Debate commission announces moderator of Thursday night’s event may mute microphones

US president’s support in Suffolk County is largely drawn from suburban middle-class

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President tells crowd he is not a Washington politician as election day looms

Gay Byrne’s passing may show how its relevance has diminished but it remains a national institution

Can a sport be deemed professional if most participants cannot earn a living wage from it?

Tiny fraction of the club’s massive wealth would clear former stalwart’s medical bills

‘Reading the first column now, at a remove of almost 20 years, the big surprise is that there was ever a second one’

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Even if Pacquiao humiliates his opponent, it won’t be represent any kind of atonement

Chelsea’s unbeaten run continues, Aguero can’t stop scoring, Munster prepare for Clermont and Tiger is back on the prowl

Team selections, Irish soccer fans’ fury, ‘Cha’ says Cody can ring away, the ‘pill popping culture’, the French footballer who was trapped in Qatar and the rest of your morning’s sport headlines