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Monday
12 March 2018
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Trump under pressure over chaotic approach to nuclear talksRepublicans say denuclearisation must be prerequisite for meeting as CIA director and White House spokesman contradict each other on Pyongyang ‘promise’ -
Weapons training for teachers, but no new age limit for purchasesPlan to ‘harden’ schools against mass shooting attacks backtracks on pledge to raise the age limit for buying certain guns
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Elon Musk: we must colonize planet to preserve species in a third world warFounder of SpaceX, which is working on getting humans to the planet, speaks at SXSW amid rising nuclear tension -
Five dead after helicopter crashes into East riverPilot rescued but all passengers perish after Eurocopter AS350 comes down into New York City waterway -
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Walk through a ghost town in the nuclear disaster zoneWhat happens to a town that has been abandoned for seven years after a nuclear meltdown? Take a 360-degree walk through the radiation zone near Fukushima, Japan
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Physicist Michio Kaku picks five key booksFrom medicine to space travel, these works explore how the newest wave of science will transform society -
The web can be weaponised – and we can't count on big tech to stop itIt’s dangerous having a handful of companies control how ideas and opinions are shared. A regulator may be needed
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The rich and the right want to dynamite Dodd-Frank – and Democrats are helping them do itSenators voted with Republicans to cripple banking oversight. The party has learned nothing from the triumph of Trump -
The West Virginia teachers' strike is what real resistance looks likeThis kind of resistance does not allow onlookers to look away, especially in an age of social media. It brings the story to those who have refused to read it
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Tiger Woods falls just short as Casey wins Valspar ChampionshipPaul Casey surged to victory at the Valspar Championship in Florida on Sunday as Tiger Woods finished one stroke behind in a tie for second place -
Djokovic beaten by world No109 at Indian Wells as Edmund tumbles outNovak Djokovic and British No1 Kyle Edmund suffered disappointing defeats to Israel’s Dudi Sela at Indian Wells on Sunday
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School safety proposal: arm staff and raise gun-buying agePresident will call for minimum age for buying certain guns to be raised to 21, days after the NRA sued Florida over a similar plan -
Pennsylvania steelworkers say plan has appeal – 'about 40 years too late'Workers in Pennsylvania, once a steel hub, are conflicted about the tariffs proposal and fear Trump could just be playing politics -
Thrasher
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After a decade of darkness, an artist finds the light
How To Make A PearlAfter a decade of darkness,
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Military bases built on site of Rohingya homes and mosques – reportAmnesty International says satellite images show ‘reshaping’ of the region to accommodate more security forces deter refugees from agreeing to return -
BBC urges UN to act over harassment of journalists in IranCorporation says attempts to persuade Iranian authorities to desist have been ignored -
What to watch
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Ava DuVernay's fantasy is a glittery disappointmentSelma director stumbles with a messy adaptation of Madeleine L’Engle’s much-loved adventure starring Oprah Winfrey -
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Jared Leto joins the yakuza in crass Netflix thrillerAn unconvincing crime tale from the streaming giant sees the Oscar winner in murky territory taking a shallow, tourist-friendly view of Japan -
Charlize Theron ill served by lifeless crime caperImpressive stunts and occasional flashes of wit can’t save this strained comedy drama starring Theron, David Oyelowo and Thandie Newton
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Trump is on a dangerous path toward no advisersThere’s never been such a rapid turnover of administration personnel in modern times, and the stampede appears to be accelerating
In pictures
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Posters of Italian brutalist architectureBrutalismo is a poster series of Italian brutalist architecture by London-based graphic designer Peter Chadwick -
Photos of the weekInternational Women’s Day, airstrikes in eastern Ghouta, the Russian spy attack and Paris fashion week - the week captured by the world’s best photojournalists. -
The woman who rode Australia's longest trekking route – a photo essayAlienor Le Gouvello travelled more than 5,000km with her three wild horses and her dog. For her forthcoming book Wild at Heart, photographer Cat Vinton joined her for part of the journey to capture the beauty and isolation of a year-long trek through the Australian bush
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