The Guardian

Tucson took action against ICE. Now the city is bracing for state Republicans to fight back

‘You cannot compromise with crazy,’ the mayor says after taking steps to block the agency from targeting its residents They could hear the shot that killed [Renee Good][1] in Tucson, Arizona. When Good, a mother of three, was fatally shot by an immigration agent on the streets of Minneapolis in January, a group of lawmak... #TheGuardian

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/09/tucson-arizona-ice-state-republicans

(Sat, 9 May 2026 12:00:56 +0000)

The rise of the literary nepo baby? The children of famous novelists on following in their parents’ footsteps

From Naomi Ishiguro to Jess Atwood Gibson, more children of high profile writers are becoming authors themselves. Parents and their literary offspring discuss the pressures of measuring up Martin Amis liked to observe that the unusual position he and Kingsley Amis held – father-and-son novelists – was a... #TheGuardian

https://www.theguardian.com/books/2026/may/09/the-rise-of-the-literary-nepo-baby-the-children-of-famous-novelists-on-following-in-their-parents-footsteps

(Sat, 9 May 2026 08:00:51 +0000)

Met Gala 2026 red carpet: the best looks in pictures

Event chairs Nicole Kidman, Beyoncé, Venus Williams and Anna Wintour have guests dress to the theme ‘Fashion is art’ at the event controversially funded by new honorary chairs Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez Bezos [1]: https://www.theguardian.com/fashion/gallery/2026/may/05/met-gala-2026-red-carpet

https://www.theguardian.com/fashion/gallery/2026/may/05/met-gala-2026-red-carpet
#MetGala2026 #MetGala #Fashion #NicoleKidman #AnnaWintour #TheGuardian
(Mon, 4 May 2026 21:23:26 +0000)

Pussy Riot protest and an Attenborough portrait in sand: photos of the day – Thursday

The Guardian’s picture editors select photographs from around the world [1]: https://www.theguardian.com/news/gallery/2026/may/07/pussy-riot-protest-and-an-attenborough-portrait-in-sand-photos-of-the-day-thursday

https://www.theguardian.com/news/gallery/2026/may/07/pussy-riot-protest-and-an-attenborough-portrait-in-sand-photos-of-the-day-thursday
#Worldnews #UKnews #Photography #TheGuardian
(Thu, 7 May 2026 12:34:05 +0000)

Nine dollars for a Starbucks is an ‘affordable luxury’? CEOs need to wake up and smell the coffee | Arwa Mahdawi

The head honcho thinks splurging nearly $10 on a beverage during a cost-of-living crisis is fine for a ‘special experience’. It’s time to offer my own valuable advice I don’t mean to vent, but what is up with Starbucks CEO Brian Niccol...

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/may/06/nine-dollars-for-a-starbucks-is-an-affordable-luxury-ceos-need-to-wake-up-and-smell-the-coffee
#Starbucks #Costoflivingcrisis #Coffee #Food&drinkindustry #USnews #TheGuardian
(Wed, 6 May 2026 10:00:06 +0000)

Donald Trump says he ‘wouldn’t pay’ four figures for World Cup matches

• Tickets for US opener v Paraguay go for $1,000+ * [Infantino recently defended World Cup prices][1] Donald Trump has questioned the value of four-figure World Cup tickets for matches involving the United States, [telling the New York Post][2] that “I wouldn’t pay it either, to be honest....

https://www.theguardian.com/football/2026/may/07/donald-trump-world-cup-ticket-prices #WorldCup2026 #Football #Sport #WorldCup #DonaldTrump #TheGuardian (Thu, 7 May 2026 15:39:03 +0000)