The men and women of the G.O.P. are changing their minds about how men and women should behave.

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said the increase to almost $23 an hour is intended to boost recruitment and retention.

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If signed by Gov. Kim Reynolds, the Republican-backed measure would eliminate state civil rights protections for transgender Iowans.

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The Vatican says Pope Francis has continued making decisions and is improving, but his two-week hospital stay poses uncomfortable, unanswered questions about Vatican decision-making.

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President Trump has little use for America’s traditional alliances, and tends to evaluate U.S. relationships according to whether countries are contributing economically to the United States.

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Progressives, who believe in using government to do good things, have built a system that renders government incompetent.

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The employee objected to a post on X by Mr. Musk, Tesla’s chief executive and a top adviser to President Trump, that referred to Nazi leaders.

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When Mr. Spassky, a Russian, played Bobby Fischer, an American, in Iceland at the height of the Cold War, the media attention reduced them to pawns in a wider drama.

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A Hollywood superstar and two-time Oscar winner who stood out by blending in.

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As the president pressures countries to buy more American energy, Asian officials and investors are reconsidering a hugely expensive plan stalled for decades.

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Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard said the Biden administration was alerted to the explicit chatrooms but decided against taking any action.

Jon Gruden will be reinstated in the Tampa Bay Buccaneers' Ring of Honor, the team announced Thursday. Gruden was removed following his 2021 email scandal.

The Department of Homeland Security's Inspector General is faulting the U.S. Coast Guard for failing to "consistently" stop drug smuggling vessels during the Biden administration.

NBA Hall of Famer Charles Barkley believes college tuition prices in the U.S. are getting out of hand, calling it "one of the greatest travesties in our country."

Prime Minister’s attitude towards Russia is a stark contrast from the American president’s

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Meeting between the Labour prime minister and US president touched on Ukraine, tariffs, trade deals, the Chagos Islands, Nato and a historic state visit invitation from King Charles

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The work coincides with the closure of a busy motorway – what is being done, why, and how disruptive will it be?

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Galatasaray outlined their intention to ‘initiate criminal proceedings concerning the racist statements made’

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Jason Kilburn now hopes to get his daughter, whose real name is Caroline, a proper birth certificate

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Authorities have confirmed the deaths of the actor and his wife are being treated as ‘suspicious’

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The owners of an island volcano in New Zealand where 22 tourists and local guides died in an eruption had their criminal conviction for failing to keep visitors safe overturned by a judge on Friday

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West Ham 2-0 Leicester: Tomas Soucek was gifted a goal on his 30th birthday and Jannik Vestergaard scored an own goal

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Donald Trump cut off The Independent's White House correspondent Andrew Feinberg as he pressed Sir Keir Starmer about the US president’s desire to make Canada the 51st state.

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‘I have an interview to do with the UK prime minister today,’ Bret Baier said. ‘I don‘t know what he is doing.’

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SKETCH: The British prime minister is not known for his charm, but he brought a secret weapon with him to disarm Trump, writes Richard Hall

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Cardinal Robert McElroy, the bishop of San Diego who is preparing to take over as archbishop of Washington, D

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Comes as German chancellor mocked Britain for its ‘broken tracks and bad trains’

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The reality star admitted her relationship with North struggled during her divorce from Kanye West

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Bosnian Serb lawmakers on Thursday passed a set of laws barring central Bosnian judiciary and police from the Serb-run entity in Bosnia, sending tensions soaring in the troubled Balkan country after a court convicted its pro-Russia president and banned him from politics

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In a meeting with UK prime minister Sir Keir Starmer, Donald Trump rowed back comments describing Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky as a ‘dictator’

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The vote comes after two years of turbulent implementation, sparking debate about the technology's impact

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PM flatters president with historic invitation from ‘beautiful man’ King Charles for second state visit – but there’s an awkward exchange over ‘free speech’

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Prosecutors in Chile say the country will formally request that the United States extradite a Venezuelan man to stand trial for charges related to the abduction and killing of a Venezuelan ex-army officer and opposition figure last year in Chile

Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce plans to play next season rather than retire

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House Republicans go to war with math as they try to save hundreds of billions of dollars without scaling back critical health care coverage, writes John Bowden

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Watch as Sir Keir Starmer and Donald Trump hold a joint press conference after their crunch talks on Ukraine and defence on Thursday, 27 February.

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Exclusive: George Janssen’s longtime friend told The Independent of the poker pro’s alleged kidnapping, “I don't know whether it was real or not.”

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Donald Trump praised Sir Keir Starmer’s “beautiful” accent as he pledged to continue the “special” relationship between the US and UK.

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Mexico has sent infamous drug lord Rafael Caro Quintero to the United States along with 28 other prisoners requested by the U.S. government

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