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Eric Garcia interviews Ted Cruz, Marco Rubio, Michael Bennet, Elizabeth Warren and Kirsten Gillibrand about what makes Harris and Trump so effective — and what it’s like to be insulted or bested by them

Exclusive: Professor Kehinde Andrews released a video in which he argued for the validity of terms including ‘house n*gro’ and ‘coconut’

“If you wanted to kind of come up with how to best grow listeria, you would produce it in a factory like this,” attorney Bill Marler told The Independent

Exclusive: Energy minister Miatta Fahnbulleh confirmed her department has assessed the impact the policy change will have on pensioners living in fuel poverty, but said only that it will be published ‘in due course’

The Paris Olympic Games was the first in history to have the same number of medals for men’s and women’s events

Exclusive: Patients at risk as thousands of radiology scans held up by a shortage of chemicals used to track conditions such as prostate and bone cancers – due to slowdown of EU imports, lack of funds and closure of critical labs

Tia Levings entered a fundamental Christian marriage at just 19, and as she looked after the children, her husband chose more rural and more authoritarian congregations for the family. She fled the marriage in 2007 before chronicling her story in a new book – which warns of behind-the-scenes evils hidden…

News analysis: Tory leadership elections are historically characterised by dirty tricks and vote fixing and the presence and continued success of Mel Stride in the contest has given rise to suspicion

Participants in the unique program said the financial support helped, but symbolism of program was just as important, writes Josh Marcus