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The Week - Top Stories

TODAY'S ELECTIONS story - Midwest votes show Trump's GOP sway, Dem fervor - What happenedA slate of Midwestern elections yesterday set up a key U.S. Senate race in Ohio, assured Michigan Democrats control of the state senate and ousted at least five Indiana Republicans targeted by President Donald Trump for voting against a mid-decade gerrymander. In Ohio, Trump-backed entr...

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Evening Review -- Trump's plan for your retirement

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Morning Report -- Supreme Court splinters over gerrymander sprint

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Evening Review -- Germany's growing military might

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Will new 'Trump IRAs' really help the working class to retire? Today's Big Question - Experts say Congressional action is needed - Today's Big Question

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Restore Britain: is new far-right party a threat to Farage? -- The Explainer -- Rupert Lowe's upstart outfit could cost Reform UK crucial votes or drag it even further to the right

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3 TIPS TO PREVENT BAGGAGE FEES FROM DRIVING UP TRAVEL COSTS -- The Explainer -- Most major airlines are increasing the price of checked bags

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People across the US are 'speed-running' into Scientology buildings -- The Explainer -- The church is alleging that the pranks constitute hate crimes

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The NHS and female sterilisation -- The Explainer -- Health ombudsman rules that using 'risk of regret' to refuse funding for procedure, while routinely funding vasectomies, is 'unfair to women'

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Is Palantir fit for UK consumption? -- Talking Point -- Supervillain or scapegoat? Controversial software firm's inroads into British state systems are alarming to some

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The Department of Justice might be the big loser in the Comey charges -- Talking Points -- Trump's revenge prosecutions are impairing its credibility

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Should the federal government save Spirit Airlines? -- Talking Points -- Trump is considering a bailout for the troubled airline

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The Haitian migrants seeking the Mexican dream -- Under The Radar -- Many refugees end up in legal limbo but others feel 'free' in their new home

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Tanzania's purpose-built Star Homes brighten health outcomes -- Under the radar -- The house's architecture is cleaner and greener

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'Freedom Trucks' deliver AI-washed history to the Lower 48 -- Under the Radar -- The mobile museums are the product of conservative PragerU

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Rudy Giuliani hospitalized with pneumonia -- Speed Read -- The former New York City mayor remains in critical condition

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US-Iran truce teeters after Trump's Hormuz push -- Speed Read -- Tehran did not officially confirm or deny a series of recent attacks

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Supreme Court boosts Louisiana gerrymander race -- Speed Read -- The decision came amid apparent in-fighting between the justices

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Spirit Airlines collapse may push up airfare -- Speed Read -- This is tremendously disappointing and not the outcome any of us wanted, Spirit CEO Dave Davis said

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'Fast-growing discontent' -- Today's Newspapers -- A roundup of the headlines from the US front pages -- The Week Staff -- Last updated

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First-ever footage of orangutan using human-made bridge : The Week's Good News -- Good News -- Plus: a breakthrough bowel cancer trial has impressive results -- Catherine Garcia, The Week US -- Published

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The pros and cons of social media -- Pros and Cons -- Building connections, revolutionizing news and expanding horizons vs. concerns around mental health, fake news and privacy -- Justin Klawans, The Week US -- Last updated

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Ukraine: Fighting back, without the U.S. -- Feature -- The country is turning to other partners as the war with Russia continues -- The Week US -- Published

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Murder, Inc. -- Feature -- The true-crime industry is booming. But there's a cost to repackaging tragedy as entertainment. -- The Week US -- Published

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Deadlock with Iran: Who will blink first? -- Feature -- Both sides think they can hold out longer than the other -- The Week US -- Published

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