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Tuesday, March 17, 2026 12:13 PM ET

The Week - Top Stories

TODAY'S Health Policy story - Judge pauses most of RFK Jr.'s vaccine agenda - What happenedA federal judge in Boston yesterday paused most of Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s consequential actions on vaccines and all the decisions made by the influential vaccine advisory committee he gutted and remade with handpicked members. U.S. District Judge Brian Murphy, siding w...

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Evening Review -- The GOP swerve on mass deportations

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Morning Report -- Trump belatedly seeks an Iran coalition

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Sunday Shortlist -- Quiet scares in a minimalist horror

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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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How has Poland become one of the world's top 20 economies? Today's Big Question - The European country leapfrogged Switzerland in global rankings - Today's Big Question

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Tommy Robinson: a timeline of legal troubles -- The Explainer -- Far-right leader has relied on donations from supporters to fight numerous court cases dating back 20 years

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Why is youth unemployment so high? -- The Explainer -- Young Britons face 'toxic cocktail of rising employment taxes, perverse incentives to claim benefits and a broken migration system'

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4 INSTANCES WHEN STUDENT LOAN REFINANCING DOESN'T MAKE SENSE -- The Explainer -- Refinancing private student loans can sometimes save borrowers money - but not in these circumstances

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Republicans vs. Democrats: who do the billionaires back? -- The Explainer -- Younger tech titans join 'boys' club throwing money and support' behind President Trump, while older plutocrats quietly rebuke new administration

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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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Spring is ready to pop off at these 8 exciting restaurants

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

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Japan's 'bumping' trend back in the spotlight -- Under the Radar -- Deliberate shoving at busy stations and intersections is about misogyny, intimidation and stress, say experts

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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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Immigrant truckers to lose driver's licenses -- Speed Read -- A new Transportation Department rule bars asylum seekers, refugees and DACA recipients from receiving licenses

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Cuba's power grid fails as Trump lays claim to island -- Speed Read -- The blackout left the island's 11 million people in darkness

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Judge pauses most of RFK Jr.'s vaccine agenda -- Speed Read -- The judge said Kennedy had likely violated numerous administrative procedures

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FCC's Carr warns networks over Iran war coverage -- Speed Read -- Carr has previously threatened talk show hosts over their views on Trump

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

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Neo: A cheap MacBook for the masses -- Feature -- Apple's most affordable laptop ever -- The Week US -- Published

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Food ingredients that are banned in the EU but not the US -- in depth -- Looser regulations have traditionally led to a more permissive food-additive regime in America -- David Faris -- Published

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Iran: Did Israel persuade Trump to attack? -- Feature -- It depends on who you ask -- The Week US -- Published

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DHS: Exit Noem, enter Mullin -- Feature -- A new approach at Homeland Security? -- The Week US -- Published

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Gambling on everything -- Feature -- Americans are betting billions on prediction markets like Kalshi and Polymarket. What could go wrong? -- The Week US -- Published

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