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Overdose in America: analysis reveals deaths rising in some regions even as US sees national decline
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Overdose in America: analysis reveals deaths rising in some regions even as US sees national decline
Guardian analysis finds wide geographical disparities in fatalities linked to the public health crisis
US politics live  
John Bolton expected to surrender to authorities on Friday after being indicted
US non-profits  
US non-profits ‘lock arms’ amid Trump’s menacing of George Soros: ‘We will not be intimidated’
Ukraine  
Trump-Putin phone call dims Kyiv hopes for US Tomahawk missiles
Middle East live  
Infectious diseases in Gaza ‘spiralling out of control’, says WHO
In focus
‘Finances are getting tighter’: US car repossessions surge as more Americans default on auto loans
US economy  
‘Finances are getting tighter’: US car repossessions surge as more Americans default on auto loans
Wall Street sounds alarm over strain throughout car lending market as experts warn of potential risks for wider economy
Technology  
‘Legacies condensed to AI slop’: OpenAI Sora videos of the dead raise alarm with legal experts
Environment  
What the datacenter boom means for America’s environment – and electricity bills
Features
Palestine 36 director Annemarie Jacir: ‘We don’t want a state, we just want to live’
Film  
Palestine 36 director Annemarie Jacir: ‘We don’t want a state, we just want to live’
Fresh from a 20-minute ovation at Toronto, the film-maker’s historical drama reveals how Britain’s 1936 crackdown created the blueprint for the ongoing genocide in Gaza
Music  
Ace Frehley powered Kiss to greatness
Opinion
Maga is painting Saturday’s protests as violent treason. Prove them wrong
Maga is painting Saturday’s protests as violent treason. Prove them wrong
Trump’s peace plan is just about holding together, but may be unravelled by two unresolved issues
Sports
NFL  
Flacco leads Bengals past Steelers with late drive and McPherson field goal
Flacco leads Bengals past Steelers with late drive and McPherson field goal
Chess  
Ukraine soldier grandmaster wins gold medal at European team championships
Culture
Diane Keaton  
Elliott Gould remembers Diane Keaton – ‘We snuck into a bush and she said: ‘This is called making out’’
Elliott Gould remembers Diane Keaton – ‘We snuck into a bush and she said: ‘This is called making out’’
The reader interview  
Pop-rock wizard Todd Rundgren: ‘When I met John Lennon, he was a bundle of rags with nothing to say’
Lifestyle
The secrets of sleep  
Night owls versus early birds: who is superior according to science?
Night owls versus early birds: who is superior according to science?
You be the judge  
Should my housemates bring the garbage bins in?
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US  
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75% of Americans report soaring prices as Trump claims inflation ‘over’
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Panic as US federal workers scramble to find out if they’ve been fired
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