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The Independent employs journalists from around the world to bring you truly independent journalism. To support us, please consider a contribution. Inspectors general of the US Department of Justice and the Department of Homeland Security are launching separate probes about the Trump administration’s deployment of federal law enforcement officers in …

Image copyright fake pictures Facial coatings are now mandatory for customers in stores in England, after the new coronavirus rules went into effect within 12 hours of the government’s guidance on the change being issued. Coatings are mandatory in closed public spaces such as supermarkets, indoor shopping malls, transportation hubs, …

Scattered throughout the genomes of humans around the world, we can find remains of Neanderthal descent. In some, this grants disease resistance, or even a unique head shape. A few have apparently inherited the sensitive side of Neanderthals. Evolutionary geneticists have closely examined a genetic variation in the DNA of …

MADRID – After enjoying a long night of graduation celebrations, a crowd of young people went to the Babylon nightclub at 5 in the morning to continue the party in the city of Córdoba, in southern Spain. Two weeks later, 91 people linked to Babylon’s 400 identified partygoers have tested …

Although athletes who say they are “in the best shape of their life” after a long offseason are not trustworthy, the often-overlooked WNBA had a strong claim to cliché before their 24th birthday. After a hard-fought five-game final in 2019, the league saw one of its most dramatic free agency …