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Rightwing extremists defeated by Democrats in school board elections
US education  
Rightwing extremists defeated by Democrats in school board elections
Republican-backed culture warrior candidates fare poorly in Illinois and Wisconsin, offering hope to the left
‘Many of us are struggling’  
Why US universities are facing a wave of strikes
Abortion  
Supreme court to decide on abortion pill access after extending deadline
Twitter  
Elon Musk pays for Stephen King and LeBron James to keep Twitter blue ticks
Live  
Russia-Ukraine war: Moscow accidentally bombs own city of Belgorod
Ukraine invasion
All members have agreed Ukraine will eventually join alliance, says Stoltenberg
Nato  
All members have agreed Ukraine will eventually join alliance, says Stoltenberg
Secretary general says countries have agreed Kyiv will join military alliance when war with Russia is over
'A readymade museum'  
Putin looks back to WWII with refurb of Stalin-era bomb shelters
Belgorod  
Russian plane accidentally strikes city leaving 20m crater
At a glance  
What we know on day 422 of the invasion
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Second woman claims she was raped by colleagues while working at British business group
Exclusive  
Second woman claims she was raped by colleagues while working at British business group
Exclusive: Another female employee complained she was stalked by a male colleague in 2018 at the business lobbying group
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Meeting America’s new exorcists
Demons be gone  
Meeting America’s new exorcists
Deliverance from demons is a booming practice among evangelical Christians, promising freedom from afflictions ranging from addiction to cancer
‘Hipster eugenics’  
Why is the media cosying up to people who want to build a super race?
TS, SI, FVEY  
What the Pentagon leak initials tell us about modern spying
The National’s Matt Berninger  
'I have a healthy marriage because I write about looking into the abyss’
Follow the money  
The story of slavery and Shakespeare’s First Folio
France  
The long history of protesting with pots and pans
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Opinion
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Brexiters have a new threat to focus their nationalism on: China. But their influence is waning
Sports
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Gervonta Davis and Ryan Garcia pledge violence in year’s biggest fight
FA Cup and Premier League  
Ten things to look out for this weekend
Culture
Evil Dead Rise review  
Solid horror reboot brings the gore
Solid horror reboot brings the gore
Doctor Who  
BBC releases first images of Ncuti Gatwa and Millie Gibson
Explore
The tiny Tuscan town facing down a gas ship
'We don't feel safe'  
The tiny Tuscan town facing down a gas ship
People in the sleepy port of Piombino are concerned about the effects of the hurriedly installed regasification unit on its marine ecosystem
Life expectancy  
Elite sportspeople can live five years longer, study finds
Like Burning Man meets Mad Max  
Eclipse hunters gather in Australia for ‘otherwordly’ event
The long read  
How a paramilitary leader fell out with the army and plunged Sudan into war
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