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‘Houdini used deception to help people recognise the difference between fraud and reality’
Noted US political satirist PJ O’Rourke dies at 74 after cancer battle
Journalist authored over 20 books including Parliament of Whores and Give War a Chance
Abortion and gun rights cases will test US supreme court’s appetite for compromise
Court’s 6-3 conservative majority has seen it tilt to the right, but how far remains unclear
Rooted in faith: Amy Coney Barrett’s path to the steps of the US supreme court
Donald Trump’s nominee personifies a rising Christian conservative legal movement
Trump’s conservative foes display a poor knowledge of history
US Politics: There is no future for a GOP that fails to address public qualms about capitalism
John Malone: Irish-American ‘cable cowboy’ eyes new landscapes
Media mogul says US needs Fox News as ‘otherwise everything’s leftist’
Trump considers privatising airports and dams
US president’s trillion-dollar infrastructure plan likely to face opposition in Congress
Irish American billionaire escapes paying $200m in taxes
Property purchases in Ireland help Liberty Global chairman John Malone avoid tax
Gardaí far less likely to be convicted in court than the general public
Just 22 of the 46 people prosecuted after investigation by Ombudsman convicted
CEO pay in US jumps past $10 million for first time
New study shows typical public company boss earned a record $10.5 million in 2013
Tobacco industry’s campaign against plain packaging is based on fear for its profits
Cigarettes are marketed in forms which appeal in particular to children
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