Paris 2024 Olympics day one: swimming, cycling, rowing, hockey and more – live
15m By Jonathan Howcroft (now), Martin Belam, Will Unwin and Sarah Rendell (later)Rugby sevens, shooting, judo and water polo also to comeDay-by-day guide | Live schedule, medal table, resultsShare your thoughts with Jonathan on X or via emailIt is not out of the question that Australia will leave the Paris Games as the leading nation in…Chase Budinger made $18m in the NBA. But Olympic beach volleyball called him
3h By Andrew LawrenceThe Californian made enough money from his basketball career to retire in comfort. But he was called back to the sport he loved as a high schoolerWhen Chase Budinger was named to the US men’s beach volleyball team for the Paris Olympics, it seemed as if the…Biden to announce plans to reform US supreme court – report
Fri 10:06pm By ReutersUS president also to seek constitutional amendment to limit immunity for presidents and various officeholdersJoe Biden will announce plans to reform the US supreme court on Monday, Politico reported, citing two people familiar with the matter, adding that the…California’s largest wildfire of year whips through community of Forest Ranch: ‘The sky was dark…
Fri 9:49pm By Dani Anguiano, Anna Betts and Maanvi SinghPark fire has burned 239,000 acres, with an official telling CBS it was spreading at a rate of 4,000 to 5,000 acres an hourA massive and explosive wildfire whipped through the small rural community of Forest Ranch, California, on Thursday, bringing back dark…Paris 2024 Olympics opening ceremony: flying cauldron and rainy boat parade – as it happened
Fri 7:24pm By Martin BelamThe ambitious riverside extravaganza got off to a soggy and underwhelming start before Céline Dion’s spectacular closing momentThe Paris 2024 Olympics opening ceremony has begun with a video interlude showing people delivering the Olympic flame to an empty…Record-breaking Zoom supporting Harris mobilizes white female voters
Fri 6:54pm By Erum SalamOver 160,000 attendees in a key demographic ‘answered the call’ on Thursday, with nearly $8.5m raised for HarrisFollowing the success of a virtual call to mobilize Black women voters for Kamala Harris, a similar event with more than 160,000 attendees was…Wreckage of schooner that sank in 1893 found in Lake Michigan
Fri 6:49pm By Cecilia NowellMarine archaeologists in Wisconsin find ship after single day of searching, in 50ft-deep waters off AlgomaShipwreck hunters with the Wisconsin Underwater Archaeology Association have discovered the wreckage of a schooner that sank in Lake Michigan 131 years…Kamala Harris calls Sonya Massey family to give ‘heartfelt condolences’
Fri 6:36pm By Cecilia NowellJames Wilburn, father of Black woman shot dead by Illinois police, says vice-president ‘let us know she is with us 100%’Vice-President Kamala Harris on Friday called the family of Sonya Massey, a 36-year-old Black woman who was fatally shot by a…Carl Lewis, Rafael Nadal and Serena Williams endure rocky Seine boat ride with Olympic flame
Fri 6:04pm By Guardian sportNadia Comăneci keeps balance during choppy journeySporting greats were part of Paris Olympic ceremonyCarl Lewis, as a nine-time Olympic champion and the IOC’s sportsman of the 20th century, has faced down some formidable foes over the years. But at…Harris ‘erases’ Trump’s lead in new poll; Trump says VP’s comments about Israel-Gaza war…
Fri 6:00pm By Léonie Chao-Fong (now); Maya Yang, Vicky Graham (earlier)This blog is now closed. You can read our full report on Kamala Harris closing the gap in polling hereDon Davis, a North Carolina Democratic representative, has issued a statement endorsing Kamala Harris, just a day after he broke party rank and joined House…New Orleans woman sues after being accused of stalking the city’s mayor
Fri 5:40pm By Associated PressWoman seeks $1m for defamation after she says LaToya Cantrell falsely accused her of following and harassingA New Orleans woman once accused of stalking by the city’s mayor, LaToya Cantrell, turned the tables on Friday with a $1m-plus federal lawsuit…Trump calls Harris remarks on Gaza war ‘disrespectful’ as he meets Netanyahu
Fri 4:41pm By Andrew Roth in WashingtonFormer US president criticises vice-president after she said she would ‘not be silent’ about suffering of PalestiniansDonald Trump has called Kamala Harris’s statement on the Gaza war “disrespectful” before a meeting with the Israeli prime minister,…‘Could we have imagined this moment would come?’: Kamala Harris and the rise of Indian American…
Fri 4:18pm By Prachi GuptaThe vice-president’s ascent marks a historic moment. But the US must remain vigilant to the threat of the ‘model minority’ myth“We are here! We are here! We have arrived!” cheered the lawyer and activist Valarie Kaur, to more than 4,000 south Asian…Boneless chicken wings can contain bones, Ohio supreme court rules
Fri 4:10pm By Associated PressCourt rejects claims from restaurant patron who suffered medical complications from getting bone stuck in throatConsumers cannot expect boneless chicken wings to actually be free of bones, a divided Ohio state supreme court ruled Thursday, rejecting claims by…Nebraska top court upholds law combining abortion and gender-affirming care restrictions
Fri 4:04pm By Associated PressLaw doesn’t violate amendment to stick to one subject, although abortion and gender healthcare are ‘distinct’A Nebraska law that combined abortion restrictions with another measure to limit gender-affirming healthcare for minors does not violate a state…Missing air tanker plane fighting Oregon ‘mega-fire’ was found, officials say
Fri 3:31pm By Cecilia NowellPilot, who was found dead, delivered aid to crews battling Falls fire in eastern Oregon when it went missing ThursdayA single-pilot tanker plane that disappeared in eastern Oregon while fighting the Falls fire has been found, authorities said on Friday. The…Donald Trump: Kamala Harris comments about Gaza war not ‘very nice’ to Israel – video
Fri 3:11pmThe former US president and Republican nominee Donald Trump said Kamala Harris's comments about Israel's war on Gaza 'weren't very nice' during a visit by the Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, to his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida. Trump was reacting…The Guardian view on Israel and the world: Benjamin Netanyahu’s US trip won’t help| Editorial
Fri 1:30pm By EditorialThe horrors of the war in Gaza, and the Israeli prime minister’s conduct and rhetoric, are spurring shifts in policies overseasThe multiple standing ovations that Benjamin Netanyahu received in Washington this week, on his first trip abroad since the Hamas…Israelis want Netanyahu to resign. Why did Congress invite him to speak? | Tamar Glezerman
Fri 1:30pm By Tamar GlezermanA staggering 72% of Israelis want Netanyahu to step down. Netanyahu doesn’t represent us and it’s shameful that Congress invited him To put it bluntly - Benjamin Netanyahu is the enemy of the Israeli people, the Palestinian people, and of every person on…JD Vance called for ‘federal response’ to block women from traveling for abortions
Fri 1:14pm By Carter ShermanVP nominee pushed baseless warning in 2022 that George Soros would pack planes of Black women to get abortionsJD Vance, the Ohio senator and Donald Trump’s running mate, promoted a baseless rightwing talking point in 2022 when he warned of George…Texas sues Biden administration to limit teenage access to birth control
Fri 1:07pm By Mary TumaMinors can receive contraception confidentially under Title X in the state with the highest repeat teen birth rateKen Paxton, the Texas attorney general, has sued the Biden administration over a longstanding federal program that provides teenagers access to…Gizmo the missing dog reunited with Las Vegas family after nearly a decade
Fri 12:55pm By Associated PressJudith Monarrez says she never stopped looking for her chihuahua after he escaped from the backyard in 2015Judith Monarrez crumpled onto her kitchen floor and wept when the news arrived in an email: Gizmo, her pet dog missing for nine years, had been found…Kamala Harris still needs to define herself – but she is the ultimate anti-Trump candidate | Arwa…
Fri 11:38am By Arwa MahdawiFate has swung wildly in her favour, with everything from the Democrat establishment to memes on her side. Will we finally see a Madam President?A week has always been a long time in politics, but this might have been the longest week in Kamala Harris’s…‘Call Kamala’: Doug Emhoff describes ‘whirlwind’ moment he learned of Biden race exit
Fri 10:36am By Edward Helmore in New YorkSecond gentleman tells LGBTQ+ fundraiser his ‘phone was on fire’ after wife Kamala Harris entered spotlightDoug Emhoff has described being caught by surprise by the timing of Joe Biden’s announcement last Sunday that he was dropping out of his…Israeli right wing hits out at Kamala Harris as Netanyahu visit polarises opinion
Fri 9:32am By Ruth Michaelson in JerusalemAmid anger at US vice-president’s call to end Gaza war, many families of hostages held by Hamas agree with herSee all our Israel-Gaza war coverageMembers of Israel’s rightwing government have hit back at Kamala Harris over her demands for an immediate…The media is already failing in its duty to fairly cover Kamala Harris | Margaret Sullivan
Fri 8:00am By Margaret SullivanSure, Harris deserves scrutiny. But she doesn’t deserve smears and stereotypes amplified by journalists and pundits addicted to clicksIt’s going to be ugly, that much is already clear.In the few days since Kamala Harris began her 2024 campaign for…Donald Trump is a misogynistic, billionaire felon. Here’s why Americans can’t stop voting for…
Fri 7:00am By Stephen ReicherOutsiders can’t fathom his success. But Trump’s supporters believe his gaffes and misdemeanours prove he’s ‘one of them’There is no such thing as a universal leader. Leaders always represent a specific social group: a political party, a religion or a…Sonya Massey, killed by police after asking for their help, deserved better | Tayo Bero
Fri 6:00am By Tayo BeroBreathless calls for justice and reform – even when they come from the highest office in the land – feel stale and hollowThe police killing of Sonya Massey, the 36-year-old Black woman who was shot in the face by a white sheriff’s deputy in her own home…Conservatives’ racist and sexist attacks on Kamala Harris show exactly who they are | Judith Levine
Fri 6:00am By Judith LevineHatred will continue to ooze from the right. Pay attention – because that bigotry isn’t just talk, it’s Republican policiesLike a warm compress drawing pus from a wound, the Democratic presidential candidacy of Kamala Harris immediately brought out the…Barack and Michelle Obama endorse Kamala Harris for president – video
Fri 5:18amBarack and Michelle Obama have endorsed Kamala Harris as the presumptive Democratic nominee for president. In a video endorsement, the former president and first lady called the vice-president to say: 'Michelle and I couldn’t be prouder to endorse you and…
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