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How the fight over US datacenters is scrambling this state’s politics: ‘We don’t want it’How the fight over US datacenters is scrambling this state’s politics: ‘We don’t want it’

Josh Shapiro, Pennsylvania’s governor, squares off with state lawmakers over the facilities powering an AI boom A controversial haunted house near Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, taps into its dark history every fall to scare tens of thousands of visitors. In 1968, a local news station documented appalling conditions for disabled people in ...

‘He liked that people were scared of him’: my year unpicking fantasy and reality with a veteran of Italy’s football ultras‘He liked that people were scared of him’: my year unpicking fantasy and reality with a veteran of Italy’s football ultras

I’ve met many hardcore, violent fans, but the hostage-negotiating, cocaine-smuggling, Marxist-Leninist Alessandro Casolari still stood out I had heard the name Alessandro Casolari on and off for years. From 2016 onwards, when I was researching my book on Italy’s ultras – a cross between English football hooligans and Hells Angels ...

Why is the US bombing Somalia – and who are the airstrikes killing?Why is the US bombing Somalia – and who are the airstrikes killing?

Washington has been stepping up its airstrikes in the campaign against al-Shabaab, but the militants make continued gains and civilians are increasingly the victims Read more on this story Killed walking home from school: why did Somali children become targets of US drone strikes? The Trump administration is engaged in ...

Killed walking home from school: why did Somali children become targets of US drone strikes?Killed walking home from school: why did Somali children become targets of US drone strikes?

Six months ago, at least 12 people, including eight children, died during a US attack. The US has never admitted the civilian deaths. Here, the Guardian pieces together what happened that day Explainer: Why is the US bombing Somalia – and who are the airstrikes killing? They had just settled ...

Trump says Iran ‘will never have a nuclear weapon’ and that deal is ‘going to second stage’ – Middle East crisis liveTrump says Iran ‘will never have a nuclear weapon’ and that deal is ‘going to second stage’ – Middle East crisis live

US president also tells press at G7 that Netanyahu has to be ‘more responsible with respect to Lebanon’ Full report: Trump declares deal ‘all signed’ as G7 leaders try to tie loose ends You can follow all the latest developments from the G7 summit in our Europe live blog: We ...

The removal of Trump’s name from the Kennedy Center is a much-needed act of iconoclasm | Judith LevineThe removal of Trump’s name from the Kennedy Center is a much-needed act of iconoclasm | Judith Levine

The desecration of a ruler’s symbols is among the oldest forms of political revolt There’s a reason the first two of the Ten Commandments prohibit worshiping false gods and making false idols. And a reason iconoclasm – the desecration of the monuments of a hated ruler or regime – is ...

The peptide boom: how the US got hooked on unregulated ‘miracle’ drugs | On the GroundThe peptide boom: how the US got hooked on unregulated ‘miracle’ drugs | On the Ground

Across the US, thousands of people are injecting themselves with unregulated peptides in pursuit of weight loss, muscle growth and younger-looking skin. Despite being labelled ‘not for human consumption’, the substances are readily available online and have surged in popularity among people disillusioned by traditional healthcare. To find out why ...

‘David Bowie was a crazy workaholic’: Labyrinth at 40 – an oral history‘David Bowie was a crazy workaholic’: Labyrinth at 40 – an oral history

Today, Jim Henson’s dark fairytale is seen as a classic of 80s high camp. But on release, it bombed. Here, members of the cast and crew remember laughter, tricky puppets and Henson’s ‘joyful magic’ Labyrinth arrived 40 years ago with David Bowie at his most devastatingly charismatic, a breakthrough performance ...

JD Vance says US-Iran deal ‘very general’ with many details yet to be negotiated – Middle East crisis liveJD Vance says US-Iran deal ‘very general’ with many details yet to be negotiated – Middle East crisis live

Meanwhile Iranian foreign minister says ending Israel’s war on Lebanon ‘most important issue’ in US deal Full report: Trump declares deal ‘all signed’ as G7 leaders try to tie loose ends Gaza’s health ministry said in its latest update that at least five people were killed and eight others injured ...