‘January 6 never ended’: alarm at Trump pardon pledge for Capitol insurrectionists (www.theguardian.com)
The ex-president has said he would pardon those convicted of violence, obstructing Congress and seditious conspiracy...
An Alabama woman was imprisoned for ‘endangering’ her fetus. She gave birth in a jail shower (www.theguardian.com)
Flowers become incels due to climate change. (www.theguardian.com)
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Palestinians desperate to flee Gaza pay thousands in bribes to ‘brokers’ (www.theguardian.com)
Fixers with alleged links to Egyptian intelligence are making a fortune in ‘fees’ from people hoping to exit through the Rafah crossing
Italy urged to cancel pro-Russian events accused of spreading propaganda (www.theguardian.com)
“We need to increase our attention regarding these phenomena and dynamics, all the more so as we approach the European elections, which represent for Putin a functional junction for the destabilisation of our democracies,” wrote Pina Picierno, a vice-president of the European parliament and member of the Democratic party.
In the race for AI supremacy, China and the US are travelling on entirely different tracks (www.theguardian.com)
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Cookies and candy are latest victims of climate crisis as sugar prices surge (www.theguardian.com)
The climate crisis has been previously identified as a threat to coffee and beer, and its impact could now be stretching to another of life’s joys: dessert....
Global heating will pass 1.5C threshold this year, top ex-Nasa scientist says (www.theguardian.com)
The internationally agreed threshold to prevent the Earth from spiraling into a new superheated era will be “passed for all practical purposes” during 2024, the man known as the godfather of climate science has warned....
Meloni urged to ban neofascist groups after crowds filmed saluting in Rome (www.theguardian.com)
Brexit has completely failed for UK, say clear majority of Britons – poll (www.theguardian.com)
Only one in 10 feel leaving the EU has helped their finances, while just 9% say it has benefited the NHS, despite £350m a week pledge according to new poll...
Israel says Gaza fighting could last a year, amplifying fears of regional war (www.theguardian.com)
Israeli defence officials and former senior intelligence officers have said they expect fighting in Gaza to continue for at least a year, raising the prospect of thousands more civilian casualties, a deepening humanitarian crisis and a continuing grave threat to regional stability....
German farmers block roads with tractors in subsidies protest (www.theguardian.com)
Lauren Boebert denies allegations that she punched ex-husband in restaurant (www.theguardian.com)
Colorado police reportedly arrived after Jayson Boebert called and claimed he was ‘victim of domestic violence’ and punched in face...
Flowers ‘giving up’ on scarce insects and evolving to self-pollinate, say scientists (www.theguardian.com)
Flowers are “giving up on” pollinators and evolving to be less attractive to them as insect numbers decline, researchers have said....
Donald Trump did not sign Illinois pledge not to overthrow government (www.theguardian.com)
Former president sidestepped signing state’s loyalty oath, which opponents Nikki Haley and Chris Christie also have not signed...
Over-70s are UK’s most online adults after twentysomethings, survey shows (www.theguardian.com)
Oregon teacher finds fuselage from Boeing 737 Max 9 in his back yard (www.theguardian.com)
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Wife of financier who called for Harvard head’s exit faces plagiarism allegations (www.theguardian.com)
After Claudine Gay was ousted amid accusations of plagiarism, Neri Oxman was accused of copying from Wikipedia in dissertation...
Nearly 200 names linked to Jeffrey Epstein expected to be made public (www.theguardian.com)
List could be released as soon as Tuesday after deadline for objections to unsealing of names passes midnight Monday...
Israel could keep security control of Gaza after Hamas defeat, says defence minister (www.theguardian.com)
The numbers that reveal the extent of the destruction in Gaza (www.theguardian.com)
The situation in Gaza over the last three months has been so chaotic that much of the data available comes with some sort of asterisk: it might be incomplete, or out of date, or drawn from a source that is claimed to be unreliable....
UK accused of hypocrisy in not backing claim of genocide in Gaza before ICJ (www.theguardian.com)
Wife of financier who called for Harvard head’s exit faces plagiarism allegations | The Guardian (www.theguardian.com)
When you are white and feel entitled.
Teenager charged with knife murder of gunman in Dublin restaurant (www.theguardian.com)
UK accused of hypocrisy in not backing claim of genocide in Gaza before ICJ (www.theguardian.com)