From Arizona to Wisconsin, election deniers are vying for office nationwide
The Guardianby Rachel Leingang·8h ago
Election deniers are back on the ballot. In most swing states, at least one major Republican candidate has questioned or outright denied the results of the 2020 US presidential election, which...
Alarm over $20m plan to supply ICE officers with electric-shock gloves
The Guardianby Sara Braun·8h ago
Plans to supply Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers with special gloves that can deliver electric shocks have alarmed experts and drawn scrutiny amid some high-profile lawsuits over...
Marching in the Dark review – rural Indian widows show stunning resilience as they battle poverty and taboos
The Guardianby Phuong Le·8h ago
Out in rural India, a crisis casts a dark cloud over the seemingly tranquil vistas of wheat fields and soy farms.
‘Standard’ velvet hangers? There’s nothing standard about some of the items on John Lewis’s uni essentials list| Emma Beddington
The Guardianby Emma Beddington·8h ago
Of all the questions this year’s freshers may be nervously asking themselves as they prepare for this next phase – did I pick the right course? Will I make friends?
ICE’s tactics look increasingly like torture | Judith Levine
The Guardianby Judith Levine·8h ago
On 11 August, the Associated Press reported that the Homeland Security Agency will spend up to $20m to equip its agents with gloves that can deliver painful electric shocks to the skin of a person...
The pet I’ll never forget: Ernie the danger dog – who loves dicing with death
The Guardianby Farryn Stock·8h ago
Ernie found his way into our hearts and home about nine years ago, when he strategically crawled into my lap during a family visit to meet a litter of puppies.
Devastation, doubt and blame: Hurricane Helene looms over North Carolina’s US Senate race
The Guardianby Chris Stein in Marshall, North Carolina·8h ago
Two years after North Carolina suffered the worst natural disaster in its history when Hurricane Helene struck the state’s western half, life in the hardest-hit areas appears back to normal.
‘Cookies’ made from plastic may be on the menu for future astronauts
The Guardianby Hannah Devlin Science correspondent·9h ago
Cookies produced from upcycled plastic may sound like something straight out of a dystopian sci-fi plot.
The men claiming to defend women’s sports are throwing sex toys at female athletes
The Guardianby Dave Schilling·9h ago
I regret to inform you that yet another dildo has hit a WNBA court. The Chicago Sky v Golden State Valkyries game was sullied by sex toys being chucked on to the playing surface on Friday.
Can Burnham justify giving the go ahead to oil drilling? Yes, but these must be the conditions | Michael Jacobs
The Guardianby Michael Jacobs·9h ago
The British government must soon decide whether it should give consent to two oil and gasfields, Rosebank in the North Atlantic and Jackdaw in the North Sea.
‘It’s absolutely criminal’: US tipping culture has reached the UK – and is causing chaos
The Guardianby Emine Saner·9h ago
In a London pub, Greg Double was brutally confronted with the reality of Britain’s evolving tipping culture.
Ex-mayor Dan Sullivan supports incumbent Dan Sullivan’s Senate bid against third Dan Sullivan
The Guardianby Ramon Antonio Vargas·9h ago
Dan Sullivan supports Dan Sullivan against Dan Sullivan in Alaska’s US Senate election, says a former Alaskan mayor who recently backed the race’s Republican incumbent over a challenger sharing...
‘A bit like meditation’: why Saw is my feelgood movie
The Guardianby Emma Madden·9h ago
I was petsitting recently for a white suburban family, with the typical streaming habits therein.
Weather tracker: Tornadoes cause flash flooding and power cuts in north-east US
The Guardianby Matt Andrews for MetDesk·9h ago
Thunderstorms and tornadoes caused damage and disruption last Thursday as severe weather hit the US north-east.
Disciples review – fresh-faced boys are sucked into a nightmare of extremism in India
The Guardianby Phuong Le·10h ago
The effect of political and religious indoctrination on young minds resembles a slow-release poison.
Betrayal by Luke Harding review – is Donald Trump a Russian asset?
The Guardianby Lawrence Freedman·10h ago
American presidents have struggled to get the measure of Vladimir Putin. When George W Bush met him in 2001, he reported that he had “looked the man in the eye”, got a “sense of his soul” and found...
No fridge, no fans, just blocks of ice: improvising to survive in Pakistan’s searing heat
The Guardianby Hazaran Rahim Dad and Changeez Nazir in Nasirabad, Pakistan·10h ago
As the first light reaches Nasirabad, a queue of men, women and children has already formed outside the town’s ice factory, with their buckets, sacks and plastic containers.
My Arms Are Longer Now – comedy stealth game sends lawlessness into new territory
The Guardianby Bex April May·10h ago
Most stealth games cast you as a spy, an assassin or a master thief. My Arms Are Longer Now dispenses with most of the criminal person, to send in just one spectacularly badly behaved limb.
Revival review – step up, Walking Dead fans! This is the most moving zombie show ever
The Guardianby Lucy Mangan·11h ago
A teenage girl is pale, withdrawn and seems not to be fully in or of this world. Could she be … a zombie?
Why England’s summer of cricket chaos could yet have a silver lining | Ali Martin
The Guardianby Ali Martin·11h ago
To say England’s summer of Test cricket has not gone entirely to plan would be a bit of an understatement.
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