Super Bowl: how to watch Chiefs v Eagles
1h By Guardian staffHere’s how to catch the NFL’s biggest game on Sunday on cable and streaming, plus what to know about kickoff time, the half-time show and moreFor the second time in three seasons, Philadelphia and Kansas City will face each other for the…Global leaders have a selective view of sovereignty. It matters, as long as it’s in their…
3h By Kenan MalikWhether in Gaza or the Chagos Islands, denying a people’s identity and rights paves the way to robbing them of their autonomy to govern Sovereignty matters. Except when it doesn’t. And it doesn’t when another people’s sovereignty gets in the way of…Australia’s Tyler Wright makes surfing history with second Pipe Pro title
Sat 10:29pm By Australian Associated PressTwo-time world champion defeats Simmers in women’s finalMamiya first surfer in 19 years to win successive Pipeline events Australia’s Tyler Wright has made surfing history, becoming the first woman to win Hawaii’s iconic Pipe Pro event twice as she…Eagles defensive end Brandon Graham returns from torn triceps for Super Bowl
Sat 5:15pm By AgenciesVeteran to play after presumptive season-ending injuryGraham, 36, had decisive strip-sack in Super Bowl LII Philadelphia Eagles star defensive end Brandon Graham was cleared to return from a torn triceps suffered 11 weeks ago and will play in the Super Bowl…Ben Simmons waived after former No 1 pick and Brooklyn Nets agree to buyout
Sat 4:25pm By AgenciesFaded three-time All-Star waived, ending Nets careerESPN reports Simmons could sign with Cavs or ClippersBen Simmons was waived by the Brooklyn Nets on Saturday after the team agreed to a buyout with the last remaining link to a failed era of building around…Trump administration to cut billions in medical research funding
Sat 3:32pm By Oliver MilmanNational Institutes of Health said the $4bn loss will affect ‘indirect’ funding of buildings, equipment and staffThe Trump administration is cutting billions of dollars in medical research funding for universities, hospitals and other scientific…The Observer view: Vengeful and reckless, Donald Trump must not go unchallenged | Observer editorial
Sat 2:00pm By Observer editorialBy his destructive, vindictive, illegal and irrational actions, the US president sets himself beyond the paleThe 47th president of the United States is a danger to his country, Britain and the world. Who would have thought that sentence would ever be written?…California allocates $50m to fight Trump administration and deportation efforts
Sat 1:45pm By Associated PressGovernor signs laws assigning half for state’s justice department and half for legal groups defending immigrantsGavin Newsom, the California governor, signed laws on Friday setting aside $50m to help the state protect its policies from challenges by the…Mexico authorities order factory cleanup after Guardian toxic waste investigation
Sat 1:00pm By Verónica García de León and Erin McCormickInquiry uncovered health problems in neighborhood near Monterrey-area plant that processes US hazardous wasteMexican environmental regulators say they have discovered 30,000 tons of improperly stored material with “hazardous characteristics” in the yard of…Syria’s revolution hangs in the balance. The west must lift sanctions now | Simon Tisdall
Sat 12:00pm By Simon TisdallCompeting interests and rivalries between regional powers threaten hopes of change after the fall of Bashar al-AssadPreviously undisclosed Pentagon plans for withdrawing 2,000 US troops from eastern Syria received scant attention last week, overshadowed by…Where the heart is: the artist memorialising homes lost in the LA fires – in pictures
Sat 12:00pm By Killian FoxOn 10 January, as fires raged across Los Angeles, local portrait artist Asher Bingham made an offer via an Instagram reel: “ To anyone that has lost a home in the #LAfires I will draw [it] for free.” She had already drawn the house of a close friend that…While Trump blathers about tariffs and Gaza, Musk is executing a coup d’état | John Naughton
Sat 11:00am By John NaughtonDon’t be distracted by the president’s calculated bluster – it’s his unelected sidekick who’s taking over the US governmentWay back in 2019, Steve Bannon, then a Trump consigliere, outlined in a TV interview a strategy for managing information.…Even if France’s budget doesn’t tackle the public deficit, let’s give thanks it exists |…
Sat 11:00am By Agnès PoirierPolitics have sunk so low since Emmanuel Macron’s snap election, we’re just grateful when foretold catastrophes don’t materialiseHoura! Or rather, hurrah! On Monday, the French government, led by François Bayrou, our fourth prime minister in a year, did…Trump to reverse Biden’s plan to phase out plastic straws across US government
Sat 10:41am By Oliver MilmanPresident said he will sign an executive order next week despite global plastics crisisDonald Trump has said that he will reverse Joe Biden’s plan to phase out plastic straws across the US government, complaining that paper alternatives don’t work and that…Sexual abuse survivors grill NFL amid New Orleans Saints church scandal
Sat 9:17am By Ramon Antonio Vargas in New OrleansVictim support groups call for investigation into whether Saints flouted NFL’s own commitments to prevent abuseClergy sexual abuse survivor support groups have called on the National Football League to investigate whether leaders of the New Orleans Saints…Food security project that helps farm workers springs from ashes of wildfires
Sat 9:00am By Amal Ahmed, Yes! magazineAn Oregon coalition is sourcing food locally and offering it free of charge – with no questions about immigration statusAs wildfires swept through southern Oregon in 2020, killing at least 11 people, destroying thousands of homes and burning more than 1m…Who is helping Elon Musk gut the US government?
Sat 8:30am By Nick Robins-EarlyThe billionaire’s cost-cutting ‘Doge’ staff includes wealthy executives, far-right ideologues and young engineersElon Musk’s rapid attempt to defund and depopulate the federal government has thrown US politics into chaos while the billionaire’s…What does Elon Musk believe?
Sat 8:24am By Chris McGrealThe man given free rein by Trump to crusade against the federal government supported Democrats until 2022. But some of Musk’s longstanding positions lead a straight line to his far-right sympathiesElon Musk is not a people person, as millions around the…‘The people’s princess’: how NFL wife Kylie Kelce’s podcast about motherhood and women’s…
Sat 8:00am By Kady Ruth AshcraftThe spouse of former football player Jason Kelce is spotlighting women in a male-dominated sphere and giving her ‘real’ take on parentingTwo women have earned the illustrious moniker “the people’s princess”. The first is the global icon and beloved…US equality chief fired by Trump condemns ‘demonization of the term DEI’
Sat 8:00am By Chris Stein in WashingtonJocelyn Samuels says her dismissal from EEOC is part of greater strategy to target inequity and roll back rights for trans employeesSeven days after Donald Trump was inaugurated, Jocelyn Samuels received a message from the White House saying that the president…Why does the US have it in for gig workers?
Sat 8:00am By Gene MarksThere are 64 million freelancers and there’s no way the IRS or Department of Labor can track them – but they tryThe US seems to have it in for gig workers and those who use them.California – the fifth-largest economy in the world – has significantly…Americans expected to place record $1.39bn in bets for Super Bowl LIX
Sat 7:00am By Lauren ArataniThe US sports betting industry has boomed since 2018 – with it brings a ‘dark side’ as gambling addiction also risesMore Americans than ever are expected to place bets on Sunday’s Super Bowl, with a record $1.39bn of estimated wagers to be placed, amid…Trump isn’t a narcissist – he’s a solipsist. And it means a few simple things | John R MacArthur
Sat 7:00am By John R MacArthurThe president delights in being attacked, since it keeps the focus on him. The press should handle him like parents with an ornery childTwo weeks into the Trump administration, I’m still being asked by foreigners about the new president’s “political…Judge temporarily blocks Musk’s ‘Doge’ team from accessing treasury records
Sat 2:30am By Associated PressInjunction granted in response to lawsuit alleging the Trump administration allowed Musk’s team access to sensitive data in violation of federal lawA federal judge early on Saturday blocked Elon Musk’s “department of government efficiency” (Doge) from…Trump says he will appoint himself chair of Kennedy Center
Fri 9:57pm By Dara KerrPresident vows to fire board members and chair from national cultural center to bring about ‘golden age’Donald Trump announced on Friday that he is appointing himself chair of the John F Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, adding that he is immediately…Donald Trump revokes Joe Biden’s security clearance in latest revenge move
Fri 9:01pm By AgenciesUS president cites Biden’s removal of Trump’s security clearance in 2021 in the wake of the January 6 attacks and attempts to overturn the 2020 election resultPresident Donald Trump has said he’s revoking Joe Biden’s security clearance and ending the…Judge temporarily blocks Trump from placing 2,200 USAid workers on leave
Fri 5:59pm By Guardian staff and agenciesForced leaves had already begun when ruling came through, as workers tried to halt dismantling of agencyA federal judge on Friday temporarily blocked the Trump administration from placing 2,200 employees of the US Agency for International Development on paid…Trump hints Musk ‘Doge’ team has free rein with Pentagon next in line for cuts
Fri 5:31pm By David Smith in WashingtonPresident says key ally and team of software engineers have gained access to Americans’ personal details ‘very easily’Donald Trump has indicated that Elon Musk’s “department of government efficiency” (Doge) is operating without guardrails after it…What do Trump’s tariffs mean for US-China trade?
Fri 12:11pm By Heather Stewart and Richard PartingtonThe US president hopes tariffs will help close the huge trade gap by potentially pressuring Beijing into a new dealDonald Trump postponed his threat to tax all imports from Mexico and Canada this week, citing action by those countries against migration and…UK urged to close tax loophole to prevent ‘massive influx’ of Shein and Temu goods
Fri 11:00am By Sarah ButlerCampaigners and retailers say Britain should follow US and EU in phasing out exemption on duties for low-value parcelsTax campaigners have joined retailers in urging the UK government to close a tax loophole to prevent a “massive influx” of cheap goods…
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