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The Week - Top Stories

TODAY'S BIG QUESTION - Is AI's juice worth the financial squeeze? The hype of artificial intelligence is running up against pricey realities, at least for now. MacBooks and Xboxes are getting more expensive due to AI inflation. And central bankers are warning the AI boom could soon trigger a financial crash. Ford, meanwhile, has hired hundreds of engineers to do...

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Morning Report -- Vatican hammers 'schismatic' SSPX sect

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Evening Review -- Does Crimea have Putin ready to blink?

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Morning Report -- Birthright citizenship wins, in loss for Trump

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Remigration: a growing far-right movement

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All the presidential assassination attempts

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The Supreme Court just made it harder for police to track phones -- The Explainer -- The highest court said broad phone sweeps must be constitutionally protected

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The Society of St Pius X has created a schism in the Vatican -- The Explainer -- Traditionalist Catholic group excommunicated after consecrating bishops against the wishes of the Pope

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What to know about the new Fostering the Future Accounts for kids in foster care -- the explainer -- The initiative allows child welfare agencies to open savings accounts as stand-in guardians

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What we know about Andy Burnham's devolution plans -- The Explainer -- Likely PM looks to surpass Starmer's 'devolution revolution', redistributing more power away from Westminster to regions like Manchester

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Defence black hole: Starmer's parting gift for Burnham? -- Talking Point -- PM's commitments in the Defence Investment Plan pose significant challenges for heir-apparent Andy Burnham and his future chancellor

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New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani's rent crusade might be coming to your city -- Talking Points -- Rent control movements surge in Massachusetts and California

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The tech sell-off: what the experts think -- Talking Point -- Sell-off on the South Korea's chip-centric Kospi index as AI boom compared to the final months of the dotcom era

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The best debut novels of the year so far

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The Truth: a 'seat-shakingly funny' farce

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Prediction markets are courting women with pop culture -- In the Spotlight -- Kalshi and Polymarket want to pull 'Love Island USA' lovers for a chat

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Women are hacking hormonal health with allergy drugs and antacids -- Under the Radar -- Can an antihistamine a day keep the hot flashes away?

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High and dry: St Lucia's battle to fix water woes -- Under the Radar -- Costly effort to overhaul supply has yet to solve the everyday struggle for reliable water

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Amnesty accuses Sudanese militia of ethnic cleansing -- Speed Read -- Sudan's Rapid Support Forces is charged with committing war crimes in North Darfur

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New synthetic cells tiptoe toward creating life -- Speed Read -- Scientists have built a cell from scratch for the first time

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Vatican excommunicates splinter sect over bishops -- Speed Read -- The traditionalist group consecrated bishops without Pope Leo XIV's consent

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EU prosecutors raid right-wing bloc over funds -- Speed Read -- Raids were conducted as part of an investigation into the embezzlement of European Union funds by the former far-right Identity and Democracy group

1 day ago

Lionel Messi vs. Cristiano Ronaldo: how they compare on goals, stats and World Cup record -- In Depth -- Stars continue to break records even as they enter the twilight of their careers -- Mike Starling, The Week UK -- Last updated

3 days ago

The Week Unwrapped: Will a change in the law help Britain's rough sleepers? -- Podcast -- Plus will a dirty money scandal spread beyond Jakarta? And why has Armie Hammer's new film been banned in Germany? -- The Week UK -- Published

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The week's best photos -- In Pictures -- Carrying the torch, high-risk conversation, and more -- The Week US -- Published

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Will George RR Martin ever finish 'The Winds of Winter'? -- In Depth -- Westeros fans have been waiting for well over a decade, and they are going to have to keep waiting -- Brendan Morrow -- Last updated

1 month ago

'Raking in cash' -- Today's Newspapers -- A roundup of the headlines from the US front pages -- The Week Staff -- Last updated

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Art Review: 'Machine Dreams: Rainforest' -- Feature -- Dataland, Los Angeles, through Jan. 31, 2027 -- The Week US -- Published

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