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Four Londoners’ depravity was showcased in shocking videos. Now the last two are in captivity Martin Chulov Middle East correspondent Fri 9 Feb 2018 15.23 GMT El Shafee Elsheikh, Mohammed Emwazi, Aine Lesley Davis and Alexanda Kotey. All are now dead or captured Composite: supplied https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/feb/09/jihadist-beatles-britons-face-isis-cruelty -
Police holding suspect did not use guns ‘to prevent situation from turning into a drama’ Agence France-Presse Thu 8 Feb 2018 02.47 GMT A suspected drug trafficker has escaped from police in a Spanish hospital after a gang stormed the building Photograph: EPA https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/feb/08/gang-storms-hospital-in-spain-to-release-arrested-drug-suspect
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Wearing four-inch heels and foregoing any breaks, Pelosi spent the majority of her time reading letters from Dreamers Thu 8 Feb 2018 16.31 GMT Lauren Gambino in Washington Vid in link https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/feb/08/nancy-pelosi-gives-record-eight-hour-speech-on-dreamers
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From the smart drug modafinil to oxygen chambers, interest in cognitive enhancement is growing. But can it actually make you cleverer? I tried to find out David Adam Wed 7 Feb 2018 08.55 GMT Last modified on Wed 7 Feb 2018 10.57 GMT David Adam: ‘For 30 minutes each night for a week I aimed the current at my anterior temporal lobes, above my ears.’ Photograph: David Levene for the Guardian More pics in link https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2018/feb/07/brain-hacking-smart-drugs-electrical-stimulation-iq-mensa-modafinil
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Generations of sustained traumas haunt the Aleut Community of St Paul Island, but shelters, social workers and programs aim to help Thu 8 Feb 2018 11.00 GMT By Jill Burke The community of Saint Paul island, population 500, halfway between Russia and Alaska Photograph: Ash Adams for the Guardian More pics in link https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/feb/08/alaska-domestic-abuse-st-paul-island-alcoholism-shelters
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Plan to avert shutdown would raise defense and non-defense spending by $300bn but doesn’t resolve the immigration reform issue Thu 8 Feb 2018 17.46 GMT Lauren Gambino in Washington Mitch McConnell unveiled the deal on Wednesday after months of fraught negotiations Photograph: Shawn Thew/EPA https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/feb/08/congress-rushes-again-to-pass-budget-deal-amid-fresh-bipartisan-opposition
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In an excerpt from her new book, Hsiao-Hung Pai talks to Adedayo, who has been living in the Cara di Mineo camp for more than a year Hsiao-Hung Pai Thu 8 Feb 2018 07.00 GMT Last modified on Thu 8 Feb 2018 07.01 GMT Asylum seekers in Cara di Mineo, Europe’s largest reception centre for asylum seekers Photograph: Alamy More pics in link https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/feb/08/the-camp-is-run-by-bad-people-an-asylum-seekers-life-in-sicily
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Preliminary inquiry into Philippine president is ICC’s first in a south-east Asian nation Hannah Ellis-Petersen South-east Asia correspondent Thu 8 Feb 2018 13.34 GMT Philippines president Rodrigo Duterte in Manila Photograph: Mark R Cristino/EPA https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/feb/08/icc-claims-crimes-against-humanity-duterte-philippines
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I am used to receiving abusive messages and being publicly maligned. Now, however, attacks on me have reached troubling new heights Thu 8 Feb 2018 14.14 GMT By David Palumbo-Liu ‘University administrators seem loath to aggressively protect their faculty’ Photograph: Ramin Talaie for the Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/feb/08/stanford-professor-mccarthyism-antifa
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Folha de S Paulo claims social media giant is encouraging fake news Facebook has become ‘inhospitable terrain for … quality content’ Dom Phillips in Rio de Janeiro Thu 8 Feb 2018 16.24 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2018/feb/08/facebook-brazil-newspaper-folha-de-s-paulo-fake-news
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Failed assault on US-controlled base comes as regime continues to bombard eastern Ghouta Kareem Shaheen in Istanbul Thu 8 Feb 2018 14.11 GMT A man carries a child through rubble after a regime airstrike in Douma, Syria Photograph: Bassam Khabieh/Reuters https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/feb/08/more-than-100-assad-fighters-killed-clash-with-us-eastern-syria
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Amelia Powell enjoys the money and freedom of serving coffee in her underwear, but Everett, Washington, may shut it down Lucy Rock Wed 7 Feb 2018 11.00 GMT Last modified on Wed 7 Feb 2018 15.35 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/feb/07/bikini-baristas-cover-up-coffee-washington-state
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Should California be split into two states, one conservative and one progressive? Under Trump, a far-fetched idea has found a home in fringe, frustrated communities Wed 7 Feb 2018 10.00 GMT Sam Levin in San Francisco A Trump supporter in California. A movement known as ‘New California’ wants conservative areas to declare independence from the rest of the state Photograph: David Maung/EPA More pics in link https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/feb/07/new-california-movement-rightwing-resistance-liberal-trump
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Congress rushes to agree deal to avert another shutdown Pelosi says package must consider immigration legislation Wed 7 Feb 2018 17.31 GMT Lauren Gambino in Washington Nancy Pelosi said on Wednesday: ‘Without a commitment from Paul Ryan, this package does not have my support.’ Photograph: Jose Luis Magana/AP https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/feb/07/democrats-pelosi-immigration-dreamers-shutdown
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Wynn, who has also stepped down as finance chairman of Republican National Committee, has denied accusations as ‘preposterous’ Reuters Wed 7 Feb 2018 04.05 GMT Steve Wynn, who was chairman and CEO of Wynn Resorts before he stood down Photograph: Mike Blake/Reuters https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/feb/07/casino-mogul-steve-wynn-resigns-ceo-sexual-harassment-claims
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Patrick Soon-Shiong buys California newspapers from Tronc for $500m in cash, allowing paper to repay outstanding debt Associated Press in Los Angeles Wed 7 Feb 2018 14.12 GMT People walk by the Los Angeles Times building in Los Angeles, California Tuesday Photograph: Mario Anzuoni/Reuters https://www.theguardian.com/media/2018/feb/07/los-angeles-times-and-san-diego-union-tribune-sold-to-biotech-billionaire
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Coalition between Angela Merkel’s CDU and the SPD makes AfD the main opposition party Wed 7 Feb 2018 14.33 GMT Philip Oltermann in Berlin Germany’s system of proportional representation will not assign the AfD (leaders Alexander Gauland and Alice Weidel pictured) an official status Photograph: Tobias Schwarz/AFP/Getty Images https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/feb/07/germanys-rightwing-afd-gears-up-to-play-noisy-opposition-role
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Britons living in EU can take case to ECJ arguing existing rights cannot be removed after Brexit Wed 7 Feb 2018 15.27 GMT Lisa O'Carroll Brexit correspondent British nationals outside the court in Amsterdam where they won the right to take their case to the ECJ Photograph: Victor Lacken for the Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2018/feb/07/british-group-wins-right-to-take-brexit-case-to-european-court
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What could the result of the poll be, and what will it mean for the country and the EU? Wed 7 Feb 2018 05.00 GMT by Jon Henley European affairs correspondent https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/feb/07/italys-election-everything-you-need-to-know
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As well as prime beach territory, the Baja peninsula has mountains, deserts and waters teeming with marine life. Our writer hits the road in Mazatlán, destination: Tijuana Wed 7 Feb 2018 06.30 GMT By Duncan Tucker Shine on … the beach at Mazatlán, Mexico, the town is known as the Pearl of the Pacific Photograph: Alamy More pics in link https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2018/feb/07/beach-hopping-baja-california-mexico-peninsula-tijuana-mazatlan
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A heavy-duty rocket from Elon Musk’s private company launches for the first time and aims to make spaceflight cheaper and easier Alan Yuhas Tue 6 Feb 2018 22.33 GMT First published on Tue 6 Feb 2018 19.40 GMT Vid in link https://www.theguardian.com/science/live/2018/feb/06/spacex-falcon-heavy-launch-elon-musk-live-updates
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To satisfy an elitist, narrative fetish about ‘Trump Country’, photographers from outside have long ignored my region’s diversity Elizabeth Catte Tue 6 Feb 2018 11.00 GMT Last modified on Tue 6 Feb 2018 11.10 GMT Cora Hairston, in West Virginia, photographed by Roger May. Hairston’s father surrendered his body in both life and death to coal, writes Elisabeth Catte Photograph: Roger May More pics in link https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/feb/06/what-youre-getting-wrong-about-appalachia
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Former White House senior strategist will defy subpoena, citing lack of agreement on scope of questioning, says individual familiar with matter Guardian staff and Reuters Tue 6 Feb 2018 04.58 GMT The panel wants Steve Bannon to testify as part of its investigation of allegations that Russia sought to influence the 2016 presidential election Photograph: The Washington Post/Getty Images https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/feb/06/trump-russia-steve-bannon-refuses-to-testify-before-house-committee-source
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Thousands lured to attend Trump’s expensive but overblown real-estate seminars will finally get most of their money back Tue 6 Feb 2018 21.41 GMT Last modified on Tue 6 Feb 2018 21.45 GMT Joanna Walters and agencies Donald Trump announces the establishment of Trump University on 23 May 2005 Photograph: Bebeto Matthews/AP https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/feb/06/trump-university-court-upholds-25m-settlement-to-give-students-money-back
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Oddie Shoupe is being sued for excessive force after telling deputies to shoot unarmed Michael Dial rather than risk damage to police cars Tue 6 Feb 2018 18.29 GMT Jamiles Lartey In June, the county district attorney declared the shooting justified Photograph: Getty Images/Westend61 https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/feb/06/tennessee-sheriff-caught-on-tape-killing-suspect-lawsuit
