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NewsFeb 27, 2026

Trump suggests US could carry out ‘friendly takeover’ of Cuba

As tensions between two countries reach new highs, US president says regime is ‘talking with us’

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NewsFeb 27, 2026

Los Angeles faces record high temperatures week after winter storm

By mid-afternoon, it was 91F (33C) in downtown LA, according to the National Weather Service

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NewsFeb 27, 2026

Bill Clinton testifies about ties to Jeffrey Epstein: ‘I saw nothing, and I did nothing wrong’ – live

Former president tells House oversight committee he is cooperating in the Epstein investigation out of love of country and desire for victims to heal

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NewsFeb 27, 2026

Trump orders US agencies to stop use of Anthropic technology amid dispute over ethics of AI

Department of Defense and artificial intelligence company were unable to reach agreement before deadline

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NewsFeb 27, 2026

Bobby J Brown, US actor known for The Wire, dies in barn fire

Brown, 62, third member of hit HBO series to die since December, was trying to jumpstart car at home at time of blaze

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NewsFeb 27, 2026

‘Not a done deal’: California vows ‘vigorous’ review of Paramount-Warner Bros takeover

Attorney general says $111bn deal will be investigated amid concerns over monopoly power and job losses

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NewsFeb 27, 2026

Scouting America to reinstate ban on trans children to appease Pentagon

Former Boy Scouts cave to Pete Hegseth as he laments move from ‘focus on God as the ruler of the universe’

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NewsFeb 27, 2026

Howard Lutnick scrutiny grows as new photo shows him with Epstein

Trump commerce secretary – who lived next door to Epstein in New York – urged to testify about extent of relationship

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NewsFeb 27, 2026

Bill Clinton says he had ‘no idea’ about Epstein’s crimes in House testimony

Deposition comes one day after Hillary Clinton testified and called proceedings ‘partisan political theater’

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NewsFeb 27, 2026

Mamdani’s meeting with Trump was a Trojan Horse triumph at the White House

Mamdani wooed the president with much property talk and showed the real ‘art of the deal’ might have been soft power via Photoshop

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NewsFeb 27, 2026

Winter getting shorter in 80% of major US cities, new data shows

Researchers find that across 195 US cities, winters are on average nine days shorter than they were in 1970-1997

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NewsFeb 27, 2026

Target says it will stop selling breakfast cereals with synthetic colors

US retailer’s decision comes as RFK Jr and Maha movement increase pressure on food industry to drop dyes like red 40

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Opinion & Analysis

Editorial perspective and expert analysis

OpinionFeb 27, 2026

The Guardian view on Gorton and Denton: a warning shot across Labour’s bows

Editorial: Hannah Spencer’s win was more than protest. It signalled that Labour’s moral language and coalition are up for grabs in its safest terrain

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OpinionFeb 27, 2026

The Guardian view on Trump’s war on science: Europe should pick up talent fleeing the US

Editorial: The president’s cuts have defunded and alienated thousands of American scientists. Europe can benefit, if it makes the right offer

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OpinionFeb 27, 2026

Having romped into third place in Gorton and Denton, Labour is celebrating its success with a word salad

Got battered at the polls? No problem. Just act like voters want more of what you’re selling – not considerably less, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde

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OpinionFeb 27, 2026

Trump’s tariffs weren’t economic policy. They were a corruption machine

The supreme court has deferred to executive power for decades. Its decision on tariffs is a long-overdue warning

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OpinionFeb 27, 2026

Red Hill, Canberra: its walking tracks, scar trees and ochre earth underfoot will always transport me

What is a favourite place if not one built upon our fondest memories?

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OpinionFeb 27, 2026

I saw how the Greens channelled voters’ anger – and fused it with hope. That’s why they won in Gorton and Denton

Starmer called the byelection a battle for the nation’s soul. This result shows Labour has lost that – and I think it will lose much more, says Guardian columnist Owen Jones

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OpinionFeb 27, 2026

What does the Greens’ victory in Gorton and Denton mean for the future of British politics? Our panel responds

Greens first, Reform second, Labour trailing – and the Tories losing their deposit. This felt like a rejection of the status quo

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OpinionFeb 27, 2026

This Ramadan, know this: I am me, a Muslim and a Briton. I am not a headline, a threat or a stereotype

I am, like millions of others, dutifully fasting from dawn to dusk this month. My faith does not define me. It refines me, says Nazir Afzal, chancellor of the University of Manchester

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OpinionFeb 27, 2026

Dirty Business, The Lady, Mandelson’s arrest – are they truth, ‘faction’ or just more drama?

The latest rush of docudramas seems to suggest that anyone in the public eye must expect a degree of intrusion. But where does that end, asks Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

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