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Wednesday, January 07, 2026 7:41 AM ET

The Week - Top Stories

TODAY'S INTERNATIONAL story - Trump's Greenland threats overshadow Ukraine talks - What happenedEuropean leaders and U.S. envoys met in Paris yesterday to hash out security guarantees for Ukraine after a ceasefire is reached with Russia. It was the largest meeting yet of the coalition of the willing backing Kyiv, and the first at which the Trump administration endorsed post-war ...

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Evening Review -- What's Trump eyeing after Venezuela?

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Morning Report -- Maduro tells court he was 'kidnapped'

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Evening Review -- Venezuela's power vacuum

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Is convenience culture killing community?

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The best alcohol-free alternatives for Dry January

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Would Europe defend Greenland from US aggression? Today's Big Question - 'Mildness' of EU pushback against Trump provocation 'illustrates the bind Europe finds itself in' Today's Big Question

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The Mint's 250th anniversary coins face a whitewashing controversy -- The Explainer -- The designs omitted several notable moments for civil rights and women's rights

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Why don't humans hibernate? -- The Explainer -- The prospect of deep space travel is reigniting interest in the possibility of human hibernation

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Most data centers are being built in the wrong climate -- The explainer -- Data centers require substantial water and energy. But certain locations are more strained than others, mainly due to rising temperatures.

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How prediction markets have spread to politics -- The explainer -- Everything's a gamble

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Trump considers giving Ukraine a security guarantee -- Talking Points -- Zelenskyy says it is a requirement for peace. Will Putin go along?

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Why 2025 was a pivotal year for AI -- Talking Point -- The 'hype' and 'hopes' around artificial intelligence are 'like nothing the world has seen before'

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Campus security is in the public eye again after the Brown shooting -- Talking Points -- Questions surround a federal law called the Clery Act

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The Night Manager series two: 'irresistible' follow-up is 'smart, compelling' TV

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11 HOTELS OPENING IN 2026 TO HELP YOU RECONNECT WITH NATURE

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Zimbabwe's driving crisis -- Under the Radar -- Southern African nation is experiencing a 'public health disaster' with one of the highest road fatality rates in the world

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'Jumping genes': How polar bears are rewiring their DNA to survive the warming Arctic -- Under the radar -- The species is adapting to warmer temperatures

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A lemon-shaped exoplanet is squeezing what we know about planet formation -- Under the radar -- It may be made from a former star

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Trump HHS slashes advised child vaccinations -- Speed Read -- In a widely condemned move, the CDC will now recommend that children get vaccinated against 11 communicable diseases, not 17

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Hegseth moves to demote Sen. Kelly over video -- speed read -- Retired Navy fighter pilot Mark Kelly appeared in a video reminding military service members that they can 'refuse illegal orders'

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Maduro pleads not guilty in first US court hearing -- Speed Read -- Deposed Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores pleaded not guilty to cocaine trafficking and narco-terrorism conspiracy

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'One Battle After Another' wins Critics Choice honors -- Speed Read -- Paul Thomas Anderson's latest film, which stars Leonardo DiCaprio, won best picture at the 31st Critics Choice Awards

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'Alarm among allies' -- Today's Newspapers -- A roundup of the headlines from the US front pages -- The Week Staff -- Last updated

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Are we heading for World War Three? -- In Depth -- China and Russia could use US attack on Venezuela as pretext to move against Taiwan and Europe -- The Week UK -- Last updated

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What is Donald Trump's net worth? -- In Depth -- The AI and crypto booms aren't just propping up the US economy and stock market - they are also making the president and his family orders of magnitude wealthier -- David Faris -- Last updated

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A timeline of JK Rowling's anti-trans shift -- In Depth -- The 'Harry Potter' author's comments about the trans community are ongoing -- Theara Coleman, The Week US -- Last updated

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The world's 10 richest families -- In Depth -- From staid American retailers to merchants of unimaginable luxury, these are the world's wealthiest clans -- David Faris -- Last updated

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The week's best photos -- In Pictures -- A new year dawns, a volcano yawns, and more -- Stephen Kelly -- Published

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