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The Week - Top Stories

TODAY'S BIG QUESTION - Is China's yuan replacing the almighty dollar? The dollar has long been the world's primary currency, giving the U.S. unusual sway over international affairs. But China's yuan is emerging as a small-but-growing competitor, with consequences for American power and influence.What did the commentators say?China is building an alternative financial...

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Morning Report -- Supreme Court expands Trump's immigration powers

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Evening Review -- Is the World Cup boosting America's reputation?

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Morning Report -- Trump derails GOP's affordability win

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The Iran war may end but high oil prices may not

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9 Father's Day gifts any dad will love

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Is China's yuan replacing the almighty dollar? Today's Big Question - Beijing is setting up an 'alternative financial system' Today's Big Question

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What to know to help aging parents with financial management -- The Explainer -- Start soon and lead with love

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The great overheating: Europe gets stuck with an 'omega block' weather pattern -- The explainer -- The phenomenon traps hot air over a region

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Remigration: a growing far-right movement -- The Explainer -- Once a fringe position, calls for mass deportation are spreading throughout Europe and entering mainstream politics

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Why testosterone therapy warning labels may soon change -- The Explainer -- The revisions could make access much easier

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The tech sell-off: what the experts think -- Talking Point -- Sell-off on the South Korea's chip-centric Kospi index as AI boom compared to the final months of the dotcom era

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The Reflecting Pool debacle becomes a national flash point -- Talking Points -- Liberals think it encapsulates the Trump administration. Conservatives think it's blown out of proportion.

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Toy Story 5: 'superb' to look at but 'feels a little generic' -- Talking Point -- Pixar's latest instalment pits toys against technology

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Laugh it up this summer with these on-tour comedians

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Audi RS5: an 'unhingedly agile' plug-in hybrid

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Men get postpartum depression too -- Under the Radar -- Some dads are suffering in silence through the early perinatal period

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A copper drug could boost memory in Alzheimer's patients -- Under the radar -- It clears toxic proteins in the brain that cause memory loss

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Double trouble: 2 major California fault lines are at highest stress in 1,000 years -- Under the radar -- Los Angeles could see a major earthquake

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Iran strike on ship halts UN Hormuz evacuation -- Speed Read -- Over 11,000 seafarers have been stranded since the Iran war began

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Venezuela deaths rise amid search for quake survivors -- Speed Read -- Over 500 people have been confirmed dead

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Supreme Court hands Trump 2 wins on immigration -- Speed Read -- Both decisions were authored by conservative Justice Samuel Alito

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Courts deal Trump new setbacks in voting takeover -- Speed Read -- An appeals court ruled that Michigan was not required to turn over voter roll information

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5 DATA-DRIVEN CARTOONS ABOUT DATA CENTRE TAKEOVERS -- Cartoons -- Artists take on extending invitations, midnight rides, and more -- The Week US -- Published

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The Week Unwrapped: Why is toxic algae spreading? -- Podcast -- Plus, will the Albanian PM be the next to fall? And what does a cancelled biopic tell us about today's movie industry? -- The Week UK -- Published

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'In shock' -- 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 -- A living statue, a busy bee, and more -- Stephen Kelly -- Published

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Remote work: Fueling a mental health crisis? -- Feature -- It can be lonely working from home -- The Week US -- Published

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Olivia Rodrigo: Her boldest album yet -- Feature -- 'You Seem Pretty Sad for a Girl So in Love' covers a wide range of emotions -- The Week US -- Published

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