Portraits of Mother Jones unveiled at Irish Embassy in Washington and Irish Consulate in Chicago

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The rapper’s rambling and emotional address was almost drowned out by a rowdy crowd in Charleston

A “forest” of women across the world are connected by their love of plants and flowers

Harriet Tubman screenwriter says an executive proposed actor to play former slave

Niall Vallely’s new project celebrates historic protests in both the US and Northern Ireland

Donald Clarke runs the rule over the likely winners ahead of this week’s festival trifecta

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Park service diverted $2.5m in entrance fees to help pay for event inspired by French celebrations

Joyce DiDonato, Damon Albarn, Philip Glass and Laurie Anderson in wide-ranging line-up

Comment: Recent tweets are just the latest examples of increasingly erratic behaviour

Laura Bates has written a frank and funny book that gives girls the armour and tools they need to survive the ‘bombardment of crap’ they put up with

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President makes joke-laden final appearance at annual White House correspondents' dinner

Slavery abolitionist Harriet Tubman will replace former president Andrew Jackson

Anti-slavery crusader will be the first black American to appear on paper currency