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Researcher argues that the father of English poetry gets an increasingly bad rap as scholars confuse his characters’ toxic views with his personal opinions

Schumer announces bipartisan group has finalized legislative text on infrastructure bill  CNN Lawmakers work through the weekend to finalize infrastructure bill  CBS News Manchin, Collins say infrastructure bill has enough GOP support to pass Senate  Yahoo News Bipartisan infrastructure win shows Democrats must

Paris club were without key superstars like Kylian Mbappe, Neymar and Angel di Maria; game brought to Tel Aviv by Israeli billionaire Sylvan Adams

Former and current Google employees said that H.R. would respond to their workplace complaints by referring them to counseling programs instead of addressing the broader issues.

An Olympic sprinter from Belarus has sought police protection after apparently being taken to a Tokyo airport against her will by officials from her own country.

The UK and US have blamed Iran for an attack on an Israeli-linked oil tanker in which two crew members, including a British national, were killed.

British sprinter Zharnel Hughes has said he is “heartbroken” after being disqualified from the men’s 100m final at the Tokyo Olympics, as Italy’s Lamont Marcell Jacobs won a shock gold.

Taliban rockets struck an airport in Afghanistan overnight as clashes continue to intensify in the region following the withdrawal of western forces.

New Orleans shooting on Bourbon Street leaves 5 wounded; video shows crowd fleeing gunfire  Fox News Bourbon Street mass shooting  WDSU News Teen detained in deadly quadruple shooting on Iberville Street as he tried to flee town: sources  NOLA.com NOPD: Man shot and