Getty Images/iStockphoto Online colleges in Illinois, ranging from research university programs to small schools, offer programs that can prepare you for careers in the state’s highest-growth industries. Boasting the country’s fifth highest gross domestic product, Illinois is home to more than 30 Fortune 500 companies. Illinois’ top industries for targeted growth include advanced manufacturing; agribusiness … Read more
Speaker Nancy Pelosi was expected to appear in Singapore on Monday as part of a closely watched tour of Asia that has stoked fears, including at the highest levels of the American government, of dangerously heightened tensions with China over the possibility that she would make a stop in Taiwan. Ms. Pelosi has not confirmed … Read more
Is running up and down a hill better for you than running on the flat? Or does the downhill bit being easier counteract the uphill bit? What about running down a hill and then up, when you’re already tired? Steve Henderson, Wythenshawe Post your answers (and new questions) below or send them to nq@theguardian.com. A … Read more
Peaches are a tell-tale sign that summer is properly here. Though they are flown in from somewhere or other year-round in the UK, they are only truly delicious at the height of summer, ideally with as few miles behind them as possible, when a great ripe peach will ooze sweet, sticky juice all over your … Read more
Mykolaiv Mayor Oleksandr Senkevych said cluster munitions were blowing out windows and destroying balconies. “Mykolaiv was under mass shelling today. Probably the strongest one of all time,” he said in a statement. A CNN team on the ground heard the explosions caused by the strikes and saw fires that broke out in the shelling. Residents … Read more
Gina, 57, London Occupation Activist, writer, leader of the True and Fair party. Miller initiated the 2016 court case against the government over its authority to implement Brexit Voting record In the 2019 general election Miller voted Green. Previously she had voted Labour. In the EU referendum she voted … guess what, remain Amuse bouche … Read more
Key events Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature Vladimir Putin has signed a new naval doctrine that casts the US and Nato as the biggest threats facing Russia, Reuters and AFP report. The 55-page document, signed on Navy Day, sets out the broad strategic aims of Russia’s navy, including … Read more
Car insurance premiums are extremely individualized which makes it hard to know how much you’ll pay before getting a quote. But there are some rules of thumb to help you get a general sense for pricing. For example, if you have a history of driving under the influence, your car insurance cost will be much … Read more
In Indian kitchens, mangoes are sacred. We wait all year for the ripest fruit, relishing it from seed to peel. You’ll find high praise for mangoes in the Vedas and Valmiki’s Ramayana, two early Hindu scriptures, but the most delightful story is that of Kamdev, the Indian cupid who shot arrows of mango blossom at … Read more
Hotel Cortijo del Marques, Albolote Set in the mountains north of Granada and surrounded by olive groves and oak forests, this picturesque estate has been restored into a charming, 15-room bolthole. Combine mornings at the Alhambra – Granada is just half an hour’s drive away – with afternoons by the pool in the pretty walled … Read more