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CDC advises vaccinated people to wear masks indoors in Delta surge areas
Revision of mask guidelines comes amid a surge in Covid cases as Delta variant becomes more prevalent
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Trump officials can testify to Congress about his role in Capitol attack, DoJ says
Read more »‘This is how I’m going to die’: police tell panel of trauma of Capitol attack
Read more »Video shows salmon injured by unlivable water temperatures after heatwave
Read more »The completely legal ways US politicians bend redistricting rules – a visual guide
Read more »US won’t flinch if interests threatened, defence secretary tells China
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Sport
Australia at the Olympics on day 5: schedule of who and when to watch in Tokyo today
It’s the next instalment of A. Titmus v K. Ledecky with medals on offer in the pool and in rowing. See our timetable of Australians in action on day five of the 2020 Olympic Games
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Team GB’s gymnasts hail ‘incredible’ first Olympic team medal since 1928
Read more »Simone Biles to take ‘a day at a time’ before further Tokyo participation
Read more »Chaos as ‘wrong’ Jessica Harrington horse ‘wins’ at Galway
Read more »Simone Biles exits women’s Olympic team gymnastics final over mental health concern
Read more »Frustrated Bianca Walkden forced to settle for taekwondo bronze
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Entertainment
Vagina tunnels and sneaker closets: the escapist appeal of celebrity house tours
In new column Internet wormhole, Guardian Australia writers take you to their favourite corner of the web. First up: an inviting – and voyeuristic – YouTube series
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Middle Eastern stand-ups: ‘People assume we only do terrorist jokes’
Read more »Notting Hill carnival launches fund for bands and artists hit by cancelled event
Read more »Why is the photo of Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez on a yacht so compelling?
Read more »Splendour XR: virtual music festival was an eerie, empty reminder of what we’ve lost
Read more »Rachel: John Early and Kate Berlant star in 11 tense minutes of millennial nightmare
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