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Iron Dome.

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Why Israel should reject U.S. military aid

Why Israel should reject U.S. military aid

An ambulance.

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Why Denmark beat COVID and the U.S. didn't

In a pandemic, trust in science and government is critical

A COVID hole.

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Stuck in the pandemic

On the weird world of endless COVID

A COVID patient.

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Briefing

The cost of long COVID

The mysterious constellation of pervasive symptoms has struck millions, and no one can say how long they’ll last

Speed Reads

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Jeopardy! champion becomes 3rd to win $1 million

September 24, 2021

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Medical examiner: Michael K. Williams died of accidental overdose

September 24, 2021

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Biden will not shield Trump's records from Jan. 6 probe

September 24, 2021

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Biden's comments avoid larger immigration issue, critics say

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PG&E charged with manslaughter over California wildfire

September 24, 2021

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Restaurant hosts recall horrors of working during COVID

10 things you need to know today

25 September 2021

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Biden hosts Quad leaders for first in-person meeting

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Biden won't use executive privilege to hide Trump records from Jan. 6 probe

3.

Canadians accused of espionage released from China

4.

PG&E hit with manslaughter charges over deadly California wildfire

Politics

Trump in Texas

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Trump's bizarre demand for a Texas election audit

Chris Cuomo.

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What Chris Cuomo's quick apology means

Joe Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema.

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Democrats' mini-nuke option to stave off economic collapse

Editorial Cartoon.

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5 cartoons about the Texas border crisis

Crisis at the border

Haitian migrants.

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Briefing

The Haitian migrant surge, explained

President Biden.

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W. James Antle III

Biden's immigration bind

A migrant and a Border Patrol agent.

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A viral photo and the dark echoes of history

Haitian migrants at southern border

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Haitian migrants

Why thousands of Haitians arrived in Texas on Mexican Independence Day

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America.

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Who are America's peers?

Why the U.S. has more in common with South America than Europe

Culture

Brown and Bob Jones logos.

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Bonnie Kristian

When the Ivy League acts like Bob Jones University

A man being burned at the stake.

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Is 'cancel culture' really so bad?

An Emmy.

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The Emmys demonstrate their own irrelevance

A tree.

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15 books to read this fall

Cartoons

Business & Tech

Pills.

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The case for medical price fixing

Carbon capture.

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Briefing

Can carbon capture technology save the planet?

The earth.

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Facebook's monstrous empire

A closed business.

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Delta sinks hopes for quick expansion

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Footprints in sand.

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1.a big step

Scientists' 'bombshell' discovery in the 'peopling' of America

Jimmy Fallon and Nicole Kidman

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2.Last Night on Late Night

Jimmy Fallon and Nicole Kidman almost make it through interview without awkwardness

R. Kelly

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3.the R. Kelly trial

Prosecutors urge jury to make R. Kelly 'pay for his crimes'

A donkey.

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W. James Antle III

Democrats are governing like Republicans

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A viral photo and the dark echoes of history

6.Dems in Disarray

After Biden huddles, Democrats moderately optimistic about passing progressive agenda

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7 cartoons about America's vaccine fights

8.'counterproductive'

U.S. special envoy for Haiti resigns over deportations

Celebrating 20 years of The Week

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A short history of The Week

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20 years of history through The Week's covers

September 11.

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The past 20 years, in 20 striking photos

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The world that Google, Facebook, and Twitter built

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Quad leaders meet at White House.

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Daily briefing

10 things you need to know today: September 25, 2021

9:45 AM

Editorial Cartoon.

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5 cartoons about the Texas border crisis

6:07 AM

Home.

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6 gorgeous homes in Washington state

6:01 AM

A COVID patient.

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Briefing

The cost of long COVID

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