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Ethical no man’s land: can the US supreme court be trusted to police itself?
The nation’s highest court relies on justices to judge for themselves if they have a conflict of interest. Often members of the hard-right majority decide they don’t
Ed Pilkington
24, Mar, 2023 @7:00 AM
Families of 14 inmates who died in West Virginia jail allege negligence
Families demand federal investigation amid reports of deplorable conditions, rampant violence and inadequate medical services
Ed Pilkington
19, Mar, 2023 @9:15 AM
Fox News braces for more turbulence as second defamation lawsuit advances
New York court greenlights $2.7bn suit against news channel by election company Smartmatic over 2020 presidential election lies
Ed Pilkington
13, Mar, 2023 @6:00 AM
‘Lachlan’s in the mire’: Fox News case spells trouble for Murdoch heir
Rupert Murdoch’s eldest son, who oversaw the network’s slavishly pro-Trump line, features prominently in evidence revealed in the Dominion Voting Systems defamation lawsuit
Ed Pilkingtonin New York
11, Mar, 2023 @7:00 AM
The election-denying Republicans who aided Trump’s ‘big lie’ and got promoted
In 2022, many Republicans who embraced election denialism were re-elected and, in some cases, elevated to higher office
Alice Herman, Carlisa N. Johnson, Rachel Leingang, Kira Lerner, Sam Levine and Ed Pilkington
09, Mar, 2023 @11:00 AM
Artwork referring to abortion removed from Idaho public college exhibition
Six pieces removed from show about health issues after school officials were given legal counsel about state’s abortion ‘gag rule’
Ed Pilkington
07, Mar, 2023 @7:00 AM
Billboards advise on how to get abortion pills in US states where procedure is banned
Mobile billboards on how to get access to pills by mail are being driven through college campuses in 14 states
Ed Pilkington in New York
03, Mar, 2023 @3:10 PM
Fox News reportedly imposes ‘soft ban’ on Donald Trump
The former president has not made a weekday showing on the channel since appearing on Sean Hannity’s show in September
Ed Pilkington
03, Mar, 2023 @7:00 AM
Jack Daniel’s facility blocked as whiskey vapour blamed for spread of fungus
Tennessee court halts construction of warehouse as residents say black fungus from ‘angel’s share’ is coating neighbourhoods
Ed Pilkington
02, Mar, 2023 @2:39 PM
Giant Jurassic-era insect rediscovered outside Walmart in Arkansas
Once-abundant giant lacewing was believed extinct in eastern US but mislabelled specimen hints at surviving populations
Ed Pilkington in New York
01, Mar, 2023 @3:26 PM
Stunning Rupert Murdoch deposition leaves Fox News in a world of trouble
Media mogul’s admission in Dominion Systems election case that he let cable network broadcast falsehoods stuns observers
Ed Pilkington
28, Feb, 2023 @9:09 PM
Texas inmates say ‘decade after decade’ of solitary confinement is torture
Prisoners who joined hunger strike to protest extreme conditions describe the damage isolation inflicts on mental health
Ed Pilkington
28, Feb, 2023 @9:00 AM
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