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Wednesday, December 10, 2025 8:36 AM ET

The Week - Top Stories

TODAY'S POLITICS story - Miami elects first Democratic mayor in 28 years - What happenedFlorida Democrat Eileen Higgins was elected mayor of Miami last night, defeating Republican Emilio Gonzalez 59.5% to 40.5%. Higgins, a former county commissioner, will be Miami's first woman mayor and the first Democrat to hold the position in 28 years. She will also be the first non-H...

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Evening Review -- ICE raids, by the numbers

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Morning Report -- Trump's Paramount concern

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Evening Review -- Trump's bubble trouble

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Texas is trying to become America's next financial hub

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Looming drone ban has farmers and farm-state Republicans anxious

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How will the Warner Bros. bidding war affect the entertainment industry? Today's Big Question - Both Netflix and Paramount are trying to purchase the company - Today's Big Question

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How to shop smarter with a grocery budget -- The Explainer -- No more pushing your cart down the aisles on autopilot

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How dangerous is the 'K' strain super-flu? -- The Explainer -- Surge in cases of new variant H3N2 flu in UK and around the world

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What will next year's housing market look like? -- The Explainer -- Here is what to expect from mortgage rates and home prices in 2026

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Stopping GLP-1s raises complicated questions for pregnancy -- The Explainer -- Stopping the medication could be risky during pregnancy, but there is more to the story to be uncovered

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Who is The Liz Truss Show for? -- Talking Point -- Former PM's new weekly programme is like watching her 'commit a drive-by on herself'

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Trump's poll collapse: can he stop the slide? -- Talking Point -- President who promised to ease cost-of-living has found that US economic woes can't be solved 'via executive fiat'

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How coupling up became cringe -- Talking Point -- For some younger women, going out with a man - or worse, marrying one - is distinctly uncool

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The curious history of hanging coffins -- Under The Radar -- Ancient societies in southern China pegged coffins into high cliffsides in burial ritual linked to good fortune

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In Suriname, the spectre of Dutch slave trade lingers -- Under the Radar -- Dutch royal family visit, the first to the South American former colony in nearly 50 years, spotlights role of the Netherlands in transatlantic trade

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The great global copper swindle -- Under the Radar -- Rising prices and easy access makes the metal a 'more attractive target for criminals looking for a quick profit'

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Ex-FBI agents sue Patel over protest firing -- speed read -- The former FBI agents were fired for kneeling during a 2020 racial justice protest for 'apolitical tactical reasons'

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Trump unveils $12B bailout for tariff-hit farmers -- Speed Read -- The president continues to insist that his tariff policy is working

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Paramount fights Netflix for Warner as Trump hovers -- Speed Read -- Paramount Skydance is seeking to undo Netflix's purchase of Warner Bros. Discovery

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Benin thwarts coup attempt -- Speed Read -- President Patrice Talon condemned an attempted coup that was foiled by the West African country's army

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'Trump on defense' -- Today's Newspapers -- A roundup of the headlines from the US front pages -- The Week Staff -- Last updated

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'Furious Minds: The Making of the MAGA New Right' by Laura K. Field and 'The Dream Factory: London's First Playhouse and the Making of William Shakespeare' by Daniel Swift -- Feature -- An insider's POV on the GOP and the untold story of Shakespeare's first theater -- The Week US -- Published

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Henri Rousseau: A Painter's Secrets -- feature -- Barnes Foundation, Philadelphia, through Feb. 22 -- The Week US -- Published

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Age of consent around the world -- In Depth -- Indian Supreme Court to rule on lowering age of consent for teen sex -- Abby Wilson -- Last updated

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Homes with great fireplaces -- Feature -- Featuring a suspended fireplace in Washington and two-sided Parisian fireplace in Florida -- The Week US -- Published

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Is $140,000 the real poverty line? -- Feature -- Financial hardship is wearing Americans down, and the break-even point for many families keeps rising -- The Week US -- Published

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