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Tuesday, May 26, 2026 1:37 PM ET

The Week - Top Stories

Destination unknown -- Feature -- Some migrants can't legally be sent home. So President Trump is deporting them to third countries. -- The Week US -- Published

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Trump in China: American 'decline' on display? -- Feature -- He left Beijing empty-handed -- The Week US -- Published

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Trump sweeps out more Republican foes -- Feature -- Thomas Massie and Bill Cassidy lost their GOP primaries -- The Week US -- Published

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Outrage erupts over Trump's 'slush fund' for allies -- Feature -- The $1.8 billion fund has critics on both sides of the aisle -- The Week US -- Published

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TODAY'S RELIGION story - Pope tackles AI in encyclical celebrating humanity - What happenedPope Leo XIV yesterday released his first encyclical, Magnifica Humanitas ( Magnificent Humanity ), making a practical and moral case for safeguarding the human person in the time of artificial intelligence. AI needs to be disarmed as an instrument of domination, exclusion and de...

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Sunday Shortlist -- A wish goes wildly awry

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Saturday Wrap -- Trump, Thucydides, and Taiwan

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Evening Review -- Could Texas go blue?

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All of RFK Jr.'s run-ins with the animal kingdom

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'Blue dot fever' is leading to canceled concerts

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The rise and fall of Opec -- The Explainer -- Last month, the United Arab Emirates announced its withdrawal from Opec, threatening the once-mighty oil-producing group

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The US, Raul Castro and regime change in Cuba -- The Explainer -- Charges against former president, relating to downing of two civilian planes by Cuban military in 1996, seen as aggressive escalation of tensions with Havana

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Who needs to make quarterly estimated tax payments? -- The Explainer -- If you are self-employed or receive nonwage income, you may need to pay each quarter

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Funding cuts and MAHA guidelines may make school lunches more expensive -- The Explainer -- The Trump administration urges children to eat healthy while it slashes funding for local food

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Who's afraid of AI? -- Talking Point -- The economic, political and technical implications of the AI future are becoming clearer. Time to act

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The war with Iran: stalemate, or checkmate? -- Talking Point -- Donald Trump considers his next move after Iran's unsatisfactory response to ceasefire proposal

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What MAHA gets right and wrong about deprescribing SSRIs -- Talking Points -- RFK Jr. is raising the alarm about over-medicalization and antidepressants. Experts have mixed feelings about his proposal.

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7 TRICKED-OUT COOLERS TO SPLURGE ON THIS SUMMER

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The 9 best animated series for adults

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'Q-Day' could be cybersecurity's Armageddon -- Under the Radar -- The day may come as soon as 2029, much earlier than experts originally thought

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Colombia is the world capital for birdwatching -- Under the radar -- The avian diversity is giving ecotourism wings

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Brain-eating amoeba found in popular recreational areas -- Under the radar -- Its range could spread because of climate change

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US senator gassed by ICE at detention center protest -- Speed Read -- Sen. Andy Kim (D-N.J.) was caught in the protests outside the facility

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US strikes Iran amid talks of imminent peace deal -- Speed Read -- The U.S. conducted self-defense strikes even as President Donald Trump said a deal was being negotiated

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Pope tackles AI in encyclical celebrating humanity -- Speed Read -- AI must be at the service of all, and of the common good, the pope said

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Colbert signs off in final CBS 'Late Show' -- Speed Read -- Paul McCartney appeared as a surprise final guest

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'Iran talks bog down' -- Today's Newspapers -- A roundup of the headlines from the US front pages -- The Week Staff -- Last updated

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6 INCREDIBLE LOG HOMES -- Feature -- Featuring a Swiss-chalet-style abode in Colorado and curvy stone-filled home in British Columbia -- The Week US -- Published

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