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The Week - Top Stories

TODAY'S NATIONAL story - DHS shutdown ends after 76 days, GOP climbdown - What happenedThe House yesterday passed a Senate bill funding all of the Department of Homeland Security except for its immigration enforcement arms, and President Donald Trump signed it, ending the longest-ever partial government shutdown after 76 days. DHS agencies including the Coast Guard, Secre...

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Evening Review -- Tech backlash in schools

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Morning Report -- Supreme Court curbs Black voting power

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Evening Review -- FIFA is floundering

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The 8 most prescient movies about the real world

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JD Vance: the vice president of diminishing returns

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How might the tech backlash change American education? Today's Big Question - Reducing screen time in classrooms will not be simple - Today's Big Question

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Pensions vs. savings: which is best for your money? -- The Explainer -- Saving for retirement or shorter-term goals can often be a coin toss

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How much do you really save skipping gas with an EV? -- the explainer -- While you will circumvent high gas prices, you'll pay more for the car itself

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Trump cracks down on women's retreats, putting 'new girls' clubs' at risk -- The Explainer -- The administration claims these retreats perpetuate the discrimination they purport to fight

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Which side is winning the war: Russia or Ukraine? -- The Explainer -- Both Moscow and Kyiv can point to small victories but the overall picture has barely changed in fifth year of conflict

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Should the federal government save Spirit Airlines? -- Talking Points -- Trump is considering a bailout for the troubled airline

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'Soulless, estate-approved' Michael biopic is a disgrace -- Talking Point -- The late King of Pop glows with Christ-like goodness in airbrushed film

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Why the SNP is heading for a loveless landslide -- Talking Point -- Despite widespread disapproval, the party is set to win its fifth Holyrood elections win in a row

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Ancient history, gilded landmarks and clear waters await in Malta

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London Falling: Patrick Radden Keefe's 'page-turning' new book

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'Freedom Trucks' deliver AI-washed history to the Lower 48 -- Under the Radar -- The mobile museums are the product of conservative PragerU

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Mah-jong: old Chinese tile game finds new life -- Under The Radar -- Young people click with game's community and sensory pleasures

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Thunderstorm asthma: Warming temperatures are supercharging pollen allergies -- Under the radar -- April showers bring pollen power

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LIV Golf future in doubt after Saudis pull funding -- Speed Read -- Golfers who left the PGA Tour are now stuck in a certain limbo

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Powell to stay at Fed after chairmanship ends -- Speed Read -- Powell has been feuding in recent months with President Donald Trump

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Supreme Court guts key Voting Rights Act pillar -- Speed Read -- The law remains on the books, but has been drastically limited

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UAE quits OPEC, eroding oil cartel's leverage -- Speed Read -- The country had been the organization's third-largest producer

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'Gas pains' -- 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 we run out of helium? -- Podcast -- Plus, are soaring stock markets about to plummet? And should we replace tips with a compulsory service charge? -- The Week UK -- Published

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The week's best photos -- In Pictures -- A warm embrace, a record-breaking shoe, and more -- Stephen Kelly -- Published

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Refunds: A happy Tax Day for more Americans -- Feature -- The average refund was up almost 11% from last year -- The Week US -- Published

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Are we close to World War Three? -- In Depth -- Defence experts believe the world may be 'edging towards a form of conflict that is already under way, even if not yet fully recognised' -- The Week UK -- Last updated

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Music reviews: Yaya Bey and Nine Inch Nails & Boys Noize -- Feature -- 'Fidelity' and 'Nine Inch Noize' -- The Week US -- Published

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