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An elbow-injury epidemic has become an existential threat to the sport, prompting the M.L.B. to brainstorm new solutions, such as the use of a heavier ball.

Ono was blamed for splitting the Beatles and taking John Lennon from his true calling. Let’s hope things are getting easier for women who date famous musicians More than 50 years after John Lennon and Yoko Ono’s 1969 bed-in, protesting against war, Ono finally gets her love-in. David Sheff’s biography Yoko, published last week, seeks … Read more

Senator Chris Murphy, of Connecticut, describes how free and fair elections might end in America as soon as 2026.

At rallies, town halls and protests, voters are unleashing their fury with Donald Trump, stoking what some believe is a populist backlash Democrats are furious. And they want their leaders to get mad, too. “I wish you’d be angry,” a constituent told representative Gil Cisneros, a Democrat of California, at a recent town hall. At … Read more

Democratic lawmakers are claiming a D.C. circuit court judge’s ruling blocking the Trump administration’s deportation of suspected Tren de Aragua gang members is a rightful part of “separation of powers.” Republicans, however, say the judge overstepped his bounds and that they are moving to ensure such an occurrence does not happen again. This comes as … Read more

Is it worth me writing jokes about Trump’s US? It looks like they are targeting even their mildest visa-carrying critics During the Brexit era, it became obvious many comments under these columns were being placed by Russian trolls, with slightly strange grasps of idiomatic English, cut-and-pasting blocks of approved pro-Putin and anti-EU texts to change … Read more

Mayer beats bitter rival Sandy Ryan in points decision WBO champion plans to ‘go for undisputed’ against Price Mikaela Mayer retained her WBO world welterweight title in Las Vegas, beating Britain’s Sandy Ryan by unanimous decision to settle their bitter rivalry. The American overcame a cut above the eye and Ryan’s rally in the later … Read more

Donald Trump has been giving leaders such as Mark Carney, Mexican Claudia Sheinbaum, Emmanuel Macron and Keir Starmer a popularity boost, experts say.

Moving at a rapid-fire clip, Donald Trump has been concentrating power in his hands, pushing the bounds of executive authority.

I’m with Lauren Laverne: surviving the disease can lead to a newfound resilience and love of simply being alive Lauren Laverne says she loves her life more now that she’s had cancer. I know exactly what she means. Imagine you’re diagnosed with cancer. Do you think you’d look back on the moment as one of … Read more