The Guardian (USA) - 2021-12-30

• The stage was set for Ghislaine Maxwell’s trial in 1991, after she met Jeffrey Epstein
• US sets record for new daily Covid cases amid Omicron surge
• Denver gunman who killed five in shooting rampage knew victims
• Indictment of alleged Proud Boys leaders over US Capitol attack upheld
• Gordon Brown: west is sleepwalki­ng into Afghanista­n disaster
• Plastic beads could make nets more visible to cetaceans, scientists say
• Harry Reid, who led Senate Democrats for 12 years, dies at 82
• Alaska sets record high December temperatur­e of 19.4C
• Ikea hoists its prices and blames Covid supply pressures
• Prince Andrew lawyer seeks to halt US case as accuser ‘lives in Australia’
• Denise Ho: the Cantopop star and prodemocra­cy activist arrested in Hong Kong
• Interest in anime and K-pop drive boom in Korean and Japanese degrees
• Indonesia says it will push back Rohingya refugees adrift on leaking boat
• Teenager charged with murder of couple in Livingston
• Russian court orders closure of another human rights group
• We have a powerful weapon to fight inflation: price controls. It’s time we use it
• I’m a climate scientist. Don’t Look Up captures the madness I see every day
• Ditching fast fashion has been easier and more fun than I ever imagined
• Ghislaine Maxwell’s sex-traffickin­g trial – in pictures
• And just like that: How New York City became the laughing stock of the NFL
• My winter of love: The true test of a relationsh­ip? Sixty-five unwashed hours together in a tent
• The world in 2022: another year of living dangerousl­y
• Prince Andrew emerges with barely a mention in Ghislaine Maxwell trial
• Victims’ testimony: how Ghislaine Maxwell lured girls into Epstein’s orbit
• UK steel industry braces for slump in trade as US reduces tariffs on EU
• United Airlines promises sustainabl­e flying – but experts aren’t convinced
• Air travel in and out of UK slumps by 71% in 2021 amid pandemic
• Naked Singularit­y review – John Boyega offers fig leaf for bizarre legal drama
• Vinyl turns tables as UK sales take highest market share since 1990
• Jana Horn: the enigmatic Texan songwriter guided by her faith
• Top 10 books about self-improvemen­t
• Labour calls for UK crackdown on tech firms over anti-vax content
• WHO warns Omicron could overwhelm health systems as cases rise to record highs in Europe
• Birds, frogs and sunset walks: how a wetlands project transforme­d the NSW town of Goulburn
• Guardian tech reviews: small sustainabi­lity steps but lots more to do
• John Madden, legendary NFL coach and beloved broadcaste­r, dies aged 85
• ‘I missed it’: Kyrie Irving ‘grateful’ to return to Brooklyn Nets practice
• Novak Djokovic pulls out of ATP Cup as doubt builds over Australian Open appearance
• Naomi Osaka adds star power to nervy Australian Open build-up
• ‘Falling face first into a wall of chlorinate­d water’: a beginner’s guide to inland surfing
• Chris Silverwood to pay price for Ashes failure while Joe Root backed
• Dominic Thiem withdraws from Australian Open due to injury
• Sharjah joins list of Irish greats with fourtimer in Matheson Hurdle
• Phil Foden winner at Brentford takes Manchester City eight points clear at top
• Gerwyn Price calls for Covid-hit world darts championsh­ip to be postponed
• Raheem Sterling targets World Cup and credits Southgate for England’s belief
• Scotland v England and the peculiarly divergent stance on football crowds
• John Terry set for return to Chelsea as academy coaching consultant
• Championsh­ip: Brereton Díaz hits 20-goal mark as Blackburn beat Barnsley

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