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The Week - Top Stories

TODAY'S BIG QUESTION - Who will win the AI IPO race? SpaceX, Anthropic and OpenAI are all preparing initial public offerings, competing for investor cash that could determine who ends up the winner of the artificial intelligence era. The three companies could make 2026 the biggest year for U.S. IPOs, said the Financial Times. SpaceX chief Elon Musk ...

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Morning Report -- Pope sides with humanity over AI

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Sunday Shortlist -- A wish goes wildly awry

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Saturday Wrap -- Trump, Thucydides, and Taiwan

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'Blue dot fever' is leading to canceled concerts

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Who will win the AI IPO race between SpaceX, Anthropic and OpenAI? Today's Big Question - Artificial intelligence rides a 'wave' of investor enthusiasm - Today's Big Question

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Ireland is embroiled in its own 'George Floyd moment' -- The Explainer -- The death of a Congolese man in Dublin has led to massive protests

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Are microvacations the trick for getting away on a budget? -- The Explainer -- They don't require long flights or big chunks of PTO

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The rise and fall of Opec -- The Explainer -- Last month, the United Arab Emirates announced its withdrawal from Opec, threatening the once-mighty oil-producing group

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The US, Raul Castro and regime change in Cuba -- The Explainer -- Charges against former president, relating to downing of two civilian planes by Cuban military in 1996, seen as aggressive escalation of tensions with Havana

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Who's afraid of AI? -- Talking Point -- The economic, political and technical implications of the AI future are becoming clearer. Time to act

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The war with Iran: stalemate, or checkmate? -- Talking Point -- Donald Trump considers his next move after Iran's unsatisfactory response to ceasefire proposal

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What MAHA gets right and wrong about deprescribing SSRIs -- Talking Points -- RFK Jr. is raising the alarm about over-medicalization and antidepressants. Experts have mixed feelings about his proposal.

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Cuba's solar expansion is happening fast -- Under the radar -- The oil blockade is pushing the country toward renewables

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Why India's youth are flocking to a fake political party -- Under the Radar -- Cockroach Janta Party has tapped into youth anger at unemployment, inflation and bitter religious divides

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'Q-Day' could be cybersecurity's Armageddon -- Under the Radar -- The day may come as soon as 2029, much earlier than experts thought

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US senator gassed by ICE at detention center protest -- Speed Read -- Sen. Andy Kim (D-N.J.) was caught in the protests outside the facility

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US strikes Iran amid talks of imminent peace deal -- Speed Read -- The U.S. conducted self-defense strikes even as President Donald Trump said a deal was being negotiated

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Pope tackles AI in encyclical celebrating humanity -- Speed Read -- AI must be at the service of all, and of the common good, the pope said

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Colbert signs off in final CBS 'Late Show' -- Speed Read -- Paul McCartney appeared as a surprise final guest

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Things Donald Trump has said about women -- In Depth -- The president has a long history of controversial remarks about the opposite sex -- Rafi Schwartz, The Week US -- Last updated

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Israel: Did prison guards rape Palestinians? -- Feature -- Critics say the report is not credible -- The Week US -- Published

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Religion: Christian nationalism on the Mall -- Feature -- Thousands gathered for the taxpayer-funded Rededicate 250 -- The Week US -- Published

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Destination unknown -- Feature -- Some migrants can't legally be sent home. So President Trump is deporting them to third countries. -- The Week US -- Published

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Trump in China: American 'decline' on display? -- Feature -- He left Beijing empty-handed -- The Week US -- Published

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Trump sweeps out more Republican foes -- Feature -- Thomas Massie and Bill Cassidy lost their GOP primaries -- The Week US -- Published

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