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Tara Davis-Woodhall couldn’t believe her eyes before she posted the comment on Instagram that could be heard around the world.The American long jumper and world silver medalist had just seen a photo of Nike’s Team USA uniform for this summer’s Olympics, a high-cut bodysuit that barely covers her bikini line and was unveiled at a launch event in Paris last week. Running magazine Citius Mag published an image of a female model wearing a tight-fitting uniform, alongside an image of a male jumpsuit with longer legs.As the side-by-side comparison sparked outrage online about sexism in elite sport, Davies-Woodhall couldn’t help…

You’re reading Guardian US’s free Trump on Trial newsletter. To get the latest court developments delivered to your inbox, sign up hereOn the docket: Trump in trouble (and seven jurors)It only took one day for Donald Trump to land in hot water with judge Juan Merchan.Immediately after a potential juror exited the courtroom after being questioned by Trump’s attorney about her social media posts, Merchan said that he could hear Trump “muttering” while she had been standing less than 12ft away from him – and issued a stern warning to the former president.“It was audible. He was gesturing and he…

A whistleblower has urged Boeing to ground all 787 Dreamliners around the world ahead of a high-profile hearing on Capitol Hill, warning it faces premature failure.The planemaker has been grappling with the latest crisis since a cabin panel explosion in January raised new questions about production of its best-selling commercial plane, the 737 Max.But the Federal Aviation Administration is currently investigating claims by Boeing engineer Sam Salehpour that the manufacturing giant took shortcuts in building the 787 to reduce production bottlenecks.Salepour, who worked at Boeing for more than a decade, said he faced retaliation, including threats and being excluded from…

An Ohio man who used his arm to deflect a hockey puck flying directly toward a four-year-old boy – sparing him from serious injury or worse – is being heralded as a hero.The heroic – and coordinated – feat took place last Thursday at a minor league hockey game in Cleveland. The Cleveland Monsters match was nearly finished when a hockey puck launched into the crowd headed straight for little Nasir Davis.“This puck comes out of heaven, straight toward my son’s head,” said 33-year-old Asia Davis, Nasir’s mom, in a post to TikTok, WOIO reported on Monday.Being hit with a…

Jude Bellingham says joining Real Madrid is “a no-brainer” despite interest from a host of other elite clubs, including Manchester City. Against Manchester City in the round.The midfielder joined Real Madrid from Borussia Dortmund last summer following discussions with a number of clubs in a deal valued at £115m. Bellingham was asked how close he was to joining the Triple Crown.”I had good conversations with clubs including Dortmund [about a new contract] My family were very happy to help me digest the information because it’s difficult to take it in and process it when you’re still in the season and…

Russia will be invited to send representatives to an international ceremony commemorating the 80th anniversary of D-day – but not Vladimir Putin, the French organisers have announced.The Élysée is reported to have accepted that the country should be represented but said its leader is not welcome because of Moscow’s ongoing war on Ukraine.“In view of the circumstances, President Putin will not be invited to take part in the commemorations of the Normandy landings,” the Liberation Mission organising committee said.“Russia will, however, be invited to be represented so that the importance of the commitment and sacrifices of the Soviet peoples, as…

Name: The Titanic drug poisoning.Age: 28.Appearance: A psychedelic clam chowder.No whimsy, please. But that’s exactly what it was. There was some clam chowder, and it was psychedelic, and it sent a bunch of people to hospital.Because it was too groovy? No, because it was deliberately laced with PCP during the production of the movie Titanic.Is this true? You haven’t heard the story?No. It’s a doozy. In 1996, during the filming of Titanic, about 80 people including James Cameron and Bill Paxton ended up in hospital after some of the food on set was spiked with the hallucinogenic drug PCP. It…

Key eventsShow key events onlyPlease turn on JavaScript to use this featureBrian Mikkelsen, the head of the Danish Chamber of Commerce, said that it’s the most tragic day of his life, and that he himself helped get pictures out of the burning building, Berlingske reported.A lot was saved but not everything, Mikkelsen said.ShareRita, a reader, sent in a photo of the Old Stock Exchange’s interior last year.Copenhagen’s Old Stock Exchange last year Photograph: ReaderShareDanish emergency services have said that they do not assess that smoke from the fire is more dangerous than ordinary building smoke, but that citizens should keep…

Organizers of the Beijing half marathon are investigating the men’s race after two Kenyan runners and an Ethiopian runner appeared to have deliberately allowed China’s He Jie to win.Footage from the final few hundred meters of the race appears to show Kenya’s Robert Kettle and Willie Mnangat and Ethiopia’s Dejene Hailu Bikila slowing down and gesturing in front of them, encouraging him to pass and take the lead.The four athletes who had run together throughout the race then ran side by side towards the finish line before the three African athletes stepped back to allow Ho to cross the track…

The security of nearly 1 billion people across Europe and North America is under threat from Russian attempts to target the extensive vulnerabilities of underwater infrastructure including windfarms, pipelines and power cables, a Nato commander has warned.V Adm Didier Maleterre, the deputy commander of Nato’s Allied Maritime Command (Marcom), said the network of underwater cables and pipes on which Europe’s power and communications depend were not built to withstand the “hybrid warfare” being pursued by Moscow and other Nato adversaries.“We know the Russians have developed a lot of hybrid warfare under the sea to disrupt the European economy, through cables,…