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In Springsteen’s protest, a fitting Memorial Day plea

His lyrics echo a nation’s slow descent from hope to distrust — and hint at redemption.

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Angela Rayner ramps up Labour party in-fighting with another thinly-veiled attack on Rachel Reeves

Angela Rayner ramps up Labour party in-fighting with another thinly-veiled attack on Rachel Reeves

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My ultimate guide to having the best hair in 2025 - from the treatment worth investing in to the must-have beauty gadget: POLISHED with Elise Wilson

My ultimate guide to having the best hair in 2025 - from the treatment worth investing in to the must-have beauty gadget: POLISHED with Elise Wilson

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Operation Stork Speed will ensure babies get the nutrition they need

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Operation Stork Speed will ensure babies get the nutrition they need

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Why Memorial Day demands more than a pause

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Why Memorial Day demands more than a pause

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Reflecting on Memorial Day's true meaning

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Reflecting on Memorial Day's true meaning

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EPIC City gets 86'ed: No Shariah law in Texas, Gov. Abbott says

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EPIC City gets 86'ed: No Shariah law in Texas, Gov. Abbott says

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Psychological projection playbook: How elites blame you for what they do

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Psychological projection playbook: How elites blame you for what they do

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Who's afraid of artificial intelligence?

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Who's afraid of artificial intelligence?

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Is there anything Keir Starmer won’t U-turn on? If voters don’t like his principles, no problem, he just changes them

Is there anything Keir Starmer won’t U-turn on? If voters don’t like his principles, no problem, he just changes them

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RUTH SUNDERLAND: Closed minds and group-think are the enemies of growth

RUTH SUNDERLAND: Closed minds and group-think are the enemies of growth

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DOMINIC LAWSON: What a farce! Labour is happy to import oil from Norway's side of the North Sea - while banning drilling on ours

DOMINIC LAWSON: What a farce! Labour is happy to import oil from Norway's side of the North Sea - while banning drilling on ours

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ANDREW PIERCE: Is a Reform row brewing over voting changes?

ANDREW PIERCE: Is a Reform row brewing over voting changes?

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How concerned should I be about my crusty brown skin patches? Dr Ellie reveals whether you should be worried about cancer

How concerned should I be about my crusty brown skin patches? Dr Ellie reveals whether you should be worried about cancer

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Online gambling is engineered addiction — here’s how to rein it in

Online gambling is engineered addiction — here’s how to rein it in

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The dead we honor: Remembering the fallen this Memorial Day through Shakespeare

The dead we honor: Remembering the fallen this Memorial Day through Shakespeare

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Secret Chinese links behind anti-Israel groups that fostered Elias Rodriguez’s hate

Secret Chinese links behind anti-Israel groups that fostered Elias Rodriguez’s hate

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Embassy staffers’ hate-driven killing: Letters to the Editor — May 26, 2025

Embassy staffers’ hate-driven killing: Letters to the Editor — May 26, 2025

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‘Death Before Dishonor’: Never forget true US heroes like John Basilone

‘Death Before Dishonor’: Never forget true US heroes like John Basilone

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Memorial Day is for freedom’s defenders — like our son Omer Neutra, slain by Hamas

Memorial Day is for freedom’s defenders — like our son Omer Neutra, slain by Hamas

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JB Pritzker is acting presidential — too bad his state is in such shambles

JB Pritzker is acting presidential — too bad his state is in such shambles

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DEAR JANE: I'm scared my girlfriend will VOMIT when she discovers what I did with the boys behind her back. But it felt so good

DEAR JANE: I'm scared my girlfriend will VOMIT when she discovers what I did with the boys behind her back. But it felt so good

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Abcarian: Bravo to all those engaged in the struggle against Trump's anti-democratic bullying

Abcarian: Bravo to all those engaged in the struggle against Trump's anti-democratic bullying

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Contributor: Why public lands should stay public and protected

Contributor: Why public lands should stay public and protected

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Labour can defeat Reform if it takes a grown-up approach to immigration

Labour can defeat Reform if it takes a grown-up approach to immigration

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New book encouraging more parents into education reminds us why colleges are vital

New book encouraging more parents into education reminds us why colleges are vital

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Island life has taught me I am not too good to clean a toilet

Island life has taught me I am not too good to clean a toilet

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Make America safe for Jews again

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Make America safe for Jews again

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SARAH VINE: The Kardashians' mum hasn't just turned back the clock - she's smashed it to smithereens

SARAH VINE: The Kardashians' mum hasn't just turned back the clock - she's smashed it to smithereens

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ALEXANDRA SHULMAN'S NOTEBOOK: Will I ever find luggage that I can hold on to?

ALEXANDRA SHULMAN'S NOTEBOOK: Will I ever find luggage that I can hold on to?

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Antisemitism may well be the downfall of America

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Antisemitism may well be the downfall of America

Sir Keir Starmer is making a mistake if he plans to characterise his battle against Farage as some sort of moral crusade

Sir Keir Starmer is making a mistake if he plans to characterise his battle against Farage as some sort of moral crusade

Angela Rayner wants the top job and she cannot be dismissed – but Labour must not lurch to left

Angela Rayner wants the top job and she cannot be dismissed – but Labour must not lurch to left

FLOURISHING AFTER 50: My daughter has asked me to retire early to help look after her two children and I don't really want to. What should I do?

FLOURISHING AFTER 50: My daughter has asked me to retire early to help look after her two children and I don't really want to. What should I do?

Sir Keir Starmer can sell us out all he likes but EU wants us to beg – but history shows we NEVER will

Sir Keir Starmer can sell us out all he likes but EU wants us to beg – but history shows we NEVER will

JEFF PRESTRIDGE: Proof that Labour despises Britain's middle-class savers

JEFF PRESTRIDGE: Proof that Labour despises Britain's middle-class savers

TONY HETHERINGTON: I was hounded over an £11 road toll in Hungary - which I'd paid!

TONY HETHERINGTON: I was hounded over an £11 road toll in Hungary - which I'd paid!

Pets will never replace babies even though they’re easier option for millennials… or this country will go to the dogs

Pets will never replace babies even though they’re easier option for millennials… or this country will go to the dogs

England ticked off almost all their troubles against Zimbabwe... but Sam Cook is a worry and will not feel he did himself justice, writes NASSER HUSSAIN

England ticked off almost all their troubles against Zimbabwe... but Sam Cook is a worry and will not feel he did himself justice, writes NASSER HUSSAIN

PETER HITCHENS: I've discovered there may be hidden powerful forces with an interest in keeping Lucy Letby behind bars. Now, I'm exposing them

PETER HITCHENS: I've discovered there may be hidden powerful forces with an interest in keeping Lucy Letby behind bars. Now, I'm exposing them

The end of Rachel Reeves: Furious Labour insiders tell me there's 'blood in the water', she's about to hike taxes AGAIN and reveal her pathetic new tactic: DAN HODGES

The end of Rachel Reeves: Furious Labour insiders tell me there's 'blood in the water', she's about to hike taxes AGAIN and reveal her pathetic new tactic: DAN HODGES

I forgave my wife for her girls' trip affair... until she said something in bed that will haunt me forever: SAUCY SECRETS

I forgave my wife for her girls' trip affair... until she said something in bed that will haunt me forever: SAUCY SECRETS

Surprisingly, telling people road closures are 'for their own good' goes down badly

Surprisingly, telling people road closures are 'for their own good' goes down badly

The TV channel that saved us, and heralds the change to come

The TV channel that saved us, and heralds the change to come

Forget Scotland in Europe. It is the UK which deals with Brussels now

Forget Scotland in Europe. It is the UK which deals with Brussels now

Look after Scotland first with new winter fuel payment

Look after Scotland first with new winter fuel payment

Today's Herald cartoon

Today's Herald cartoon

'This whisky distillery in China could be straight out of a James Bond film'

'This whisky distillery in China could be straight out of a James Bond film'

No Mark Zuckerberg, AI ‘friends’ are not good for mental health

No Mark Zuckerberg, AI ‘friends’ are not good for mental health

The DC Israeli Embassy staffer killings are what happens when words become weapons

The DC Israeli Embassy staffer killings are what happens when words become weapons

Tax lien sales by NYC threaten to worsen the affordable housing crisis

Tax lien sales by NYC threaten to worsen the affordable housing crisis

Trump’s wild tariff tactics risk giving everyone a bad case of burnout

Trump’s wild tariff tactics risk giving everyone a bad case of burnout

Casinos? Marijuana? Why NY should stop trying to legalize vices

Casinos? Marijuana? Why NY should stop trying to legalize vices

Palm Springs bomber’s pro-death insanity and more: Letters to the Editor — May 25, 2025

Palm Springs bomber’s pro-death insanity and more: Letters to the Editor — May 25, 2025

Why Son Heung-min is now a bigger Tottenham legend than Harry Kane, Gareth Bale and Luka Modric, writes RIATH AL-SAMARRAI

Why Son Heung-min is now a bigger Tottenham legend than Harry Kane, Gareth Bale and Luka Modric, writes RIATH AL-SAMARRAI

I've stopped sleeping with my husband because I'm repulsed by my promiscuous past. Sex is evil - and I want no part of it: BEL MOONEY has the answer

I've stopped sleeping with my husband because I'm repulsed by my promiscuous past. Sex is evil - and I want no part of it: BEL MOONEY has the answer

BORIS JOHNSON: In the week Labour announced plans to release rapists and killers early, there's one prisoner who poses no threat... FREE LUCY CONOLLY NOW

BORIS JOHNSON: In the week Labour announced plans to release rapists and killers early, there's one prisoner who poses no threat... FREE LUCY CONOLLY NOW

'This will be devastating for all of us': why welfare reforms don’t need to happen

'This will be devastating for all of us': why welfare reforms don’t need to happen

Look at the facts: criticism of the CalMac ferries is anything but 'exaggerated'

Look at the facts: criticism of the CalMac ferries is anything but 'exaggerated'

I received death threats when I edited the Church of Scotland's doomed magazine

I received death threats when I edited the Church of Scotland's doomed magazine

Labour’s taste for biological extremism is both creepy and dangerous

Labour’s taste for biological extremism is both creepy and dangerous