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Friday, January 09, 2026 3:03 AM ET

The Week - Top Stories

Talking Points - New nutrition guidelines receive uneven reviews - The Department of Health and Human Services' updated nutritional guidelines, released yesterday, are a stark departure from prior food pyramids. The guidelines, spearheaded by HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., are drawing eyes thanks to their emphasis on protein, specifically red meat and full-fa...

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Morning Report -- ICE shoots, Minneapolis reels

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Evening Review -- Is the Constitution on 'firm' ground?

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Morning Report -- Trump's NATO threat

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Mount Rainier is on its way down

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The best alcohol-free alternatives for Dry January

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What is the Donroe Doctrine? -- The Explainer -- Donald Trump has taken a 19th century US foreign policy and turbocharged it

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Could a part-and-part mortgage help you on to the property ladder? -- The Explainer -- Combining repayment and interest-only mortgages could become more popular as part of a push towards more flexible lending

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Ski town strikers fight rising cost of living -- The Explainer -- Telluride is the latest ski resort experiencing an instructor strike

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Artemis II: back to the Moon -- The Explainer -- Four astronauts will soon be blasting off into deep space - the first to do so in half a century

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Mixed nuts: RFK Jr.'s new nutrition guidelines receive uneven reviews -- Talking Points -- The guidelines emphasize red meat and full-fat dairy

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Avatar: Fire and Ash - third instalment feels like 'a relic of an earlier era' -- Talking Point -- Latest sequel in James Cameron's passion project is even 'more humourless' than the last

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The billionaires' wealth tax: a catastrophe for California? -- Talking Point -- Peter Thiel and Larry Page preparing to change state residency

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How to rekindle a reading habit

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The Zorg: meticulously researched book is likely to 'become a classic'

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NASA discovered 26 microbes in their cleanrooms -- Under the radar -- The bacteria could contaminate space

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The elite falcon trade in the Middle East -- Under the Radar -- Popularity of the birds of prey has been 'soaring' despite doubts over the legality of sourcing and concerns for animal welfare

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How drones have detected a deadly threat to Arctic whales -- Under the radar -- Monitoring the sea in the air

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US nabs 'shadow' tanker claimed by Russia -- Speed Read -- The ship was one of two vessels seized by the US military

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Trump pulls US from key climate pact, other bodies -- Speed Read -- The White House removed dozens of organizations from US participation

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ICE kills woman during Minneapolis protest -- Speed Read -- The 37-year-old woman appeared to be driving away when she was shot

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Venezuela 'turning over' oil to US, Trump says -- Speed Read -- This comes less than a week after Trump captured the country's president

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A running list of the international figures Donald Trump has pardoned -- in depth -- The president has grown bolder in flexing executive clemency powers beyond national borders -- Rafi Schwartz, The Week US -- Published

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A running list of US interventions in Latin America and the Caribbean after World War II -- in depth -- Nicolas Maduro isn't the first regional leader to be toppled directly or indirectly by the US -- David Faris -- Published

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

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A running list of the US government figures Donald Trump has pardoned -- in depth -- Clearing the slate for his favorite elected officials -- Rafi Schwartz, The Week US -- Published

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A running list of all the celebrities Trump has pardoned -- IN DEPTH -- Reality stars, rappers and disgraced politicians have received some of the high-profile pardons doled out by the president -- Rafi Schwartz, The Week US -- Last updated

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Will China invade Taiwan? -- In Depth -- US action in Venezuela could legitimise Beijing's move against its own problematic regional foe -- The Week UK -- Last updated

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