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TODAY'S BIG QUESTION - Will Benjamin Netanyahu get a pardon? Israel's prime minister has been dogged for years by criminal corruption charges. And now Benjamin Netanyahu is asking Israeli President Isaac Herzog to short-circuit the legal process by giving him a pardon before the court hands down a verdict.Netanyahu's pardon application did not include an adm...

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Will Netanyahu get a pardon? Today's Big Question - Opponents say yes, if he steps down - Today's Big Question

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The twists and turns in the fight against HIV -- The Explainer -- Scientific advances offer hopes of a cure but 'devastating' foreign aid cuts leave countries battling Aids without funds

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How your household budget could look in 2026 -- The Explainer -- The government is trying to balance the nation's books but energy bills and the cost of food could impact your finances

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Employees are branching out rather than moving up with career minimalism -- The explainer -- From career ladder to lily pad

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West Africa's 'coup cascade' -- The Explainer -- Guinea-Bissau takeover is the latest in the Sahel region, which has quietly become global epicentre of terrorism

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How coupling up became cringe -- Talking Point -- For some younger women, going out with a man - or worse, marrying one - is distinctly uncool

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Daddy Pig: an unlikely flashpoint in the gender wars -- Talking Point -- David Gandy calls out Peppa Pig's dad as an example of how TV portrays men as 'useless' fools

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Is it time to rethink the US presidential pardon? -- Talking Point -- Donald Trump has taken advantage of his pardon power to reward political allies and protect business associates, say critics

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The great global copper swindle -- Under the Radar -- Rising prices and easy access makes the metal a 'more attractive target for criminals looking for a quick profit'

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Inside a Black community's fight against Elon Musk's supercomputer -- Under the radar -- Pollution from Colossal looms over a small Southern town, potentially exacerbating health concerns

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China's single mothers are teaming up -- Under the Radar -- To cope with money pressures and work commitments, single mums are sharing homes, bills and childcare

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Trump boosts gas cars in fuel economy rollback -- speed read -- Watering down fuel efficiency standards is another blow to former President Biden's effort to boost electric vehicles

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Hegseth's Signal chat put troops in peril, probe finds -- Speed Read -- The defense secretary risked the lives of military personnel and violated Pentagon rules, says new report

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Trump pardons Texas Democratic congressman -- speed read -- Rep. Henry Cuellar was charged with accepting foreign bribes tied to Azerbaijan and Mexico

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GOP wins tight House race in red Tennessee district -- Speed Read -- Republicans maintained their advantage in the House

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'Signs of peril flashing for GOP' -- Today's Newspapers -- A roundup of the headlines from the US front pages -- The Week Staff -- Last updated

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'Mexico: A 500-Year History' by Paul Gillingham and 'When Caesar Was King: How Sid Caesar Reinvented American Comedy' by David Margolick -- feature -- A chronicle of Mexico's shifts in power and how Sid Caesar shaped the early days of television -- The Week US -- Published

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Homes by renowned architects -- Feature -- Featuring a Leonard Willeke Tudor Revival in Detroit and modern John Storyk design in Woodstock -- The Week US -- Published

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The origins of marriage -- In Depth -- The institution of marriage has become something of a political battlefield. How did marriage begin and why? -- Peter Weber, The Week US -- Last updated

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Blackouts: Why the internet keeps breaking -- feature -- Cloudflare was the latest in a string of outages -- The Week US -- Published

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Pros and cons of geothermal energy -- Pros and Cons -- Renewable source is environmentally friendly but it is location-specific -- Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week UK -- Published

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