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Thursday, January 22, 2026 7:34 AM ET

The Week - Top Stories

TODAY'S INTERNATIONAL story - Trump backs off Greenland threats, declares 'deal' What happenedPresident Donald Trump began yesterday delivering a long, winding speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, in which he repeatedly criticized several heads of states in the audience and reiterated his demand that Denmark hand over its self-ruling territory Greenland. But...

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Evening Review -- Washington debates 'Abolish ICE'

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Morning Report -- Trump expands Minnesota fight to political leaders

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Evening Review -- NATO on the edge

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San Francisco tackles affordability problems with free child care

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Is a social media ban for teens the answer?

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15 years after Fukushima, is Japan right to restart its reactors? Today's Big Question - Balancing safety fears against energy needs - Today's Big Question

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Zero-bills homes: how you could pay nothing for your energy -- The Explainer -- The scheme, introduced by Octopus Energy, uses 'bill-busting' and 'cutting-edge' technology to remove energy bills altogether

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How Mars influences Earth's climate -- The explainer -- A pull in the right direction

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The Board of Peace: Donald Trump's 'alternative to the UN' -- The Explainer -- Body set up to oversee reconstruction of Gaza could have broader mandate to mediate other conflicts and create a 'US-dominated alternative to the UN'

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Spain's deadly high-speed train crash -- The Explainer -- The country experienced its worst rail accident since 2013, with the death toll of 39 'not yet final'

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Washington grapples with ICE's growing footprint - and future -- TALKING POINTS -- The deadly provocations of federal officers in Minnesota have put ICE back in the national spotlight

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Trump's Greenland ambitions push NATO to the edge -- Talking Points -- The military alliance is facing its worst-ever crisis

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How does A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms compare to Game of Thrones? -- Talking Point -- George R.R. Martin prequel is more 'fun' but still has plenty of blood and guts

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Woolf Works: the Royal Ballet's 'inspired' production'

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The 8 best biopic movies of the 21st century (so far!)

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How space travel changes your brain -- Under the Radar -- Space shifts the position of the brain in the skull, causing orientation problems that could complicate plans to live on the Moon or Mars

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Climate change could lead to a reptile 'sexpocalypse' -- Under the radar -- The gender gap has hit the animal kingdom

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The Iberian Peninsula is rotating clockwise -- Under the radar -- We won't feel it in our lifetime

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DOGE shared Social Security data, DOJ says -- Speed Read -- The Justice Department issued what it called 'corrections' on the matter

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Halligan quits US attorney role amid court pressure -- Speed Read -- Halligan's position had already been considered vacant by at least one judge

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DOJ subpoenas Minnesota Democrats in legal escalation -- Speed Read -- Several officials, including Gov. Tim Walz, were subpoenaed

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Cows can use tools, scientists report -- Speed Read -- The discovery builds on Jane Goodall's research from the 1960s

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'Tariff turmoil returns' -- Today's Newspapers -- A roundup of the headlines from the US front pages -- The Week Staff -- Last updated

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Childhood vaccines: RFK Jr. escalates his war -- Feature -- The health secretary cut the number of recommended childhood vaccines from 17 to 11 -- The Week US -- Published

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Jan. 6: Ultimately a success? -- Feature -- The White House website offers a revisionist history of the Jan. 6 coup attempt -- The Week US -- Published

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Renee Good: A victim of ICE's dangerous tactics? -- Feature -- The 37-year-old mom was killed in Minneapolis, sparking protests around the country -- The Week US -- Published

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Rise of the 'Groypers' -- Feature -- White supremacism has a new face: Nick Fuentes, a clean-cut 27-year-old with an online legion of fans -- The Week US -- Published

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Venezuela: Does Trump have a plan? -- Feature -- Oil and democracy are both on the table -- The Week US -- Published

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