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Bid to tackle extremism in US military unlikely to be revived under Trump
US military  
Bid to tackle extremism in US military unlikely to be revived under Trump
Twin terror attacks bring renewed focus on scourge of extremism, but efforts to effect change have so far stalled
House of Representatives  
Mike Johnson faces leadership test as US House begins new session with vote
New Orleans  
New Orleans truck attack: investigations continue into suspect’s path to radicalization
Health  
Alcohol use is the third leading preventable cause of cancer in the US – report
Mafia  
Families of Sicilian mafia victims fear return of freed mobsters
In focus
Shunned and shamed, Pakistan’s trans community finally gets help for TB
Pakistan  
Shunned and shamed, Pakistan’s trans community finally gets help for TB
Often forced into sex work, trans people are at higher risk of tuberculosis but face abuse when they seek treatment. Now screening and outreach work are helping tackle the disease
New Orleans truck attack  
‘Worst-case scenario’: when needed most, New Orleans bollards were missing in action
Analysis  
Why supporters of South Korea’s impeached president Yoon Suk Yeol are flying US flags
Spotlight
How a community of romance novel readers became activists
US politics  
How a community of romance novel readers became activists
Many people in ‘romancelandia’ have rallied voters through podcasts and phone banks – and joined school boards
Interview  
‘We were strapped to this babbling circus’: Scissor Sisters on their reunion, rightwing reactionaries – and riotous origins
Experience  
I paid £55,000 for a beer
The alternatives  
‘A place for kids to play and a place to store water’: the stormwater capture zone that is also a playground
The experts  
Love your liver! 19 simple ways to look after this incredible organ, chosen by doctors
2025 culture preview  
The 50 must-see TV shows for 2025
Opinion
Here’s a New Year’s resolution for Trump’s America: no snitching
Hamilton Nolan
Here’s a New Year’s resolution for Trump’s America: no snitching
Why does modern life often feel like the seven circles of digital hell?
Margaret Sullivan
Sports
NFL  
NFL playoff race: Vikings and Lions vie for inside track to Super Bowl LIX
NFL playoff race: Vikings and Lions vie for inside track to Super Bowl LIX
College football  
Notre Dame see off Georgia to join CFP semi-finals with Penn State, Ohio State and Texas
Culture
Film  
Andrew Garfield on weepie rom-com We Live in Time: ‘I love that this film wears its heart on its sleeve’
Andrew Garfield on weepie rom-com We Live in Time: ‘I love that this film wears its heart on its sleeve’
Neil Young  
Neil Young confirms he will headline Glastonbury after ‘error in information’ prompted him to pull out
In case you missed it
Stolen skulls and colonial trauma: the Tanzanians searching for ancestral remains
Tanzania  
Stolen skulls and colonial trauma: the Tanzanians searching for ancestral remains
Documentary about families’ mission to return relatives’ remains reveals how pain passes through generations
How to start  
‘The only thing you need is your own mind’: how to start meditating
Analysis  
Arrest standoff shows defiance of impeached South Korean president
Society  
Disability advocate Alice Wong on resistance in the new year: ‘Life is a dumpster fire, but I’m not alone’
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