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What It Would Take to Finally Slay the Gerrymander

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Nowak murder: police accused of ‘anti-white bias’ five times more likely to stop black people

Hampshire force whose officers responded to the murder of 18-year-old has a higher than average racial disparity

Paul McCartney’s inspiration – and what’s been lost to the boys of Dungeon Lane

Readers respond to an interview with Paul McCartney in which he reflects on memories of and inspiration found in Liverpool

Careers guidance should be at the centre of Alan Milburn’s final Neet report

Dr Deirdre Hughes says the issue of chronic underinvestment in high-quality, impartial careers guidance across schools, colleges and communities needs to be addressed

The US’s role in the rise of communist regimes

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Todd Blanche announces $50 million fraud bust in Ohio

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche unveiled indictments on Thursday against multiple individuals in Ohio accused of stealing over $50 million in government funds.

Dina Nayeri: Marjane Satrapi brought Iranian women like me out of hiding

The Persepolis author understood us and translated us for the world. We have lost our most eloquent spokesperson

Outrage in Argentina after two teen girls murdered as femicide crisis endures

Country is shaken by the brutal murders of two girls, aged 14 and 17, whose bodies were discovered just days apart

Is the Israel-Lebanon ceasefire over before it began?

Israel and Lebanon have agreed to implement a ceasefire to end hostilities as the US attempts to overcome one of the largest barriers to reaching a broader deal to end the war with Iran. But the Israel-Lebanon ceasefire is dependent on a complete halt of fire from Hezbollah, and the evacuation of all its fighters in southern Lebanon. Lucy Hough speaks to Beirut-based reporter William Christou

Inside the $850 Million Obama Presidential Center Ahead of Its Juneteenth Opening

President Obama's library will cost $30 to visit, making it the most expensive presidential museum or library in modern history.

Sir Alex Younger obituary

Popular head of the Secret Intelligence Service, MI6, who widened out the recruitment process

Uproar in France as it emerges suspect in case of missing girl had rape allegations dismissed

Interior minister announces review into handling of the cases after body reportedly found in search for 11-year-old