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Michigan votes in key Senate primary as Democrats battle over party’s future
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Michigan votes in key Senate primary as Democrats battle over party’s future

Progressive Abdul El-Sayed leads in polls against centrist Haley Stevens as party looks to regain control of US SenateThe Democratic party faces a crucial test of its direction today as voters in the midwestern swing state of Michigan decide whether to nominate for US Senate a progressive candidate...

Rachel Leingang
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Colombia’s elephant-costumed anti-corruption activist sworn in as senator
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Colombia’s elephant-costumed anti-corruption activist sworn in as senator

Luis Carlos Rúa revealed himself to be Elefante blanco just three days before election for ‘his own safety’. Now he is tackling graft from senate floorWhen 102 senators were sworn in for Colombia’s latest parliamentary session, they included 32 women, 69 men – and one cartoon elephant.He had some di...

Tiago Rogero South America correspondent
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Calls for UK bank tax to fund cost of living help as HSBC profits hit £7.5bn
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Calls for UK bank tax to fund cost of living help as HSBC profits hit £7.5bn

Levy could raise £19bn to help pay for Andy Burnham’s support for those struggling with bills, say campaignersBusiness live – latest updatesCampaigners have renewed calls for a windfall tax on UK banks that could raise £19bn towards Andy Burnham’s cost of living agenda, after HSBC raked in $10.1bn (...

Kalyeena Makortoff Banking correspondent
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UK plastic ‘waste colonialism’ found to be polluting Turkey’s farming heartland
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UK plastic ‘waste colonialism’ found to be polluting Turkey’s farming heartland

A Guardian investigation finds irrigation canals polluted with microplastics in Turkey, a major destination for UK waste• ‘Nobody cares’: Turkish farmers bear the burden of UK’s plastic waste problemHigh levels of microplastics and other plastic contamination have been discovered in a waterway close...

Karen McVeigh and Ayça Aldatmaz in Adana
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Trump slams oil companies for ‘making too much money’ from his war on Iran
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Trump slams oil companies for ‘making too much money’ from his war on Iran

US president hits out at ExxonMobil and Chevron, saying they should ‘give some of that back to the public’Business live – latest updatesDonald Trump has criticised oil companies for “making too much money” from the global energy market disruption caused by his war on Iran.Brent crude had been tradin...

Jillian Ambrose
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About 1,000 fewer prisoners to get early release as Burnham tightens rules
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The Guardian · World

About 1,000 fewer prisoners to get early release as Burnham tightens rules

Justice secretary says ministers would have liked to block more but doing so would cause prison system to ‘break’UK politics live – latest updatesAbout 1,000 fewer prisoners will be released early after Andy Burnham’s intervention to exclude those convicted of rape, serious child sexual offences and...

Rachel Hall
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