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The Week - Top Stories

controversy of the week - Artificial intelligence: Could regulations reduce the risk? If this were an alien-invasion movie, said Toluse Olorunnipa in The Atlantic, now would be the moment when people of all persuasions band together to save the human race. In recent weeks, a string of top artificial intelligence researchers have warned that AI could wipe out humanity before the ...

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Evening Review -- The end of Trumpism?

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Morning Report -- Trump fetes Xi

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Evening Review -- Trump's latest venture: 24-hour TV

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ICE's treatment of detained pregnant women

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The 8 best Westerns of all time

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Six Flags is in hot water over 100 alleged brain injuries -- The Explainer -- The supposed injuries all happened in the last two years

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Hung parliament: who could form a coalition after the next general election? -- The Explainer -- A 'mega poll' from YouGov suggests parties could be scrambling to forge an alliance

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GLP-1 use is on the rise in obese children under 12 -- The Explainer -- The FDA hasn't approved the weight loss drugs for that age range, but the numbers are climbing quickly

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London's disappearing children -- The Explainer -- Falling numbers of pupils in the capital are creating a 'genuine sense of loss' in communities

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'NAZA': the film causing outrage in Israel -- Talking Point -- What should be a 'factual dispute' about serious allegations of IDF misconduct has become a 'loyalty test' among Israelis

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Are conservatives getting fed up with Trump? -- Talking Points -- The president's unpopularity is spurring defections and reassessment

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Is the tie dead? -- Talking Point -- The tie has been declining 'steadily in health and relevance over the past decade or more'

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Get indoors and into the kitchen because the best of fall's cookbooks are here

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Exhibitions of the season

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FDA estrogen warning's impact on menopausal UTI deaths -- Under the Radar -- The black-label warning may be gone, but the stigma still endangers older women

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Argentina's contested glaciers -- Under the Radar -- Changes to Glacier Law risk accelerating retreat of Andean ice sheets, as geologists warn of water shortages and Nepal-style flash floods

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Scientists built a mosquito toilet to reveal viral information -- Under the radar -- The excrement shows potential diseases that could spread

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Macklemore launching 'Free Palestine' concert tour -- Speed Read -- It comes less than two weeks after the rapper was dropped by Ed Sheeran's tour

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Trump administration runs taxpayer-funded 'love me' ad -- Speed Read -- Democratic lawmakers have demanded more details about the ad

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Trump hosts Xi for lavish visit with few public gains -- Speed Read -- The two leaders have never gotten along better, Trump claimed

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China reportedly holds F-35 parts diverted to Hong Kong -- Speed Read -- The parts were inexplicably diverted to the city, Bloomberg reported

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5 hilariously pressing cartoons about Trump's crackdown on free press -- Cartoons -- Artists take on press pool, taking notes, and more -- The Week US -- Published

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The pros and cons of paying off your mortgage early -- pros and cons -- You may not have it hanging over your head anymore, but you will have less money to play with -- Becca Stanek, The Week US -- Published

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How close are we to World War Three? -- In Depth -- 'Connections between many of the world's conflicts are multiplying', as officials, analysts and investors fear escalating global conflict -- The Week UK -- Last updated

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'Granite and politesse' -- Today's Newspapers -- A roundup of the headlines from the US front pages -- The Week Staff -- Last updated

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The Week Unwrapped: Why is potash so critical for Belarus? -- Podcast -- Plus, can Ed Davey lead his party back to power? And why is the BBC censoring its own archive? -- The Week UK -- Published

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The week's best photos -- In Pictures -- A fresh new feline, a town crier, and more -- Stephen Kelly -- Published

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