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‘Revenge of the nerds’: US midterms deliver a win for science – and a rebuke of Maha
The wins for Democrats come after years of cuts and upheaval to US health and science infrastructure
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Raise the Red Lantern review – Gong Li gives a decade-defining performance in an addictively ruthless masterpiece
Gong simmers with rage, loneliness and humiliation as the ‘fourth mistress’ navigating the intimate political savagery of her husband’s compound in Zhang Yimou’s 1991 thriller
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First Thing: Trump accepts election results as Republicans face midterm reckoning
Criticism of US-Israel war on Iran seen as huge factor in Democrats’ sweeping victory
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Sports
‘He’s basically Wilt’: Wembanyama downs Mavericks with 52-point, 24-rebound classic
22-year-old also has eight blocks in Spurs win Frenchman scores decisive free-throw in victory Victor Wembanyama set a career high with 24 rebounds, then sank the winning free throw with 24.2 seconds left to cap his career-best 52-point performance as the San Antonio Spurs outlasted the Dallas Mavericks 112-111 for their sixth straight victory. The Spurs home crowd hailed Wembanyama with MVP chants on Wednesday, and he also excelled on defense. The Frenchman blocked eight shots, three which of came in a span of just 13 seconds in the second quarter. Continue reading...
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Where to start with: John Berger
The influential British writer and critic was born 100 years ago today. Here’s a guide to his genre-bending writing on art, love, sex, mortality and more
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Portugal great Ronaldo retires from international duty
Portugal legend Cristiano Ronaldo says "the day has come for me to hand back the number seven shirt".
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Entertainment
Married at First Sight UK cancelled after BBC revealed rape allegations
Channel 4 will reinvest the show's budget in "distinctive new programming" and said sorry again to the women involved.
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Alcaraz into Paris Masters quarters after Berrettini withdraws
Carlos Alcaraz was given a walkover through to the quarter-finals of the Paris Masters on Thursday after Matteo Berrettini withdrew from the tournament.
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Workers strike across France, hundreds of thousands expected to protest
Demonstrators are demanding an increase in the minimum wage and higher salaries for all workers, among other reforms.
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Workers strike across France, hundreds of thousands expected to protest
Demonstrators are demanding an increase in the minimum wage and higher salaries for all workers, among other reforms.
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Cristiano Ronaldo announces international retirement
Portuguese football legend Cristiano Ronaldo announced on Thursday he was retiring from international football at the age of 41.
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Entertainment
Full of life and catching feelings: Christine and the Queens’ greatest songs – ranked!
As the French avant-popper returns with new single Rendez-vous avec toi, we celebrate the best of an artist who uses sleek songwriting to grapple with knotty emotion Originally leaked online by the artist himself, Christine and the Queens’ fifth album, Hopecore, was released under a new name of Rahim Redcar (he’s now back to releasing as Christine and the Queens, and using Chris as his own name). Hopecore eschewed the sophisticated pop of his early years in favour of lo-fi, roughly drawn sonic sketches, and this flighty opener is built around ricocheting drum beat patterns that are eventually
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