2023 Articles

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Seven dead in Texas after car drives into crowd outside migrant center

 

Police say crash may have been intentional, and driver was arrested for reckless driving and could face other charges

 

Maya Yang

Sun 7 May 2023 19.03 BST













https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/may/07/texas-car-crash-near-migrant-center-brownsville
 

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Texas mall shooting: authorities release few details one day after massacre

 

Authorities have yet to provide the names and ages of the eight victims or of the gunman, who was shot dead by police

 

Victoria Bekiempis

Sun 7 May 2023 20.23 BST













https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/may/07/texas-mall-shooting-few-details-known
 

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‘They’re sacrificing us’: a California town feels ignored months after flood

 

The small, agricultural town of Planada was inundated amid a wave of intense storms this winter. Residents, many of whom are undocumented, say they have been neglected

 

Maanvi Singh in Planada

Mon 8 May 2023 11.00 BSTLast modified on Mon 8 May 2023 11.29 BST

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/may/08/flood-ravaged-residents-ignored-planada-california

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Interpol calls for help naming 22 women murdered across Europe in past 50 years

 

Open Identify Me appeals to public for help to solve cold cases in Germany, the Netherlands and Belgium

 

Jon Henley Europe correspondent

Wed 10 May 2023 14.36 BST














https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/may/10/interpol-calls-for-help-naming-22-women-murdered-across-europe-in-past-50-years
 

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Possible meteorite crashes into bedroom in New Jersey

 

Residents were not at home in Hopewell Township when rock appeared to hit house on Monday

 

Lauren Aratani in New York

Wed 10 May 2023 15.09 BST

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/may/10/new-jersey-meteorite-bedroom

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US man leaves job interview, rescues baby in runaway stroller, then lands job

 

Ron Nessman was leaving a job interview at a California Applebee’s when he spotted a baby stroller hurtling towards a busy road

 

Ramon Antonio Vargas

Wed 10 May 2023 06.00 BST

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/may/10/baby-stroller-hero-california-traffic

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Kansas man wearing beer costume arrested for alleged drunk driving

 

Driver, dressed as a Bud Light beer can, was pulled over for suspected drunk driving near Topeka, Kansas

 

Gloria Oladipo

Thu 11 May 2023 15.58 BST












https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/may/11/kansas-man-beer-costume-alleged-drunk-driving

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US police running to voice crying for help surprised by sad goat

 

Police officers in Oklahoma responding to what they thought was a man in need of aid instead found a very upset goat

 

Lauren Aratani

Thu 11 May 2023 13.58 BST











https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/may/11/oklahoma-police-goat-help
 

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Ex-marine surrenders to authorities for subway chokehold death of Jordan Neely

 

Daniel Penny, 24, faces second-degree manslaughter charges that could carry up to 15 years in jail, according to Manhattan DA’s office

 

Guardian staff and agencies

Fri 12 May 2023 13.41 BST









https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/may/11/jordan-neely-killing-subway-new-york-criminal-charges
 

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Astronomers capture largest cosmic explosion ever witnessed

 

Fireball ‘100 times the size of the solar system’ thought to have been caused by gas being sucked into supermassive black hole

 

Hannah Devlin Science correspondent

Fri 12 May 2023 00.01 BST













https://www.theguardian.com/science/2023/may/12/astronomers-capture-largest-cosmic-explosion-ever-witnessed
 

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California’s ‘ghost lake’ reappears after sodden winter

 

New satellite images document the re-emergence of Tulare Lake, and residents brace for more flooding as snowpack starts to melt

 

Gabrielle Canon

Fri 12 May 2023 06.00 BST










https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/may/12/california-ghost-lake-nasa-images
 

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Russian diplomats in Australia refuse to pay $90,000 in traffic fines dating back 15 years

 

Exclusive: Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade is chasing hundreds of overdue fines amid repeated requests to respect the law

 

Henry Belot

Fri 12 May 2023 16.00 BST












https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/may/13/russian-diplomats-in-australia-refuse-to-pay-90000-in-traffic-fines-dating-back-15-years
 

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Earthquakes shake northern California including strong aftershock

 

Magnitude 5.5 quake strikes in Sierra Nevada but only minor damage immediately reported

 

Associated Press

Fri 12 May 2023 16.47 BST

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/may/12/earthquakes-northern-california-aftershock

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Common disinfectant wipes expose people to dangerous chemicals, research reveals

 

Researchers say wipes contain chemical group called ‘quats’, which are linked to serious health problems

 

Tom Perkins

Thu 11 May 2023 11.00 BST












https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/may/11/concern-over-increase-in-disinfectant-wipes-linked-to-health-problems
 

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Unexpected melting of Greenland glacier might double sea level rise projections

 

May 11, 2023 11:09 AM CDT By Olivia Rosane

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.peoplesworld.org/article/unexpected-melting-of-greenland-glacier-might-double-sea-level-rise-projections/

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Texas man kills girlfriend after she had an abortion in Colorado

 

Gabriella Gonzalez, 26, was shot in the head in a parking lot by Harold Thompson, 22, shortly after she ‘shrugs off’ his chokehold

 

Associated Press

Sat 13 May 2023 01.44 BST













https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/may/12/texas-woman-killed-boyfriend-abortion
 

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Thirteen-year-old girl punches shark in Florida to escape attack

 

Ella Reed was bitten in the stomach, arm, knee and finger after attack from probable bull shark, but plans to return to the water

 

Victoria Bekiempis

Sat 13 May 2023 16.01 BST












https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/may/13/girl-punches-shark-florida
 

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Isle of Man to grow cannabis business to diversify economy

 

British crown dependency hopes to license as many as 10 medicinal cannabis firms by end of 2025

 

Jasper Jolly

Mon 15 May 2023 08.00 BST

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/may/15/isle-of-man-grow-cannabis-business-diversify-economy

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US professor breaks record for longest time living underwater

 

Joseph Dituri set the record on his 74th day at a lodge situated at the bottom of a 30ft-deep lagoon and plans to stay 100 days

 

Associated Press

Mon 15 May 2023 13.17 BST













https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/may/15/us-professor-breaks-record-longest-time-living-underwater
 

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Not having cellphone allowed US boy to save runaway bus from crashing

 

While other students on the bus were engrossed with their devices, Dillon Reeves noticed the driver in distress and guided bus to safety

 

Maya Yang

Sun 14 May 2023 21.46 BST













https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/may/14/michigan-boy-saved-school-bus-no-cellphone


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Mormon church has $100bn ‘clandestine hedge fund’, says whistleblower

 

Former church investment manager claims funds were intended for charity work but spent on for-profit initiatives as a tax dodge

 

Gloria Oladipo

Mon 15 May 2023 15.48 BST














https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/may/15/mormon-church-whistleblower-taxes-hedge-fund
 

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World likely to breach 1.5C climate threshold by 2027, scientists warn

 

UN agency says El Niño and human-induced climate breakdown could combine to push temperatures into ‘uncharted territory’

 

Fiona Harvey Environment editor

Wed 17 May 2023 11.00 BST












https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/may/17/global-heating-climate-crisis-record-temperatures-wmo-research
 

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‘No one is untouchable’: Montreal mob-related killing sparks worry of gang war

 

Claudia Iacono, who was married to son of the late boss Moreno Gallo, was shot dead in her car outside the spa she owned

 

Leyland Cecco in Toronto

Thu 18 May 2023 19.09 BST












https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/may/18/montreal-mafia-mob-killing-claudia-iacono
 

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Ancient Hebrew Bible sells for $38m in New York auction

 

1,100-year-old Codex Sassoon, one of world’s oldest surviving biblical manuscripts, will be donated to museum in Israel

 

Associated Press

Thu 18 May 2023 15.37 BST












https://www.theguardian.com/books/2023/may/18/hebrew-bible-codex-sassoon-auction-38m
 

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‘Six times the size of Yosemite’: the new tribal sanctuary off the super-rich LA coast

 

Viewed by the Chumash people as their ancestral home, the Native American tribe is behind the first Indigenous-led initiative to protect the ocean and repair its damaged ecosystem

 

Thu 18 May 2023 12.25 BST

by Lucy Sherriff in Avila Beach

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/may/18/six-times-the-size-of-yosemite-the-new-marine-sanctuary-for-the-super-rich-la-coast