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How the French fell in love with family-driven memoirs and autofiction | Anne-Laure Pineau
Matriarchs, absent fathers and troubled childhoods: 2025 was the year French literature focused on family, says writer Anne-Laure Pineau
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December 25, 2025 at 6:03 PM
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Dancing! Fighting! Impregnating! The best movie moments of 2025
From Sinners to F1 to Highest 2 Lowest, Guardian writers pick the scenes that stuck with them the most this year
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December 25, 2025 at 5:33 PM
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Pope Leo criticizes Trump’s hardline immigration policies: ‘I don’t know if that’s pro-life’
Pope questions what it means to be ‘pro-life’ amid the ‘inhuman treatment of immigrants’ in the US
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December 25, 2025 at 5:19 PM
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Pope Leo calls for kindness to strangers and the poor in Christmas Eve message
Refusing to help those in need is tantamount to rejecting God himself, says pontiff during Christmas Eve mass
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December 25, 2025 at 5:08 PM
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Inside the service dog training program at an Illinois women’s prison
Incarcerated trainers in the Helping PAWS program at Logan Correctional Center raise puppies that will later work as mobility assistance dogs.
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December 23, 2025 at 6:27 PM
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Congress members demand answers on price disparities at dollar-store chains
A letter from 30 lawmakers criticizes recurring overcharges at Dollar General and Family Dollar stores – questioning ‘how seriously’ the companies prioritize ethics and affordability
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December 20, 2025 at 7:15 PM
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What Your Church Can Do if ICE Comes to Your City
Learning from Chicago Christians’ creative companionship.
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December 20, 2025 at 6:02 PM
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Trump’s health cuts leave ‘huge void’ in Buffalo, New York – and patients fearing lack of care
After a traumatic brain injury, Rita Buckley worries the skills she worked hard to regain will atrophy as the largest healthcare provider in the area closes clinics
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December 19, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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Trump has purged the Kennedy Center’s board, which in turn made him its chair – why does that matter?
This public-private performing arts center relies on some $85 million in donations every year. Will its sudden politicization jeopardize that big source of funding?
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December 19, 2025 at 4:15 AM
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Remarks of John F. Kennedy, Fitton Council, Knights of Columbus, East Boston, Massachusetts, May 18, 1947
The Grand Old Party of Abraham Lincoln, the rail-splitter, has just held its national convention. But in this solemn hour I would remind you that it also, and since the days of Lincoln, has been the G...
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December 19, 2025 at 4:07 AM
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East Side Story | Nawal Arjini
The Hungarian poet Géza Röhrig, the Shark Tank shark Kevin O’Leary, and Timothée Chalamet walk into a bar. The bar is the restaurant of the London Ritz,
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December 19, 2025 at 3:57 AM
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‘I could watch the final 30 minutes on a loop till the end of time’: Guardian writers’ favourite Rob Reiner moments
The director’s incredible versatility and talent meant that he could reduce to tears with anguish or laughter effortlessly pivoting from comedy to courtroom drama, romcom to rock mockumentary
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December 17, 2025 at 11:58 PM
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Tax the Rich or Burden Working Families? The Choice Is Clear.
As a teacher in Chicago, I've seen how prioritizing the wealthy leaves the rest of us wanting.
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December 17, 2025 at 7:50 PM
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Fear ripples through immigrant communities amid arrests - Mississippi Today
Video and accounts of families detained by immigration enforcement shared on social media in Ridgeland have kindled fear among some members of the community.
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December 16, 2025 at 8:11 PM
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New York’s Vast Flop | Martin Filler
The transformation of the World Trade Center site was hampered to a shameful degree by the intransigent self-interest of both individuals and institutions. Although all major construction schemes face...
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December 16, 2025 at 2:26 PM
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Director Rob Reiner and wife Michele Singer Reiner found dead at home
Authorities investigating ‘apparent homicide’ after 78-year-old director of Stand By Me and The Princess Bride discovered dead at LA home with wife
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December 15, 2025 at 3:28 PM
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‘It was a matter of conscience’: Ahmed al-Ahmed’s family reveal why he risked his life to disarm alleged Bondi shooter
Family say al-Ahmed ‘doesn’t discriminate’ and would have done anything to save lives during the attack
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December 15, 2025 at 3:23 PM
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Chicago's Jewish community mourns victims of mass shooting at Hanukkah celebration in Australia
Chicagoans gathered Sunday with heavy hearts to light the menorah on the first day of Hanukkah. The shooting, that left at least 15 dead and 42 wounded, was Australia's deadliest in nearly 30 years.
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December 15, 2025 at 2:19 PM
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Exclusive: Migrant families paint grim picture of life in Texas ICE detention facility, new court documents show | CNN Politics
Immigrant families held at a detention facility in Texas describe prolonged stays, despondent children, limited access to potable water and agents offering money for families to voluntarily leave the ...
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December 13, 2025 at 7:48 PM
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Taylor Swift’s silence on the Trump administration using her music speaks volumes | Alim Kheraj
Official Trump social media accounts have been using The Life of a Showgirl snippets to promote his agenda. Why has Swift, who once wanted ‘to be on the right side of history’, said nothing?
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December 13, 2025 at 2:52 PM
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Greg Bovino's the star of Trump’s deportation show. We trace his roots.
As a boy, the Hollywood movie “The Border" set the course for his life. He couldn’t believe the Border Patrol agents in the movie were the bad guys. Now that he’s in charge of deportation efforts caus...
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December 12, 2025 at 4:18 PM
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Stephen Miller Is an Immigration Hypocrite. I Know Because I’m His Uncle.
If my nephew’s ideas on immigration had been in force a century ago, our family would have been wiped out.
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December 10, 2025 at 11:08 PM
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Panic attacks, anxiety high among immigrants, with capacity to help limited
Amid the federal deportation campaign, Spanish-speaking mental health providers are creating therapy groups and community workshops, while others offer yoga, meditation and other support.
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December 6, 2025 at 5:53 PM
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‘Empathy that lasts a lifetime’: charity bridges gap between Bradford schools
Pupils from schools with differing demographics meet and play under charity scheme set up after city’s 2001 riots
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December 6, 2025 at 4:14 PM
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The Washington Post Is Running Out Of Readers Willing To Pay
Once a titan of American journalism, The Washington Post now struggles to reach even 100,000 print subscribers most days.
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December 6, 2025 at 4:12 PM