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The Week - Top Stories

Mark Zuckerberg and Meta are getting in on prediction markets -- The Explainer -- Zuckerberg wants to position himself as a competitor to Kalshi and Polymarket

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TODAY'S INTERNATIONAL story - Putin admits 'problems' from Ukraine war - What happenedPresident Vladimir Putin yesterday acknowledged publicly that Russia was experiencing a certain deficit of gas and other fuels after Ukrainian drone strikes, but he insisted the problems aren't critical. Ukraine kept up its heavy drone assault on Russia, setting fire to two more...

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Sunday Shortlist -- Sincerity and hilarity

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Saturday Wrap -- Trump gets swamped

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Evening Review -- China's yuan grows against the dollar

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The Iran war may end but high oil prices may not

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Microshifting lets workers make their own schedule

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What's causing the white working-class 'disadvantage gap'? Today's Big Question - A new inquiry has highlighted that the demographic has been let down by the system, with educators calling for 'radical change' and investment - Today's Big Question

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Magnetic sperm and the ugliest shark: science stories of the week -- The Explainer -- From a lupus breakthrough to why humans drift left when they walk, here are the most interesting scientific developments of the week

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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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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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The best restaurants in London

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Laugh it up this summer with these on-tour comedians

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The push to protect your fingerprints -- Under The Radar -- Experts have devised a way to update your fingerprints and iris data

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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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Iran and US trade strikes in Hormuz power struggle -- Speed Read -- The US attacked Iranian targets while Iran responded with its own strikes

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France reports 1,000 deaths from record heat -- Speed Read -- The number of deaths is expected to keep rising

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Putin admits 'problems' from Ukraine war -- Speed Read -- Putin said his country was seeing a certain deficit of gasoline alongside other problems

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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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Lionel Messi vs. Cristiano Ronaldo: how they compare on goals, stats and World Cup record -- In Depth -- Stars continue to break records even as they enter the twilight of their careers -- Mike Starling, The Week UK -- Last updated

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

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5 FLAT-BROKE CARTOONS ABOUT THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING BILL -- Cartoons -- Artists take on the doghouse, hostage negotiations, and more -- The Week US -- Published

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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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The week's best photos -- In Pictures -- A living statue, a busy bee, and more -- Stephen Kelly -- Published

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