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TODAY'S BIG QUESTION - How will Russia react to the Crimea onslaught? A sustained Ukrainian drone and missile blitz on Russian-occupied Crimea has forced the Kremlin to declare a state of emergency on the peninsula. The offensive has upended life in Crimea, said The Wall Street Journal, and undercut its image as a showcase of Russian President Vladimir Putin's impe...

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Morning Report -- Birthright citizenship wins, in loss for Trump

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Evening Review -- Democrats' battle over Israel

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Morning Report -- Supreme Court grants Trump new powers

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GOP senators seem increasingly game to buck some Trump priorities

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All the presidential assassination attempts

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What to know about the new Fostering the Future Accounts for kids in foster care -- the explainer -- The initiative allows child welfare agencies to open savings accounts as stand-in guardians

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What we know about Andy Burnham's devolution plans -- The Explainer -- Likely PM looks to surpass Starmer's 'devolution revolution', redistributing more power away from Westminster to regions like Manchester

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The Rule of 55: what it is and how it can help fund early retirement -- The Explainer -- Draw from your retirement funds early with this little-known tax break

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Mark Zuckerberg and Meta are getting in on prediction markets -- The Explainer -- Zuckerberg wants to position himself as a competitor to Kalshi and Polymarket

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New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani's rent crusade might be coming to your city -- Talking Points -- Rent control movements surge in Massachusetts and California

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The tech sell-off: what the experts think -- Talking Point -- Sell-off on the South Korea's chip-centric Kospi index as AI boom compared to the final months of the dotcom era

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The Reflecting Pool debacle becomes a national flash point -- Talking Points -- Liberals think it encapsulates the Trump administration. Conservatives think it's blown out of proportion.

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Summer Holiday the Musical: an 'immensely good-humoured and infectious show'

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Prediction markets are courting women with pop culture -- In the Spotlight -- Kalshi and Polymarket want to pull 'Love Island USA' lovers for a chat

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Women are hacking hormonal health with allergy drugs and antacids -- Under the Radar -- Can an antihistamine a day keep the hot flashes away?

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High and dry: St Lucia's battle to fix water woes -- Under the Radar -- Costly effort to overhaul supply has yet to solve the everyday struggle for reliable water

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EU prosecutors raid right-wing bloc over funds -- Speed Read -- Raids were conducted as part of an investigation into the embezzlement of European Union funds by the former far-right Identity and Democracy group

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Trump reports $2.2B in income, mostly via crypto -- Speed Read -- The president's pursuit of profit in office is 'completely unprecedented'

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Divided Supreme Court affirms birthright citizenship -- Speed Read -- The court rejected Trump's attempt to end the guarantee that all children born on US soil are citizens

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Rich Chinese Bannon ally given 30 years for fraud -- Speed Read -- Billionaire Guo Wengui was convicted in 2024

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Art Review: 'Machine Dreams: Rainforest' -- Feature -- Dataland, Los Angeles, through Jan. 31, 2027 -- The Week US -- Published

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Deborah Lutz's 6 favorite biographies -- Feature -- The biographer recommends reading the life stories of Jane Austen, Virginia Woolf, and the Bront s -- The Week US -- Published

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Book reviews: 'Communion: Finding My Way Back to Faith' and 'The Traveler: One Man's Quest for Humanity From the South Seas to Revolutionary Paris' -- Feature -- JD Vance finds religion again and three years in the life of a daring adventurer -- The Week US -- Published

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

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Streaming: Will Fox's Roku deal let it cut the cord? -- Feature -- Fox is now fully on board the streaming train -- The Week US -- Published

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Newsom: Targeted by Trump's DOJ? -- Feature -- California's governor is one of Trump's loudest critics -- The Week US -- Published

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