President Trump's State of the Union set the midterm election agenda with populist messaging on economy and immigration, though the long-term political impact remains uncertain.

Trump awards Medal of Honor to two military heroes during State of the Union, recognizing pilot Eric Slover and 100-year-old veteran Royce Williams.

War Secretary Pete Hegseth appeals court ruling that blocked Pentagon from punishing Sen. Mark Kelly over video urging troops to defy "illegal orders."

Coast Guard swimmer Scott Ruskan was awarded the Legion of Merit by President Donald Trump during the State of the Union.

Virginia Gov. Spanberger delivers Democratic SOTU response, criticizing Trump while facing scrutiny over new state taxes despite "affordability" claims.

Trump honors ambushed National Guard heroes during State of the Union, awarding Purple Hearts to Andrew Wolfe and Sarah Beckstrom's family members.

Having booked dozens of stays on the rental app, solo travel expert Lydia Swinscoe shares nine invaluable tips for choosing the very best bedrooms when going it alone

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NBC’s new sitcom is executive produced by ‘30 Rock’ creator Tina Fey

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Hampshire Constabulary has since returned two of the plaques

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Netflix encourages fans to ‘join the yearn-aissance’ ahead of the series’ release in autumn

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Variety reports that Chelsea Handler is developing a comedy for Hulu, “Townhouse,” about a “washed-up” reality star with a failed relationship with her daughter.

Shadow minister Alex Burghart said ‘it is possible to identify the hand of Epstein in Mr Mountbatten-Windsor’s appointment’

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Gavin Newsom's widely-mocked high-speed rail isn't the only "train to nowhere" in California. In fact, the Golden State is a virtual graveyard of near-empty "ghost" trains and buses.

Another giant in the world famous wine growing region is shutting down and slashing staff.

Nationwide Children’s Hospital in Columbus has started checking literacy skills during pediatric visits for kids as young as 3

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The gigantic snowstorm this week across the Northeast United States has dropped piles of snow from Maryland to Maine

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Artificial intelligence chipmaker Nvidia on Wednesday will deliver a quarterly report likely to sway a jittery stock market as investors weigh whether the massive bets riding on technology’s latest craze will pay off

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Easing the child penalty in the labour market could also increase fertility

Investor backlash against US markets appears to be real

HBO released the hit TV show based on the Canadian author’s book series in November

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German lender waved through convicted sex offender’s millions despite compliance concerns

In 1990, Gary Williamson was 18, backpacking in Europe, when his vision began to fail. It was the start of a perilous journey

The first sign that something was wrong was the blurred text in the book Gary Williamson was reading. The problem with his vision had come on suddenly – the day before, it had been normal. Williamson thought perhaps he was tired, or run down. He was 18 and had arrived in Gibraltar after travelling through Europe for two weeks, sleeping rough and not eating or drinking properly. “I’ll go and get some water and something to eat. I thought: maybe it’s nothing. I’ll see how I am tomorrow. The next day, I woke up and it was bad again.” He remembers cautiously getting out his book to test his eyesight: “It’s actually getting worse. I can’t read it now. The lines were starting to blur.” He had relied on a map to get him that far. “I remember thinking: that’s going to become useless very soon. I need to work out what I’m doing.” He needed to get home.

It was 1990, and Williamson didn’t think to call home to ask for help. With no money left – he had made it to Gibraltar four days earlier with the intention to find work – he decided to hitch a lift, thinking a UK-bound lorry would be his best bet. He made it to the gates where the haulage lorries left the port, threw down his backpack by the side of the road and waited. None of the lorries stopped to pick him up. He was, he says, “panicking a little bit, thinking: what do I do? It was harder than I thought it was going to be.” Around 6pm, he gave up. He went back to where he had been sleeping, on a patch of sandy ground behind a sandwich stall over the Spanish border. Before he went to sleep, he wished that he would get a lift the next day, and that his eyesight wouldn’t be any worse. When he woke up, it was.

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A quick landgrab has distorted into a complex geopolitical conflict – and even Trump’s fulminations can’t seem to make Ukrainians give in

Vladimir Putin’s war against Ukraine entered its fifth year on 24 February, with no end in sight despite Russia’s vast material superiority.

Most experts expected Ukraine’s defeat within days. Russia’s population is more than three times Ukraine’s, its GDP around 10 times bigger, its army far larger, its arsenal of tanks, artillery, missiles and warplanes greater. Russia’s leadership, Putin included, expected Ukrainians to capitulate, perhaps even to welcome Russian troops. US and British intelligence predicted the war early, but also projected a rapid Russian victory.

Rajan Menon is a professor emeritus of international relations at the City College of New York and a senior research scholar at Columbia University’s Saltzman Institute of War and Peace Studies

Ukrainian Lessons: Art in a time of war. On Wednesday 30 September, join Charlotte Higgins and acclaimed Ukrainian writers Olia Hercules, Sasha Dovzhyk and Olesya Khromeychuk as they reflect on the profound connections between war, art and life. Book tickets here or at guardian.live

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Researchers say solitary bottlenose has adapted well to city waters, but tighter controls on boat traffic and human behaviour are needed

Italian scientists monitoring the movements of a dolphin in the Venice lagoon have said humans are the ones who need managing, rather than wildlife.

Known as Mimmo, the bottlenose dolphin has been spotted on several occasions since it made its first appearance in June last year, prompting a research team from the University of Padova to spring into action.

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