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Bangladesh coach suspended after ‘slapping’ player

Bangladesh have replaced their head coach Chandika Hathurusingha after he was accused of slapping a player.

Sports - Yahoo Sports - October 15

Is It Fascism? A Leading Historian Changes His Mind.

Robert Paxton thought the label was overused. But now he’s alarmed by what he sees in global politics — including Trumpism.

Top stories - The New York Times - October 23

5 Ways Historians Can Help Your Business

History is a strategic profession with more business applications than you may think.

Business - Inc. - October 24

Presidential historian assesses Trump's 2024 win

In just two-and-a-half months, President-elect Donald Trump will return to the White House following a campaign unlike any other in U.S. history. While so much of Trump's first term was ...

Slapping MP shows generational change may not end abuse of power in Nigeria

Will the new generation of Nigerian politicians deliver the change in attitudes that many had hoped for?

I’m a Presidential Historian. This Is My Biggest Regret About Trump.

I used to think of Trump as a dangerous but recognizable demagogue. Now I see him as a genuine aberration in our history — and a unique threat to the nation.

Top stories - The New York Times - 3 days ago

Joseph Rykwert, 98, Dies; Historian of Architecture Challenged Modernism

A “gloriously erudite” critic, he denounced the embrace of blandly functional architecture in efforts to rebuild after World War II.

Top stories - The New York Times - Yesterday

Face the Nation: Frost, Salvanto

Missed the second half of the show? The latest on...Rep. Maxwell Frost of Florida has signed a letter urging Congress to return from recess to replenish relief funds, telling "Face the Nation with ...

Face the Nation: Lawler, Whelan

Missed the second half of the show? The latest on...Republican Rep. Mike Lawler of New York, who represents a district heavily targeted by Democrats, tells "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" ...

The Dilemma Iran’s Leader Faces

Iran’s Supreme Leader now faces a critical choice: whether to pursue nuclear weapons.

Top stories - The New York Times - October 24

10/27: Face the Nation

This week on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan," Republican vice-presidential candidate JD Vance discusses Russian disinformation campaigns and the Trump-Vance ticket's "women problem." Plus, ...

The new face of European illiberalism

Prime Minister Robert Fico has tightened his grip on Slovakia using Hungarian leader Viktor Orbán’s playbook as inspiration

World - Financial Times - October 31

Faces, hands and sunshine: Photos of the week

A selection of striking news photographs taken around the world this week.

Face the Nation: Salvanto, Fontes, Schmidt

Missed the second half of the show? The latest on...Nine days before Election Day, a new CBS News poll shows the race between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump is as close as it's ever been, both ...

Christian voters face an uncomfortable choice

While Christians can find much about the left and the right to dislike, Harris has at least sought to moderate her past progressive stances, while Trump personifies the worst aspects of the right.

Politics - The Hill - October 30

Trump’s Tax Proposals Face a Fiscal Reckoning

Advisers to President-elect Donald J. Trump and Republicans on Capitol Hill are already looking at ways to scale back some of his more expensive ideas.

Business - The New York Times - 23 hours ago

Children must not pay price of council cuts, commissioner says

Local government experts say councils made all the "easy cuts" years ago and still face shortfalls.

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