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Thursday

22
January
2015

















Saudi king Abdullah dies aged 90

Abdullah’s half-brother Crown Prince Salman has ascended to the throne




Obituary King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia obituary











Obituary King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia obituary




Saudi king Abdullah dies aged 90













Barrett Brown sentenced to 63 months for 'merely linking to hacked material'

The journalist and former Anonymous member says of prison term and fine in statement: ‘They’re sending me to investigate the prison-industrial complex’



Barrett Brown sentenced to 63 months for 'merely linking to hacked material'

















Florida two-year-old fatally shoots himself with father's gun

Two-year-old Kaleb Ahles reportedly lifted gun from glove compartment in car and turned it so that it faced his chest and squeezed the trigger



Florida two-year-old fatally shoots himself with father's gun













DeflateGate Tom Brady: 'I didn't alter the ball in any way'

Tom Brady addressed the media over the Patriots’ DeflateGate scandal



Tom Brady: 'I didn't alter the ball in any way'










New Apple executive's $73.3m pay packet dwarfs that of boss Tim Cook




New Apple executive's $73.3m pay packet dwarfs that of boss Tim Cook








Obama to keep Netanyahu at arm's length during controversial US trip




Obama to keep Netanyahu at arm's length during controversial US trip








Republicans drop abortion vote after revolt by female House members




Republicans drop abortion vote after revolt by female House members








Prince Andrew makes first public denial of sex allegations




Prince Andrew makes first public denial of sex allegations








Disneyland says unvaccinated kids not welcome amid measles outbreak




Disneyland says unvaccinated kids not welcome amid measles outbreak








Accused New York political power broker is no stranger to controversy




Accused New York political power broker is no stranger to controversy














highlights














The hunt for black market haggis

It’s Burns Night on Sunday and Scots will be tucking in to traditional haggis to celebrate. Unless they live in the US, where it’s banned. But surely it would be possible to track one down somewhere …




How to cook the perfect vegetarian haggis











How to cook the perfect vegetarian haggis




The hunt for black market haggis












Relief, anguish, certainty Seven women share the story of their abortion

For all the politics surrounding abortion rights, we rarely hear from the millions of women who have made the decision to end their pregnancy




You tell us What was it like to have an abortion?











You tell us What was it like to have an abortion?




Seven women share the story of their abortion


















Robert Zuckerman's faces of Hollywood 'Let's make a photo together'

Commissioned by the studios to shoot promotional stills, Zuckerman’s portraits transcended the genre – but when he got ill, the stars stopped calling



'Let's make a photo together'












Rosetta New pictures reveal crack in the neck of comet 67P

Large open crack runs for hundreds of metres and in places is a metre wide and filled with dust



New pictures reveal crack in the neck of comet 67P
















Sundance film festival
20 key movies to look out for




20 key movies to look out for












Death by chocolate New Hampshire reconsiders bait after bears overdose




New Hampshire reconsiders bait after bears overdose












Duped by Mexico’s mafia Guatemalan couple fall victim to border gang




Guatemalan couple fall victim to border gang












Republicans still believe many women lie about rape

Jessica Valenti







Republicans still believe many women lie about rape















Analysis Americans are the biggest fans of Europe's €1.1tn stimulus. But why?




Americans are the biggest fans of Europe's €1.1tn stimulus. But why?








Airpnp Need a wee and have nowhere to turn? Yes, there's an app for that




Need a wee and have nowhere to turn? Yes, there's an app for that








Climate calamity You think your city has the worst weather? Think again




You think your city has the worst weather? Think again








Tempted to use a tracking app on your partner? Read this first

Andrew Martin




Tempted to use a tracking app on your partner? Read this first








Review The Boy Next Door – Jennifer Lopez suffers reverse Fatal Attraction


2 /
5 stars








The Boy Next Door – Jennifer Lopez suffers reverse Fatal Attraction








Subterranean homesick muse Sub Pop’s Bruce Pavitt revisits 80s greatest bands




Sub Pop’s Bruce Pavitt revisits 80s greatest bands








Björk Everything that a guy says once, you have to say five times




Everything that a guy says once, you have to say five times








Backstrom: Rainn Wilson fails to convince in procedural with sass




Backstrom: Rainn Wilson fails to convince in procedural with sass








Television & radio
Did Girls reveal the truth about writing courses?




Did Girls reveal the truth about writing courses?








US personal finance
A user's guide to President Obama's new economic promises




A user's guide to President Obama's new economic promises








Women in conflict Female UN peacekeepers an all-too-rare sight




Female UN peacekeepers an all-too-rare sight








Mongolia 'Three suns' appear in rare anthelion phenomenon




'Three suns' appear in rare anthelion phenomenon








Holiday itineraries How to do Hanoi in three days




How to do Hanoi in three days













guantánamo diary










Guantánamo Diary

One man’s account of rendition, torture and detention



Guantánamo Diary













sports















Will institutional embarrassment lead the Yankees to James Shields?





Tennis Hewitt blows two-set lead over Becker at Australian Open




NBA Technology titans transform basketball











Tennis Hewitt blows two-set lead over Becker at Australian Open




NBA Technology titans transform basketball




Will institutional embarrassment lead the Yankees to James Shields?












The view from the EPL How Shaun Maloney would benefit Chicago Fire and MLS




How Shaun Maloney would benefit Chicago Fire and MLS















Nascar Jeff Gordon to retire as full-time driver after 2015 season




Jeff Gordon to retire as full-time driver after 2015 season








Race, loss and the comeback When Russell Wilson dropped his facade




When Russell Wilson dropped his facade








NBA
Shaq sworn in as Florida reserve police officer




Shaq sworn in as Florida reserve police officer








Eugenie Bouchard bounced into ‘Twirlgate’ by Australian reporter




Eugenie Bouchard bounced into ‘Twirlgate’ by Australian reporter








Greg LeMond rejects calls for Lance Armstrong’s life ban to be reduced




Greg LeMond rejects calls for Lance Armstrong’s life ban to be reduced








Australian Open Azarenka hits form to see off Wozniacki




Azarenka hits form to see off Wozniacki















YouTube archive
Chris Gayle, glow-in-the-dark golf and Maradona's futsal skills




Chris Gayle, glow-in-the-dark golf and Maradona's futsal skills








Players withdraw protest to Fifa over Women's World Cup surface




Players withdraw protest to Fifa over Women's World Cup surface














opinion

















The Republican abortion bill shows they still believe many women lie about rape

Jessica Valenti

‘Forcible rape’, ‘legitimate rape’ or ‘reported rape’: anti-abortion politicians remain anti-woman, and no female conservative is going to change that




Relief, anguish, certainty: Seven women share the story of their abortion




You tell us: what was it like to have an abortion?











Relief, anguish, certainty: Seven women share the story of their abortion




You tell us: what was it like to have an abortion?




The Republican abortion bill shows they still believe many women lie about rape












The Davos oligarchs are right to fear the world they’ve made

Seumas Milne

Escalating inequality is the work of a global elite that will resist every challenge to its vested interests



The Davos oligarchs are right to fear the world they’ve made
















I understand why people believe sexual predators before victims. I did

Ijeoma Oluo




I understand why people believe sexual predators before victims. I did












When I found out my Invisible Boyfriend was an actual boy, we just had to stop

Jess Zimmerman




When I found out my Invisible Boyfriend was an actual boy, we just had to stop












Yes, we are judged on our accents

Hannah Jane Parkinson




Yes, we are judged on our accents












After the Paris attacks we’re in danger of abandoning the right to offend

Natalie Nougayrède




After the Paris attacks we’re in danger of abandoning the right to offend















across the country















Presidential election 2016 Joe Biden makes a virtue of perceived flaws as he mulls run

Dismissed as too old, too gaffe-prone and too close to Obama, vice-president highlights humour, modest origins and credentials as a consensus-builder 



Joe Biden makes a virtue of perceived flaws as he mulls run












'Right to die' California lawmakers introduce bill inspired by Brittany Maynard

The bill, unveiled by family of the terminally ill 29-year-old whose advocacy galvanized the US right-to-die movement, would make California fourth state to legalize aid in dying



California lawmakers introduce bill inspired by Brittany Maynard














New Jersey Campaigners call for state investigation into fatal police shooting




Campaigners call for state investigation into fatal police shooting












Barack Obama President courts YouTube generation in interviews with online stars




President courts YouTube generation in interviews with online stars












Martin Luther King Children settle lawsuit over use of civil rights leader's image and likeness




Children settle lawsuit over use of civil rights leader's image and likeness















Environment
Climate change inaction pushes 'doomsday clock' closest to midnight since 1984




Climate change inaction pushes 'doomsday clock' closest to midnight since 1984








New York City council to rename Brooklyn streets for slain police officers




New York City council to rename Brooklyn streets for slain police officers








McDonald's sued over claims workers were fired from store with 'too many black people'




McDonald's sued over claims workers were fired from store with 'too many black people'








Michael Brown shooting
No federal charges against Darren Wilson




No federal charges against Darren Wilson








Jeb Bush and Mitt Romney to meet in Utah: 2016 dollars and sense on agenda?




Jeb Bush and Mitt Romney to meet in Utah: 2016 dollars and sense on agenda?








Technology
Google to become wireless provider with Sprint and T-Mobile – reports




Google to become wireless provider with Sprint and T-Mobile – reports














around the world















Mosul residents describe ‘hell’ of Isis occupation as Kurdish fighters close in

Growing speculation that Iraqi troops may be gearing up for attack on city controlled by Islamic State since June



Mosul residents describe ‘hell’ of Isis occupation as Kurdish fighters close in












Yemeni government quits in protest at Houthi rebellion

Move by president, prime minister and cabinet catches Houthi supporters off guard




Return of Guantánamo detainees not imminent even before turmoil in Yemen











Return of Guantánamo detainees not imminent even before turmoil in Yemen




Yemeni government quits in protest at Houthi rebellion














John Kerry: tide beginning to turn against Islamic State




John Kerry: tide beginning to turn against Islamic State












ECB unveils €1.1tn QE plan to stimulate eurozone economy




ECB unveils €1.1tn QE plan to stimulate eurozone economy












Ebola effort needs another $1bn despite decline in cases in west Africa, says UN




Ebola effort needs another $1bn despite decline in cases in west Africa, says UN















Foie gras producer on trial in France for ‘serious animal cruelty’




Foie gras producer on trial in France for ‘serious animal cruelty’








In race for best economy, China handily beats Houston, London and other Western cities




In race for best economy, China handily beats Houston, London and other Western cities








US urges Burma to investigate deaths of two female teachers




US urges Burma to investigate deaths of two female teachers













in depth














Interactive A story of two New Yorks – told through Metrocards

As New York City’s transit system institutes another fare hike, an analysis from WNYC shows a clear divide in subway card use between neighbourhoods



A story of two New Yorks – told through Metrocards












The long read Can Yakov Smirnoff, the king of cold war comedy, make a comeback?

He was Borat before Borat, a household name in the US in the 1980s and one of Ronald Reagan’s favourite comedians. Then the Soviet Union collapsed



Can Yakov Smirnoff, the king of cold war comedy, make a comeback?
















New York Restaurants scramble for alternatives after city bans foam packaging

Starting in July, single-use foam packaging will be banned in New York City. What are the alternatives – and what will a foam-free city look like?



Restaurants scramble for alternatives after city bans foam packaging












Donetsk trolleybus explosion blows Ukraine peace negotiations apart

Russia and Ukraine’s superficial attempts to reconcile in Berlin earlier this week have rapidly come to nothing



Donetsk trolleybus explosion blows Ukraine peace negotiations apart












Analysis Nigeria’s prospects for defeating Boko Haram look bleak

Army corruption, troop mutinies, alienated citizens and a lack of political will are among reasons that militants continue to thrive



Nigeria’s prospects for defeating Boko Haram look bleak












Bodies at the border Many Mexicans have no option. This flow will not cease

While people risk everything for a new life in the United States, Washington gears up for another immigration battle



Many Mexicans have no option. This flow will not cease












video & pictures














Sets appeal Jaw-dropping stage designs from around the world

Pink elephants and water-worlds are among the groundbreaking creations of contemporary designers in a new book. Take a look at eight of their incredible creations



Jaw-dropping stage designs from around the world












Venus Williams on second round victory in Australian Open

Venus Williams reflects on her second round victory in the Australian Open and her struggle to maintain her form on the court



Venus Williams on second round victory in Australian Open












Review Why Beyond Clueless is the one film you should watch this week

Peter Bradshaw recommends Charlie Lyne's documentary Beyond Clueless, a nostalgic exploration of the teen movie



Why Beyond Clueless is the one film you should watch this week
















Michelle Obama v Alicia Florrick Who copied whom?

What does power look like? Silly question – it’s Michelle Obama in her Michael Kors wide-collared tweed jacket, last seen on Alicia Florrick in The Good Wife. It’s also not the first time the pair have dressed alike



Who copied whom?












My best photograph Martin Luther King after his I Have a Dream speech

Dan Budnik:  ‘There was such a crush after he’d spoken, I’ve still got a scar on my leg from being jammed in’



Martin Luther King after his I Have a Dream speech












Men at Work Iranian workers taking photographs

Houman Harouni finds betrayal, toil and a disappearing way of life in a series of Tehran images from Farideh Sakhaeifar heading for exhibition in New York and Barcelona 



Iranian workers taking photographs












Guantánamo Diary: 'A remarkable, forgiving voice from the void'

Watch our exclusive animated documentary about Mohamedou Ould Slahi's declassified memoir, Guantánamo Diary, and its extraordinary eight-year journey from inside the US detention facility to worldwide publication



Guantánamo Diary: 'A remarkable, forgiving voice from the void'












people














Al Gore Oil companies 'use our atmosphere as an open sewer'

We must leave fossil fuels unburned, Gore says, adding the transition to clean energy will be ‘unstoppable’



Oil companies 'use our atmosphere as an open sewer'












Economist magazine appoints its first female editor

Business affairs editor Zanny Minton Beddoes succeeds John Micklethwait, who has held the role for nine years



Economist magazine appoints its first female editor












Inherent Vice
Joaquin Phoenix: ‘In real life, evil seduces’

In Inherent Vice, Joaquin Phoenix plays a stoned private eye in 60s LA. It is his latest portrayal of a vulnerable loner lost in a cruel world. Next he wants to make a superhero film in which an angel tempts Christ from the cross to start a family



Joaquin Phoenix: ‘In real life, evil seduces’













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Penises on the fashion catwalk – a flesh flash too far?




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Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah dies at 90




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Someone stole naked pictures of me. This is what I did about it – video




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Florida toddler fatally shoots himself with father's gun while parents load car




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Campbell Newman sues Alan Jones for defamation over Acland mine comments




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Barrett Brown sentenced to 63 months for 'merely linking to hacked material'




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My period may hurt: but not talking about menstruation hurts more




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Manchester United’s Louis van Gaal suffers twitchy bum time playing 4-4-2




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New Apple executive's $73.3m pay packet dwarfs that of boss Tim Cook



















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The Guardian’s picture editors bring you a selection of the best photographs from around the world, including a snowman in Kabul, preparations for Republic Day in India, and a tiger cub at Berlin zoo



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