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The Week - Top Stories

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TODAY'S BIG QUESTION - Will Trump actually send out $5K checks after midterms? President Donald Trump last week promised to send a $5,000 check to every U.S. adult but only if Republicans win the midterm elections. Polls prove voters are skeptical, Trump's GOP allies in Congress are leery, and experts believe a mass payout might add to the growing national debt. The president,...

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Morning Report -- Fed puts inflation above Trump

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Evening Review -- Canada seeks EU solace

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Morning Report -- Trump threatens Kennedy Center after legal loss

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The Fox News stars whose reigns ended badly

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The 9 best psychological thrillers of all time

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Will Trump actually send out $5,000 checks after the midterms? Today's Big Question - Polling says voters do not believe the president's claims - Today's Big Question

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What's next for US interest rates? -- The Explainer -- Interest rates inch up

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ICE's treatment of detained pregnant women -- The Explainer -- The agency has lost count of miscarriages amid record-high pregnant detainees and reports of denial of medical care

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4 FINANCIAL PLANNING TIPS FOR RECENT COLLEGE GRADS -- The Explainer -- Start your future off on the right foot

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The weapons the US have put in space -- The Explainer -- 'Extraordinary' announcement has sparked strong criticism from Russia and China, fuelling fears of a space arms race

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Sydney Sweeney sports betting ad reignites debate over sexualizing women -- Talking Point -- The actor is once again embracing the bombshell image and angering women athletes in the process

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Will AI end humanity? -- Talking Points -- Developers sound the alarms but say the risk is low for now

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Jaguar Land Rover: a threatened species -- Talking Point -- Though it is not the industry titan it once was, the company's fall could 'cause a whole ecosystem to collapse'

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Bloodsport: After Helen of Troy - 'full of spit, fire and brilliance'

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DNA plays a complex role in personality and life outcomes -- Under the radar -- Both genes and environment can make a person who they are

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South Korea's stalker tracking app -- Under the Radar -- Government technology allows victims to know their stalkers' locations in real time if they come within 2km

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Air traffic control is coming to the moon -- Under the radar -- The world's first lunar airport has difficult logistics

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T. rex had humanlike body temperature, study finds -- Speed Read -- They're hot blooded, check it and see

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House clears Russia sanctions bill, quits early -- Speed Read -- GOP Rep. Thomas Massie admonished House Speaker Mike Johnson for sending lawmakers home early to campaign for the midterms

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Fed hikes key interest rate, drawing Trump ire -- Speed Read -- Fed policymakers are 'implicitly' undercutting the White House's 'insistence that inflation isn't a concern'

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Ed Sheeran tour in turmoil as opening acts quit -- Speed Read -- They quit in solidarity with the rapper Macklemore and his vocal support of Palestinians

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The week's best photos -- In Pictures -- A raccoon robbery, a shower of confetti, and more -- The Week US -- Published

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The Week Unwrapped: Will Europe meet Canada in the Arctic? -- Podcast -- Plus, is the Piddington vote a sign of things to come? And why did it take 50 years to recognise a lost talent? -- The Week UK -- Published

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Are UK house prices about to crash? -- In Depth -- Higher property taxes and a new mansion tax announced in the Autumn Budget could weigh on house price growth -- Marc Shoffman, The Week UK -- Last updated

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'Shaky investment' -- Today's Newspapers -- A roundup of the headlines from the US front pages -- The Week Staff -- Last updated

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Condos: The rising costs of community living -- Feature -- HOA fees keep going up and up -- The Week US -- Published

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6 spectacular homes in Seattle -- Feature -- Featuring a Spanish-style home in Mount Baker and a mid-century modern property in Broadmoor -- The Week US -- Published

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