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The Week - Top Stories

TODAY'S ELECTIONS story - DOJ sues California to bar 20k 'likely' noncitizen voters - What happenedThe Justice Department yesterday sued California and its top election officials, asking a federal judge to bar the state from counting the mail ballots of 20,000 alleged likely noncitizens until their legal status is verified. The DOJ sent officials a list of the voters on Tuesday and...

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Evening Review -- Can Democrats trust the polls?

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Morning Report -- Ukraine stymied by mystery Starlink slowdown

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Evening Review -- The return of public execution

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A key MAGA voting bloc has gone conspicuously quiet

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The award-winning new restaurants to try this fall

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What is the future of CNN under Skydance? Today's Big Question - The new company brings CNN under the same umbrella as CBS News - Today's Big Question

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Five ways to prepare for the Budget -- The Explainer -- While we wait for confirmation of the chancellor's plans, practical action can still be taken

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How powerful are the Houthis in Yemen? -- The Explainer -- Saudi Arabia renews efforts to help the Yemeni government oust Iran-backed rebels, who control vast swathes of the country

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What to know before using a 0% interest credit card -- The Explainer -- Is there a catch?

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The 7 October claims that could scupper Netanyahu's re-election bid -- The Explainer -- Israeli PM denies he was warned by Egypt and UAE of an impending attack

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Who benefits from Trump's Russia diesel deal? -- Talking Points -- Prices remain high, but Putin gets a cash infusion

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Pollsters predict a blue wave in the midterms. Can Democrats trust them? -- Talking Points -- Democrats fear polls are missing GOP voters

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Livestreaming an execution: cruelty or an added deterrent? -- Talking Points -- The Defense Department wants to make a public example of a soldier-turned-terrorist

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The 4 best crime thriller movies of all time

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Mary Portas picks her favourite books

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Ghost forests are becoming more real -- Under the radar -- Decaying trees spread along the coast

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The new expedition to find Amelia Earhart's plane -- Under The Radar -- One of aviation's 'greatest mysteries' might be about to be solved

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The 'Southern Giants' militia reshaping the conflict in Yemen -- Under the Radar -- The UAE proxy is a force to be reckoned with in battle for control over global shipping

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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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'Guns, F-bombs and alpacas' -- Today's Newspapers -- A roundup of the headlines from the US front pages -- The Week Staff -- Last updated

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The week's best photos -- In Pictures -- Wild waves, a jellyfish in the sky, and more -- Stephen Kelly -- Published

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The Week Unwrapped: Is it time to close Everest? -- Podcast -- Plus, do we need a new way of measuring time? Are we losing the battle against bed bugs? -- The Week UK -- Published

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6 HOMES WITH DISTINCTIVE KITCHEN ISLANDS -- feature -- Featuring a lodge home on more than 11 wooded acres and a modern build with a Verde Alpi marble island and private elevator -- The Week US -- Published

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If Emmett Till Lived: Freedom on American Ground -- Feature -- The exhibit is at the Museum of Contemporary Photography at Columbia College Chicago through Dec. 19 -- The Week US -- Published

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El Ni o turns 'super' -- Feature -- A powerful form of the climate phenomenon is generating extreme weather -- The Week US -- Published

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