‘We may have lost the south’: what LBJ really said about Democrats in 1964
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Bill Moyers was there when Lyndon Johnson made his memorable assessment of the Civil Rig...

https://www.theguardian.com/books/2023/jan/22/we-may-have-lost-the-south-lbj-democrats-civil-rights-act-1964-bill-moyers

Monterey Park shooting rocks ‘most peaceful’ town amid lunar new year
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Violence hits LA-area community, ending first in-person celebration since pandemic beganAs the sun settled on Sunday evening, the only reminders of lunar new year revelry were a few houses adorned with bright red and gold paper lanterns. Inside the Hong Kong grocery store, ...

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/jan/22/monterey-park-shooting-community-suspect

Monterey Park shooting suspect, 72, found dead of self-inflicted wound, police say
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Motive for attack remains unclear as police identify gunman who killed at least 10 people at LA-area dance studioThe suspect in a deadly mass shooting at a Southern California dance studio on Saturday night died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound on Sunday morning. The...

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/jan/22/monterey-park-shooting-suspect-dead

‘He sounded great’: David Crosby was working on new album when he died, musicians reveal
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Folk-rock pioneer ‘writing, playing, singing his ass off and preparing a fantastic show’ in his final days, says guitarist Steve PostellDavid Crosby was working on a new...

https://www.theguardian.com/music/2023/jan/23/he-sounded-great-david-crosby-was-working-on-new-album-when-he-died-musicians-reveal

Women’s March draws thousands across US after Roe v Wade overturned
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Protesters mark 50 years since landmark decision that protected abortion rights nationwideThousands of protesters gathered across the United States to protest the end of the federal right to abortion – marching on the the 50th anniversary...

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/jan/22/womens-march-2023-roe-v-wade-abortion-rights

Women’s marches take place across country on 50th anniversary of Roe v Wade – live
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More than 200 events in 46 states to protest supreme court decision that struck down the federal right to an abortion in USHello Guardian live blog readers, we are currently covering several developing news events and thi...

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2023/jan/22/us-womens-marches-50th-anniversary-roe-v-wade-live

Hundreds gather to mourn Lisa Marie Presley at Graceland memorial service
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People pay their respects at Memphis mansion that singer inherited from her father, rock legend Elvis Presley Hundreds of mourners gathered in Graceland on a chilly, grey Sunday morning to pay their respects to ...

https://www.theguardian.com/music/2023/jan/22/lisa-marie-presley-memorial-service-graceland

Ghislaine Maxwell calls Prince Andrew photo with Virginia Giuffre ‘a fake’
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Former girlfriend of Jeffrey Epstein questions authenticity of infamous 2001 photograph during interview from Florida prisonGhislaine Maxwell has questioned the authenticity of a photograph th...

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/jan/22/ghislaine-maxwell-prince-andrew-photo-virginia-giuffre-epstein

California shooting: 10 killed at dance studio during lunar new year parties – latest updates
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At least 10 others wounded and gunman still at large after shooting in Monterey Park, a city with a large Asian American populationFull story: ten dead in shooting after lunar new year festivalUS Sena...

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2023/jan/22/california-mass-shooting-los-angeles-monterey-park-dance-club-latest-news

Joseph Stiglitz: tax high earners at 70% to tackle widening inequality
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Nobel-prizewinning economist calls for new top rate of income tax and 2-3% wealth tax on fortunesJoseph Stiglitz, the Nobel prize-winning Keyne...

https://www.theguardian.com/news/2023/jan/22/joseph-stiglitz-economist-income-tax-high-earners-70-per-cent-inequality

Trump v Biden: how different are their policies on the US-Mexico border?
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Biden’s immigration promises fall short as some of Trump’s policies remain in place – here’s what’s similar and what’s differe...

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/jan/22/trump-v-biden-us-mexico-border-policies-analysis

Shooting reported after lunar new year festival near Los Angeles
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People speak of shooter with machine gun as police respond to incident in Monterey Park, which has large Asian populationDozens of police officers responded to reports of a shooting after a large lunar new year celebration in a community to the east of Los Angeles l...

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/jan/22/monterey-park-shooting-los-angeles-lunar-new-year-festival

Losing their religion: why US churches are on the decline
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As the US adjusts to an increasingly non-religious population, thousands of churches are closing each year – probably accelerated by CovidChurches are closing at rapid numbers in the US, researchers say, as congregations dwindle across the country and a younger generation of Ameri...

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/jan/22/us-churches-closing-religion-covid-christianity

Proud Boys on defensive at sedition trial haunted by absent Trump
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Five leaders of the far-right group on trial for their role in the January 6 attack have tried to turn attention to the ex-presidentWhile federal prosecutors are casting the Capitol insurrection trial of five far-right Proud Boys leaders as an atte...

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jan/22/proud-boys-sedition-jan-6-trial-trump

‘We don’t know his real name’: George Santos’s unravelling web of lies
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‘Nobody even knows who this guy is,’ critics say, but he was still awarded with House panel assignments – showing the party ‘stands for nothing’“He didn’t just steal from a service dog. He didn’t just steal from a dying service dog...

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/jan/22/george-santos-lies-republican-party-future

Justice department finds more classified documents at Joe Biden’s home
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New search turns up six more items from tenures as vice-president and in the SenateA new search of president Joe Biden’s home in Wilmington, Delaware by the US justice department found six more items, including doc...

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/jan/22/justice-department-finds-more-classified-documents-at-joe-bidens-home

Ron DeSantis moves to permanently ban Covid mandates in Florida
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Governor proposes legislation to ban mask requirements and outlaw ‘discrimination based on vaccine status’Florida’s Republican governor Ron DeSantis has announced a proposal to permanently ban Covid mandates in the state.In a press release issued earlier this week, DeSa...

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/jan/21/ron-desantis-covid-mandates-florida

Ron Klain to reportedly step down as Biden chief of staff
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New York Times reports Klain to announce departure in coming weeks, following two grueling years since president took officeRon Klain, Joe Biden’s chief of staff, is reportedly set to step down from his position, in what will be the biggest change to the US ...

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/jan/21/ron-klain-biden-chief-of-staff-white-house

Elizabeth Holmes tried to ‘flee’ US with one-way Mexico ticket, prosecutors say
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New court filing says ex-Theranos founder booked flight departing 26 January last year, shortly after fraud convictionThe disgraced founder of Theranos, Elizabeth Holmes, made an “attempt to flee the country” by purchasing a on...

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/jan/21/elizabeth-holmes-mexico-plane-ticket-prosecutors

Jeremy Renner broke more than 30 bones in snowplough accident
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Actor thanks people for messages of support since he was run over by six-tonne machine earlier this monthThe actor Jeremy Renner has revealed he broke more than 30 bones during his serious snowplough accident.Renner, known for playing the bow and arrow-wielding Haw...

https://www.theguardian.com/film/2023/jan/21/jeremy-renner-broke-more-30-bones-snowplough-accident