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The Week - Top Stories

FILM REVIEW - Project Hail Mary - The universe's future rests on a lone space traveler Rise and shine, folks. You've got something to actually see here, said David Fear in Rolling Stone. The new big-budget sci-fi drama starring Ryan Gosling succeeds well enough as a work of pop art that it'll make you feel you've been awakened fro...

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Saturday Wrap -- A lack of homeland security?

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Evening Review -- Are the US and Israel fighting the same war?

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Morning Report -- Congress flinches at Iran war cost

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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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Why do the US and Israel seem to be fighting two different Iran wars? TODAY'S BIG QUESTION - Cooperation doesn't necessarily mean unity when it comes to each nation's end goals for the growing Middle East conflict - TODAY'S BIG QUESTION

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Iran's Revolutionary Guard: why it is so important -- The Explainer -- The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) is both the backbone of the theocratic regime, and a state within the Iranian state

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What's next for US interest rates? -- The Explainer -- Rates go unchanged amid new uncertainty

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China's role in the US-Israeli war on Iran -- The Explainer -- Beijing has long been Iran's key financial backer and oil buyer, but projection of stability and relations with the US ahead of Xi-Trump summit take precedence

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How to manage student loans after a job loss -- The Explainer -- Postponing your payments is tempting, but could end up making things worse down the road

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The Iran war: a gift to Vladimir Putin? -- Talking Point -- Middle East conflict presents a host of economic and political opportunities for Moscow - but there are risks in the unknown

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Donald Trump's mistakes in Iran -- Talking Point -- The US sought a 'swift, painless victory from the air' but regime's resistance stirs fears of another Middle East 'forever war'

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Louis Theroux: Inside the Manosphere - documentary leaves you 'quivering behind the sofa' -- Talking Point -- The filmmaker meets 'extremely unpleasant' content creators - but fails to call out 'disgusting rhetoric'

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A journey across time in eastern China

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8 TALL COCKTAILS FOR SPRING DRINKING THAT DOESN'T OVERWHELM

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A company wants to launch space mirrors to the chagrin of scientists -- Under the radar -- A sky full of mirrors

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Tunnel vision: the plan to link the Shetland Islands -- Under the Radar -- Replacing ferries with undersea road network could revitalise the local economy and reverse depopulation, say campaigners

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If the shoe doesn't fit: Trump and his footwear -- Under The Radar -- US president is gifting oversized Oxfords to his team

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ABC pulls 'Bachelorette' over star's assault video -- Speed Read -- The leaked video of the assault was posted by TMZ

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Trump board clears path to mint Trump gold coin -- Speed Read -- US laws and traditions typically prevent putting living presidents on currency

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Pentagon's $200B Iran war request rattles Congress -- Speed Read -- It comes as oil prices also rose above $119 per barrel

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Mullin addresses temper, 'secret' trip at DHS hearing -- Speed Read -- The confirmation hearing became combative between Mullin and Sen. Rand Paul

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5 EXTREMELY FUNNY CARTOONS ABOUT THE WEATHER EXTREMES ACROSS THE COUNTRY -- Cartoons -- Artists take on spring fashion, March madness, and more -- The Week US -- Published

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5 hilariously fitting cartoons about Trump's shoe obsession -- Cartoons -- Artists take on talking heads, perfect fits, and more -- The Week US -- Published

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Nicotine pouches are everywhere, from tech companies to the wellness industry -- In depth -- Nicotine addiction is going strong -- Devika Rao, The Week US -- Published

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The world's 10 richest families -- In Depth -- Luxury retailers, hereditary monarchs and the heirs to the Walmart fortune dominate the list of the world's wealthiest clans -- David Faris -- Published

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

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The Week Unwrapped: Will Banksy survive (another) unmasking? -- Podcast -- Plus, is Britain rethinking its big break with the EU? And is battery technology about to take a leap forward? -- The Week UK -- Published

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