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The Week - Top Stories

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

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TODAY'S POLITICS story - Platner exits Senate race, Dems plan convention - What happenedGraham Platner yesterday suspended his campaign to unseat Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine), saying in a video he intended to file paperwork to withdraw from the pivotal Senate race. The Maine Democratic Party shortly before had announced that if Platner bowed out, his replacement would be...

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Evening Review -- A wage crash for women

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Morning Report -- Trump brings old grievances to NATO summit

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Evening Review -- Conservatives' new Roe v. Wade

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Mamdani's rent crusade might be coming to your city

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Why AI firms are turning to philosophers

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Sara Duterte: why the Philippines' vice president is on trial -- The Explainer -- Case against VP Sara Duterte shifts feud with Marcos family to 'new battleground'

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A parasitic stomach bug is spreading in the US -- The explainer -- Cyclosporiasis is passed through contaminated food and water

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Is refinancing your auto loan worth it? -- The Explainer -- A new loan can result in a better interest rate or lower monthly payments

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Why US military personnel are avoiding British justice -- The Explainer -- Offences committed by US personnel against UK civilians raise concerns over policing of American forces on British soil

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The revived Presidential Fitness Test has doctors giving conflicting diagnoses -- Talking Points -- The test has been reinstated after being canceled in 2013

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Folarin Balogun red card: did Fifa cross a red line? -- Talking Point -- Football governing body suspended US striker's one-match ban after phone call from Donald Trump, only for host team to crash out of World Cup

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Is birthright citizenship ruling the GOP's new Roe v. Wade? -- Talking Points -- This Supreme Court ruling might be the right's new 'bloody shirt'

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Best water parks in the UK

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TV to watch in July

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Thailand's 'ungrateful child' law -- Under the Radar -- A beer dynasty's public feud has highlighted the codified loyalty demanded of children across Asia

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An Antarctic sea squirt could help treat melanoma -- Under the radar -- The organism may help produce a cancer-killing toxin

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New Zealand cave reveals a time capsule to life before -- Under the radar -- It contains fossils that are one million years old

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ICE kills Houston resident from Mexico -- Speed Read -- Lorenzo Salgado Araujo was a father of three and in the process of getting his work permit

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Le Pen affirms presidential run after ruling -- Speed Read -- The French far-right leader will attempt to replace President Emmanuel Macron

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Trump revives Greenland grievance at NATO summit -- Speed Read -- The president criticized Europe for not helping in Iran and threatened to pull troops from NATO countries if he didn't get Greenland

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Explosions rock Damascus during Macron's visit -- Speed Read -- The bombs erupted near where French President Emmanuel Macron is staying on his Syria stopover

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Music reviews: Chanel Beads and Beth Orton -- Feature -- 'Your Day Will Come' and 'The Ground Above' -- The Week US -- Published

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Fiona Sampson's 6 favorite books detailing life histories -- Feature -- The best-selling biographer recommends works by Virginia Woolf, Sally Mann, and Darryl Pinckney -- The Week US -- Published

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Summer fiction: Six captivating beach reads -- Feature -- Get lost in fun books by Andrew Sean Greer, Ben Fountain, and Mary H.K. Choi -- The Week US -- Published

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What was life like in Iran before the 1979 Islamic revolution? -- In depth -- What led to the overthrow of the Shah and the parallels with present-day unrest -- The Week UK -- Last updated

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Google: Friend or foe for Hollywood? -- Feature -- Big Tech continues to infiltrate the entertainment industry -- The Week US -- Published

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