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Don’t visit the US – it just isn’t worth the risks right now

Minor visa infractions have seen tourists detained, shackled and deported by overzealous US border staff. There are many more welcoming places to go on holiday, writes Arwa Mahdawi

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I was always terrified of confrontation. Then I hit my 40s

If I see someone making my neighbourhood a worse place to live, I walk straight up to them and … have a little word. What is happening to me, asks Arwa Mahdawi

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The US’s plutocrats and politicians want more, more, more. Matt LeBlanc shows us a better way

‘Joey from Friends’ has gone viral for his lack of drive. This is what the world needs – someone who’s happy with nothing rather than everything, writes Arwa Mahdawi

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No one’s buying Hunter Biden’s terrible paintings any more? I wonder why

It’s tough being a nepo baby – especially when your daddy suddenly loses his influence, writes Arwa Mahdawi

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Wooden spoons are making us sick? I thought that was fish slices

Another day, another health scare. I’m struggling to know which dangers I should take seriously, writes Arwa Mahdawi

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First Trump threatened to nuke hurricanes. Now he’s waging war on weather forecasters

How do you stop people worrying about the climate emergency? By sacking anyone whose job it is to keep an eye on it. Chalk up another win for Project 2025, writes Arwa Mahdawi

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Melania Trump doesn’t want to play the role of first lady – but she doesn’t mind making $28m

She has been all but absent from Washington since her husband returned to the White House. Instead, her energy has been poured into monetising her status, writes Arwa Mahdawi

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Is a Trump backlash on its way? Well, eggs are as expensive as ever – and you can’t eat the culture wars

The 78-year-old president is the ultimate comeback kid, but he is not a king and he is certainly not a god. As prices rise and consumer sentiment slumps, he may come to regret his election promises, writes Arwa Mahdawi

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Elon Musk keeps bringing his kids to work – and the reasons aren’t cute at all

Is this fun fathering or a cynical and exploitative PR strategy from the tech billionaire? I suspect the latter, writes Arwa Mahdawi

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What is ‘conservative girl’ makeup, and am I accidentally wearing it?

I look drained and my mascara’s gone clumpy. According to TikTok, this is all it takes to resemble a hardcore US Republican, writes Guardian columnist Arwa Mahdawi

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Did RFK Jr really drink fish medicine? He definitely has weird ideas about ‘making America healthy again’

The supplement-loving anti-vaxxer could well be the US’s next health secretary. At least the wellness bros and woo-woo fans will be happy, writes Arwa Mahdawi

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I didn’t think Trump’s second act would be that bad. Oh, how wrong I was

The Maga kingpin has only been president for a couple of weeks, but the chaos he has unleashed in the US is already much worse than I thought it could be. I’m genuinely frightened

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Will Prince Harry be deported from Trump’s America?

A rightwing thinktank has been targeting the royal ever since he confessed to taking drugs – and is demanding his immigration forms be released, writes Arwa Mahdawi

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It’s true! American schools do brainwash children. Just not in the way I thought …

Imagine my shock when our three-year-old came home singing about … an NFL team. I blame the teachers, says Arwa Mahdawi

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While Musk and Altman wage their silly little feud, China is making all the broligarchs look like chumps

The launch of the AI chatbot DeepSeek wiped $1tn off the value of US tech stocks. That should worry even this overhyped and self-satisfied twosome, writes Arwa Mahdawi

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Give up complaining for 30 days? There’s no way I can conquer this January challenge

It’s time to celebrate all the little things in life, according to an annoyingly upbeat Belgian campaigner. But what if whingeing is actually good for you, writes Arwa Mahdawi

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From TikTok to TrumpTok? The app’s banning and unbanning encapsulates everything wrong with US politics

Having done his best to shut down the social media platform, the new president is now being hailed as its saviour. And once again the Democrats have egg on their faces, writes Arwa Mahdawi

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Why is it so unsettling to watch an adult drink cold cow’s milk?

Nicole Kidman’s Babygirl, which features an erotic dairy-based scene, is the latest reminder of the debate about mature milk-drinkers, writes Arwa Mahdawi

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Is Andrew Tate going to reinvent himself as a politician and ‘save Britan [sic]’?

The self-styled misogynist has announced his intention to enter UK politics - and unfortunately, when it comes to influence, we can’t just laugh him off, writes Arwa Mahdawi

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Will flattery get you everywhere with Donald Trump? Billionaires are determined to find out

The US has been for sale to the highest bidder for some time, while democracy dies in plain sight. The difference now? How shamelessly transactional the incoming president is, writes Arwa Mahdawi

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January 6 was part of an attempted coup d’etat in America. Don’t let Trump and his allies tell you otherwise

That so many seem willing to normalise that anti-democratic outrage is frightening, says Guardian columnist Arwa Mahdawi

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Elon Musk is on track to be a trillionaire – if America doesn’t turn against him first

He has wiggled his way into power thanks to his wealth. But once he is making decisions that affect people’s daily lives, Musk may find the shine wears off, writes Arwa Mahdawi

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Londoners are ‘cold’ and ‘mean’, according to one US family. But for real rudeness, go to Philadelphia

In a viral post, the Hendrix family from Chicago lamented British bad manners. But I beg to differ – people in London are just ‘big city polite’, writes Arwa Mahdawi

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Who’s the most basic person on the internet? A court will have to decide between these two beige influencers

Sydney Nicole Gifford has accused rival Alyssa Sheil of copying her bland style, in a $150,000 lawsuit over lost income and ‘mental anguish’. What’s behind this race to the bottom, asks Arwa Mahdawi

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Are chicken sandwiches a) a tasty lunch? Or b) the ultimate symbol of gen Z wokeness?

Those waging a war on woke have turned their attentions to twentysomethings’ supposed rejection of ham and mustard sarnies. Clearly this is what people mean by bread and butter issues, writes Arwa Mahdawi

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