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Bad language: profane Trump brings presidential swearing out into open

President has let rip with swearwords in recent months, redefining norms about acceptable language in public office

The Guardian - US · Sep 27

Chess: Nigel Short to play at south pole in event criticised over climate impact

The former world title challenger, 61, will take on representatives from five other continents in a tournament rated by the global chess body Fide

The Guardian - UK · Sep 18

CivLab's New AI-Powered 'US Gov Graph' Tracks Every Position of Power Across the US Federal Government

CivLab has launched US Gov Graph, a live platform mapping 482 federal organisations and tracking vacancies, acting officials, appointments and structural changes across Washington.

International Business Times UK · Sep 17

'Danger to public health and safety': integrity commission orders investigation over doctor allegations

Bullying allegations referred for investigation.

The Canberra Times · Jun 17

Chess: England fail to win senior team world medals for first time in five years

USA retained the world 50+ title, while Germany-Lasker SGK won the 65+ equivalent, with England fourth in both events

The Guardian - UK · May 1

Chess: Turkey’s Yagiz Erdogmus, 14, reaches record 2700 rating – ‘now for 2800 and 2900’

The teenager crushed Veselin Topalov 5-1 to become the youngest ever 2700-rated grandmaster, after which his coach said his future target was 2900

The Guardian - UK · Apr 24

‘Chess Wimbledon’ opens with an environmental protest as Niemann shares lead

The first round at Wijk aan Zee was delayed for over an hour after protesters dumped coal and unveiled a banner reading ‘no chess on a dead planet’

The Guardian - UK · Jan 23

Political potty mouths: How cursing became common in politics

American politics has gotten dirty — and so have officials' mouths.

Axios · Jan 17

‘Chess Wimbledon’ starts with world champion challenged by rising stars

India’s Gukesh Dommaraju takes on Candidates qualifiers and stars who missed out, plus a talent for the 2030s

The Guardian - UK · Jan 16

Jeffrey’s Epstein’s reading list: Emails reveal pedophile’s Amazon picks from ‘Lolita’ to Woody Allen

‘To say I'm shocked is an understatement,’ one of the authors told The Independent upon learning his book was in Epstein’s library

The Independent UK · Nov 14, 2025