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Thursday, July 30, 2026 3:50 AM ET

The Week - Top Stories

TODAY'S BIG QUESTION - Will Trump's new rules harm international academia? Foreign students at American colleges and universities were thrust into uncharted waters this month after the Department of Homeland Security released new guidelines to severely restrict how and how long international students can study in the United States. While the White House says the change is ...

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Morning Report -- Medicare drug plan subsidy axed

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Evening Review -- Democrats' 'war room' preparations

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Morning Report -- Trump escalates mail-in voting battle

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Democrats start to panic and plan for MAGA midterm interference

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Hitting the ocean floor: Scientists could soon live undersea

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Mathematicians are buzzing about AI's solution to a math mystery -- The Explainer -- AI's achievements in math are starting to add up quickly

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What to know when dealing with debt collectors -- The Explainer -- Learn your rights before picking up the phone

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How 'fire clouds' are making wildfires deadlier -- The Explainer -- Increasingly common in North America and Australia, pyrocumulonimbus are causing havoc in parts of Europe for the first time

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'Painted-lady summer': Britain's butterfly boom -- The Explainer -- 'Miracle' combination of weather patterns brings spectacular migratory butterfly to UK en masse

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Burnham's schools overhaul: a Neet solution? -- Talking Point -- PM unveils national version of Greater Manchester Baccalaureate, with focus on technical education and loyal employment, but concerns about its fairness abound

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New Yorkers wrestle with a potential Netanyahu visit -- Talking Point -- The Israeli prime minister could be in New York City this September

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Middle East re-escalation: worrying implications for investors - and Andy Burnham -- Talking Point -- Rising oil prices are spooking investors on both sides of the Atlantic

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The best vegan cookbooks of all time

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The best true crime documentaries to watch now

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Couples are embracing the 'airport divorce' -- Under the radar -- Time apart before time together

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Burner phones could soon be illegal in the US -- Under the radar -- An FCC proposal raises privacy concerns

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The surprise heroes of wildfire prevention: goats -- Under the radar -- Goats will 'happily consume' shrubbery other animals avoid and can navigate difficult terrain

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Musk's x.AI sues Minnesota over 'nudification' ban -- Speed Read -- Those in violation could be subject to fines of $500,000 for each unlawful access, download or use

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'Race against time' to find Japan earthquake survivors -- Speed Read -- The massive temblor was followed by at least 60 aftershocks

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Trump administration ends key Medicare drug subsidies -- Speed Read -- The subsidies are set to end a year ahead of schedule

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Musk's wealth sinks as SpaceX shares slide -- Speed Read -- The CEO's net worth has fallen from $1.45 trillion to below $700 billion

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

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6 roomy homes with ADUs -- Feature -- Featuring a guesthouse with a floor-to-ceiling art-piece fireplace in Pennsylvania -- The Week US -- Published

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Data center ban: Did New York make the right call? -- Feature -- Opposition to data centers has appeal across partisan lines -- The Week US -- Published

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Literacy: Is America done with reading? -- Feature -- Less Americans read for pleasure than ever before, but those who do are reading more -- The Week US -- Published

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Stranded at sea -- Feature -- The Iran war has trapped hundreds of ships in the Persian Gulf for months. What's life like for their crews? -- The Week US -- Published

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Trump: The real meaning of his election security speech -- Feature -- The president unveiled a contradictory theory on the 2020 election and stoked false claims about the coming midterms -- The Week US -- Published

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