Housing advocates are concerned that delays in rental assistance mean tenants will suddenly owe months of paymentsFor months, Denise Forcer would get stressed just by opening her closet. The crush of belongings stuffed inside reminded her she didn’t kn…
Facebook reports fastest quarterly growth in five years
Social media company beats forecasts and hits $29bn revenueNetwork condemned for allowing vaccine misinformationFacebook saw its fastest growth this quarter since 2016, the company revealed in its earnings report on Wednesday, despite regulatory concer…
Remington offers $33m to settle lawsuit by families of Sandy Hook massacre
Families brought the case to demonstrate to banks and insurers that gun manufacturers are a risky business The manufacturer of an assault rifle used to kill 20 schoolchildren and six adults in the 2012 Sandy Hook massacre has offered $33m to settle law…
Activision Blizzard employees walk out over harassment and ‘frat boy’ culture allegations
Hundreds gathered outside video game company’s headquarters in California while others took part in a virtual protestEmployees of Activision Blizzard, the video game company that produces World of Warcraft and Call of Duty, staged a walkout Wednesday m…
Covid: what is changing for fully vaccinated travellers to England?
We examine the new regulations regarding quarantine, testing and proving inoculation after 2 AugustCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageMillions of people living outside the UK will be allowed quarantine-free entry following the …
ZZ Top bassist Dusty Hill dies aged 72
The band’s bassist for more than 50 years, who had recently suffered a hip injury, died in his sleep at his Texas homeDusty Hill, bassist for ZZ Top, has died at the age of 72.Hill, who had recently suffered a hip injury, died in his sleep, as confirme…
Simone Biles and the rise of the ‘great refusal’ | Casey Gerald
Black public figures from Simone Biles to Naomi Osaka are helping us put one simple word at the top of our vocabulary: noI can hardly do a proper cartwheel, so I’m hesitant to opine on Simone Biles’s decision to withdraw from the Tokyo Olympics this we…
‘A nightmare scenario’: how an anti-trans Instagram post led to violence in the streets
Misinformation about Wi Spa, a Korean spa in Los Angeles, quickly spread around the world. Since then, trans women in LA have faced violence and online abuseOn 24 June, a woman claimed on Instagram that a Korean spa in Los Angeles had allowed a “man” t…
‘I’m excited to see my parents’: Guardian readers on travel-rule easing
EU and US travellers no longer have to self-isolate for 10 days in England but costs of tests remain highCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageMinisters have announced that fully vaccinated travellers living in the EU and the US w…
Ancient Gilgamesh tablet seized from Hobby Lobby by US authorities
The craft store had acquired the 3,600-year-old artefact for its Bible museum, but court says it had been smuggled and should be returned to IraqA rare and ancient tablet showing part of the epic of Gilgamesh, which had been acquired by Christian arts …