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Wednesday, September 16, 2026 2:42 PM ET

The Week - Top Stories

Is big money a threat to UK democracy? Today's Big Question - The 72m donations to Reform could be 'key moment when politics in this country changed' Today's Big Question

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TODAY'S WASHINGTON story - Trump board shuts Kennedy Center after renaming block - What happenedThe board of the Kennedy Center, chaired by President Donald Trump and stacked with allies he appointed, voted yesterday to close most of the performing arts center for renovation. But Trump immediately threatened to block that work unless his name is restored to the building, The Wal...

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Evening Review -- Does Trump care about a GOP victory?

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Morning Report -- Trump EPA aims to kill climate regulations

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Evening Review -- AI could kill us all

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Why GLP-1s don't work for everyone

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The 8 'third countries' where ICE deports the most people

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The weapons the US have put in space -- The Explainer -- 'Extraordinary' announcement has sparked strong criticism from Russia and China, fuelling fears of a space arms race

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The Nottingham balaclava ban -- The Explainer -- The city has taken targeted steps to tackle anti-social behaviour

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What's the Coast FI retirement formula the internet is so excited about? -- The Explainer -- This subset of the FIRE (Financial Independence, Retire Early) movement aims to grant people financial freedom

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Swedish elections on a knife-edge -- The Explainer -- A 'razor-thin' victory for the centre-left is forecast but not certain, in a result that tests the temperature of European politics

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Sydney Sweeney sports betting ad reignites debate over sexualizing women -- Talking Point -- The actor is once again embracing the bombshell image and angering women athletes in the process

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Will AI end humanity? -- Talking Points -- Developers sound the alarms but say the risk is low for now

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Jaguar Land Rover: a threatened species -- Talking Point -- Though it is not the industry titan it once was, the company's fall could 'cause a whole ecosystem to collapse'

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Julia Donaldson's best books

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Soul-stirring podcasts you may have missed this summer

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South Korea's stalker tracking app -- Under the Radar -- Government technology allows victims to know their stalkers' locations in real time if they come within 2km

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Air traffic control is coming to the moon -- Under the radar -- The world's first lunar airport has difficult logistics

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Sardinia: Italy's 'Devil's Island' -- Under the Radar -- The Italian government's decision to relocate 'hardline' inmates to the island stokes local fears of diminishing tourism and strain on services

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Putin ally funded Trump Jr. wedding party -- Speed Read -- The president's son's wedding was quietly bankrolled by a Russian oligarch close to Putin

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Trump EPA repeals coal, gas power plant pollution limits -- Speed Read -- The head of the Environmental Protection Agency said this is the largest deregulatory action of the US power sector ever taken

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Trump blames Kyiv for diesel costs amid Mideast oil crisis -- Speed Read -- The president called on Ukraine to halt strikes on Russian oil refineries

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Trump backs Irish unification, sparking furor -- Speed Read -- The president broke with a longstanding convention of not taking sides regarding the possibility of a united Ireland

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Condos: The rising costs of community living -- Feature -- HOA fees keep going up and up -- The Week US -- Published

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'Edge for Democrats' -- Today's Newspapers -- A roundup of the headlines from the US front pages -- The Week Staff -- Last updated

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6 spectacular homes in Seattle -- Feature -- Featuring a Spanish-style home in Mount Baker and a mid-century modern property in Broadmoor -- The Week US -- Published

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A running list of everything Trump has named or renamed after himself -- In Depth -- The Kennedy Center is one of the latest things to be slapped with Trump's name -- Justin Klawans, The Week US -- Last updated

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Music reviews: Billy Strings and Alabama Shakes -- Feature -- 'So Much for Goodbyes' and 'I Must Be Dreaming' -- The Week US -- Published

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'Paranormal Activity' -- Feature -- August Wilson Theatre, New York City -- The Week US -- Published

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