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The Week - Top Stories

TODAY'S POLITICS story - Blanche narrowly confirmed as attorney general - What happenedThe Senate early Saturday narrowly confirmed Todd Blanche as attorney general, a position he held in an acting capacity since April, when President Donald Trump sacked Pam Bondi. The 50-49 vote was mostly along party lines, with Republicans Lisa Murkowski (Alaska) and Susan Collins (Mai...

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UK solar eclipse: how to watch and what will happen -- The Explainer -- Certified glasses and pinhole projectors best way to watch Moon's partial transit of the Sun on Wednesday evening

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Race to be the UN's next secretary general -- The Explainer -- Calls for a 'madame secretary general' have grown 'louder' as Ant nio Guterres prepares to leave office

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New guidance on single-sex spaces in the UK -- The Explainer -- Updated code on interpreting Equality Act, based on Supreme Court judgment last year, says people must use spaces according to biological sex

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John Galliano's controversial Met retrospective -- Talking Point -- Fashion designer was previously ostracised after making racist comments

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Trump's nuclear deal: a disaster for the Middle East? -- Talking Point -- Washington's stipulations seem to have put the agreement in jeopardy, creating additional tensions in the region

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Is Hollywood back? -- Talking Points -- Blockbusters are reviving a business slowed by the pandemic and strikes

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The trifle revival

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Archaeologists reveal 'lost' civilisation in the Amazon -- Under the Radar -- New laser scanning finds massive geometric earthworks, suggesting populous pre-colonial society that 'resembled ancient Greece'

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AI companies are destroying rare books -- Under The Radar -- Spines are being sliced and copyright is being threatened in the rush to feed large language models

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'Living plastic' can break down in just 6 days -- Under the radar -- The self-destructing product could reduce the amount of plastic pollution in the environment

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Scientists unveil first AI-designed virus -- Speed Read -- The Stanford scientists were able to create 16 new viruses

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GOP Senate panel votes to refer Fauci for contempt -- Speed Read -- GOP lawmakers had openly acknowledged they wanted Fauci to perjure himself

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Trump-backed Ogles unseated in GOP primary -- Speed Read -- The Tennessee Republican lost to former state Agriculture Commissioner Charlie Hatcher

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Refunds for Trump's 2025 tariffs hit $100B -- Speed Read -- This leaves just $66 billion left of the total tariff money that has not been refunded

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'Mysterious windfall' -- 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 country music top of the pops? -- Podcast -- Plus, should everyone have to vote? And what can we learn from the Aquiry civilisation? -- The Week UK -- Published

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The week's best photos -- In Pictures -- A wet dog, a dry pond, and more -- The Week US -- Published

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6 majestic homes in Utah -- Feature -- Featuring a historic gothic revival in Spring City and contemporary mountain home in Eden -- The Week US -- Published

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Film reviews: 'Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma' and 'The Samurai and the Prisoner' -- Feature -- A queer filmmaker reboots a problematic horror franchise and a leader under siege must solve a series of murders -- The Week US -- Published

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Surprise billing: The hidden cost of consumer protection -- Feature -- Doctors get a boost from new law -- The Week US -- Published

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