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Two years ago, on a French train, three young Americans took down a man who was armed with an AK-47 and 300 rounds of ammunition. Now, they’re film stars. Where will their extraordinary lives go next? Tue 6 Feb 2018 06.00 GMT Last modified on Tue 6 Feb 2018 11.43 GMT Emine Saner Spencer Stone, Alek Skarlatos and Anthony Sadler on the set of The 15:17 to Paris Photograph: Robert Ascroft More pics in link https://www.theguardian.com/film/2018/feb/06/lives-prepared-train-attack-friends-heroes-hollywood-stars -
Andy Stelman on the prejudice suffered by his father and other Jews in the Polish army, and Zaki Cooper on Poland’s attempt to outlaw discussion of its role in the Holocaust Tue 6 Feb 2018 18.22 GMT Last modified on Tue 6 Feb 2018 22.00 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/feb/06/polish-antisemitism-during-the-second-world-war
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Antifascists say authorities have no will to stop ‘unconstitutional’ far-right parties Tue 6 Feb 2018 14.06 GMT Lorenzo Tondo in Palermo Far-right activists perform fascist salutes during a rally in 2012 Photograph: Tiziana Fabi/AFP/Getty Images https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/feb/06/attacks-on-immigrants-highlight-rise-of-fascist-groups-in-italy
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In half of US states, there is no legal minimum age for marriage; a 40-year-old man can, in theory, marry a five-year-old girl. But Florida may soon ban the practice for under-18s. We meet the former child brides campaigning for change Renate van der Zee Tue 6 Feb 2018 13.43 GMT Last modified on Tue 6 Feb 2018 22.00 GMT Sherry Johnson, Florida-based anti-child marriage campaigner who was forced to marry aged 11 in 1971 Photograph: Katharina Bracher More pics in link https://www.theguardian.com/inequality/2018/feb/06/it-put-an-end-to-my-childhood-the-hidden-scandal-of-us-child-marriage
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Girl, three, and boy, 13, killed in separate incidents Police close three major highways after violence near Maré favela Tue 6 Feb 2018 21.55 GMT Dom Phillips in Rio de Janeiro Policemen take up positions during an operation against drug dealers near the Maré slum complex in Rio de Janeiro on Tuesday Photograph: Ricardo Moraes/Reuters https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/feb/06/rio-gang-violence-brazil-children-killed-carnival
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‘Make America great again,’ he says. If it doesn’t pan out, it won’t be his fault: it will be yours, for doubting Tue 6 Feb 2018 19.04 GMT By Martyn Percy Donald Trump with Rabbi Marvin Hier, Cardinal Donald Wuerl and Pastor Paula White in the Rose Garden of the White House Photograph: NurPhoto/NurPhoto via Getty Images https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/feb/06/donald-trump-faith-politics-religious-presidency
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Humanitarian coordinator Panos Moumtzis calls for ceasefire to ease ‘dramatic deterioration’ Martin Chulov Middle East correspondent Tue 6 Feb 2018 18.28 GMT The aftermath of regime airstrikes on the besieged rebel-held enclave of Kafr Batna near Damascus on Tuesday Photograph: Amer Almohibany/AFP/Getty Images More pics in link https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/feb/06/we-can-no-longer-stay-silent-un-outrage-at-syrian-suffering
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The Dow Jones industrial average dropped 4.6% as investors fled amid fears of rising interest rates: ‘This was volatility unleashed’ Phillip Inman and Edward Helmore Mon 5 Feb 2018 22.06 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/business/2018/feb/05/stock-markets-continue-to-fall-amid-interest-rate-hike-fears
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Lawyers for 32-year-old student argued he would be at risk of killing himself in US Mon 5 Feb 2018 11.21 GMT Owen Bowcott Legal affairs correspondent Vid in link https://www.theguardian.com/law/2018/feb/05/hacking-suspect-lauri-love-wins-appeal-against-extradition-to-us
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Senators set to pitch a bipartisan immigration bill that would grant permanent legal status to Dreamers and increase border security Mon 5 Feb 2018 19.25 GMT Ben Jacobs in Washington The three-week patchwork funding deal that ended the January shutdown is set to end on Thursday Photograph: J Scott Applewhite/AP https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/feb/05/republicans-and-democrats-poised-for-yet-another-immigration-duel
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Justice Samuel Alito rejected a Republican plea to block an order from the state supreme court to devise new congressional districts Associated Press in Washington Mon 5 Feb 2018 18.30 GMT The US supreme court, which has dealt a blow to alleged Republican efforts to gerrymander Pennsylvania Photograph: Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty Images https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/feb/05/supreme-court-allows-pennsylvania-redistricting-to-proceed
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Why should the victims and witnesses of the Holocaust have to watch what they say for fear of being arrested? Mon 5 Feb 2018 18.03 GMT Last modified on Mon 5 Feb 2018 22.00 GMT Letters Children show their tattooed identification numbers during the liberation of Auschwitz Photograph: HO/REUTERS https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/feb/05/polish-law-denies-reality-of-holocaust
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Campaign to highlights potential harm of digital platforms and social media on young people, alongside a call to regulate tech companies Mon 5 Feb 2018 22.05 GMT Olivia Solon in San Francisco https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2018/feb/05/tech-addiction-former-facebook-google-employees-campaign
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Donald Trump’s criticisms of the NHS suggest he doesn’t know much about our system – or the one he presides over Mon 5 Feb 2018 17.36 GMT By James Ball ‘It’s true that thousands of people took to the streets over the weekend – on a march to try to protect an institution they care about a great deal.’ Photograph: Wiktor Szymanowicz/Barcroft Images https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/feb/05/americans-uk-health-system-trump-nhs
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The Eagles’ triumph over New England Patriots sparks unruly street scenes on Broad Street Associated Press Mon 5 Feb 2018 09.43 GMT Last modified on Mon 5 Feb 2018 10.07 GMT Philadelphia Eagles fans celebrate on the city’s famous Broad Street Photograph: Corey Perrine/Getty Images More pics in link https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/feb/05/philadephia-eagles-wild-celebrations-new-england-patriots-super-bowl-lii
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Republican Rick West likely to face strong opposition Seven states allow use of drugs to reduce offenders’ testosterone Associated Press in Oklahoma City Sat 3 Feb 2018 15.26 GMT Rick West said the move was in response to a constituent’s request. ‘When I knocked on that guy’s door when I was campaigning, he said: ‘I’ll vote for you if you’ll run this bill.’ Photograph: Sue Ogrocki/AP https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/feb/03/oklahoma-lawmaker-pushes-bill-for-chemical-castration-of-sex-offenders
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When companies bankroll politicians secretly, the ensuing backroom deals distort our economy as well as companies. Will BlackRock speak up about that? Sat 3 Feb 2018 15.00 GMT Bruce F Freed and Karl J Sandstrom ‘Make no mistake about the vast power of US companies to set the policy agenda in states and Washington.’ Photograph: Ferrell McCollough/SuperStock / Alamy https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/feb/03/blackrock-society-secret-money
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Twenty-six-year-old struck by car along with another man on Sunday Driver attempted to flee from scene of crime but was caught by police Associated Press Sun 4 Feb 2018 21.57 GMT Last modified on Sun 4 Feb 2018 22.03 GMT Edwin Jackson was praised for his ‘hard-working mentality’. Photograph: Getty Images https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2018/feb/04/edwin-jackson-indianapolis-colts-linebacker-killed-by-suspected-drunk-driver
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Train carrying 139 passengers and eight crew collided with freight train at about 2.45am Associated Press in Cayce, South Carolina Sun 4 Feb 2018 14.17 GMT Vid & pics in link https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/feb/04/dead-injured-south-carolina-train-crash
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Losses mark the highest toll in one day for the Turkish military in Operation Olive Branch Agence France-Presse Sun 4 Feb 2018 10.14 GMT Recep Tayyip Erdoğan holds olive branches as he addresses party members on Saturday, when it emerged Turkish soldiers had been killed Photograph: Murat Cetinmuhurdar/AP https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/feb/04/afrin-offensive-seven-turkish-soldiers-tank-attack-syria umb's note: meanwhile Erdogan arrived in Rome this evening for a state visit...He'll also meet the Pope.......
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The first son-in-law has run into trouble with some high-profile buildings but has rejected claims that debts could sink him Sun 4 Feb 2018 12.00 GMT by Edward Helmore in New York The old New York Times building on Times Square, Manhattan, NYC. Located at 229 W 43rd Street, it is 51% owned by Jared Kushner Photograph: Simon Leigh for the Guardian More pics in link https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/feb/04/jared-kushner-property-empire-trump
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guardian news How Bill Gates aims to clean up the planet
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It’s a simple idea: strip CO2 from the air and use it to produce carbon-neutral fuel. But can it work on an industrial scale? John Vidal Sun 4 Feb 2018 09.00 GMT Carbon Engineering’s direct air capture plant in Squamish, British Columbia, one of the few such facilities in the world Photograph: pembina.org More pics in link https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/feb/04/carbon-emissions-negative-emissions-technologies-capture-storage-bill-gates -
‘The top Leadership and Investigators of the FBI and the Justice Department have politicized the sacred investigative process in favor of Democrats and against Republicans’ Alan Yuhas in New York and Luke Harding in London Fri 2 Feb 2018 12.38 GMT President Donald Trump addressing the Republican National Committee’s winter meeting Photograph: Yuri Gripas/Reuters https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/feb/02/donald-trump-fbi-justice-department-russia-investigation
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Space company Energia will offer ‘comfortable’ flights for up to six people onboard the NEM-2 module Agence France-Presse Fri 2 Feb 2018 01.38 GMT Five to six tourists a year will be able to take a space trip lasting up to 10 days Photograph: Swann Galleries/Swann Auction Galleries https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/feb/02/russia-to-offer-tourists-spacewalks-for-100m-with-discount-for-first-taker
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Martin Luther King’s ‘helpmate’ was a seasoned civil rights campaigner in her own right – ‘never just a wife, never just a widow’ Sat 3 Feb 2018 11.00 GMT by Jeanne Theoharis https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/feb/03/coretta-scott-king-extract
