headlines
Sunday
13
March
2016
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Marco Rubio wins Washington DC presidential primaryRubio took took 37.3% of the vote, giving him 10 delegates, edging out John Kasich and comfortably beating national frontrunners Trump and Ted Cruz
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North Korean submarine missing and presumed sunk, say reportsVessel was operating off North Korean coast during the week when it disappeared, according to reports from the US and South Korea -
Snowmobiler mows down sled dogs in Alaskan raceTwo veteran mushers in Alaskan race told officials a person driving a snowmobile tried to drive the machine into their sled teams in apparent attacks -
highlights
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Hacking your brain with electronicsNeuroscientists are divided about whether electrical brain stimulation improves learning or helps depression, but that hasn’t stopped DIY hackers giving it a try
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How Greeks opened their hearts to strangersDespite six years of economic hardship, ordinary people have shown astonishing generosity in helping the 42,000 migrants stranded in their country
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Former Texas lawmaker: 'Trolls want to diminish and sexualize you'A campaign spread false explicit images of the Texan in an effort to undermine her. But the media has also played a role in public perceptions of women
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Fifteen ways to wrest some of your privacy back from Mark ZuckerbergThe Zuck has his eye on 3.5bn social media accounts – that’s a lot of data for advertisers. Here’s how to cover your tracks
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Kristina Mladenovic says Maria Sharapova is seen as ‘cheater’ on TourMaria Sharapova’s unpopularity among her peers was put into focus when Kristina Mladenovic claimed everyone on Tour believed she was ‘a cheater’
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Catholic school condemns chants of 'You killed Jesus' at Jewish opponentsCatholic Memorial school near Boston admits it is ‘deeply disturbed’ after fans chanted ‘You killed Jesus’ against team with a large number of Jewish students
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Louis van Gaal’s team must deliver this week or be doneDefeats in the FA Cup and the Europa League will leave Louis van Gaal with nowhere to hide and Manchester United with no further excuses for a poor season
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Official hit by Dennis Wideman out for rest of season with concussionDon Henderson still recovering and will not return to the ice, as officials’ association says it ‘strongly disagrees’ with decision to reduce Wideman’s ban
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Libya, Yemen, drones and more: why are presidential hopefuls being let off the hook on these critical challenges?The five foreign policy questions every candidate should be asked
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It is hard but important for those who care about Aids to criticize the frontrunner of the Democratic party, who takes the support of gay voters for grantedClinton's comments on the Reagans and Aids demand more than apology
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Flash floods leave at least three dead as Mississippi faces delugeThousands of Mississippi residents could see homes flooded, officials say, as Arkansas, Tennessee and Alabama also affected: ‘It all came so sudden’
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Prison on lockdown after two officials injured in uprisingAbout 100 inmates involved in disturbance that saw prisoners take over dorm and set fire in hallway at state’s only execution facility
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Avalanche in Italian Alps leaves six people deadSnow engulfed group climbing Monte Nevoso, close to Italy’s border with Austria, at about 3,000 metres
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Isis chemical attacks injure up to 600 peopleUp to 600 people injured and three-year-old girl killed in assault near city of Kirkuk
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in brief
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The day I fell prey to the seductive charms of Marianne FaithfullPhotographer Dennis Morris couldn’t believe his luck when he was asked to do a shoot with the famous singer. But little did he know what he was in for…
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Are freezing temperatures good for you?Wim Hof claims that a regime of cold baths and breathing techniques will stave off the flu and boost your immune system
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Richard Linklater's new college comedy is infectious funLinklater’s loose and hilarious followup to Boyhood should make stars out of its charismatic male leads
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Trapped: timely abortion documentary makes a compelling caseDawn Porter’s advocacy film arrives at SXSW as the US supreme court prepares to decide on the biggest abortion rights case in 20 years
in depth
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Inside the Sanders campaign's do-or-die momentPundits wrote the socialist senator off after Super Tuesday, but he came roaring back with a stunning upset in Michigan. Now his formidable ground campaign is fighting for its life in five crucial battleground states
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How one brave woman is taking on growing might of China’s censorsAs the economic downturn grips China, last week Hu Shuli defied a climate of tightening government controls to publish a warning of official censorship
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Enigmatic leader of a divided landOnly recently, the most powerful woman in Europe seemed unassailable. Now, with crucial elections today, the German chancellor faces a growing reaction to her policies as the refugee crisis fuels an angry radicalisation
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The rich own the robots while the poor have 'job mortgages'Artificial intelligence expert Jerry Kaplan says those whose jobs involve ‘a narrow set of duties’ are most likely to see their work replaced by automation
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Syrian siblings defeated by never-ending conflictTen brothers in arms were once infamous among rebel groups in Aleppo. Now they’re diminished, scattered and losing hope
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Mafia planned hit during Italy trip as New York governorHitman says mob planned ambush with men who had rifles and explosives, but the Cosa Nostra called off attack when scale of security detail became apparent
video & pictures
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The 20 photographs of the weekThe deteriorating refugee crisis in Europe, Maria Sharapova’s positive drug test, International Women’s Day, Paris fashion week – the best photography in news, culture and sport from around the world this week
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Snapshots of New York's Puerto Rican community in the 70s and 80sThe photographer’s series Bacalaitos and Fireworks documents the people she grew up alongside in the 70s and 80s
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Political discourse at a Trump rallyA demonstrator in St.Louis, Missouri, explains to Donald Trump supporters on Friday why the term ‘all lives matter’ is dismissive to the black community
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Syrian refugees in LebanonFive years after the start of the Syrian war, Kate Holt travelled to neighbouring Lebanon to meet some of the 5 million people who have fled the bombs, bullets and hunger
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Mexican politician calls for 'strong campaign' against Trump in viral adJorge Castañeda, a Mexican politician who formerly served as the country’s foreign affairs minister, has released an English campaign advert slamming Donald Trump for his rhetoric against Mexico
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what to watch
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Monster 'sequel' is more Hitchcock than XboxUnlike the found-footage twist of the horror film it takes its name from, this clever thriller packs no tricks but tremendous tension into John Goodman’s survivalist bunker
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Sacha Baron Cohen's gags fall flat in cod-Bond caperThe Ali G and Borat creator shows little of his anarchic brilliance in this tame comedy, which is just kept from flatlining by moments of high-impact grossout
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Warfare drama that thrills without droning onHelen Mirren stars as a colonel in the centre of a ‘kill chain’ in this impressively performed and briskly efficient drama
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Christopher Plummer Nazi revenge road movie as subtle as a swastikaAtom Egoyan brings another misfire to Toronto with this cheaply-shot film about a nursing home escapee looking for belated revenge
people
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I don't take acting that seriously. I'm a Valley girlFrom Mad Men to Top Of The Lake, the High-Rise star has made her mark playing earnest, tightly wound women. So how come she’s known as the class clown?
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'Being in the closet hurt my career more than coming out'At a keynote in Austin, the actor and producer discussed her Viceland show Gaycation and why publicly disclosing her sexuality has reinvigorated her career
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Jessica Alba's company denies using ingredient it promised to avoidThe company, which claims to avoid ‘harsh chemicals’, says its laundry detergent uses a ‘gentler alternative’ to the sodium lauryl sulfate a press report alleged
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Keith Emerson of Emerson, Lake and Palmer found dead aged 71Experimental musician and keyboard player with 1970s supergroup ELP died at Los Angeles home in apparent suicide, say police
the big picture
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Japan commemorates victims of 2011 tsunami disasterJapan’s emperor and prime minister have led tributes to the 19,000 people who died five years ago when an earthquake and tsunami struck the country’s north-east coast and triggered a meltdown at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant
Donald Trump Pepper spray in Kansas City as candidate vows to continue rallies
'Let them rot' Candidate blames Democratic rivals for angry scenes
Bernie Sanders Democrat calls Trump a 'pathological liar'
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