Photo highlights from Day 1 of the Tokyo World Athletic Championships. This is a photo gallery curated by AP photo editors.

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A new social media trend satirises the differences between those who are organised and/or stubborn, and those who are laidback and/or feckless. But are we right to separate ourselves into further personality categories, asks Ellie Muir

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As the former Eurythmics superstar publishes a new illustrated memoir of her extraordinary career, she talks to Charlotte Cripps about being diagnosed as neurodivergent, why the American dream is over for many working-class Americans, and how the pop industry is hypersexualised

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After defeat at Eden Park, can the world champions hit back in Wellington?

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Quake comes days after a massive 8.8 magnitude earthquake, the sixth strongest ever recorded, hit the region

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Great Britain, who were second-fastest of the two heats, claimed silver in the same event at the last world championships in Budapest,

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World Athletics portrayed gender testing as a common-sense way to protect the female category in track and field

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Around 50 college campuses across the country have been deluged in recent weeks with hoax calls about armed gunmen and other violence, laying bare the challenges of detecting fake threats quickly to prevent mass panic

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A 22-year-old man has been arrested in the killing of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, who was shot at a Utah Valley University event Wednesday

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A lot of us want to reduce our time spent on screens

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The assassination of Charlie Kirk at Utah Valley University sent shockwaves through classrooms worldwide

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The Philippine defense and military chiefs have rejected a call for the country’s armed forces to withdraw support from President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. Allegations of massive corruption in flood control projects have implicated several congressmen and public works officials and sparked pockets of street protests

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‘The idea that in California we would have law enforcement officers running around with ski masks is terrifying,’ one Democratic California lawmaker said

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Mike Andrews, an attorney for the families of more than 100 victims, tells Namita Singh that they do not buy the implication that pilot error was to blame

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Sailing could serve as warning to US and others against support for Taiwan, though China plays down any such motive

Designer Christian Siriano transformed a Macy's department store into a New York Fashion Week runway show for his latest collection

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As climate change helps fuel more severe heat waves, the city is struggling between maintaining its architectural heritage and keeping apartments livable.

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F.B.I. leaders touted the immense federal deployment assigned to find the assassin. But their big break came with a single tip — from the suspect’s own family.

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Hundreds of mourners gathered at Utah State University to honor conservative activist Charlie Kirk, who was fatally shot while speaking at Utah Valley University earlier this week.

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After turning out last week top to toe in navy blue, Argentina revert to their traditional albiceleste (white and sky blue).

It is one of my favourite uniforms in international sport, and here’s why. The colours are beautiful, soft, and complementary. Le Coq Sportif is uber cool and carries association with shaggy haired French soccer players of the 1980s. The golden Puma is unfussy. The sponsor is top-tier and occupies the correct amount of real estate. My only criticism is the absence of a collar, recent iterations of this jersey were elevated further by a crisp white fold.

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President sought to cast people on the left as sole problem of US politics, while widow of Charlie Kirk said her ‘cries will echo around the world like a battle cry’ – key stories from 12 September at a glance

Donald Trump on Friday advocated for the death penalty in the killing of his close associate Charlie Kirk, as the widow of the rightwing activist spoke publicly for the first time since the shooting.

The president told Fox & Friends in an interview – during which he also announced that a suspect was in custody – that he hopes the shooter “gets the death penalty”. He added: “Charlie Kirk was the finest person. He didn’t deserve this”.

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Dale Carter, the longtime public address announcer for the Kansas City Chiefs, has resigned from his role at Arrowhead Stadium.

The Yankees won a huge game 4-1 over the Red Sox.

The encampment sits on a vacant Koreatown lot surrounded by apartment buildings and other structures.