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The Week - Top Stories

TODAY'S INTERNATIONAL story - Israel, shaken, cheers safe return after cockpit stabbing - What happenedA FlyDubai flight from the United Arab Emirates to Tel Aviv made an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia yesterday after the copilot stabbed the captain in an apparent attempt to crash the plane. The airplane plunged more than 15,000 feet in about a minute before passengers and crew who he...

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Evening Review -- Democrats court America's farmers

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Morning Report -- Basketball flub steals GOP Jack Smith grilling

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Evening Review -- The midterms shape the war

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GLP-1 use is on the rise in obese children under 12

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How the economy is K-shaping your next airline flight

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Your First Home: how revived Help to Buy scheme could put you on property ladder -- The Explainer -- Government unveils new housing support scheme but 'devil will be in the detail'

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How Trump's Title IX reversal upends protection for LGBTQ+ students -- The Explainer -- The change codifies a shift away from a Biden-era policy, one the current administration already ignores

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Why should you care about the bond market? -- The Explainer -- Experts are sounding the alarm

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Argentina turns up the economic pressure on the Falklands -- The Explainer -- Buenos Aires is making life more difficult for residents of the South Atlantic islands

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Will the farm crisis deliver the midterms to Democrats? -- Talking Points -- Tariffs and the war take a toll on farm finances

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Are the midterms dictating Trump's Iran strategy? -- Talking Points -- The president is apparently waiting until November to resume bombing

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What next for Man City? -- Talking Point -- Football club in line for potentially heavy punishment - and a tarnished legacy, to boot

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A Midsummer Night's Dream at Chichester Festival Theatre: a 'punchy, techno delight'

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Chuckle through fall with these comedians on tour

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Cannabis use linked to worsened seizures -- Under the Radar -- Could regular marijuana use make epilepsy worse? A new study suggests it might.

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St Andrews' brewing class row -- Under the Radar -- Elite Scottish university has been riven by accusations of a classist culture that marginalise working class and Scottish students

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Alzheimer's disease no longer considered untreatable -- Under the Radar -- Treatment options are expanding, and experts are turning their attention to prevention

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Macklemore launching 'Free Palestine' concert tour -- Speed Read -- It comes less than two weeks after the rapper was dropped by Ed Sheeran's tour

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Trump administration runs taxpayer-funded 'love me' ad -- Speed Read -- Democratic lawmakers have demanded more details about the ad

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Trump hosts Xi for lavish visit with few public gains -- Speed Read -- The two leaders have never gotten along better, Trump claimed

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China reportedly holds F-35 parts diverted to Hong Kong -- Speed Read -- The parts were inexplicably diverted to the city, Bloomberg reported

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'Horror and heroism' -- Today's Newspapers -- A roundup of the headlines from the US front pages -- The Week Staff -- Last updated

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6 Tudor-style homes -- feature -- Featuring a 1908 Connecticut estate and a mansion designed by architect Jarvis Hunt -- The Week US -- Published

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The Lucas Museum of Narrative Art opens in LA -- Feature -- A 'Star Wars' museum has landed on the west coast -- The Week US -- Published

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How the Fed interest rate hike will hit your wallet -- FEATURE -- Is life about to get more expensive for the average American spender? -- The Week US -- Published

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Emily Ruskovich's 6 favorite books -- Feature -- The best-selling author recommends works by Marilynne Robinson and Jesmyn Ward -- The Week US -- Published

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A killer robot revolution -- FEATURE -- Rapid advances in drone technology are upending how wars are fought. Is the U.S. military ready? -- The Week US -- Published

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