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The Week - Top Stories

talking points - A leadership power vacuum may await Republicans - With the midterms two weeks away, there's a good chance Republicans will lose control of the House of Representatives, according to polls. And some believe Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) will face a battle among fellow GOP members for the role of House minority leader in the new Congress. 'Delicate da...

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Morning Report -- Trump says Russia 'has been fine on Ukraine'

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Evening Review -- Did Musk restrict Ukraine's satellite system?

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Morning Report -- Trump faces bipartisan revolt over Russia waiver

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ICE's treatment of detained pregnant women

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The UN warns about 'mind-reading' technology

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How long can US consumers continue their spending spree? Today's Big Question - Prices are rising. So is consumer debt. Today's Big Question

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How internet domain addresses are controlled -- The Explainer -- Soon, .com will seem old school, and .fart and .agi could take over

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How the West Bank olive harvest became a flashpoint for violence -- The Explainer -- Picking this traditional crop has become connected to larger questions about territory and identity

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What to know about the latest Social Security cost-of-living adjustment -- The Explainer -- A bigger-than-usual boost amid persistently high inflation

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Andy Burnham's 'everyday fixes' blitz -- The Explainer -- The government wants to ease financial pressures and frustrations for people with a series of small interventions

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A leadership power vacuum could await Republicans if they lose the House -- Talking Point -- Top GOP members may vie for Mike Johnson's role

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Sally Rooney's UK 'book ban' -- Talking Point -- Publisher halts sales of Irish author's work after she pledged royalties to proscribed group Palestine Action

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Who benefits from Trump's Russia diesel deal? -- Talking Points -- Prices remain high, but Putin gets a cash infusion

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The scariest movies of all time

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Why the 'skillcation' is on the rise

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Chinese college graduates eschew urban life for farming -- UNDER THE RADAR -- A viral job posting exemplifies a growing trend toward agrarian life

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The great offshore gamble: online casinos bet on a tiny African island -- Under the Radar -- Anjouan, a speck in the Indian Ocean, seems to have traded vanilla for virtual roulette

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Now you see them, now you don't: the new photosensitive tattoos -- Under the radar -- PhotoTat ink is only visible under UV light

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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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6 SPRAWLING SINGLE-STORY HOMES -- feature -- Featuring a Frank Lloyd Wright design overlooking a Minnesota lake and mountain views in Montana's Gallatin Valley -- The Week US

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Music reviews: Cameron Winter, Troye Sivan, Branford Marsalis Quartet & Dianne Reeves -- Feature -- Three albums to give a listen -- The Week US

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'Krasner and Pollock: Past Continuous' -- Feature -- The exhibit is in the Metropolitan Museum of Art through Jan. 31 -- The Week US

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Best books ... chosen by Kate Atkinson -- Feature -- The celebrated author shares her picks -- The Week US

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'The New Dark Ages: The Death of Reading and the Dawn of the Post-Literate Society' -- Feature -- James Marriott writes about the future of literacy -- The Week US

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Airfares: Why prices keep soaring higher -- Feature -- Fuel costs are a driving factor in skyrocketing plane tickets -- The Week US

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