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The Week - Top Stories

Taco Bell supplier potential source of parasitic infection -- Speed Read -- Over 1,600 cases of the infection have been identified nationwide

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TODAY'S climate story - Wildfire smoke blankets Midwest, parts of Northeast - What happenedCanadian wildfires have sent massive plumes of smoke pouring over the border into the U.S., CNN said. The combination of wildfires in Ontario and a heat dome in the central U.S. spells smoky trouble, with dangerous air quality for more than 120 million people in the Midwest and...

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Evening Review -- Trump's favorite measure of success

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Morning Report -- Grilled on the Hill

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Evening Review -- A solution to the housing crisis?

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The US and Iran are clashing over confidential asylum seeker data

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How climate change will transform travel

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What is Trump trying to achieve with China election claims? Today's Big Question - Unsubstantiated allegations of Beijing interference look to undermine legitimacy of November midterms - Today's Big Question

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Japan to create first post-war intelligence agency -- The Explainer -- PM Sanae Takaichi hails 'first step' towards strengthening the country's espionage capabilities in the face of growing Chinese and Russian threats

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Another Arctic island is caught in geopolitical crosshairs -- The Explainer -- But it isn't the one you are probably thinking of

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How precision medicine is revolutionising healthcare -- The Explainer -- Data-driven genomic mapping is the 'future of tailored, bespoke medicine'

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The average cost of fertility treatments and how to plan for them -- The Explainer -- Need a little help getting pregnant? There are options to pay for that.

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Ann Widdecombe: a political murder? -- Talking Point -- Police are still investigating the motive for the murder of former Reform UK politician and TV personality

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Ai Weiwei: Button Up! - an exhibition of 'extraordinary' courage -- Talking Point -- As a critic of the Chinese Communist Party, the artist's 'risk has real meaning', but he has 'never excelled in nuance'

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The stock market as a measure of Trump's success -- Talking Points -- A metric that leaves out small businesses, many Americans

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Son Xotano Hotel: a chic retreat in the heart of Mallorca

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Exploring Seoul's neon-lit streets and ancient temples

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The 'gruff' outsider threatening Benjamin Netanyahu -- Under The Radar -- Gadi Eisenkot is the latest challenger hoping to unseat the Israeli veteran

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Australia and Fiji's new defence pact -- Under the Radar -- Alliance is one of a flurry of treaties Canberra is making in the Pacific to cooperate on security and counter China's growing influence

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Why there's 'raspberry sugar' in space -- Under the Radar -- Evidence of erythrulose 'particularly relevant' for origin-of-life research

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Trump speech sows doubt about election security -- Speed Read -- The 2020 election was widely considered to be safe and secure

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Wildfire smoke blankets Midwest, parts of Northeast -- Speed Read -- Over 120 million people were at risk of dangerous air quality

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Canadian wildfire smoke spreads over US -- Speed Read -- Large swaths of the US remain under air quality warnings

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

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The Week Unwrapped: Why is the US executing more elderly inmates? -- Podcast -- Plus how did scientists create a vaccine for the Bundibugyo strain of Ebola in 57 days? And is spoken-word poetry the next social-media trend? -- The Week UK -- Published

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The week's best photos -- In Pictures -- A watery forest, a miniature Mozart, and more -- Stephen Kelly -- Published

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The best video games of all time -- In Depth -- Timeless classics, genre-defining gems and everything in-between - these are the titles that shaped gaming history -- Theara Coleman, The Week US -- Published

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How close are we to World War Three? -- In Depth -- Leading theoretical physicist warns world is closer to nuclear Armageddon than any time since the end of the Cold War -- The Week UK -- Last updated

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The best visas for Americans looking for a big - or small - change -- in depth -- Europe, Latin America, the Middle East and Southeast Asia are all present -- Scott Hocker, The Week US -- Published

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