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controversy of the week - Iran: What has the U.S. achieved in six months of war? When President Trump launched the Iran war in February, he declared that his little excursion would be over in four to five weeks. Six months later, the war is still raging-and Trump is losing, said Ishaan Tharoor in The New Yorker. None of his initial goals have been achieved: the toppling of...

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Evening Review -- Ukraine may be losing the war

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Morning Report -- Supreme Court settles Missouri map fight

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Evening Review -- Trump stumps for data centers

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The 8 issues that will determine the midterms

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Have we reached the AI singularity?

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25 years on from 9/11: did Osama bin Laden win? Today's Big Question - War on Terror proved hugely costly but did prevent any further terrorist attack on the same scale - Today's Big Question

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What to know about the trend of betting in prediction markets -- The Explainer -- Platforms like Polymarket and Kalshi are surging in popularity

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New documents shed light on New York City's knowledge of post-9/11 air quality -- The Explainer -- Over 170,000 documents related to the attacks were recently released

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Why Sweden is deporting vulnerable Brits -- The Explainer -- Criticism is mounting over how Britons who made the country their home before Brexit are being dealt with

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GOP attacks against Muslims intensify ahead of midterms -- The Explainer -- Candidates like Abdul El-Sayed have been the subject of consistent anti-Muslim rhetoric

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Trump's deportation drive: a victim of its own success? -- Talking Point -- There are fewer illegal immigrants in the US since Trump's second term began, but a declining workforce has stymied economic growth

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The Gentlemen series two: Guy Ritchie's ludicrous gangster romp -- Talking Point -- New season is fun, but lacks the energy that fizzed through the director's early work

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Zia Yusuf: the polarising figure in Reform's ranks -- Talking Point -- Self-styled 'shadow home secretary' is a 'slowly ticking timebomb' who could scupper his party's chance of power, say critics

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6 SPELLBINDING MUSEUM EXHIBITIONS TO VIEW THIS FALL

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Explore Astana, Kazakhstan's futuristic capital

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Sardinia: Italy's 'Devil's Island' -- Under the Radar -- The Italian government's decision to relocate 'hardline' inmates to the island stokes local fears of diminishing tourism and strain on services

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London non-league goalie chosen as heir to Ugandan kingdom -- Under The Radar -- Former prisoner George Desmond Kamurasi in line to be new king of Tooro but will he accept crown?

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Fog has bacteria that eat air pollution -- Under the radar -- The low-lying clouds hold a diverse microbiome

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Trump ally quits his DOJ 'grand conspiracy' probe -- Speed Read -- DiGenova had been hired in April, soon after Pam Bondi was fired as attorney general

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Yemen's Houthis capture key port, risking oil flow -- Speed Read -- The port of Mokha is about 50 miles north of a critical chokepoint

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Supreme Court blocks GOP's Missouri gerrymander again -- Speed Read -- The rulings marked a defining moment in a pitched legal battle that has lasted nearly a year

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US, world set new summer heat records -- Speed Read -- The average temperature in the 48 contiguous states was 74.37 degrees Fahrenheit from June to August

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'Heartache, heroism, hope' -- Today's Newspapers -- A roundup of the headlines from the US front pages -- The Week Staff -- Last updated

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The Week Unwrapped: Can defence spending save Germany's car factories? -- Podcast -- Plus, what is Hunter Biden up to with $LAPTOP? And are we ready to hear more from Elizabeth Holmes? -- The Week UK -- Published

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The week's best photos -- In Pictures -- A visit to the vet, a kite festival, and more -- Stephen Kelly -- Published

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The Fox News stars whose reigns ended badly -- In Depth -- Maria Bartiromo is just the latest star to fall at Fox News -- Joel Mathis, The Week US -- Published

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The world's 10 richest families -- In Depth -- While there is only one trillionaire, the world is still full of extraordinarily wealthy families, from Gulf monarchs to luxury clothiers -- David Faris -- Last updated

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Which countries are still socialist today? -- In Depth -- Critics and supporters often misunderstand what defines an economic system based on public ownership of the means of production -- The Week UK -- Last updated

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