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Ed Pilkington works from New York. Chief reporter of the @GuardianUS. ed.pilkington@theguardian.com Public key: https://t.co/YC091ij6wo Ed Pilkington has over 19685 followers on Twitter.

Talking about you and the loo: The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation’s latest annual letter was released Tuesday.

Five ways to save the world, according to Bill & Melinda Gates

The philanthropic duo give their two cents or rather $200-million on how to deal with the world’s inequalities.

Donald Trump: All Muslims should be banned from entering US

Republican frontrunner wants "total and complete shutdown" of borders to Muslims after San Bernardino shooting in latest boundary-pushing proposal.

The second factor reflecting a change in US foreign policy towards South Africa is that, for more than 12 months, the US did not appoint an ambassador to South Africa. (Getty)

Trump trashed, Carson wounded in decisive debate

Mainstream US Republican presidential hopefuls such as Rand Paul and Jeb Bush snatch back control from populist ‘outsider’ candidates.

A poster in support of Edward Snowden during one of the many world wide protests after his revelations on the NSA’s work.

Snowden gets a handle on Twitter

“I used to work for the government. Now I work for the public”

Former footballer Matt Light said Donald Trump was ‘not a guy that’s afraid to say it like it is and that’s what most of the people in this country feel we need’.

Sporting ties put the ball in Trump’s court

A number of former professional athletes have endorsed US Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump.

Populist: The only other politician who parallels Donald Trump is John Brinkley

The Donald’s novelty Trump card

Not even a radio doctor who peddled goat testicles rivals the coiffed one’s candidacy.

Businessman and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump.

Donald can trump other campaign ads on TV

Trump enjoys key advantages under federal communications law, which gives his campaigns special privileges over all other potential TV advertisers.

US President Barack Obama

American politics still in thrall to racist views

A former top Obama aide speaks out on the factor of racism in the opposition to president Barack Obama.

Exoneration a bitter pill after 30 years on death row

Glenn Ford, the longest-serving death row inmate in the US, has been exonerated of his murder charge and freed from prison.

Boston bombings: Case against the Boston Dzhokhar Tsarnaev

Surveillance cameras reveal how the Tsarnaev brothers calmly planted and detonated pressure-cooker bombs.

Obama’s immigration drive

Barack Obama has been bent on opening a pathway to citizenship for foreigners, even illegal ones.

Pain of getting hooked on ‘hillbilly heroin’ crushes developed world

It began with doctors trying to help their patients but has turned into an epidemic of addiction. Ed Pilkington reports.

Opinions will be divided over the final presidential debate.

Opportunity knocks for Romney’s crew

Obama has a variety of different routes to victory on November 6, but Romney’s hopes are next to moribund unless he wins in Ohio.

UK’s Savile ‘took girls on late night hospital trips’

BBC’s blind eye to sexual predation causes furore

The BBC is in the middle of a growing scandal involving a television host who was once one of its highest-profile stars.

A long way from home. A small step closer to hope

You have travelled far and suffered much pursuing freedom for your country … Frederik van Slabbert yesterday

President Barack Obama is social media savvy and has more than 26.7-million Facebook fans.

Obama cracks the digital whip

On the online political battlefield, US president Barack Obama beats his rival for the hands down, write Ed Pilkington & Amanda Michel.

Three men sit near the fence separating the US and Mexico. Births and not illegal immigration account for the growth in the number of Hispanics in the US.

Minorities change US demographics

More than half the babies under the age of one are now likely to be Hispanic, black or Asian, writes Ed Pilkington.

An uphill crawl to the finish line

An uphill crawl to the finish line

The brutal contest for the Republican nomination hints at deeper divisions among US conservatives.

Sheriff’s crackdown becomes law

Sheriff’s crackdown becomes law

A controversial Bill that targets illegal Latinos is setting a precedent for other conservative states in the United States.

Wounded state crucial in US polls

Wounded state crucial in US polls

Republican candidates and President Barack Obama recognise the importance of Nevada.