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Tuesday, June 30, 2026 1:35 PM ET

The Week - Top Stories

TODAY'S SUPREME COURT story - Supreme Court lets Trump fire officials, except at Fed - What happenedA pair of landmark Supreme Court decisions yesterday gave presidents broad authority to fire the heads of previously independent federal agencies while appearing to carve out an exception for the Federal Reserve. Both rulings were written by Chief Justice John Roberts. In the more sign...

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Evening Review -- Nuclear's new age

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Morning Report -- Putin tries to wave off Ukraine drone 'problems'

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Sunday Shortlist -- Sincerity and hilarity

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The Iran war may end but high oil prices may not

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Microshifting lets workers make their own schedule

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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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Magnetic sperm and the ugliest shark: science stories of the week -- The Explainer -- From a lupus breakthrough to why humans drift left when they walk, here are the most interesting scientific developments of the week

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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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Toy Story 5: 'superb' to look at but 'feels a little generic' -- Talking Point -- Pixar's latest instalment pits toys against technology

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The best Scottish islands for a scenic coolcation

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No stoves, no ovens: 8 recipes to keep the heat out of your summer cooking

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The push to protect your fingerprints -- Under The Radar -- Experts have devised a way to update your fingerprints and iris data

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Men get postpartum depression too -- Under the Radar -- Some dads are suffering in silence through the early perinatal period

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A copper drug could boost memory in Alzheimer's patients -- Under the radar -- It clears toxic proteins in the brain that cause memory loss

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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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100 US deportees feared dead in Venezuela quake -- Speed Read -- They arrived in La Guaira on a deportation flight hours before the disaster struck

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Supreme Court lets Trump fire officials, except at Fed -- Speed Read -- The court reversed a 90-year-old precedent that protected agency heads from being fired

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Iran and US trade strikes in Hormuz power struggle -- Speed Read -- The US attacked Iranian targets while Iran responded with its own strikes

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

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6 SUN-FILLED HOMES BY LAKES -- Feature -- Featuring a lodge on Connecticut's Winchester Lake and glass-walled modern compound on Lake Michigan -- The Week US -- Published

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Film reviews: 'Maddie's Secret' and 'Rose of Nevada' -- Feature -- Fame reawakens a woman's eating disorder and two fishermen become trapped in the past -- The Week US -- Published

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Lionel Messi vs. Cristiano Ronaldo: how they compare on goals, stats and World Cup record -- In Depth -- Stars continue to break records even as they enter the twilight of their careers -- Mike Starling, The Week UK -- Last updated

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5 FLAT-BROKE CARTOONS ABOUT THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING BILL -- Cartoons -- Artists take on the doghouse, hostage negotiations, and more -- The Week US -- Published

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5 DATA-DRIVEN CARTOONS ABOUT DATA CENTRE TAKEOVERS -- Cartoons -- Artists take on extending invitations, midnight rides, and more -- The Week US -- Published

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