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The Week - Top Stories

TODAY'S BIG QUESTION - Has the World Cup spiked soccer's US popularity? The end of the 2026 FIFA World Cup marks a major inflection point for soccer in the U.S. While cohosting duties helped soccer's status explode this summer, the sport has never maintained long-term popularity in the country on the same level as other professional sports. But some say that may all be ...

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Morning Report -- Zelenskyy, facing protests, ousts top general

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Evening Review -- The data center midterms

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Morning Report -- Trump hits Canada with new class of tariff

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Japan to create first post-war intelligence agency

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Another Arctic island is caught in geopolitical crosshairs

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Has hosting the World Cup really spiked soccer's popularity in the US? Today's Big Question - Soccer became massively popular in the last month. Is it here to stay? Today's Big Question

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How can Iron Man become Doctor Doom? -- The Explainer -- With Robert Downey Jr set to return to the MCU as the Marvel arch-villain, we explore how he can play both characters - and who else is set to feature alongside him in Avengers: Doomsday

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Why Nicaragua's president is scrapping elections -- The Explainer -- Daniel Ortega's regime 'evidently afraid' that democracy could 'create the conditions for dissent to manifest and threaten their grip on power'

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5 TIPS TO SAVE MONEY ON A CAR PURCHASE -- The Explainer -- From research to negotiation tactics

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Who's who in Andy Burnham's cabinet? -- The Explainer -- Appointments show new PM has a 'much stronger theory of power' than his recent predecessors

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Middle East re-escalation: worrying implications for investors - and Andy Burnham -- Talking Point -- Rising oil prices are spooking investors on both sides of the Atlantic

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The Platner affair: 'vibes', sexting and a Nazi tattoo -- Talking Point -- Graham Platner is a 'cautionary tale' for Democrats, and highlights the party's problems with the selection of their candidates

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Are politics stunting the WNBA's growing popularity? -- Talking Points -- House Republicans wade into Caitlin Clark controversies

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7 OF THE WORLD'S BIGGEST - AND BEST - HOTEL POOLS

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The Reeds at South Lodge: lakeside hideaways are the perfect country escape

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Hitting the ocean floor: Scientists could soon live undersea -- Under the radar -- A new habitat could expand research opportunities

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Iran war is harming rare wildlife -- Under the Radar -- The overlooked environmental impact of US and Israeli missile strikes

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Gray whales are dying in the Pacific -- Under the radar -- Reduced food is the likely cause

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Trump approves nuclear deal with Saudi Arabia -- Speed Read -- The deal is certain to prove controversial among U.S. allies

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Hegseth puts Iran war cost at $37.5B, seeks $67B more -- Speed Read -- The additional funding was described as an urgent, necessary stopgap

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Zelenskyy fires top general after mass protests -- Speed Read -- The general had come to represent the darkest, most punishing realities of war

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Burnham takes over as UK prime minister -- Speed Read -- The former Manchester mayor becomes the country's seventh prime minister in 10 years

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Book reviews: 'Gerontocracy in America' and 'The Face: A Cultural History' -- Feature -- America's old-age problem and the importance we attach to our own faces -- The Week US -- Published

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Beachside in La La Land: Summer dining as it should be -- Feature -- Here are four places to dine beachfront in LA County -- The Week US -- Published

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The GLP-1 economy: How weight-loss drugs are impacting major industries -- in depth -- The popularization of drugs like Ozempic is shifting the way consumers spend and forcing businesses to adapt -- Theara Coleman, The Week US -- Published

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Creating almost-life in the lab -- Feature -- It isn't alive, but feeds, grows, and replicates much like it is -- The Week US -- Published

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'Plea for war clarity' -- Today's Newspapers -- A roundup of the headlines from the US front pages -- The Week Staff -- Last updated

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Sam Neill: The prolific actor who grounded Jurassic Park -- Feature -- 'Critics praised him for nuanced performances even in forgettable projects' -- The Week US -- Published

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