NYPD says 13 arrested at NYU and 43 at New School as Adams faces pressure to say how many arrested on Tuesday were non-students

Police began clearing out protesters at New York University (NYU) in downtown Manhattan on Friday as pressure continued to build on the cityas mayor, Eric Adams, to divulge how many of the 282 people arrested at uptown Columbia and City College of New York (CCNY) on Tuesday night were non-students a after he blamed aoutside agitatorsa for prompting a crackdown.

Campuses elsewhere were relatively quiet overnight, while the recent weeks of escalated pro-Palestinian protests across more than 40 campuses nationwide have resulted in almost 2,200 arrests, according to an Associated Press tally.

Russians in separate compound and do not have access to US forces or equipment, says defence secretary

• Ukraine war a live updates

The US secretary of defence, Lloyd Austin, has confirmed Russian security forces have been deployed to the same airbase as American troops in the Nigerien capital, Niamey.

It remains unclear when the Russian troops, who have been in Niger for weeks, were deployed to Airbase 101, which is next to Diori Hamani international airport in Niamey. It is also unclear how many troops are on the ground.

Former president back in court as forensic analyst Douglas Daus is set to continue testifying

• Hereas whatas happened in the trial so far

Judge Juan Merchan was referring to a claim Donald Trump made while addressing the media yesterday outside of court.

Speaking to reporters after court adjourned for the day on Thursday, the former president said:

Iam not allowed to testify. Iam under a gag order. I guess, right?

Iam not allowed to testify, because this judge, whoas totally conflicted, has me under an unconstitutional gag order.

I want to stress Mr Trump that you have an absolute right to testify at trial.

That is a constitutional right that will not be denied or abnegated in any way ... It is a fundamental right that cannot be infringed upon ... the order prohibiting extra-judicial statements does not prevent you from testifying in any way.

Florida wildlife corridor will spearhead climate resilience if allowed to evolve and essential preparatory work done, study says

Climate predictions in Florida, for the most part, make pretty grim reading. Rising oceans threaten to submerge most of the state by the end of the century, and soaring temperatures could make it too hot to live here anyway.

But new research by a coalition of prominent universities paints a more upbeat picture of Floridaas future as a thriving state for humans and wildlife, with natural resources harnessed to mitigate the worst effects of the climate emergency generally, as well as extreme weather events such as hurricanes and floods.

UN humanitarian office spokesman says hundreds of thousands of lives could be at risk and there would be a huge impact on aid operations

Daniel Hurst is Guardian Australiaas foreign affairs and defence correspondent.

The Australian government faces a decision next week on whether to support admitting Palestine as a full member of the UN and is swapping notes with allies including South Korea and Germany.

Aprilas figure was lower than forecast and unemployment rate ticked up over the month but still market remains strong

Hiring in the US slowed in April with the workforce adding another 175,000 jobs and wage growth slowing.

The news cheered investors hoping that a cooling labor market will prompt the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates a which have been driven to a 20-year high as the US fights stubbornly high inflation. All the major US markets rose in early trading.

Ex-White House press secretary Jen Psaki describes telling president of anger that he spoke so much of his own dead son, Beau

Joe Biden was stunned into silence when he was told families of US service members killed in Kabul in August 2021 said that when the bodies were returned and the president met grieving relatives, he spent too much time talking about the death of his own son, Beau.

aI paused for the president to respond,a Jen Psaki, then White House press secretary, writes in a new book.

Philip Morris International has supported non-smoking programmes around the world ato advance its own interestsa, say health professionals

The tobacco company Philip Morris has sponsored courses for doctors in multiple countries, in what critics have called a agrotesquea strategy.

Medical education programmes on quitting smoking and harm reduction in South Africa, the Middle East and the US have been supported by Philip Morris International (PMI) or its regional subsidiaries, according to advertising material seen by the Guardian.

Town of Lewiston rallied behind bowling alley owners to reopen after gunman killed eight people there in stateas deadliest shooting

Itas a dilemma no business owner should have to face: whether to reopen after a mass shooting.

The answer didnat come easily to Justin and Samantha Juray. But when they did decide to reopen their Maine bowling alley, they didnat hold back.

In new book, retired neurosurgeon and former housing secretary emphasises extreme stance at odds even with Trump himself

In a new book, the retired neurosurgeon, former US housing secretary and potential Trump vice-presidential pick Ben Carson calls for a national abortion ban a a posture at odds with most Americans and even Donald Trump himself.

Hailing the 2022 Dobbs v Jackson US supreme court ruling that removed the federal right to abortion, Carson writes: aWe must not stop there a| the battle over the lives of unborn children is not yet finished. Many states have made abortion illegal because of the Dobbs decision, yet the practice continues in many more states.

Man who emerges from German TV series is a far cry from myth of tortured artist alienated from his family and job

The word akafkaesquea has come to describe the sensation of powerlessness when dealing with bureaucratic systems; of getting lost in labyrinthine administrative errands, being shut out by faceless officialdom and having your hopes strangled by red tape.

But kafkaesque does not come close to describing the life of the man who lent the term his name, according to an irreverent biopic of the Prague-born author.

Ex-central banker Lady Shafik, the universityas president, now faces calls to resign due to her handling of campus unrest

Steering Columbia University through the choppy waters of anti-Israel student protests was never going to be easy for Minouche Shafik, a member of the UK House of Lords who took over as president of the university in New York after a period of relative calm running the London School of Economics.

During her tenure as LSE director between 2017 and last year, academics largely refused to join the industrial action that dominated campuses across much of the UK.

Stateas fall as the last bastion of access to the procedure in the deep south means women will have to travel farther for care

Rose hadnat even missed her period when the thought hit her: aI need to take a test.a

The Florida resident, who has two kids, had given birth just three months ago. She thought that she and her husband were being careful. But the pregnancy test confirmed her suspicion: she was pregnant and, she realized, didnat want to be.

Implications of the lawsuit could extend beyond Cochise county, if local officials try similar tactics in November

In a courtroom in Phoenix, Arizona, two elected officials who allegedly tried to subvert the countyas 2022 election tried to get a lawsuit against them thrown out in a case one of their defense attorneys called both asillya and ascarya.

The Cochise county supervisors, Tom Crosby and Peggy Judd, appeared in court virtually, to defend themselves against charges of attempted election interference for their initial failure to certify the countyas election results.

Financial pressure prevented a ceremony, and our families werenat thrilled. But my wedding day was still beautiful

I got the phone call that would change my relationship at 4.45 on a Wednesday evening. It wasnat my ex calling with a sexual health update, nor was it an ex trying to get back together. It wasnat from our family, it wasnat a friend.

It was an office worker, calling from somewhere far away, informing me that my discounted health insurance was invalid and wouldnat cover my recent medical crisis.

His youth support declining, the president needs ato be where the people area. His account regularly mocks Trump a but remains silent on Gaza

In Joe Bidenas TikTok debut, timed to the Super Bowl in February, the president answered rapid-fire questions like aChiefs or Niners?a (neither, he picked the Eagles because his wifeas a aPhilly girla) and flashed the Dark Brandon meme. He got more than 10m views, so by pure metrics, the video was no flop. But to use one of TikTokas favorite disses, for many gen Z viewers it felt acringea a even pandering. Worse still, the TikTok, captioned alol hey guysa, made the rounds after Israel struck Rafah, a city in the southern Gaza strip. Bidenas jokes infuriated users who flooded the post with the comment aWHAT ABOUT RAFAH?a

aI donat want my president to be a TikTok influencer,a read the headline of one USA Today editorial. One (actual) influencer told CNN the presidentas attempt at meme-ing felt aperformativea. A warm welcome to the app, it was not. But Bidenas team kept posting.

Residents of manufactured housing parks typically own their homes a but not the parks themselves, which can be incredibly lucrative. Now some residents are forming cooperatives, and taking control

• This story is co-published with the Lever, a reader-supported investigative news organization

Bev Adrian, a retired career placement counselor for people with disabilities, lives in Woodlawn Terrace, a mobile home park just outside Minneapolis, Minnesota. The nearby streets are full of bustling local businesses a a Sota Boys Smoke Shop, a Pump N Munch Gas a but Woodlawn is a quiet park tucked away under maples and pines.

Adrian moved there four years ago, coincidentally right as Woodlawnas owner was looking to sell. Woodlawnas landlord was well liked, but for years Woodlawnas residents had been hearing rumors about possible sales to much less friendly owners.

I played on tour for 16 years and I was ready for Luca Guadagninoas new movie to fail. But itas the most accurate depiction of the tennis life I have seen on screen

On a hot spring day in Munich, I went to a small movie theatre in the basement of an apartment building, dreading the prospect of missing an evening in the setting sun, possibly with a Bavarian beer in hand. The whole city seemed to be anxiously anticipating the upcoming Champions League semi-final between Bayern Munich and Real Madrid. People roamed the streets, trying to find a place to watch football with their friends.

I, on the other hand, was on my way to see Luca Guadagninoas new movie, Challengers. I was ready to see it fail. For context, I played on the tennis tour for 16 years and retired at the US Open two years ago. Youave probably never heard of me. There are two reasons for that. With perfect timing, I retired at the same time as Serena Williams. Reason number two: I never had Serenaas career. Itas OK. One can thrive in so many other ways.

Andrea Petkovic is an author and a former world top-10 tennis player.

Ruben Gallego, taking on Kari Lake in key Arizona race, focuses on acommunity eventsa to reach those who have slipped away

When one of the most celebrated Mexican boxers in history, Canelo Alvarez, steps into the ring against undefeated Mexican fighter Jaime Munguia on Saturday at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, excitement will be through the roof at a campaign event just 280 miles away.

Thatas because Democratic congressman Ruben Gallego, caught in one of the most critical US Senate races in the country against former TV anchor Kari Lake, will be holding a watch-party for the fight at JL Boxing Academy in Glendale, Arizona, complete with big screens inside, and a truck serving birria tacos and Mexican Cokes outside.

Researchers and Silicon Valley are using tools powered by AI to uncover lives of ancient philosophers

More than 2,000 years after Plato died, the towering figure of classical antiquity and founder of the Academy, regarded by many as the first university in the west, can still make front-page news.

Researchers this week claimed to have found the final resting place of the Greek philosopher, a patch in the garden of his Athens Academy, after scanning an ancient papyrus scroll recovered from the library of a Herculaneum villa that was buried when Mount Vesuvius erupted in AD79.

The much-derided film returns to cinemas for its 25th anniversary. Once a rare blot on the galactic landscape, these days itas far from the only stinker in the canon

Can it really be that there are Star Wars fans who see George Lucasas Episode I a The Phantom Menace, once considered the emblem of everything that went wrong with the long-running space saga, as a bona fide classic ripe for rehabilitation 25 years on? As the much-derided 1999 film returns to cinemas this weekend, there are rumblings in the ether that millennials, and perhaps those even younger, are completely unaware of just how much of a disaster it was. Then again, perhaps those of us who remember its debut in cinemas should be prepared to listen to voices from a new generation. Was it really so bad after all?

Part of the problem is that where it was once a rare blot on the galactic landscape, a Star Wars movie that failed to live up to the glories of the original trilogy, these days itas far, far away from being the only rubbish film in the canon. In fact, it could be argued that when considering movies such as the execrable The Rise of Skywalker, the middling Solo: A Star Wars Story and the two painful prequel follow-ups, The Phantom Menace is closer to the mean average for the saga than it is to the bottom of the Dagobah swamp.

Tom Bakeras scarf! Jodie Whittakeras cupboard! David Tennantas gifs! As Ncuti Gatwa picks up his sonic screwdriver for the new series of Doctor Who, we rate every two-hearted Time Lord so far

It is too soon to place the Fifteenth Doctor, Ncuti Gatwa, in the pantheon of actors to take on one of British TVas most beloved characters, but to whet your appetite before his debut series lands on 11 May, here is a top 20 of actors to have owned the Tardis since William Hartnell first emerged from a police box in 1963 a|

Protests are part of nationwide movement pushing universities to divest from businesses that support the war in Gaza

As the sun rose on a campus littered with wreckage, pro-Palestine protesters at the University of California, Los Angeles, were still facing off with lines of riot cops and chanting aWeare not leaving!a

Police had cleared UCLAas student encampment in a late-night operation, and arrested at least 200 pro-Palestine demonstrators early on Thursday morning . The schoolas student newspaper said ahundredsa had been arrested, including students and faculty.

Researchers visited the Chicago Cafe to find out if itas really 121 years old a and entered a chop suey parlor filled with memories

On a warm morning in March, a group of researchers entered an unassuming chop suey parlor in the Sacramento suburbs for a rare field trip.

The six history enthusiasts affiliated with the University of California, Davis, had gathered at the Chicago Cafe in Woodland, California, with one goal in mind: to determine the exact age of what may be the oldest Chinese restaurant in the country.

The viral Glasgow event made children cry and adults seethe. Could a California tribute provide some measure of absolution?

She was the sad Oompa Loompa seen around the world. Inside a bleak warehouse in Glasgow, a supposed celebration of Wonkaas delectable world of chocolate left children crying and parents calling the police. Attendees paid APS35 to visit a bleak warehouse with a handful of props and posters; inside, they were treated to two jellybeans each and a few poorly costumed actors. Images of the event went extremely viral, making international news and inspiring a horror film and an hour-long documentary.

Two months later, I found myself walking toward another grim-looking warehouse, this time in downtown Los Angeles. I was here for Willyas Chocolate Experience LA, a tribute to the Glasgow disaster promising live entertainment, a red carpet-style photo op and a rare chance to meet the celebrity Oompa Loompa herself.

Slow response from authorities left students shocked as people wearing white masks attacked pro-Palestine protesters

When Meghna Nair, a second-year student at the University of California, Los Angeles, saw a masked group of people headed toward the pro-Palestine encampment on campus late on Tuesday evening, she expected trouble.

aI knew where they were going. I had an idea what they planned to do,a she said. aI didnat know what to do.a

In 1985, Columbia students occupied campus to push for divestment from South Africa. Five months later, the university cut ties to the apartheid regime after years of dragging its feet

As three former 1980s student leaders at Columbia University, we applaud the courage and conviction of Palestine solidarity student activists in the eye of the storm. Despite the recent arrest of more than 100 protesters, they insist: aDisclose! Divest! We will not stop, we will not rest!a

We defend their right to protest and affirm the righteousness of their demands: an end to Israelas genocidal war against 2.3 million Palestinians in Gaza and to the complicity of the US government and institutions in its apartheid and ethnic cleansing. The International Court of Justiceas recent ruling that Israel is plausibly committing genocide against 2.3 million Palestinians makes divestment a legal, not just ethical, obligation.

The scenes in Florida of frantic and overcrowded clinics are a grim preview of the future that apro-lifersa want for women

A Womanas Choice, an abortion clinic in Jacksonville, usually sees somewhere between 10 and 15 patients a day. But last week, they extended their hours. On Monday, they scheduled somewhere between 70 and 80 patients, according to the Washington Post. The president of one reproductive health center spoke of warning her incoming patients about the scenes they would encounter at Floridaas abortion clinics. aWeare telling them, aHey, itas going to be busy,aa said Kelly Flynn.

For some, a deadline loomed after an anxious period of trying to scrape together the funding for the care they need: one doctor recalled calling patients who had delayed their appointments a in most cases because they hadnat been able to secure enough money for the procedure yet a and reminding them that they donat have much more time. For other women, a sudden realization led to a last-minute scramble. aOne patient this morning told me that she had just gone for a regular doctoras appointment last week and found out she was pregnant,a a clinician told the Florida news radio station WOKV.

Moira Donegan is a Guardian US columnist

In history, as in romance, beginnings matter a so what we do now will be crucial in shaping the future

In these times of planetary polycrisis, we try to get our bearings by looking to the past. Are we perhaps in The New Cold War, as Robin Niblett, the former director of the foreign affairs thinktank Chatham House, proposes in a new book? Is this bringing us towards the brink of a third world war, as the historian Niall Ferguson has argued? Or, as I have found myself suggesting on occasion, is the world beginning to resemble the late 19th-century Europe of competing empires and great powers writ large?

Another way of trying to put our travails into historically comprehensible shape is to label them as an aage of a|a, with the words that follow suggesting either a parallel with or a sharp contrast to an earlier age. So the CNN foreign affairs guru Fareed Zakaria suggests in his latest book that we are in a new Age of Revolutions, meaning that we can learn something from the French, Industrial and American revolutions. Or is it rather The Age of the Strongman, as proposed by the Financial Times foreign affairs commentator Gideon Rachman? No, itas The Age of Unpeace, says Mark Leonard, the director of the European Council on Foreign Relations, since aconnectivity causes conflicta.

I have spent long stretches of my life around the racetrack. The methods for training young horses in the US means fatalities are inevitable

As Churchill Downs prepares to host the 150th Kentucky Derby on Saturday a darker anniversary looms. One year ago, 12 horses died at Churchill Downs in the days and weeks surrounding Americaas biggest race.

As hype builds around this yearas runners, those who died fall deeper into the well of memory, if theyare thought of at all. Wild on Ice, a gelding born in 2020 and a Derby qualifier, was euthanized after sustaining a hind leg fracture during training leading up to last yearas race. His connections expressed regret over their missed opportunity to watch him reach his full potential. A month later, Kimberley Dream, a seven-year-old awar horsea was making her 61st start when she broke down in a claiming race. In the chart the final note on her short life read awent wrong in upper stretcha.

NYPD says 13 arrested at NYU and 43 at New School as Adams faces pressure to say how many arrested on Tuesday were non-students

Police began clearing out protesters at New York University (NYU) in downtown Manhattan on Friday as pressure continued to build on the cityas mayor, Eric Adams, to divulge how many of the 282 people arrested at uptown Columbia and City College of New York (CCNY) on Tuesday night were non-students a after he blamed aoutside agitatorsa for prompting a crackdown.

Campuses elsewhere were relatively quiet overnight, while the recent weeks of escalated pro-Palestinian protests across more than 40 campuses nationwide have resulted in almost 2,200 arrests, according to an Associated Press tally.

Russians in separate compound and do not have access to US forces or equipment, says defence secretary

• Ukraine war a live updates

The US secretary of defence, Lloyd Austin, has confirmed Russian security forces have been deployed to the same airbase as American troops in the Nigerien capital, Niamey.

It remains unclear when the Russian troops, who have been in Niger for weeks, were deployed to Airbase 101, which is next to Diori Hamani international airport in Niamey. It is also unclear how many troops are on the ground.

Former president back in court as forensic analyst Douglas Daus is set to continue testifying

• Hereas whatas happened in the trial so far

Judge Juan Merchan was referring to a claim Donald Trump made while addressing the media yesterday outside of court.

Speaking to reporters after court adjourned for the day on Thursday, the former president said:

Iam not allowed to testify. Iam under a gag order. I guess, right?

Iam not allowed to testify, because this judge, whoas totally conflicted, has me under an unconstitutional gag order.

I want to stress Mr Trump that you have an absolute right to testify at trial.

That is a constitutional right that will not be denied or abnegated in any way ... It is a fundamental right that cannot be infringed upon ... the order prohibiting extra-judicial statements does not prevent you from testifying in any way.

Florida wildlife corridor will spearhead climate resilience if allowed to evolve and essential preparatory work done, study says

Climate predictions in Florida, for the most part, make pretty grim reading. Rising oceans threaten to submerge most of the state by the end of the century, and soaring temperatures could make it too hot to live here anyway.

But new research by a coalition of prominent universities paints a more upbeat picture of Floridaas future as a thriving state for humans and wildlife, with natural resources harnessed to mitigate the worst effects of the climate emergency generally, as well as extreme weather events such as hurricanes and floods.

UN humanitarian office spokesman says hundreds of thousands of lives could be at risk and there would be a huge impact on aid operations

Daniel Hurst is Guardian Australiaas foreign affairs and defence correspondent.

The Australian government faces a decision next week on whether to support admitting Palestine as a full member of the UN and is swapping notes with allies including South Korea and Germany.

Aprilas figure was lower than forecast and unemployment rate ticked up over the month but still market remains strong

Hiring in the US slowed in April with the workforce adding another 175,000 jobs and wage growth slowing.

The news cheered investors hoping that a cooling labor market will prompt the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates a which have been driven to a 20-year high as the US fights stubbornly high inflation. All the major US markets rose in early trading.

Ex-White House press secretary Jen Psaki describes telling president of anger that he spoke so much of his own dead son, Beau

Joe Biden was stunned into silence when he was told families of US service members killed in Kabul in August 2021 said that when the bodies were returned and the president met grieving relatives, he spent too much time talking about the death of his own son, Beau.

aI paused for the president to respond,a Jen Psaki, then White House press secretary, writes in a new book.

Philip Morris International has supported non-smoking programmes around the world ato advance its own interestsa, say health professionals

The tobacco company Philip Morris has sponsored courses for doctors in multiple countries, in what critics have called a agrotesquea strategy.

Medical education programmes on quitting smoking and harm reduction in South Africa, the Middle East and the US have been supported by Philip Morris International (PMI) or its regional subsidiaries, according to advertising material seen by the Guardian.

Town of Lewiston rallied behind bowling alley owners to reopen after gunman killed eight people there in stateas deadliest shooting

Itas a dilemma no business owner should have to face: whether to reopen after a mass shooting.

The answer didnat come easily to Justin and Samantha Juray. But when they did decide to reopen their Maine bowling alley, they didnat hold back.

In new book, retired neurosurgeon and former housing secretary emphasises extreme stance at odds even with Trump himself

In a new book, the retired neurosurgeon, former US housing secretary and potential Trump vice-presidential pick Ben Carson calls for a national abortion ban a a posture at odds with most Americans and even Donald Trump himself.

Hailing the 2022 Dobbs v Jackson US supreme court ruling that removed the federal right to abortion, Carson writes: aWe must not stop there a| the battle over the lives of unborn children is not yet finished. Many states have made abortion illegal because of the Dobbs decision, yet the practice continues in many more states.

Man who emerges from German TV series is a far cry from myth of tortured artist alienated from his family and job

The word akafkaesquea has come to describe the sensation of powerlessness when dealing with bureaucratic systems; of getting lost in labyrinthine administrative errands, being shut out by faceless officialdom and having your hopes strangled by red tape.

But kafkaesque does not come close to describing the life of the man who lent the term his name, according to an irreverent biopic of the Prague-born author.

Ex-central banker Lady Shafik, the universityas president, now faces calls to resign due to her handling of campus unrest

Steering Columbia University through the choppy waters of anti-Israel student protests was never going to be easy for Minouche Shafik, a member of the UK House of Lords who took over as president of the university in New York after a period of relative calm running the London School of Economics.

During her tenure as LSE director between 2017 and last year, academics largely refused to join the industrial action that dominated campuses across much of the UK.

Stateas fall as the last bastion of access to the procedure in the deep south means women will have to travel farther for care

Rose hadnat even missed her period when the thought hit her: aI need to take a test.a

The Florida resident, who has two kids, had given birth just three months ago. She thought that she and her husband were being careful. But the pregnancy test confirmed her suspicion: she was pregnant and, she realized, didnat want to be.

Implications of the lawsuit could extend beyond Cochise county, if local officials try similar tactics in November

In a courtroom in Phoenix, Arizona, two elected officials who allegedly tried to subvert the countyas 2022 election tried to get a lawsuit against them thrown out in a case one of their defense attorneys called both asillya and ascarya.

The Cochise county supervisors, Tom Crosby and Peggy Judd, appeared in court virtually, to defend themselves against charges of attempted election interference for their initial failure to certify the countyas election results.

Financial pressure prevented a ceremony, and our families werenat thrilled. But my wedding day was still beautiful

I got the phone call that would change my relationship at 4.45 on a Wednesday evening. It wasnat my ex calling with a sexual health update, nor was it an ex trying to get back together. It wasnat from our family, it wasnat a friend.

It was an office worker, calling from somewhere far away, informing me that my discounted health insurance was invalid and wouldnat cover my recent medical crisis.

His youth support declining, the president needs ato be where the people area. His account regularly mocks Trump a but remains silent on Gaza

In Joe Bidenas TikTok debut, timed to the Super Bowl in February, the president answered rapid-fire questions like aChiefs or Niners?a (neither, he picked the Eagles because his wifeas a aPhilly girla) and flashed the Dark Brandon meme. He got more than 10m views, so by pure metrics, the video was no flop. But to use one of TikTokas favorite disses, for many gen Z viewers it felt acringea a even pandering. Worse still, the TikTok, captioned alol hey guysa, made the rounds after Israel struck Rafah, a city in the southern Gaza strip. Bidenas jokes infuriated users who flooded the post with the comment aWHAT ABOUT RAFAH?a

aI donat want my president to be a TikTok influencer,a read the headline of one USA Today editorial. One (actual) influencer told CNN the presidentas attempt at meme-ing felt aperformativea. A warm welcome to the app, it was not. But Bidenas team kept posting.

Residents of manufactured housing parks typically own their homes a but not the parks themselves, which can be incredibly lucrative. Now some residents are forming cooperatives, and taking control

• This story is co-published with the Lever, a reader-supported investigative news organization

Bev Adrian, a retired career placement counselor for people with disabilities, lives in Woodlawn Terrace, a mobile home park just outside Minneapolis, Minnesota. The nearby streets are full of bustling local businesses a a Sota Boys Smoke Shop, a Pump N Munch Gas a but Woodlawn is a quiet park tucked away under maples and pines.

Adrian moved there four years ago, coincidentally right as Woodlawnas owner was looking to sell. Woodlawnas landlord was well liked, but for years Woodlawnas residents had been hearing rumors about possible sales to much less friendly owners.

I played on tour for 16 years and I was ready for Luca Guadagninoas new movie to fail. But itas the most accurate depiction of the tennis life I have seen on screen

On a hot spring day in Munich, I went to a small movie theatre in the basement of an apartment building, dreading the prospect of missing an evening in the setting sun, possibly with a Bavarian beer in hand. The whole city seemed to be anxiously anticipating the upcoming Champions League semi-final between Bayern Munich and Real Madrid. People roamed the streets, trying to find a place to watch football with their friends.

I, on the other hand, was on my way to see Luca Guadagninoas new movie, Challengers. I was ready to see it fail. For context, I played on the tennis tour for 16 years and retired at the US Open two years ago. Youave probably never heard of me. There are two reasons for that. With perfect timing, I retired at the same time as Serena Williams. Reason number two: I never had Serenaas career. Itas OK. One can thrive in so many other ways.

Andrea Petkovic is an author and a former world top-10 tennis player.

Ruben Gallego, taking on Kari Lake in key Arizona race, focuses on acommunity eventsa to reach those who have slipped away

When one of the most celebrated Mexican boxers in history, Canelo Alvarez, steps into the ring against undefeated Mexican fighter Jaime Munguia on Saturday at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, excitement will be through the roof at a campaign event just 280 miles away.

Thatas because Democratic congressman Ruben Gallego, caught in one of the most critical US Senate races in the country against former TV anchor Kari Lake, will be holding a watch-party for the fight at JL Boxing Academy in Glendale, Arizona, complete with big screens inside, and a truck serving birria tacos and Mexican Cokes outside.

Researchers and Silicon Valley are using tools powered by AI to uncover lives of ancient philosophers

More than 2,000 years after Plato died, the towering figure of classical antiquity and founder of the Academy, regarded by many as the first university in the west, can still make front-page news.

Researchers this week claimed to have found the final resting place of the Greek philosopher, a patch in the garden of his Athens Academy, after scanning an ancient papyrus scroll recovered from the library of a Herculaneum villa that was buried when Mount Vesuvius erupted in AD79.

The much-derided film returns to cinemas for its 25th anniversary. Once a rare blot on the galactic landscape, these days itas far from the only stinker in the canon

Can it really be that there are Star Wars fans who see George Lucasas Episode I a The Phantom Menace, once considered the emblem of everything that went wrong with the long-running space saga, as a bona fide classic ripe for rehabilitation 25 years on? As the much-derided 1999 film returns to cinemas this weekend, there are rumblings in the ether that millennials, and perhaps those even younger, are completely unaware of just how much of a disaster it was. Then again, perhaps those of us who remember its debut in cinemas should be prepared to listen to voices from a new generation. Was it really so bad after all?

Part of the problem is that where it was once a rare blot on the galactic landscape, a Star Wars movie that failed to live up to the glories of the original trilogy, these days itas far, far away from being the only rubbish film in the canon. In fact, it could be argued that when considering movies such as the execrable The Rise of Skywalker, the middling Solo: A Star Wars Story and the two painful prequel follow-ups, The Phantom Menace is closer to the mean average for the saga than it is to the bottom of the Dagobah swamp.

Tom Bakeras scarf! Jodie Whittakeras cupboard! David Tennantas gifs! As Ncuti Gatwa picks up his sonic screwdriver for the new series of Doctor Who, we rate every two-hearted Time Lord so far

It is too soon to place the Fifteenth Doctor, Ncuti Gatwa, in the pantheon of actors to take on one of British TVas most beloved characters, but to whet your appetite before his debut series lands on 11 May, here is a top 20 of actors to have owned the Tardis since William Hartnell first emerged from a police box in 1963 a|

Protests are part of nationwide movement pushing universities to divest from businesses that support the war in Gaza

As the sun rose on a campus littered with wreckage, pro-Palestine protesters at the University of California, Los Angeles, were still facing off with lines of riot cops and chanting aWeare not leaving!a

Police had cleared UCLAas student encampment in a late-night operation, and arrested at least 200 pro-Palestine demonstrators early on Thursday morning . The schoolas student newspaper said ahundredsa had been arrested, including students and faculty.

Researchers visited the Chicago Cafe to find out if itas really 121 years old a and entered a chop suey parlor filled with memories

On a warm morning in March, a group of researchers entered an unassuming chop suey parlor in the Sacramento suburbs for a rare field trip.

The six history enthusiasts affiliated with the University of California, Davis, had gathered at the Chicago Cafe in Woodland, California, with one goal in mind: to determine the exact age of what may be the oldest Chinese restaurant in the country.

The viral Glasgow event made children cry and adults seethe. Could a California tribute provide some measure of absolution?

She was the sad Oompa Loompa seen around the world. Inside a bleak warehouse in Glasgow, a supposed celebration of Wonkaas delectable world of chocolate left children crying and parents calling the police. Attendees paid APS35 to visit a bleak warehouse with a handful of props and posters; inside, they were treated to two jellybeans each and a few poorly costumed actors. Images of the event went extremely viral, making international news and inspiring a horror film and an hour-long documentary.

Two months later, I found myself walking toward another grim-looking warehouse, this time in downtown Los Angeles. I was here for Willyas Chocolate Experience LA, a tribute to the Glasgow disaster promising live entertainment, a red carpet-style photo op and a rare chance to meet the celebrity Oompa Loompa herself.

Slow response from authorities left students shocked as people wearing white masks attacked pro-Palestine protesters

When Meghna Nair, a second-year student at the University of California, Los Angeles, saw a masked group of people headed toward the pro-Palestine encampment on campus late on Tuesday evening, she expected trouble.

aI knew where they were going. I had an idea what they planned to do,a she said. aI didnat know what to do.a

In 1985, Columbia students occupied campus to push for divestment from South Africa. Five months later, the university cut ties to the apartheid regime after years of dragging its feet

As three former 1980s student leaders at Columbia University, we applaud the courage and conviction of Palestine solidarity student activists in the eye of the storm. Despite the recent arrest of more than 100 protesters, they insist: aDisclose! Divest! We will not stop, we will not rest!a

We defend their right to protest and affirm the righteousness of their demands: an end to Israelas genocidal war against 2.3 million Palestinians in Gaza and to the complicity of the US government and institutions in its apartheid and ethnic cleansing. The International Court of Justiceas recent ruling that Israel is plausibly committing genocide against 2.3 million Palestinians makes divestment a legal, not just ethical, obligation.

The scenes in Florida of frantic and overcrowded clinics are a grim preview of the future that apro-lifersa want for women

A Womanas Choice, an abortion clinic in Jacksonville, usually sees somewhere between 10 and 15 patients a day. But last week, they extended their hours. On Monday, they scheduled somewhere between 70 and 80 patients, according to the Washington Post. The president of one reproductive health center spoke of warning her incoming patients about the scenes they would encounter at Floridaas abortion clinics. aWeare telling them, aHey, itas going to be busy,aa said Kelly Flynn.

For some, a deadline loomed after an anxious period of trying to scrape together the funding for the care they need: one doctor recalled calling patients who had delayed their appointments a in most cases because they hadnat been able to secure enough money for the procedure yet a and reminding them that they donat have much more time. For other women, a sudden realization led to a last-minute scramble. aOne patient this morning told me that she had just gone for a regular doctoras appointment last week and found out she was pregnant,a a clinician told the Florida news radio station WOKV.

Moira Donegan is a Guardian US columnist

In history, as in romance, beginnings matter a so what we do now will be crucial in shaping the future

In these times of planetary polycrisis, we try to get our bearings by looking to the past. Are we perhaps in The New Cold War, as Robin Niblett, the former director of the foreign affairs thinktank Chatham House, proposes in a new book? Is this bringing us towards the brink of a third world war, as the historian Niall Ferguson has argued? Or, as I have found myself suggesting on occasion, is the world beginning to resemble the late 19th-century Europe of competing empires and great powers writ large?

Another way of trying to put our travails into historically comprehensible shape is to label them as an aage of a|a, with the words that follow suggesting either a parallel with or a sharp contrast to an earlier age. So the CNN foreign affairs guru Fareed Zakaria suggests in his latest book that we are in a new Age of Revolutions, meaning that we can learn something from the French, Industrial and American revolutions. Or is it rather The Age of the Strongman, as proposed by the Financial Times foreign affairs commentator Gideon Rachman? No, itas The Age of Unpeace, says Mark Leonard, the director of the European Council on Foreign Relations, since aconnectivity causes conflicta.

NYPD says 13 arrested at NYU and 43 at New School as Adams faces pressure to say how many arrested on Tuesday were non-students

Police began clearing out protesters at New York University (NYU) in downtown Manhattan on Friday as pressure continued to build on the cityas mayor, Eric Adams, to divulge how many of the 282 people arrested at uptown Columbia and City College of New York (CCNY) on Tuesday night were non-students a after he blamed aoutside agitatorsa for prompting a crackdown.

Campuses elsewhere were relatively quiet overnight, while the recent weeks of escalated pro-Palestinian protests across more than 40 campuses nationwide have resulted in almost 2,200 arrests, according to an Associated Press tally.

Russians in separate compound and do not have access to US forces or equipment, says defence secretary

• Ukraine war a live updates

The US secretary of defence, Lloyd Austin, has confirmed Russian security forces have been deployed to the same airbase as American troops in the Nigerien capital, Niamey.

It remains unclear when the Russian troops, who have been in Niger for weeks, were deployed to Airbase 101, which is next to Diori Hamani international airport in Niamey. It is also unclear how many troops are on the ground.

Former president back in court as forensic analyst Douglas Daus is set to continue testifying

• Hereas whatas happened in the trial so far

Judge Juan Merchan was referring to a claim Donald Trump made while addressing the media yesterday outside of court.

Speaking to reporters after court adjourned for the day on Thursday, the former president said:

Iam not allowed to testify. Iam under a gag order. I guess, right?

Iam not allowed to testify, because this judge, whoas totally conflicted, has me under an unconstitutional gag order.

I want to stress Mr Trump that you have an absolute right to testify at trial.

That is a constitutional right that will not be denied or abnegated in any way ... It is a fundamental right that cannot be infringed upon ... the order prohibiting extra-judicial statements does not prevent you from testifying in any way.

Florida wildlife corridor will spearhead climate resilience if allowed to evolve and essential preparatory work done, study says

Climate predictions in Florida, for the most part, make pretty grim reading. Rising oceans threaten to submerge most of the state by the end of the century, and soaring temperatures could make it too hot to live here anyway.

But new research by a coalition of prominent universities paints a more upbeat picture of Floridaas future as a thriving state for humans and wildlife, with natural resources harnessed to mitigate the worst effects of the climate emergency generally, as well as extreme weather events such as hurricanes and floods.

UN humanitarian office spokesman says hundreds of thousands of lives could be at risk and there would be a huge impact on aid operations

Daniel Hurst is Guardian Australiaas foreign affairs and defence correspondent.

The Australian government faces a decision next week on whether to support admitting Palestine as a full member of the UN and is swapping notes with allies including South Korea and Germany.

Aprilas figure was lower than forecast and unemployment rate ticked up over the month but still market remains strong

Hiring in the US slowed in April with the workforce adding another 175,000 jobs and wage growth slowing.

The news cheered investors hoping that a cooling labor market will prompt the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates a which have been driven to a 20-year high as the US fights stubbornly high inflation. All the major US markets rose in early trading.

Ex-White House press secretary Jen Psaki describes telling president of anger that he spoke so much of his own dead son, Beau

Joe Biden was stunned into silence when he was told families of US service members killed in Kabul in August 2021 said that when the bodies were returned and the president met grieving relatives, he spent too much time talking about the death of his own son, Beau.

aI paused for the president to respond,a Jen Psaki, then White House press secretary, writes in a new book.

Philip Morris International has supported non-smoking programmes around the world ato advance its own interestsa, say health professionals

The tobacco company Philip Morris has sponsored courses for doctors in multiple countries, in what critics have called a agrotesquea strategy.

Medical education programmes on quitting smoking and harm reduction in South Africa, the Middle East and the US have been supported by Philip Morris International (PMI) or its regional subsidiaries, according to advertising material seen by the Guardian.

Town of Lewiston rallied behind bowling alley owners to reopen after gunman killed eight people there in stateas deadliest shooting

Itas a dilemma no business owner should have to face: whether to reopen after a mass shooting.

The answer didnat come easily to Justin and Samantha Juray. But when they did decide to reopen their Maine bowling alley, they didnat hold back.

In new book, retired neurosurgeon and former housing secretary emphasises extreme stance at odds even with Trump himself

In a new book, the retired neurosurgeon, former US housing secretary and potential Trump vice-presidential pick Ben Carson calls for a national abortion ban a a posture at odds with most Americans and even Donald Trump himself.

Hailing the 2022 Dobbs v Jackson US supreme court ruling that removed the federal right to abortion, Carson writes: aWe must not stop there a| the battle over the lives of unborn children is not yet finished. Many states have made abortion illegal because of the Dobbs decision, yet the practice continues in many more states.

Man who emerges from German TV series is a far cry from myth of tortured artist alienated from his family and job

The word akafkaesquea has come to describe the sensation of powerlessness when dealing with bureaucratic systems; of getting lost in labyrinthine administrative errands, being shut out by faceless officialdom and having your hopes strangled by red tape.

But kafkaesque does not come close to describing the life of the man who lent the term his name, according to an irreverent biopic of the Prague-born author.

Ex-central banker Lady Shafik, the universityas president, now faces calls to resign due to her handling of campus unrest

Steering Columbia University through the choppy waters of anti-Israel student protests was never going to be easy for Minouche Shafik, a member of the UK House of Lords who took over as president of the university in New York after a period of relative calm running the London School of Economics.

During her tenure as LSE director between 2017 and last year, academics largely refused to join the industrial action that dominated campuses across much of the UK.

Stateas fall as the last bastion of access to the procedure in the deep south means women will have to travel farther for care

Rose hadnat even missed her period when the thought hit her: aI need to take a test.a

The Florida resident, who has two kids, had given birth just three months ago. She thought that she and her husband were being careful. But the pregnancy test confirmed her suspicion: she was pregnant and, she realized, didnat want to be.

Implications of the lawsuit could extend beyond Cochise county, if local officials try similar tactics in November

In a courtroom in Phoenix, Arizona, two elected officials who allegedly tried to subvert the countyas 2022 election tried to get a lawsuit against them thrown out in a case one of their defense attorneys called both asillya and ascarya.

The Cochise county supervisors, Tom Crosby and Peggy Judd, appeared in court virtually, to defend themselves against charges of attempted election interference for their initial failure to certify the countyas election results.

Financial pressure prevented a ceremony, and our families werenat thrilled. But my wedding day was still beautiful

I got the phone call that would change my relationship at 4.45 on a Wednesday evening. It wasnat my ex calling with a sexual health update, nor was it an ex trying to get back together. It wasnat from our family, it wasnat a friend.

It was an office worker, calling from somewhere far away, informing me that my discounted health insurance was invalid and wouldnat cover my recent medical crisis.

His youth support declining, the president needs ato be where the people area. His account regularly mocks Trump a but remains silent on Gaza

In Joe Bidenas TikTok debut, timed to the Super Bowl in February, the president answered rapid-fire questions like aChiefs or Niners?a (neither, he picked the Eagles because his wifeas a aPhilly girla) and flashed the Dark Brandon meme. He got more than 10m views, so by pure metrics, the video was no flop. But to use one of TikTokas favorite disses, for many gen Z viewers it felt acringea a even pandering. Worse still, the TikTok, captioned alol hey guysa, made the rounds after Israel struck Rafah, a city in the southern Gaza strip. Bidenas jokes infuriated users who flooded the post with the comment aWHAT ABOUT RAFAH?a

aI donat want my president to be a TikTok influencer,a read the headline of one USA Today editorial. One (actual) influencer told CNN the presidentas attempt at meme-ing felt aperformativea. A warm welcome to the app, it was not. But Bidenas team kept posting.

Residents of manufactured housing parks typically own their homes a but not the parks themselves, which can be incredibly lucrative. Now some residents are forming cooperatives, and taking control

• This story is co-published with the Lever, a reader-supported investigative news organization

Bev Adrian, a retired career placement counselor for people with disabilities, lives in Woodlawn Terrace, a mobile home park just outside Minneapolis, Minnesota. The nearby streets are full of bustling local businesses a a Sota Boys Smoke Shop, a Pump N Munch Gas a but Woodlawn is a quiet park tucked away under maples and pines.

Adrian moved there four years ago, coincidentally right as Woodlawnas owner was looking to sell. Woodlawnas landlord was well liked, but for years Woodlawnas residents had been hearing rumors about possible sales to much less friendly owners.

I played on tour for 16 years and I was ready for Luca Guadagninoas new movie to fail. But itas the most accurate depiction of the tennis life I have seen on screen

On a hot spring day in Munich, I went to a small movie theatre in the basement of an apartment building, dreading the prospect of missing an evening in the setting sun, possibly with a Bavarian beer in hand. The whole city seemed to be anxiously anticipating the upcoming Champions League semi-final between Bayern Munich and Real Madrid. People roamed the streets, trying to find a place to watch football with their friends.

I, on the other hand, was on my way to see Luca Guadagninoas new movie, Challengers. I was ready to see it fail. For context, I played on the tennis tour for 16 years and retired at the US Open two years ago. Youave probably never heard of me. There are two reasons for that. With perfect timing, I retired at the same time as Serena Williams. Reason number two: I never had Serenaas career. Itas OK. One can thrive in so many other ways.

Andrea Petkovic is an author and a former world top-10 tennis player.

Ruben Gallego, taking on Kari Lake in key Arizona race, focuses on acommunity eventsa to reach those who have slipped away

When one of the most celebrated Mexican boxers in history, Canelo Alvarez, steps into the ring against undefeated Mexican fighter Jaime Munguia on Saturday at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, excitement will be through the roof at a campaign event just 280 miles away.

Thatas because Democratic congressman Ruben Gallego, caught in one of the most critical US Senate races in the country against former TV anchor Kari Lake, will be holding a watch-party for the fight at JL Boxing Academy in Glendale, Arizona, complete with big screens inside, and a truck serving birria tacos and Mexican Cokes outside.

Researchers and Silicon Valley are using tools powered by AI to uncover lives of ancient philosophers

More than 2,000 years after Plato died, the towering figure of classical antiquity and founder of the Academy, regarded by many as the first university in the west, can still make front-page news.

Researchers this week claimed to have found the final resting place of the Greek philosopher, a patch in the garden of his Athens Academy, after scanning an ancient papyrus scroll recovered from the library of a Herculaneum villa that was buried when Mount Vesuvius erupted in AD79.

The much-derided film returns to cinemas for its 25th anniversary. Once a rare blot on the galactic landscape, these days itas far from the only stinker in the canon

Can it really be that there are Star Wars fans who see George Lucasas Episode I a The Phantom Menace, once considered the emblem of everything that went wrong with the long-running space saga, as a bona fide classic ripe for rehabilitation 25 years on? As the much-derided 1999 film returns to cinemas this weekend, there are rumblings in the ether that millennials, and perhaps those even younger, are completely unaware of just how much of a disaster it was. Then again, perhaps those of us who remember its debut in cinemas should be prepared to listen to voices from a new generation. Was it really so bad after all?

Part of the problem is that where it was once a rare blot on the galactic landscape, a Star Wars movie that failed to live up to the glories of the original trilogy, these days itas far, far away from being the only rubbish film in the canon. In fact, it could be argued that when considering movies such as the execrable The Rise of Skywalker, the middling Solo: A Star Wars Story and the two painful prequel follow-ups, The Phantom Menace is closer to the mean average for the saga than it is to the bottom of the Dagobah swamp.

Tom Bakeras scarf! Jodie Whittakeras cupboard! David Tennantas gifs! As Ncuti Gatwa picks up his sonic screwdriver for the new series of Doctor Who, we rate every two-hearted Time Lord so far

It is too soon to place the Fifteenth Doctor, Ncuti Gatwa, in the pantheon of actors to take on one of British TVas most beloved characters, but to whet your appetite before his debut series lands on 11 May, here is a top 20 of actors to have owned the Tardis since William Hartnell first emerged from a police box in 1963 a|

Protests are part of nationwide movement pushing universities to divest from businesses that support the war in Gaza

As the sun rose on a campus littered with wreckage, pro-Palestine protesters at the University of California, Los Angeles, were still facing off with lines of riot cops and chanting aWeare not leaving!a

Police had cleared UCLAas student encampment in a late-night operation, and arrested at least 200 pro-Palestine demonstrators early on Thursday morning . The schoolas student newspaper said ahundredsa had been arrested, including students and faculty.

Researchers visited the Chicago Cafe to find out if itas really 121 years old a and entered a chop suey parlor filled with memories

On a warm morning in March, a group of researchers entered an unassuming chop suey parlor in the Sacramento suburbs for a rare field trip.

The six history enthusiasts affiliated with the University of California, Davis, had gathered at the Chicago Cafe in Woodland, California, with one goal in mind: to determine the exact age of what may be the oldest Chinese restaurant in the country.

The viral Glasgow event made children cry and adults seethe. Could a California tribute provide some measure of absolution?

She was the sad Oompa Loompa seen around the world. Inside a bleak warehouse in Glasgow, a supposed celebration of Wonkaas delectable world of chocolate left children crying and parents calling the police. Attendees paid APS35 to visit a bleak warehouse with a handful of props and posters; inside, they were treated to two jellybeans each and a few poorly costumed actors. Images of the event went extremely viral, making international news and inspiring a horror film and an hour-long documentary.

Two months later, I found myself walking toward another grim-looking warehouse, this time in downtown Los Angeles. I was here for Willyas Chocolate Experience LA, a tribute to the Glasgow disaster promising live entertainment, a red carpet-style photo op and a rare chance to meet the celebrity Oompa Loompa herself.

Slow response from authorities left students shocked as people wearing white masks attacked pro-Palestine protesters

When Meghna Nair, a second-year student at the University of California, Los Angeles, saw a masked group of people headed toward the pro-Palestine encampment on campus late on Tuesday evening, she expected trouble.

aI knew where they were going. I had an idea what they planned to do,a she said. aI didnat know what to do.a

In 1985, Columbia students occupied campus to push for divestment from South Africa. Five months later, the university cut ties to the apartheid regime after years of dragging its feet

As three former 1980s student leaders at Columbia University, we applaud the courage and conviction of Palestine solidarity student activists in the eye of the storm. Despite the recent arrest of more than 100 protesters, they insist: aDisclose! Divest! We will not stop, we will not rest!a

We defend their right to protest and affirm the righteousness of their demands: an end to Israelas genocidal war against 2.3 million Palestinians in Gaza and to the complicity of the US government and institutions in its apartheid and ethnic cleansing. The International Court of Justiceas recent ruling that Israel is plausibly committing genocide against 2.3 million Palestinians makes divestment a legal, not just ethical, obligation.

The scenes in Florida of frantic and overcrowded clinics are a grim preview of the future that apro-lifersa want for women

A Womanas Choice, an abortion clinic in Jacksonville, usually sees somewhere between 10 and 15 patients a day. But last week, they extended their hours. On Monday, they scheduled somewhere between 70 and 80 patients, according to the Washington Post. The president of one reproductive health center spoke of warning her incoming patients about the scenes they would encounter at Floridaas abortion clinics. aWeare telling them, aHey, itas going to be busy,aa said Kelly Flynn.

For some, a deadline loomed after an anxious period of trying to scrape together the funding for the care they need: one doctor recalled calling patients who had delayed their appointments a in most cases because they hadnat been able to secure enough money for the procedure yet a and reminding them that they donat have much more time. For other women, a sudden realization led to a last-minute scramble. aOne patient this morning told me that she had just gone for a regular doctoras appointment last week and found out she was pregnant,a a clinician told the Florida news radio station WOKV.

Moira Donegan is a Guardian US columnist