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The Week - Top Stories

talking points - Will Trump's trade war crush Canada? The trade war between the U.S. and Canada has turned white hot, and it's not clear when or if the conflict will abate. Our northern neighbor is hunkering down for extended economic pain, while President Donald Trump argues that Canada has been ripping off the U.S. for years. 'Undiplomatic' bargain...

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Morning Report -- Meta pays a price for social media addiction

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Evening Review -- Trump's crypto bank

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Morning Report -- Canada strikes back

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How has a year of National Guard deployment affected Washington, DC?

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The 8 best movies of the 1990s

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Will Andy Burnham's tougher stance on Israel help or hinder him? Today's Big Question - PM's plans for 'robust' sanctions on West Bank settlements face 'significant practical difficulties' and risk splitting Labour, critics warn - Today's Big Question

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What the Autumn Budget could mean for your finances -- The Explainer -- John Healey will deliver his first budget as chancellor in October. Here is what might be coming

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Lockerbie bombing and the long wait for justice -- The Explainer -- Trial of 'third conspirator' in UK's worst ever terrorist attack is postponed after new evidence emerges in 38-year-old case

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Florida economy faces a workforce reckoning as TPS for Haitians ends -- The Explainer -- Thousands of South Florida employees are facing deportation, as Trump ends the program protecting them

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4 TIPS TO MAKE BUDGETING WITH AN IRREGULAR INCOME EASIER -- The Explainer -- Gig workers and freelancers with less predictable incomes can still make plans to save

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Will Trump's trade war crush Canada? -- Talking Points -- Canadians are defiant in the face of US tariffs

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Queuing on Snowdon: making a mountain out of a molehill? -- Talking Point -- Social media posts have stoked the debate around waiting in line on one of the UK's highest points

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Democrats and progressives wrestle with the 'Woke 1.0' era -- talking points -- Some feel that use of the term is derogatory, while others think it's a good branding exercise

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Abigail's Party: a 'resonant' show 'you won't want to miss'

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Ludwig: the 'almost irresistible' cosy crime saga returns

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Up in smoke: why the Cuban cigar is under threat -- Under The Radar -- Caribbean island faces further economic woes over plans for 'smoke-free Britain'

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'Object with no comparison': first black hole star discovered -- Under the radar -- The brightness of a star, with the energy of a black hole

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No. 10 Full Confidence: could you last longer than the PM? -- Under the Radar -- The viral new scenario-based game tests users' metal as the head of government

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FDA approves landmark pancreatic cancer drug -- Speed Read -- A clinical trial saw patients on the drug live a median of 13.2 months

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Nepal-Tibet flash floods kill over 350, more than 1,000 missing -- Speed Read -- The death toll is expected to rise as rescue workers continue going through the ruins

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Meta to pay $18B, make teen safety changes in states deal -- Speed Read -- The company urged other social media brands to follow its lead

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Darline Graham wins South Carolina GOP runoff -- Speed Read -- Graham defeated hard-right challenger Rep. Ralph Norman

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Retirement: Rise of the $10 million 401(k) -- Feature -- People are finding ways around the guardrails -- The Week US -- Published

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

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Music reviews: Carly Simon, The Womack Sisters, and L'Rain -- Feature -- 'Comes in Waves,' 'The Womack Sisters,' and 'Fata Morgana' -- The Week US -- Published

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Cal Flyn's 6 favorite books -- Feature -- The writer recommends works by Rebecca Solnit, Alice Oswald, and Rebecca Giggs -- The Week US -- Published

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Book reviews: 'On the Mark: From Periods to Interrobangs, How Punctuation Remade the World' and 'They Stole a City: Wilmington's White Supremacist Coup and the Families Who Live With Its Legacy' -- Feature -- A rip-roaring history of punctuation and a sobering look back at the Wilmington Massacre -- The Week US -- Published

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Meta: Zuckerberg's plea to liberate AI -- Feature -- The Facebook founder wants superintelligence for all -- The Week US -- Published

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