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The Week - Top Stories

Why AI-powered toys are ringing alarm bells -- The Explainer -- Call for new safety standards follows studies in which AI-powered toys shared advice on lighting matches and sexual fetishes

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TODAY'S IRAN WAR story - Trump demands allies, China join Hormuz escort effort - What happenedPresident Donald Trump yesterday said he was demanding that about seven countries reliant on Middle East oil help force Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. Iran has effectively halted traffic through the narrow, heavily trafficked strait, sending oil and gas prices sharply higher.T...

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Sunday Shortlist -- Quiet scares in a minimalist horror

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Saturday Wrap -- Hegseth's macho offensive

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Evening Review -- The perspective of Iranians abroad

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The Indian women trawling the worst of the internet to train AI

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The end of mass-market paperbacks

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The Mandelson files: when will we know the whole story? Today's Big Question - The first release of documents shed little light on accusations of a government 'cover-up' Today's Big Question

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3 TIPS TO POTENTIALLY INCREASE YOUR TAX REFUND THIS YEAR -- The Explainer -- There may be some last-minute steps you can take

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States combat the cost-of-living crisis -- The Explainer -- States across the country are implementing cost-cutting measures and legislation

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How Middle East violence could fuel more war in Africa -- The Explainer -- Gulf states are backing opposite sides of Sudan's civil war and the conflict is spreading to neighbouring countries

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Britain's armed forces: dangerously depleted -- Talking Point -- UK response to attacks on Cyprus exposes how its military capabilities have been 'cut to the bone'

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Dubai: the expat dream turns sour -- Talking Point -- With the UAE caught in the crosshairs of a 'wounded, hostile' Iran, the Dubai influencer lifestyle is 'looking rather less aspirational'

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E-betting's unstoppable force meets Utah's immovable anti-gambling culture -- TALKING POINT -- As Kalshi, Polymarket and other 'prediction marketplaces' spread to near ubiquity online, Utah's historically conservative Mormon culture presents a unique challenge

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Janeiro Hotel: A sleek Brazilian stay on Rio's famous beachfront

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The wild islands of southern Mozambique

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How NASA shifted an asteroid's orbit -- Under the radar -- A rock and a hard place

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Women-only Ubers spark controversy in the US -- Under the Radar -- The new feature has triggered a court case in California claiming it discriminates against male drivers

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Surf and dearth: Maine's lobster industry faces a reckoning -- under the radar -- A shifting economy and climate change are causing issues for Mainers

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Senate passes bipartisan housing affordability bill -- Speed Read -- The bill was sponsored by Sens. Tim Scott (R-S.C.) and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.).

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Iran leader vows oil pain in defiant first remarks -- Speed Read -- The statement was his first since being named supreme leader earlier this week

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Dual attacks rattle Michigan synagogue, Old Dominion -- Speed Read -- Both of the attackers were killed

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Britain ousts hereditary peers from House of Lords -- Speed Read -- They will leave Parliament permanently this spring

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'Stark choice for Trump' -- Today's Newspapers -- A roundup of the headlines from the US front pages -- The Week Staff -- Last updated

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6 SUN-DRENCHED HOMES WITH AN ATRIUM -- Feature -- Featuring a stunning mansion in New York and glass-filled Florida townhouse -- The Week US -- Published

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The Week Unwrapped: Why are Saudi Arabia and the UAE at odds in Africa? -- Podcast -- Plus, how will a new president change Chile? And why did Meta just buy a social network built for AI? -- The Week UK -- Published

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The week's best photos -- In Pictures -- Connect the dots, tulip fields forever, and more -- The Week US -- Published

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A running list of RFK Jr.'s controversies -- In Depth -- The man atop the Department of Health and Human Services has had no shortage of scandals over the years -- Brigid Kennedy -- Last updated

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Retirement: A new 'Trump Savings Plan' for workers -- Feature -- Trump wants to expand access to a 401(k) -- The Week US -- Published

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