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The Week - Top Stories

talking points - Have we reached the AI singularity? OpenAI CEO Sam Altman believes that we have reached the singularity, an inflection point at which humankind can no longer keep up with how quickly artificial intelligence improves itself. And he's not the only tech mogul who thinks so. Just a few weeks before Altman, Elon Musk said in an X post that...

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Morning Report -- Canada, US trade blame for mounting trade war

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Sunday Shortlist -- An 80s family fights dinosaurs

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Saturday Wrap -- The WNBA's culture wars

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How has a year of National Guard deployment affected Washington, DC?

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The 8 best movies of the 1990s

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The dangerous driving videos flooding TikTok -- The Explainer -- 'They're thinking about the likes; they're thinking about kudos'

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'Year zero': how punk erupted onto Britain's streets and stages -- The Explainer -- Fifty years ago, punk rock - noisy, anarchic, rude and dressed to shock - erupted onto Britain's streets and stages

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What's cash-out refinancing, and when is it a good idea? -- The Explainer -- This option lets homeowners convert home equity into cash by getting a bigger, larger mortgage

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DEI clashes lead to funding cuts for Alzheimer's research -- The Explainer -- At least two major research institutions have been hit with cuts

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Have we reached the AI singularity? -- Talking Point -- Tech bigwigs like Sam Altman and Elon Musk say yes. Not everyone agrees.

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The Mecca accord: an Islamic Nato for the Middle East? -- Talking Point -- Landmark tripartite accord between Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Turkey marks a regional shift away from the US security umbrella

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Is the US abandoning Asia? -- Talking Points -- Trump's unpredictability and China's assertiveness are raising alarms

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7 DYNAMIC HOTELS FOR ACTIVE AND ADVENTUROUS TRAVELERS

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Baros Maldives: the grande dame of private island resorts

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Antarctica's melting ice is leaking mercury -- Under the radar -- Climate change is putting the pedal to the metal

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Morocco's attempt to rebrand Western Sahara -- Under the Radar -- Rabat investing billions in territory, despite ongoing dispute over autonomy and control

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Moroccans are wary of France's new anti-telemarketing law -- Under the Radar -- Some are concerned the law could affect Morocco's job market

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Robots top human records at China's humanoid games -- speed read -- Usain Bolt's world record was beaten by a Chinese humanoid

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Jeffries, Kushner meet as Trump eyes loss of House -- Speed Read -- The meeting of House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries and Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner points to the White House's concerns about losing majority control in the midterms

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Trump's Canada tariffs take force, firing up trade war -- Speed Read -- Ottawa will roll out retaliatory tariffs in September

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GOP senator blocks Trump nominees over wetlands -- Speed Read -- The North Dakota senator vowed to block every one of the president's nominees

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Democrats: Backing away from 'Woke 1' -- Feature -- Entering a new era of progressive politics -- The Week US -- Published

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Leavitt: Why she's irreplaceable -- Feature -- The White House press secretary has been a bulldog for Trump -- The Week US -- Published

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Air Force One: Was decoy ruse fair game? -- Feature -- The press and public were left in the dark -- The Week US -- Published

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The big stall -- Feature -- America has fallen far behind China in the electric vehicle race. Can it catch up? -- The Week US -- Published

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WNBA: Can the league survive the culture wars? -- Feature -- It's chaos on and off the court -- The Week US -- Published

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'Get out if you can' -- Today's Newspapers -- A roundup of the headlines from the US front pages -- The Week Staff -- Last updated

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