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The Week - Top Stories

FILM REVIEW - Musk - A damning portrait of the world's richest man★★★ (out of 4) As a character study, Musk is fascinating, said Bilge Ebiri in NYMag.com. As a warning about our future, it's terrifying. Alex Gibney's nearly four-hourlong documentary, which has drawn insults and legal threats from its subject, gives ...

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Saturday Wrap -- Justice at Cornell?

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Evening Review -- The growing trade deficit

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Morning Report -- Hegseth trumpets livestreamed execution

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FDA estrogen warning's impact on menopausal UTI deaths

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The 9 best political thrillers of all time

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Why is the US trade deficit getting bigger? Today's Big Question - Trump's tariffs are intended to narrow the gap. It is widening. Today's Big Question

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How other nations pay for care -- The Explainer -- Germany and Australia among the nations who could offer inspiration for bolstering England's 'threadbare' care system

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The livestream execution of a former US Army major -- The Explainer -- Nidal Hasan is facing the first public execution in the US since 1936

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Department of Justice launches the 'largest denaturalization effort in modern history' -- The Explainer -- The rarely deployed legal process is being used far more frequently as a tool for Trump's greater efforts to curtail immigration

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The Nobel Prize in Literature: the most controversial award? -- The Explainer -- Small group of Swedes chooses recipient of prestigious international honour, but subjective decision 'reliably angers critics'

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Flydubai 1073: a major disaster averted -- Talking Point -- Heroism of crew and passengers who thwarted attempted terror attack cannot mask underlying security failures

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Rahm Emanuel's anti-impeachment message to Democrats isn't landing with everyone -- TALKING POINTS -- Ahead of a likely presidential run, the former Chicago Mayor and White House adviser is urging caution

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After another botched execution, is it time to reconsider the death penalty? -- Talking Points -- Christa Pike case revives the death penalty debate

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A pilgrims' trail on Mount Fuji

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The savage beauty of St Helena

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The Chinese trend of buying babies abroad -- Under the Radar -- Women in China increasingly turn to US for surrogate babies, while elite men are paying for large numbers of children

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Rising from the ashes: Scientists have found a phoenix planet -- Under the radar -- This exoplanet is orbiting the dead star it formed from

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Online sports betting leads to more emergency room visits for gambling disorders -- Under the radar -- Money is not the only cost of this ubiquitous practice

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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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'Joy, relief' -- 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 butterfly bonanza, a towering achievement, and more -- Stephen Kelly -- Published

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The Week Unwrapped: Is there such a thing as 'ethical' gold mining? -- Podcast -- Plus, what does a new start-up tell us about the state of AI? And why are K-pop acts boycotting the Grammys? -- The Week UK -- Published

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A timeline of Grenfell -- In Depth -- As manslaughter, fraud and misconduct charges filed, we look at the key events in the nine-year wait for justice -- The Week UK -- Published

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6 lavish homes in Mexico -- feature -- Featuring a Spanish European-style estate in Mexico City and an eight-bedroom overlooking the Gulf of Tehuantepec -- The Week US -- Published

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Muse: A do-it-all AI assistant at your fingertips -- FEATURE -- Meta offers a 'genuinely impressive' digital helper -- The Week US -- Published

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