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Wednesday, July 15, 2026 9:30 PM ET

The Week - Top Stories

TODAY'S BIG QUESTION - How will the housing bill affect affordability? After President Donald Trump's refusal to either sign or veto a landmark bipartisan housing bill, the legislation automatically became law last week, and political analysts are hopeful it will help ease the pain of America's nationwide housing crisis. But while experts laud Congress' joint efforts t...

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Morning Report -- Back-to-back deadly ICE encounters

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Evening Review -- A growing geopolitical alliance

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Morning Report -- Trump's tax immunity in question

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The US and Iran are clashing over confidential asylum seeker data

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How climate change will transform travel

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How will the bipartisan housing bill affect the affordability crisis? Today's Big Question - The bill became law even though President Donald Trump didn't sign it - Today's Big Question

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Another Arctic island is caught in geopolitical crosshairs -- The Explainer -- But it isn't the one you are probably thinking of

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How precision medicine is revolutionising healthcare -- The Explainer -- Data-driven genomic mapping is the 'future of tailored, bespoke medicine'

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The average cost of fertility treatments and how to plan for them -- The Explainer -- Need a little help getting pregnant? There are options to pay for that.

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Grooming gangs inquiry: UK scandal explained -- The Explainer -- Three-year statutory investigation will look into how gangs operated as well as alleged cover-ups by institutions such as the police and local authorities

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Has Little House on the Prairie gone 'woke'? -- Talking Point -- Netflix's reboot has been caught up in the culture war

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Is VAR spoiling the World Cup? -- Talking Point -- Technology 'great idea on paper' but officials call for more common-sense approach as 'the perfect has become the enemy of the good'

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EasyJet: a one-way ticket to Minneapolis -- Talking Point -- Some fear sale of airline is 'symbolic' of a 'massive For Sale sign' being placed above UK corporates

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Edinburgh Fringe 2026 mini guide

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Short, punchy books you can finish in a day

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Why there's 'raspberry sugar' in space -- Under the Radar -- Evidence of erythrulose 'particularly relevant' for origin-of-life research

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Climate change stokes shark bites Down Under -- Under the radar -- Rainfall and warming temperatures bring the fish to shore

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More women over 40 face a perimenopause and postpartum double whammy -- Under the Radar -- If you're wondering which is causing your hot flashes, the answer could be both

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China reports sluggish economic growth -- Speed Read -- The nation's economy grew just 4.3% compared to the same period last year

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Taco Bell changes menu amid parasite outbreak -- Speed Read -- Cyclosporiasis has sickened nearly 7,000 people across at least 34 states

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ICE halts traffic stops after Maine, Texas shootings -- Speed Read -- Two fatal ICE shootings have occurred in the past week

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Oil prices jump as US renews Iran strikes -- Speed Read -- The price of oil spiked nearly 10% on Monday

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The best video games of all time -- In Depth -- Timeless classics, genre-defining gems and everything in-between - these are the titles that shaped gaming history -- Theara Coleman, The Week US -- Published

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How close are we to World War Three? -- In Depth -- Leading theoretical physicist warns world is closer to nuclear Armageddon than any time since the end of the Cold War -- The Week UK -- Last updated

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

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The best visas for Americans looking for a big - or small - change -- in depth -- Europe, Latin America, the Middle East and Southeast Asia are all present -- Scott Hocker, 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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The week's best photos -- In Pictures -- A bullish display, a cooling mist, and more -- Stephen Kelly -- Published

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