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The Week - Top Stories

TODAY'S POLITICS story - White House diverting DHS funds for pro-Trump ads - What happenedThe Trump administration is paying to air campaign-style TV ads using taxpayer money Congress approved for border security upgrades, efforts to combat drug trafficking and memorials for officers killed in the line of duty, The Washington Post reported yesterday. The White House Office...

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Evening Review -- Will the Cornell rape case change anything?

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Morning Report -- Heroics and horror in midair cockpit stabbing

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Evening Review -- Democrats court America's farmers

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GLP-1 use is on the rise in obese children under 12

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How the economy is K-shaping your next airline flight

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Could the 30-day savings rule help you rein in overspending? -- The Explainer -- Curb impulse buys by reconsidering your purchases

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Your First Home: how revived Help to Buy scheme could put you on property ladder -- The Explainer -- Government unveils new housing support scheme but 'devil will be in the detail'

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How Trump's Title IX reversal upends protection for LGBTQ+ students -- The Explainer -- The change codifies a shift away from a Biden-era policy, one the current administration already ignores

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Why should you care about the bond market? -- The Explainer -- Experts are sounding the alarm

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'Artificial' or 'Super'? When it comes to digital intelligence, some say it's all in the name. -- TALKING POINTS -- MAGA wants to retitle an ongoing tech revolution. Not everyone thinks a name change is needed.

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Will the Cornell rape case spur accountability nationwide? -- Talking Point -- Seven Cornell frat members have been accused of a gang rape in 2024

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Will the farm crisis deliver the midterms to Democrats? -- Talking Points -- Tariffs and the war take a toll on farm finances

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The award-winning new restaurants to try this fall

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Table 17: a 'stylish and exhilarating theatrical experience'

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Cannabis use linked to worsened seizures -- Under the Radar -- Could regular marijuana use make epilepsy worse? A new study suggests it might.

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St Andrews' brewing class row -- Under the Radar -- Elite Scottish university has been riven by accusations of a classist culture that marginalise working class and Scottish students

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Alzheimer's disease no longer considered untreatable -- Under the Radar -- Treatment options are expanding, and experts are turning their attention to prevention

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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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'Shame turned into anguish' -- Today's Newspapers -- A roundup of the headlines from the US front pages -- The Week Staff -- Last updated

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The week's best photos -- In Pictures -- A golden guinea pig, a tightrope walker, and more -- The Week US -- Published

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The Week Unwrapped: Why are Indonesia's wildfires getting more extreme? -- Podcast -- Plus, would you eat a banana that never goes brown? And why do men feel more confident in their looks than women? -- The Week UK -- Published

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6 Tudor-style homes -- feature -- Featuring a 1908 Connecticut estate and a mansion designed by architect Jarvis Hunt -- The Week US -- Published

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The Lucas Museum of Narrative Art opens in LA -- Feature -- A 'Star Wars' museum has landed on the west coast -- The Week US -- Published

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How the Fed interest rate hike will hit your wallet -- FEATURE -- Is life about to get more expensive for the average American spender? -- The Week US -- Published

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