The eviction moratorium was first test for the Squad — they aced it

This year’s Olympics offers a power that women are rarely afforded

Clémence Michallon

Asking Jason Momoa about rape scenes in Game of Thrones isn’t ‘icky’

Revealed: US to mandate vaccines for foreign tourists as White House makes first steps towards reopening

Criminal investigation into Andrew Cuomo broadens as Manhattan DA requests evidence

extreme weather

Hurricane forecasters raise extreme weather warning for 2021

Tokyo 2020

First Black wrestling champion has amazing reaction to winning Gold

Olympian hits out at teacher who told her sport would get her nowhere

De Grasse reveals how wife Ali inspired him to Olympic glory

Sumo scare? Riders say horses might be spooked by statue

Netherlands slam ‘arrogant’ Team GB on and off hockey field

How many calories do Olympic athletes burn?

Different events at the games have different fuel and hydration needs for competitors

Why did a US Olympic fencer draw an X on his hand?

Snowboarder Shaun White posts selfie with new skateboarding champs

Olympics medal table: Who’s winning Tokyo 2020 so far?

Medalists sit in silence after question about transgender weightlifter

News

Matt Gaetz, Jim Jordan, Marjorie Taylor Greene in Lincoln Project ad

Stephen Lyons Obama behaved like any other rich, entitled American man this week

William Yang Xi looks set to put his stamp on Sino-US relations with new posting

Independent TV

Meghan McCain calls out CNN's Chris Cuomo for failing to report on brother’s scandal

'Do your job first': Ron DeSantis hits back at Biden as Covid-19 cases soar

White House pays tribute to fallen Pentagon police officer George Gonzalez

Biden calls on Andrew Cuomo to resign after attorney general says he sexually harassed aides

Meghan Markle shares glimpse into home office in new birthday video

Duchess of Sussex released new video in celebration of her 40th birthday on 4 August

Neurosurgeon describes 5 essential activities to stay sharp

Taco Bell worker dozing off draws attention to working rights in US

Law student shares moment man ‘mansplained’ law to her

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Fiscalía de Colombia imputa 104 asesinatos a general retirado

Revive todos los goles de la Jornada 2 del Apertura 2021

Chile: Trabajadores de la mina de cobre más grande del mundo inician huelga

Lollapalooza excluye a rapero DaBaby del evento tras comentarios homofóbicos

Bear cub rescued from Sierra wildfire escapes Tahoe center

Who will spare us from the actor’s novel?

TikTokers warned against dangerous trend of eating frozen honey

Sport

PFA data shows two in five top-flight players were abused on Twitter last season

Olympic sprint star Noah Lyles wants to be mental health example

Leicester defender Wesley Fofana suffers serious-looking injury in pre-season

Lord Sebastian Coe likes what he sees from Keely Hodgkinson

Culture

Addison Rae stars in trailer for gender-swapped She’s All That remake

Strictly Come Dancing lineup: Tom Fletcher, AJ Odudu, Robert Webb

Susan Sarandon still ‘hopeful’ to find love at 74

Love Island 2021

Two couples to leave Love Island villa as Islanders choose who to save

Soleil Moon Frye shares warning after children test positive for Covid

Love Island viewers left confused after noticing odd contestant habit

Love Island 2021

Who is Love Island contestant Toby Aromolaran?

Tech

Sony is not selling the PlayStation 5 at a loss any more

Microsoft shut down its browser PC trial after too many people sign up

Apple Store website gets redesign after going offline

New book claims Elon Musk shouted at overworked Tesla staff

Lifestyle

Sign language interpreter goes viral for impressive performance of WAP

Blake Lively pairs gown with Converse sneakers for movie premiere

Charlotte Cripps Travelling abroad is all about bar codes, not suntan lotion

Prince Harry and Meghan considered moving to New Zealand

Woman captures reactions after placing phone on sushi conveyor belt

Bored of cooking? Try these five recipes for a reboot

A year after the explosion, one chef is finding hope in Beirut’s food

Royal family Olympics moments: Princess Anne, Zara Tindell and more