headlines
Tuesday
24
May
2016
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Two dozen detainees poised for release under Obama dealsWhite House has prepared to transfer 22 or 23 people to a handful of different countries, reducing the camp’s 80-strong population ahead of president’s exit -
Police officer Edward Nero cleared of all chargesBaltimore police officer found not guilty of assault, reckless endangerment and misconduct
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Gillian Anderson throws hat into the ring to be next 007Star of The X-Files and The Fall puts herself into the running – alongside Tom Hiddleston, Idris Elba and Damian Lewis – with Twitter poster -
highlights
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Why some women don't trust Hillary ClintonAs a whole, women support Clinton over Trump and Sanders, but 49% of women from across the political spectrum give her an unfavorable rating
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Is medical marijuana giving sick animals a necessary dose of relief?As owners tout benefits and usage in compassionate care, the battle for legalization mirrors humans’ own medical marijuana fight in 1990s California
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Aids activist at war to make condoms in porn the lawMichael Weinstein, the head of the billion-dollar Aids Healthcare Foundation, has been vilified by some as the ‘condom Nazi’ – but he’s unfazed
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Chinese crackdown forces intellectuals abroadPolitical scientists and law experts flee to America as Beijing’s grip on freedoms in China intensifies under President Xi Jinping
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Raptors hold off Cavaliers comeback to tie Eastern Conference finalsKyle Lowry scored 35 points, including a layup in the final minute, and DeMar DeRozan had 32 as the Toronto Raptors evened the Eastern Conference finals
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Green not suspended but fined for kicking Adams in groinNBA fined him $25,000 and upgraded foul to a flagrant 2, which would have resulted in automatic ejection had officials given that ruling when it happened
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Manchester United fire Van Gaal as Mourinho waitsLouis van Gaal’s turbulent reign at Manchester United is over, with Monday’s belated confirmation paving the way for José Mourinho to return to management
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Guardiola and Mourinho in Manchester: let the rivalry recommenceFor two years they went head-to-head in Spain, and at the end it felt like there were no winners such was the acrimony. Now they meet again in the same city
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There's no justice for Freddie Gray in the Edward Nero verdictLack of accountability is not a one-off story, it is a trend. And when officers are allowed to act with impunity, the stage is set for more tragedy
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Has convenience turned you into a monster?Like me, you might be a liberal who loves Uber and Airbnb. But the darker side of the new economy isn’t something we can simply ignore
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Black residents putting faith in 'Soul District' to counter gentrificationDistraught by the disappearance of the neighborhood’s cultural identity, professionals hope to reclaim the area with black-owned business developments
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Chief executive sues his boss Sumner Redstone over trust removalPhilippe Dauman and George Abrams, a director of the MTV and Comedy Central owner, are suing over their unexpected removal last week from the trust
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UN condemns new 10-year jail sentence for activist Narges MohammadiUN high commissioner for human rights joins chorus of international disapproval as Tehran revolutionary court finds ailing activist guilty of fresh charges
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Lawsuit accusing 16 big banks of manipulation reinstated by US courtJudge warns case could ‘bankrupt 16 of the world’s most important financial institutions’ including Barclays, Bank of America, Deutsche Bank, HSBC and UBS
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in brief
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Insect poo turning the Taj Mahal greenAlarm in India as nation’s biggest tourist attraction is being disfigured by excrement from swarms of mosquito-like flies
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Archaeologists discover 5,000-year-old beer recipeChinese find suggests barley was used for booze before being grown for food - and that beer could have played a role in the development of society
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There Goes the Neighborhood, Invisibilia and WeinerFrom WNYC’s new show about gentrification to Carly Rae Jepson explaining how she crafts pure pop, this week is a bumper time for all things podcast
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Is fat good for us, or what?The National Obesity Forum says official guidelines to avoid fat are ‘the biggest mistake in modern medical history’ – but Public Health England are sticking to their advice
in depth
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How the row over diet heated upLatest battle in food wars shows how passionate debate can be and how hard it is to reach any sort of simple truth
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Why Victorian diseases are making a comeback in BritainDespite 100 years of medical advancement, old-fashioned infections are creeping back into Britain. Should we be worried?
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Beaten but not broken, Austria’s far-right will come back for moreThe huge support for anti-immigrant, anti-EU candidate Norbert Hofer is part of the dangerous new political landscape in Europe
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Shane Black's pulp fiction is still the best action aroundThe screenwriter turned director, who dominated the action genre in the 90s, is back with The Nice Guys, which proves he’s still the hard-boiled king
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What modern urbanites could learn from paleolithic humansHowever ‘civilised’ we may now consider ourselves to be, biologically we remain much as we were before we began farming and moved into cities. Can we create a healthier future by returning to our paleolithic past?
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Cashing in on cannabis legalizationJeremy Moberg has gone from illegal grower to tax-paying multi-million dollar businessman in Washington state. Lucy Rock catches up with him between meetings
in pictures
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EU speeches and parental geeseThe Guardian’s picture editors bring you a selection of the best photographs from around the world, including Boris’s battlebus in York and wildlife in Frankfurt
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A mid-century tale of three citiesUniting three major 20th century photographers, a new exhibition presents the beauty, streetlife and social contradictions of three world capitals from the 1930s to the 1960s
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Vesak and the Cannes film festivalThe Guardian’s picture editors bring you a selection of the best photographs from around the world
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Chinese steel industryPhotographer Kevin Frayer takes a look at the Chinese steel industry, which produces more than 50% of global output
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Pleasure-seekers of the occupied territoriesJovial bodybuilders, sun-kissed surfers, free-running teenagers … can this really be Palestine? Tanya Habjouqa explains her astonishingly fresh take on occupied life
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people
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Use of N-word in song is justified, says Paul McCartneyEx-Beatle says US rapper’s use of racial term in melody he originally wrote ‘made it seriously urban’ saying he is pleased with its use in this context
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Singer to sign $130m record deal with SonySinger has reportedly switched from independent XL label with biggest ever record deal for British musician
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I don’t think I’ve ever made a milkshakeThe Milkshake singer chats mud, deer and cooking pineapple with beef ahead of her British festival appearances this summer
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We were doing this scene the whole night and in the end we couldn’t stopThe Spanish star of German one-take thriller Victoria on the challenges of making the film, and why cinema needs more strong women
the big picture
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India's record-breaking heatwaveTemperatures in a city in the desert state of Rajasthan have hit 51C (123.8F) – the highest on record in India
Too fat for Facebook Photo banned for depicting body in 'undesirable manner'