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January 2021 saw one of the most notorious short squeezes in market history as Reddit's army of retail investors took on hedge funds to drive struggling retailer GameStop's price sky-high.

Former Tory MP said to have raised concerns she was being singled out when there are other living relatives

The former Texas governor on helping veterans with PTSD, increasing legal immigration, and the illegal drug he'd most like to try

The area where the accident occurred was used to portray the fictitious Blackwater Bay

Scientists hope the barnacles can lead to a breakthrough. 

At a recent summit of European leaders and their counterparts from the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (Celac), the European Union published a declaration in which it referred to the “Islas Malvinas/Falkland Islands”.

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Caroline Herschel, the first professional female astronomer, made contributions to astronomy that are still important to the field today. But even many astronomers may not recognize her name.

This year, there has been some controversy about the rewriting of passages from authors such as Roald Dahl, Enid Blyton, Ian Fleming and Agatha Christie with the aim of removing potentially offensive material. Some publishers have also adopted the precautionary measure of adding content warnings and disclaimers to books by…

Who is a collaborator? What leads people to collaborate with the enemy in times of war? How do they justify their actions? These questions are at the core of an insightful comparative biography by the prolific, award-winning Dutch writer Ian Buruma.

The burials of famous people provide enduring archaeological mysteries. Here are 30 of the most acclaimed "lost" tombs.