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The Week - Top Stories

TODAY'S politics story - Trump and Pirro clash over Reflecting Pool - What happenedPresident Donald Trump yesterday accused U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro of having choked over the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool case. Trump told reporters that Pirro folded like an umbrella in moving to drop vandalism charges against four people, includi...

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Evening Review -- A merging of two wars?

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Morning Report -- Blanche kills 'anti-weaponization fund'

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Sunday Shortlist -- The sexual anxiety of Gen Z

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AI: China's 'open-weight' models might be the future

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How AI could change your trip to the doctors

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Will Andy Burnham call an early election? Today's Big Question - The 'strategic logic' behind a snap vote 'seems unassailable if the polls continue to trend up' Today's Big Question

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What's next for US interest rates? -- The Explainer -- Rates stay steady as inflation concerns rise

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The politics of archaeology: Israel digs in on control of ancient West Bank sites -- The Explainer -- The largest site, Sebastia, is about 500 acres and could play a major role

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Donald Trump's multi-billion dollar yen play -- The Explainer -- Framed as 'good for the world economy', joint intervention between US and Japan to boost the yen could mainly benefit America

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The perfect length of time to sleep -- The Explainer -- Researchers say they've nailed a specific 'sweet spot' for shut-eye

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England's education reforms: global success story? -- Talking Point -- Since Michael Gove's 'deeply unpopular' curriculum overhaul, pupils have climbed global rankings while other developed nations' scores declined

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Prisoner releases: a dilemma for Andy Burnham -- Talking Point -- A number of victims of crimes including rape and child sex abuse have been informed that their attackers were to be freed earlier than anticipated

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Pepper-spraying drones are deploying against school shooters, but not everyone approves -- Talking Point -- The drones are being used in schools in Colorado, Florida and Georgia

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An epic run in the African bush

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Microplastics may be affecting cardiovascular health -- Under the radar -- Heart attack patients have more than cholesterol in their arteries

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Artificial sweeteners might make you lose your memory -- Under the radar -- A new study found a 62% faster loss of cognitive decline among those using sweeteners

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South Korea's shrinking gender booze gap -- Under the Radar -- Heavy drinking is rising among women over 30, but falling among men of all ages, as workplaces evolve and tastes shift beyond traditional soju

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Ariana Grande to quit public life amid 'endless scrutiny' -- Speed Read -- Her recently released music video reignited fan concerns about her weight loss, said Variety

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First 2 deaths reported in cyclosporiasis outbreak -- Speed Read -- These are the first known deaths related to the disease in the U.S.

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Trump and Pirro clash over Reflecting Pool -- Speed Read -- Trump said the U.S. attorney had choked in the case

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'Spider-Man' nets almost $1B in opening weekend -- Speed Read -- The film brought in the second-biggest box office opening in history

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'Tone it down' -- Today's Newspapers -- A roundup of the headlines from the US front pages -- The Week Staff -- Last updated

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The White House: Trump's extreme makeover -- Feature -- Gold, gold everywhere -- The Week US -- Published

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Peptides: The FDA opens a 'Pandora's box' -- Feature -- Safety concerns take a backseat -- The Week US -- Published

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Iran war: Are U.S. casualties being covered up? -- Feature -- Names are disappearing from lists of the dead -- The Week US -- Published

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Cutting the food safety net -- Feature -- Republicans tightened access to SNAP benefits. Millions more Americans are now going hungry. -- The Week US -- Published

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Midterms: Will a summer of campaigning save Republicans? -- Feature -- GOP politicians are on the defensive -- The Week US -- Published

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