Google boggles minds as it says quantum chip ‘lends credence’ to the existence of a multiverse
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Maureen Dowd: Trump appears rattled as Harris campaign gathers momentum
Donald Trump’s whole identity revolves around having higher numbers – even if they’re fake
Panel: US leaders who were killed or survived assassination attempts
Attempted killing of former president Donald Trump is the latest in a line of incidents in which US leaders have been targeted by gunmen
Donkey stunts, new public toilets and a crystal elephant: Remembering Ronald Reagan’s visit to Ballyporeen 40 years on
‘There was a woman in charge of the Secret Service, and that was a big surprise to members of the local council here: they had never had a female boss'
George Stephanopoulos: ‘You can only have constructive debates if people are determined to engage in good faith’
Clinton-era White House adviser talks about his history of the White House Situation Room and his fear that Americans of opposing political camps have stopped listening to each other
Stock markets don’t love Donald Trump
Trump ranks below Obama, Clinton and other Democrat presidents in a large group seen as having little impact on markets
Mr Varadkar goes to Washington: Is the Taoiseach’s St Patrick’s Day trip to the US really worth it?
Ireland’s easy access to and close relationship with the most powerful nation on Earth remains a huge diplomatic asset
Birchers by Matthew Dallek: Compelling history of the American far-right group
Author errs when tracing ‘Bircher inheritance’ in trying too hard to draw a direct line from Birchers to Trump
Boy, they sure don’t like Joe Biden down here in Texas
Tip2Top: On Peter Murtagh’s journey up the Americas, he ponders how a president of such reforming zeal as Lyndon B Johnson could emerge from such a place
Why are US presidents so drawn to Ireland?
The visits are acts of political theatre with American audiences clearly in mind with the blueprint established by Kennedy
Biden visit marks end of era as passing time has thinned out Irish-American blood
US president identifies as Irish in America but he visits Ireland as an American, a foreigner, albeit one with close ties of affection
Paschal Donohoe on The Big Con: not so much an argument as an attack on consulting industry
Mariana Mazzucato and Rosie Collington attack all too readily an industry they present as a confidence trick whereby states and other actors outsource their decision-making
UK suffers a full-scale policy zombie apocalypse
Paul Krugman: ‘Trickle-down’ notion that cutting taxes on the rich will create an economic miracle is a classic example of a walking-dead idea
Guitar in hand, Ronald Reagan’s would-be assassin set for unconditional release
John Hinckley jnr to be freed from all restrictions four decades after he attempted to kill US president
No consensus about the ultimate destination of good souls
Some creeds favour green fields, others a citadel, while more expect a vast city
‘Siren call of nativism’ won’t reverse globalisation, says former Canadian PM
Brian Mulroney blames Ceta trade deal debacle on Brexit
The Irish Times view on the British Labour Party: Keir Starmer’s gamble
If the opposition leader’s promise to resign if fined by police pays off, he will have done much, but not yet enough, to make his party electable
Fintan O’Toole: The political centre cannot hold – we need a new consensus
If Macron is re-elected, it will be less because of what he is than what he is not: a crypto-fascist
Ketanji Brown Jackson’s US supreme court confirmation hearings to begin
Nominee could become first black woman in court’s history but process may be contentious
Germany berated for inaction by Zelenskiy in Bundestag address
Ukrainian president calls on country to match words with more decisive deeds
Alan Shatter: West must call Putin’s bluff and impose no-fly zone over Ukraine
World’s democracies cannot give arms and aid and then just watch the slaughter
Head to head in the engine room: Tadhg Beirne v Maro Itoje
Munster secondrow is Ireland’s version of Itoje - England’s consummate team player
Maureen Dowd: Zelenskiy and Trump – two performers, one hero
Trump tried to overturn US democracy, Zelenskiy tried to save Ukrainian democracy
Ketanji Brown Jackson is nominated to become first black woman on US supreme court
Biden fulfills campaign promise in ‘historic’ nomination to country’s highest court
Vast leak exposes how Credit Suisse served strongmen and spies
Bank held hundreds of millions of dollars for heads of state, intelligence officials and human rights abusers
As inflation bites across the US, low-paid workers feel the squeeze
Louisiana is the second poorest state in the union and has no local minimum wage rate
Ciarán Murphy: I’m willing to pay more to stream a match than buy a ticket
Ballyhaunis is now, sensationally, home to the largest sports air dome in the world
Drop the needle, it’s the 1970s on screen – again
Decade of brown carpets and complicated hair lives on in a long line of retro movies
David McWilliams: How has Biden’s grip on power become so fragile?
The president’s social-spending deal might yet be made but the political difficulties cannot be overstated
Adam McKay: ‘An Oscar? How the f**k did that happen?’
Oscar-winning filmaker Adam McKay has a new film about the end of the world
Fintan O’Toole: Humans are just apes who burn stuff. Now we must put out the fire
Cop26 delegates have the power to create a turning point in the evolution of our species
Colin Powell obituary: Respected military leader criticised for role in Iraq War
General who became first black US secretary of state made faulty claims about Hussein’s weapons
Former US secretary of state Colin Powell dies of Covid complications
Tributes paid to retired four-star general who helped build case for 2003 invasion of Iraq
More than 1,000 firefighters battle wildfire spreading along California coast
Crew steered Alisal fire away from former US president Ronald Reagan’s ranch
Action on climate is effective, just look at acid rain and the ozone layer
Stuart Mathieson: International efforts can have an effect within our lifetimes
California’s financial success defies its political dysfunction
As with the wider country, the state’s economy survives growing issues of governance
‘Forever wars’: Has Afghanistan changed Democratic minds on US military interventions?
Chaotic withdrawal has reopened debate on how far US foreign policy should extend
US and UK believe Iran attacked Israeli-managed tanker off Oman
US and UK working with partners on response to likely drone attack that killed two
‘We share everything’: Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter reflect on 75 years of marriage
At 96 and 93, they say never going to bed angry is key to sustaining a relationship
Donald Rumsfeld, former US defence secretary, dies aged 88
Republican who twice served as defence secretary is credited as architect of Iraq War
Trump’s ‘revenge tour’ begins with Saturday rally in Ohio
Former US president aims to bolster allies and berate enemies in state he won in 2020
Rudy Giuliani suspended from practising law in New York over false election claims
Court finds Trump lawyer made ‘demonstrably misleading statements’
‘A great source’: How Tucker Carlson feeds the media he denounces
Right-wing Fox presenter was known to spill beans to journalists about Donald Trump
Cristiano Ronaldo retains grip on the spotlight as age remains merely a number
Goalscoring superstar remains as obsessive and driven to win as he has ever been
Joe Biden set for tough talks with ‘worthy adversary’ Vladimir Putin
American president says US will ‘respond in kind’ if Russia continues with cyberactivities
Anthony Fauci facing calls to quit over Wuhan lab-leak stance
‘America’s doctor’ under fire over leaked emails and accused of funding risky research at Chinese lab
Biden says 1915 massacres of Armenians constitute genocide
US president makes historic declaration following the 106th anniversary of killings
David McWilliams: A 30-year economic supercycle ended this week
Agenda of unlikely radical Biden is to give economy back to the man on the street
Joe Biden expected to recognise massacre of Armenians as genocide
Move on anniversary of killing of estimated 1.5m civilians indicative of strained Turkey relations
Former US vice-president Walter Mondale dies aged 93
‘One of our nation’s most dedicated patriots and public servants’: Biden leads tributes
Biden’s political masterclass offers lessons for progressives worldwide
US Politics: The left’s ideas are best served by those who appear to believe in them the least
Is the Big Apple turning on its rich residents?
There is a push on to make the wealthy pay more tax and some are now fleeing New York
GDP measures economic activity but misses the point
Reliance on GDP as a measure of wellbeing has worsened people’s health and happiness
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