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For Trump and others, it evinces powerful nostalgia for something that never actually existed.

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Michael Goodwin: Trump recklessly accepting a plane from Qatar is the type of unnecessary risk that could ruin his presidency

Michael Goodwin: Trump recklessly accepting a plane from Qatar is the type of unnecessary risk that could ruin his presidency

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DEAR JANE: My dirty secret is that I perform favors for my therapist. But his latest request has gone too far

DEAR JANE: My dirty secret is that I perform favors for my therapist. But his latest request has gone too far

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Breaking European socialism will solve America's drug pricing gap

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Breaking European socialism will solve America's drug pricing gap

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Gerard Depardieu's sex assault convictions deliver a shameful reckoning for all France: JANE FRYER

Gerard Depardieu's sex assault convictions deliver a shameful reckoning for all France: JANE FRYER

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ALEX BRUMMER: The nation is in the grip of an immigration row - but this is the real story you should be paying all your attention to

ALEX BRUMMER: The nation is in the grip of an immigration row - but this is the real story you should be paying all your attention to

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QUENTIN LETTS: Multiculturalism has done far more to fan racial tensions than Enoch Powell ever did

QUENTIN LETTS: Multiculturalism has done far more to fan racial tensions than Enoch Powell ever did

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SARAH VINE: I have tried all the weight loss jabs from Ozempic to Wegovy to Mounjaro... and THIS is the one that's easily the best

SARAH VINE: I have tried all the weight loss jabs from Ozempic to Wegovy to Mounjaro... and THIS is the one that's easily the best

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Judge Judy reacts to her AI baby double: ‘Hilarious and frightening at the same time’

Judge Judy reacts to her AI baby double: ‘Hilarious and frightening at the same time’

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CHRISTOPHER STEVENS reviews Change Your Mind, Change Your Life: The BBC's dire new therapy series is worse than rubbish - it's dangerous

CHRISTOPHER STEVENS reviews Change Your Mind, Change Your Life: The BBC's dire new therapy series is worse than rubbish - it's dangerous

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LOVERRO: Long day's journey into never-ending night

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LOVERRO: Long day's journey into never-ending night

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Trump's drug deal

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Trump's drug deal

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During National Police Week, urge Congress to support bills that equip law enforcement properly

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During National Police Week, urge Congress to support bills that equip law enforcement properly

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To dodge a recession, congressional Republicans should speed Trump's tax cuts

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To dodge a recession, congressional Republicans should speed Trump's tax cuts

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Why cutting the Energy Department's budget is a good thing

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Why cutting the Energy Department's budget is a good thing

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Trump halts the Indo-Pakistani conflict

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Trump halts the Indo-Pakistani conflict

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I’m a Yale free-speech champion — arrested for words I never said

I’m a Yale free-speech champion — arrested for words I never said

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Virginia GOP’s gay-porn disaster a lesson to Republicans: primaries matter

Virginia GOP’s gay-porn disaster a lesson to Republicans: primaries matter

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Trump just laid out a grand vision for the troubled Middle East — pray he makes it a reality

Trump just laid out a grand vision for the troubled Middle East — pray he makes it a reality

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Pope Leo XIV can minister to world desperate for spiritual healing

Pope Leo XIV can minister to world desperate for spiritual healing

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NY’s justice ‘reforms’ claim another innocent child’s life — and also failed her alleged teen shooter

NY’s justice ‘reforms’ claim another innocent child’s life — and also failed her alleged teen shooter

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How shady Democratic Party lawyer Marc Elias is thwarting voters’ will

How shady Democratic Party lawyer Marc Elias is thwarting voters’ will

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How Byron Donalds found Jesus in a Cracker Barrel parking lot

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How Byron Donalds found Jesus in a Cracker Barrel parking lot

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Zuckerberg's free speech charade

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Zuckerberg's free speech charade

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The best move Trump can make for the economy

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The best move Trump can make for the economy

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AOC’s district neglect: Letters to the Editor — May 14, 2025

AOC’s district neglect: Letters to the Editor — May 14, 2025

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NYC’s poised for delirious joy with the Knicks on the brink of historic triumph

NYC’s poised for delirious joy with the Knicks on the brink of historic triumph

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Spring break for M&S: Warm weather provides some relief as cyber attack debacle drags on, ALEX BRUMMER

Spring break for M&S: Warm weather provides some relief as cyber attack debacle drags on, ALEX BRUMMER

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Letter to the editor: Illegals don't same due process rights

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Letter to the editor: Illegals don't same due process rights

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Letter to the editor: Can't we do better than this?

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Letter to the editor: Can't we do better than this?

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Letter to the editor: Maryland reparations bill won't help anyone

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Letter to the editor: Maryland reparations bill won't help anyone

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Letter to the editor: Thankful to Trump for Alexander's release

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Letter to the editor: Thankful to Trump for Alexander's release

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Some of Silicon Valley’s most prominent schools have ditched honors classes in the name of equity — but it’s a terrible idea

Some of Silicon Valley’s most prominent schools have ditched honors classes in the name of equity — but it’s a terrible idea

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Labour MUST understand that voters are not anti-immigration – they simply want our borders to be properly controlled

Labour MUST understand that voters are not anti-immigration – they simply want our borders to be properly controlled

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‘Woke’ toy firm removing St George’s flag from kid’s jigsaw puzzle is nonsense – why is our national flag so offensive?

‘Woke’ toy firm removing St George’s flag from kid’s jigsaw puzzle is nonsense – why is our national flag so offensive?

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For too long, tolerant, hard-working Brits have been gaslit on immigration and branded ‘far right’ – enough is enough

For too long, tolerant, hard-working Brits have been gaslit on immigration and branded ‘far right’ – enough is enough

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Why those who cherish the soul and magic of the FA Cup will be cheering for Crystal Palace to beat mighty Man City at Wembley, writes IAN HERBERT

Why those who cherish the soul and magic of the FA Cup will be cheering for Crystal Palace to beat mighty Man City at Wembley, writes IAN HERBERT

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NY AG Tish James proves yet again she only cares about her own brand, not the little guy

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Middle-class wives reveal the shocking secrets that could shatter their 'perfect' marriages: 'The whole village knows apart from him': SEALED SECTION

Middle-class wives reveal the shocking secrets that could shatter their 'perfect' marriages: 'The whole village knows apart from him': SEALED SECTION

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Calum Steele: Take heed, SNP: Farage is speaking to the electorate. Why don't you?

Calum Steele: Take heed, SNP: Farage is speaking to the electorate. Why don't you?

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Letters to the Editor: The LAPD is already stretched thin. It can't afford to shrink even more

Letters to the Editor: The LAPD is already stretched thin. It can't afford to shrink even more

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Democrats cheer for China to beat Trump in trade war

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Democrats cheer for China to beat Trump in trade war

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AMANDA PLATELL: This is exactly how Nicola Peltz followed the Meghan Markle handbook to snare the idiot son of a famous family... and the very sad future Brooklyn and Harry have to look forward to

AMANDA PLATELL: This is exactly how Nicola Peltz followed the Meghan Markle handbook to snare the idiot son of a famous family... and the very sad future Brooklyn and Harry have to look forward to

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Contributor: My family's archive shows why Palestinians are owed reparations

Contributor: My family's archive shows why Palestinians are owed reparations

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Contributor: My neighborhood, Skid Row, is not exactly what you think it is

Contributor: My neighborhood, Skid Row, is not exactly what you think it is

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Letters: We won't be fooled by the smoke and mirrors conjured up over the ferries

Letters: We won't be fooled by the smoke and mirrors conjured up over the ferries

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Why Scotland needs a second phase of growth deals – and fast

Why Scotland needs a second phase of growth deals – and fast

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Letters: I'm so grateful for the SNP when I think of the harm Tories and Labour did

Letters: I'm so grateful for the SNP when I think of the harm Tories and Labour did

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Kevin McKenna: Fake liberals wage war on Scotland's poorest and most vulnerable folk

Kevin McKenna: Fake liberals wage war on Scotland's poorest and most vulnerable folk

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Donald Macaskill: Behind the rhetoric, it is lives — not numbers — that should matter

Donald Macaskill: Behind the rhetoric, it is lives — not numbers — that should matter

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Herald Diary: How hot is this sauce? Please be seated...

Herald Diary: How hot is this sauce? Please be seated...

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Herald Cartoon on Michael Matheson

Herald Cartoon on Michael Matheson

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Cut taxes on made-in-America products

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Cut taxes on made-in-America products

U.S.-Saudi alliance now more important than ever

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U.S.-Saudi alliance now more important than ever

The cure for America's drug crisis is made in America

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The cure for America's drug crisis is made in America

NADINE DORRIES: This is why I believe the tragic, destructive feuds between Harry, Brooklyn and their families will only get WORSE

NADINE DORRIES: This is why I believe the tragic, destructive feuds between Harry, Brooklyn and their families will only get WORSE

PETER VAN ONSELEN: New Liberal leader Sussan Ley is sitting on a ticking time bomb - but is the political world underestimating her?

PETER VAN ONSELEN: New Liberal leader Sussan Ley is sitting on a ticking time bomb - but is the political world underestimating her?

Judge Judy is still the smartest voice on TV — even as an AI baby

Judge Judy is still the smartest voice on TV — even as an AI baby

US-China tariff deal is a welcome pause, but big questions remain

US-China tariff deal is a welcome pause, but big questions remain

Qatar’s ‘Palace in the Sky’ jet is NOT a ‘free gift’ — and Trump shouldn’t accept it as one

Qatar’s ‘Palace in the Sky’ jet is NOT a ‘free gift’ — and Trump shouldn’t accept it as one

Heed Pope Leo’s warning on AI dangers — and don’t let Big Tech police itself

Heed Pope Leo’s warning on AI dangers — and don’t let Big Tech police itself