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The Week - Top Stories

TODAY'S BIG QUESTION - Who will be the next Federal Reserve chair? President Donald Trump says he has chosen the next chair of the Federal Reserve, but he's not yet naming names publicly. National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett is widely expected to be the nominee, said Axios. I'm not telling you; we'll be announcing it, Trump said to reporters. The next...

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Morning Report -- White House shifts blame for double boat strike

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Evening Review -- A GOP health care deal?

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Morning Report -- Hegseth accused of potential war crimes

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Gen Alpha is worried about the future

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Overlooked home maintenance tasks that could cost you later

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Labour's dilemma on workers' rights -- The Explainer -- TUC says Employment Rights Bill is 'essential to better quality, more secure jobs' but critics warn of impact on economic growth

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RFK Jr. sets his sights on linking antidepressants to mass violence -- The Explainer -- The health secretary's crusade to Make America Healthy Again has vital mental health medications on the agenda

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The launch of Your Party: how it could work -- The Explainer -- Despite landmark decisions made over the party's makeup at their first conference, core frustrations are 'likely to only intensify in the near-future'

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Could Trump run for a third term? -- The Explainer -- Constitutional amendment limits US presidents to two terms, but Trump diehards claim there is a loophole

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Is it time to rethink the US presidential pardon? -- Talking Point -- Donald Trump has taken advantage of his pardon power to reward political allies and protect business associates, say critics

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The US-Saudi relationship: too big to fail? -- Talking Point -- With the Saudis investing $1 trillion into the US, and Trump granting them 'major non-Nato ally' status, for now the two countries need each other

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Rothermere's Telegraph takeover: 'a right-leaning media powerhouse' -- Talking Point -- Deal gives Daily Mail and General Trust more than 50% of circulation in the UK newspaper market

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Mind-expanding podcasts you may have missed this fall

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Stranger Things, series five: 'grander and gorier' than ever

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Homo Floresiensis: Earth's real life 'hobbits' -- Under the Radar -- New research suggests that 'early human pioneers' in Australia interbred with archaic species of hobbits at least 60,000 years ago

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Coaches' salary buyouts are generating questions for colleges -- Under the Radar -- 'The math doesn't seem to math,' one expert said

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Poems can force AI to reveal how to make nuclear weapons -- Under The Radar -- 'Adversarial poems' are convincing AI models to go beyond safety limits

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Canada joins EU's $170B SAFE defense fund -- speed read -- This makes it the first non-European Union country in the Security Action for Europe (SAFE) initiative

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Appeals court disqualifies US Attorney Alina Habba -- Speed Read -- The former personal attorney to President Donald Trump has been unlawfully serving as US attorney for New Jersey, the ruling says

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White House says admiral ordered potential war crime -- Speed Read -- The Trump administration claims Navy Vice Adm. Frank 'Mitch' Bradley ordered a follow-up strike on an alleged drug-smuggling boat, not Pete Hegseth

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Death toll from Southeast Asia storms tops 1,000 -- speed read -- Catastrophic floods and landslides have struck Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Thailand and Malaysia

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Homes by renowned architects -- Feature -- Featuring a Leonard Willeke Tudor Revival in Detroit and modern John Storyk design in Woodstock -- The Week US -- Published

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The origins of marriage -- In Depth -- The institution of marriage has become something of a political battlefield. How did marriage begin and why? -- Peter Weber, The Week US -- Last updated

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Blackouts: Why the internet keeps breaking -- feature -- Cloudflare was the latest in a string of outages -- The Week US -- Published

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Pros and cons of geothermal energy -- Pros and Cons -- Renewable source is environmentally friendly but it is location-specific -- Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week UK -- Published

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'Pope Leo rallies flock' -- Today's Newspapers -- A roundup of the headlines from the US front pages -- The Week Staff -- Last updated

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Film reviews: 'Hamnet,' 'Wake Up Dead Man' and 'Eternity' -- Feature -- Grief inspires Shakespeare's greatest play, a flamboyant sleuth heads to church and a long-married couple faces a postmortem quandary -- The Week US -- Published

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