A Russian spy and his daughter were deliberately poisoned by a nerve agent – and a police officer who was first on the scene is also now seriously ill, Scotland Yard has confirmed. Sergei Skripal, once a colonel in Russia’s GRU military intelligence service, and his 33-year-old daughter Yulia were found slumped unconscious on a…

U.S. stocks erased deep losses as White House officials left open the possibility that President Donald Trump’s tariff proposals will spare neighbors from the most severe penalties. The dollar and Treasuries erased gains. The S&P 500 Index still remained on track for its first decline four days in trading 12 percent below the 30-day average.…

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For some, musical notes conjure flashes of color, letters and numbers have their own particular hues, and certain sounds tickle. Researchers have reported these extraordinary cases of sensory mixing, called synesthesia—loosely translated to perceived together—for more than 130 years. But the molecular underpinnings of the vibrant experiences have been a complete mystery—until now. With the…

I can be a reluctant socialiser. I’m sometimes secretly pleased when social plans are called off. I get restless a few hours into a hangout. I even once went on a free 10-day silent meditation retreat – not for the meditation, but for the silence. So I can relate to author Anneli Rufus, who recounted…

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British ministers should be held accountable for “very large numbers of children” who have been killed and injured during Saudi Arabia’s bombing campaign in Yemen, Labour has said. Jeremy Corbyn said the Government bore responsibility for deploying British personal to help the Saudi Air Force target attacks, which have seen civilian areas, schools and hospitals…

There is a very real fear spreading through Wall Street following Gary Cohn’s departure from the White House that President Donald Trump’s inner-nationalist will be fully unleashed. People are right to be afraid. Cohn, the National Economic Council director and former Goldman Sachs president, served as the main voice inside the West Wing urging Trump…