Mandy Patinkin: ‘Ukraine needs people to pay attention. I’m finished being afraid’
The Homeland star talks about writing music, praying with his dog and acting at 69
Vaccinating teachers top priority, says US education secretary
‘We must continue to reopen America’s schools as quickly and as safely as possible’
Ken Early: Project Big Picture endangers cushy position of ‘bottom 14’
Contingent of Premier League clubs know leaked plan would come at their expense
Explainer: Why is the US postal system caught up in an election controversy?
President Donald Trump has claimed postal voting will lead to a ‘rigged election’
Wealthy investors look to ride out the Covid storm
The rich have a more optimistic financial outlook than those who must manage their money
How the impeachment of Donald Trump will influence the election
As Washington prepares for an impeachment trial, the White House is bullish on the outcome
Trump facing prospect of pre-Christmas impeachment vote
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There have been so many announcements in recent years of the death of the inventor of predictive text
From Young Scientist hopeful to the twinkling lights of Hong Kong
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Mesmerising: The power of the human mind to respond to suggestion
Anton Mesmer combined his ideas with a flair for the dramatic that orthodox medicine found distasteful and the public found intriguing
Pension reform navigates slowly on old roadmap
Cantillon: 13 years since urgent call for ‘full review of pension coverage’
Meet the Malmgrens: the extraordinary family US presidents turned to
Harald was adviser to four consecutive presidents and daughter Pippa followed him into the White House
Fats Domino, rock’n’roll pioneer, dies aged 89
The star whose hits include Blueberry Hill and Ain’t That a Shame sold more than 110 million records
What Warren Buffett and Dale Carnegie can teach business about dissent
Miranda Green: Some companies are unhealthily reluctant to allow internal debate
Half a millennium later the Reformation still shapes our world
Alone in northern Europe, Ireland remained Catholic following Luther’s revolution
Chris Johns: Forecasts provide a buffer against inconvenient uncertainty
Perhaps with our new-found awareness of the fragility of forecasts, we can use them in more productive ways
Roddy l’Estrange: A Christmas Tale for Vinny
Out of work and out of sorts, but charity raffle presents an opportunity
Auction Results: key to Oscar Wilde’s cell at Reading Gaol sells for £15,000
Victorian sketches of Arctic exploration make €24,000
Street life: visionary who changed how we think about cities
US author Jane Jacobs championed the organic development of the world we live in
Why are we still changing our clocks back?
On the centenary of the introduction of Daylight Saving, is it time for a review?
The unusual final year of Mozart’s life gets an airing in Kilkenny
The Mozart programme at Kilkenny Arts Festival featured compositions for mechanical organ and glass harmonica
Proclamation ‘superior’ to US declaration of independence
Historian says 1916 document should be read in entirety not judged on individual phrases
America Letter: Bald eagle proves it is no Thanksgiving turkey
Up close, the national bird of the United States shows why it is a symbol of strength
Muslims hit for six by NYPD monitoring of cricket
For a decade cricket became a sinister means of surveilling New York’s Muslim community
Culture Shock: And so to bed . . . the nightmare of sleepless nights
The way we sleep, and when we sleep, has been altered by human invention – from pills to alarm clocks – but most profoundly by artificial light
British Open: Bringing it all back to the Home of Golf
There is something extra special about a tournament staged at the hallowed Old Course at St Andrews
Pension crisis is still a financial disaster waiting to happen
Chris Johns: Government must tackle issue of unaffordable and indefensible benefits
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The secret to being a relaxed dinner party host is to get as much done in advance as possible
‘It has been the privilege of my life to serve Scotland’
Tributes pour in for Alex Salmond as he announces his resignation as first minister
More training doesn’t mean better
Críonna Tobin’s fascinating research proves old ‘laps of the field’ approach limited
Liverpool fans have invested so much in Suarez they are reluctant to change now
Adulation of controversial Uruquayan will only end if and when he does an Arsenal shirt
Outsiders: Italian Stories, Roberto Saviano, Carlo Lucarelli, Valeria Parrella, Piero Colaprico, Wu Ming, Simona Vinci
Paperback review
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General in American revolution also resident
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