First Thing: Mikhail Gorbachev, ‘one-of-a kind’ Soviet leader, dies

Western figures praise former president who helped end the cold war. Plus, US states rolling back' LGBTQ rights

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Mikhail Gorbachev has been hailed as one of the greatest figures of the 20th century" in a flood of tributes from across the world after his death, aged 91, on Tuesday.

One of the great pragmatists of modern Russian history. Compared with the crony capitalism and chaotic collapse of public services that marked the first years of post-communism in Russia, his goals seem admirable," writes Jonathan Steele in the Guardian's obituary.

Trump's former White House adviser Kellyanne Conway does not think Republicans should move on from him: Anytime Democrats tell you which Republican should be your nominee, run in the other direction."