decades in the making
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Floridians fear 'Pandora's box' of genetically altered mosquitosScientists say Key Haven is the ‘perfect’ island for releasing the genetically modified insects – but locals refuse to be ‘lab rats’ in FDA-cleared experiment
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Push grows to charge onlookers who tape sexual assaultsGrowing trend forcing law enforcement to weigh legal ramifications and whether to prosecute witnesses who video or take pictures of victims
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UN peacekeepers 'ignore rape and assault of aid workers'Victims claimed that embassies, including the US embassy, also did not respond during 11 July attack of Juba residential compound in which journalist was killed
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Saudi-led air strike on hospital kills at least sevenAirstrike by British-backed coalition hits Médecins Sans Frontières facility
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in brief
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Pop punk comes of age (maybe)Green Day are back with a song about mass shootings, Blink 182 knocked Drake off top spot in the album charts and Descendents have a new record. Can pop punk’s latest reboot finally give it some credibility?
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Stephen King, BoJack Horseman and Werner HerzogThe horror meister delves into Batman and Robin – and with a plethora of political podcasts, there’s plenty of real-world listening to alarm us as well
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Do you work as a driver for Uber? Share your experiencesIf you work for Uber as a driver we’d like to hear from you. Share your experiences with us
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Manhattan's oldest neighbourhood goes car-free, kind of …Cars restricted to 5mph over 60 blocks of Financial District at weekend, as transport department runs Shared Streets event inspired by Bogotá and Paris
in depth
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Thonis-Heracleion resurfaces after 1,000 years under waterAncient Egypt’s gateway to the Mediterranean – submerged and buried under layers of sand – is an eerie reminder of how vulnerable cities are to nature’s forces
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Mobile phone co-op transforms rural Mexican communityIn indigenous communities like Nuyoó, where almost every family has members who have migrated for work, low-cost phone calls are seen as an essential service
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What’s it like living in Turkey one month after the failed coup?Six people share their experiences of life in Turkey, one month after the failed coup
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We've locked in more global warming than people realizeDana Nuccitelli: Today’s carbon pollution will have climate consequences for centuries to come. We’re in the midst of a critical decade
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10 years on, it wins the teen movie dance battleThe film that introduced the world to Channing Tatum stands far above some of 2006’s more cringeworthy outputs, and it was even ahead of its time
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I clear my clients’ physical and emotional clutterMany of them are so overwhelmed with belongings that they’re on the verge of a breakdown. I advise them to simplify and let go
The latest podcasts from your friends and enemies at the Guardian
in pictures
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Kenya's mosques and churches painted 'in the name of love'For his public art project Colour in Faith, Yazmany Arboleda is dousing the diverse faith buildings of Nairobi in a shade he calls ‘optimistic yellow’
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Modernist American architecturePhotographer Julius Shulman visited the visionary modernist buildings of mid-century America – where sober geometries rub against playful details
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Olympians find fetching water in rural Uganda far from child’s playBritish Olympians Peter and Richard Chambers joined two young sisters in Uganda’s mountainous Kigezi region to gain an insight into the challenge the girls face simply to get water for their families each day
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Springfield by nightAustin-based artist Tim Doyle produces dreamlike silk-screen prints of TV locations in the still hours of darkness
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The life and worksElliott Erwitt: Home Around The World – is a major retrospective at the Harry Ransom Center in Austin, Texas – opens on 15 August and runs until 1 January 2017
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people
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JK Rowling joins row over Harry Potter fans' right to 'real wands'Reports that Huddersfield shop has banned fans of the boy wizard from buying ‘real and spiritual’ tools lead author into Twitter squall
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'On nights off, it feels like my guts are missing'We asked the punk comic to keep a diary en route to his Edinburgh show. He describes what performing means to him and why he’ll ‘never have a straight job’
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I'm not doing Super Bowl halftime showSinger claims she turned down the slot, saying: ‘I can’t dance or anything like that.’ The NFL and Pepsi deny making her an offer
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Barbara Gibb, mother of the band, dies aged 95Barbara, who died in Miami, managed the early career of three of her sons with her husband, Hugh
the big picture
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Wildfires in California and donkey racing in ItalyThe Guardian’s picture editors bring you a selection of photo highlights from around the world, including independence day celebrations in India and a parade in Bolivia
Live Day 10: Gymnastics, cycling, wrestling, track and more
TV Women dominate NBC's prime-time Rio coverage
'Felt dead' Bolt criticises Rio organisers for quick turnaround
400m final Van Niekerk smashes Johnson's world record