2023 Articles

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Wild weather varies across US, with brutal snow storms and record high temperatures

 

Winter weather led to cancelled flights and closed highways in multiple states, while other states saw summer-like temperatures

 

Associated Press

Thu 23 Feb 2023 13.34 GMT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/feb/23/winter-storms-us-high-temperatures-snow-blizzard-winds

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‘One billionaire at a time’: inside the Swiss clinics where the super-rich go for rehab

 

For the ultra-wealthy and the super-famous, regular therapy won’t do

 

Thu 23 Feb 2023 06.00 GMT

by Sophie Elmhirst

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2023/feb/23/one-billionaire-at-a-time-swiss-clinics-super-rich-rehab-therapy-paracelsus-kusnacht

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Officials identify Florida journalist killed while reporting at scene of murder

 

Dylan Lyons, a reporter for Spectrum News 13, died in a shooting on Wednesday that also took the life of a nine-year-old girl

 

Sam Levine in New York

Thu 23 Feb 2023 14.05 GMT








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https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/feb/23/florida-shooting-dylan-lyons-spectrum-journalist
 

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The American climate migration has already begun

 

Last year, 3 million were displaced in the US. Millions more will follow – and neither they, the government or the housing market are ready

 

Thu 23 Feb 2023 11.11 GMT

Jake Bittle

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/feb/23/us-climate-crisis-housing-migration-natural-disasters

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Parts of US see earliest spring conditions on record: ‘Climate change playing out in real time’

 

Parts of Texas, Arkansas, Ohio and Maryland, along with New York, are all recording their earliest spring conditions on record

 

Oliver Milman and Aliya Uteuova

Fri 24 Feb 2023 10.00 GMT











https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/feb/24/early-spring-us-climate-change-record
 

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US billionaire financier Thomas Lee found dead at 78

 

A US billionaire financier who helped pioneer the debt-fuelled corporate acquisition known as a leveraged buyout has been found dead, his family says

 

7 hours ago

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-64753081

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‘Strongest snowstorm in years’ leaves Californians delighted and frozen

 

The Hollywood sign was dusted in white as arctic air blew across the state, triggering blizzard warnings for the first time since 1989

 

Gabrielle Canon in San Francisco

Sat 25 Feb 2023 06.00 GMT













https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/feb/24/california-snow-los-angeles-san-francisco-bay-area
 

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Texas students raise $250,000 for 80-year-old school janitor forced out of retirement

 

After Mr James’s rent increased by $400, he had to go back to work, but students raised enough funds for him to retire again

 

Sam Levine

Fri 24 Feb 2023 18.41 GMT









https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/feb/24/texas-students-retired-school-janitor-rent-increase



 

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Rare winter freeze blankets California in ice and snow – in pictures

 

An unusually cold storm blew through the west coast this week, bringing dangerous conditions but also delight. Parts of the Los Angeles area were under their first blizzard warning since 1989, ice swirled around the iconic Hollywood sign, and further north, Bay Area residents saw flurries that frosted beaches and vineyards in white

 

Guardian staff and agencies

Fri 24 Feb 2023 23.52 GMT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/gallery/2023/feb/24/california-winter-freeze-snow-pictures-los-angeles

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California man sets world record after visiting Disneyland for 2,995 days

 

Jeff Reitz started visiting the theme park in Anaheim in 2012, when he was unemployed, as an excuse to leave his house and exercise

 

Ramon Antonio Vargas

Sun 26 Feb 2023 06.00 GMT











https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/feb/25/california-disneyland-world-record-most-visits
 

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Colorado sheriff honors deputy after he killed man who mistakenly got in wrong car

 

Richard Ward, 32, was shot thrice at close range by Charles McWhorter, who received a purple heart award

 

Ramon Antonio Vargas

Sat 25 Feb 2023 16.54 GMT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/feb/25/colorado-sheriff-office-purple-heart-officer-shot-richard-ward

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Winter storms leave 250,000 people without power across the US

 

Several states in the midwest and north-east brace for rain and storms as many areas still work to regain power

 

Gloria Oladipo

Mon 27 Feb 2023 17.31 GMT










https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/feb/27/us-winter-storms
 

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Mexican president posts photo of what he claims is a Maya elf

 

Andrés Manuel López Obrador said the photo appeared to show an alux, a creature from Yucatán folklore

 

Associated Press

Mon 27 Feb 2023 13.24 GMT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/feb/27/mexican-president-andres-manuel-lopez-obrador-photo-elf-alux

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Ransomware attack on US Marshals compromises sensitive information

 

Federal agency best known for tracking down fugitives suffered security breach on 17 February

 

Guardian staff and agencies

Tue 28 Feb 2023 13.40 GMT












https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/feb/28/us-marshals-ransomware-attack-compromises-sensitive-information
 

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‘No further hope’ for Tom Sizemore after brain aneurysm, actor’s family says

 

A representative for the Saving Private Ryan and Heat actor confirmed his family is deciding end-of-life matters, 10 days after he was hospitalised

 

Sian Cain

Tue 28 Feb 2023 03.27 GMT









https://www.theguardian.com/film/2023/feb/28/no-further-hope-for-tom-sizemore-after-brain-aneurysm-actors-family-says

Sorry to hear....Good actor (Saving Private Ryan, Heat, Lock up etc)
 

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Greece train crash: at least 40 killed and dozens injured in collision

 

Up to 60 people missing as rescuers continue efforts to find survivors of head-on crash near Larissa

 

Helena Smith in Athens

Wed 1 Mar 2023 11.12 GMT









Vid

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/mar/01/greece-train-crash-deaths-injuries-larissa-collision-derailment
 

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Carbon emissions from global SUV fleet outweighs that of most countries

 

Popularity of sport utility vehicles driving higher oil demand and climate crisis, say experts

 

Damian Carrington Environment editor

Tue 28 Feb 2023 13.37 GMT











https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/feb/28/carbon-emissions-global-suv-sport-utility-vehicles-oil-climate
 

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China leading US in technology race in all but a few fields, thinktank finds

 

Year-long study finds China leads in 37 of 44 areas it tracked, with potential for a monopoly in areas such as nanoscale materials and synthetic biology

 

Daniel Hurst

Thu 2 Mar 2023 05.00 GMT












https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/mar/02/china-leading-us-in-technology-race-in-all-but-a-few-fields-thinktank-finds
 

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Greek train crash: anger grows as government admits network problems

 

Admission of ‘chronic public sector ills’ comes as death toll rises to 46 with 10 still missing

 

Helena Smith in Athens

Thu 2 Mar 2023 14.50 GMT









https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/mar/02/greek-train-crash-anger-grows-as-government-admits-network-problems
 

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Bags containing 2.3 tonnes of cocaine wash up on Normandy coast

 

Drug with street value of £133m found in two batches of watertight packages

 

Agence France-Presse in Paris

Thu 2 Mar 2023 18.28 GMT












https://www.theguardian.com/society/2023/mar/02/bags-of-cocaine-wash-up-on-normandy-coast
 

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‘You’ll have your own cove’: readers’ favourite budget beach stays in Europe

 

From a pine-shaded eco-resort in Croatia to a campsite in Portugal, our tipsters share their favourite breaks

 

Guardian readers

Fri 3 Mar 2023 11.00 GMT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2023/mar/03/readers-favourite-budget-beach-campsites-hotels-in-europe

 

The 2 Countries I love most in Europe are Spain and Portugal....Friendly people, good food, beautiful cities & places, still reasonable prices ( generally speaking).......JMHO

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Unusually heavy snowfall on US west coast is ‘once-in-a-generation’ event

 

California governor declares state of emergency in 13 counties while Portland, Oregon, sees second snowiest day in history

 

Dani Anguiano in Los Angeles and agencies

Fri 3 Mar 2023 15.36 GMT












https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/mar/02/west-coast-snowfall-once-in-a-generation-california-oregon
 

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FBI grilled Leonardo DiCaprio over ties to Malaysian fugitive financier – report

 

Files show actor had relationship with Jho Low, on the run over links to 1MDB scandal, and Kim Kardashian was also interviewed

 

Maya Yang

Fri 3 Mar 2023 19.12 GMT










https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/mar/03/leonardo-dicaprio-jho-low-malaysian-1mdb-scandal
 

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French ‘narco-tourism’ alert as washed-up cocaine draws beachcombers

 

Residents on Normandy coast describe influx of unfamiliar people after news of 2 tonnes of drug arriving onshore

 

Agence France-Presse

Fri 3 Mar 2023 18.02 GMT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/mar/03/french-narco-tourism-alert-as-washed-up-cocaine-draws-beachcombers

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Tom Sizemore, star of Saving Private Ryan, dies aged 61 after brain aneurysm

 

The actor, best known for his tough-guy roles in war and action movies including Black Hawk Down, also had a turbulent private life

 

Andrew Pulver

Sat 4 Mar 2023 03.50 GMT














https://www.theguardian.com/film/2023/mar/04/tom-sizemore-star-of-saving-private-ryan-dies-aged-61-after-brain-aneurysm-reports