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The so-called fastest-growing sport in America is playable by all ages and easy to learn. No wonder some people love it. The more interesting question is why do others hate it so much?

Secret Foreign Office unit distributed literature from fake sources to discredit Stokely Carmichael

‘I believe we can usher in the same unwillingness to postpone — the same national purpose that will serve to organize and measure the best of our energies and skills to end cancer as we know it, and even cure cancers, once and for all’

In 2001, there was mass panic in the US after a bio-terror killer started sending lethal spores by post. Now, relive the moment that made everyone feel in danger, all the time

Shawn Rosenberg predicted the "inexorable decline" of democracy in 2019. But he still thinks it's not too late

As heat, fires and water wars become the norm, the Guardian explores the fallout of prolonged drought in a multi-part series

The Journalism Competition and Protection Act is designed to rebalance the terribly tilted scales in America’s information economy. It would create a four-year safe harbor from antitrust laws for news organizations — newspapers, websites, TV and radio stations, no matter which way they tilt politically — to come together and…

Amid Republican attacks, investors focused on environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues say they are just trying understand emerging risks and opportunities.

Over seven decades, the late queen met with 13 of the last 14 American presidents. Such moments highlight the close friendship between the U.S. and Britain, but there was also occasional awkwardness.