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The Week - Top Stories

TODAY'S election story - Trump asks SCOTUS to allow mail-voting curbs - What happenedThe Justice Department filed an emergency application yesterday asking the Supreme Court to approve President Donald Trump's executive order imposing new restrictions on voting by mail. The request followed a ruling by a federal appeals court on Saturday that left in place a block on ke...

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Evening Review -- Trump's Australian inspiration

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Morning Report -- Iran war on pause?

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Sunday Shortlist -- The Odyssey's epic success

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Farmers nationwide feel the effects of a significant drought

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The complications of permanent daylight saving time

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Will Trump push to replace Social Security with Australia's retirement system? Today's Big Question - A national pension in Australia provides retirees with additional income - Today's Big Question

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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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Is a swimming pool a good investment? -- the explainer -- What to consider before diving in

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Moonshot's Kimi K3, the Chinese AI model spooking Silicon Valley -- The Explainer -- Beijing start-up's new release is as powerful as most rivals and cheaper to run, threatening US dominance

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The rise of the political mega-donor -- The Explainer -- Limits on public funding open the door to influx of private wealth, with cryptocurrency adding a new complication to transparency

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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 Platner affair: 'vibes', sexting and a Nazi tattoo -- Talking Point -- Graham Platner is a 'cautionary tale' for Democrats, and highlights the party's problems with the selection of their candidates

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Are politics stunting the WNBA's growing popularity? -- Talking Points -- House Republicans wade into Caitlin Clark controversies

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An eye-opening trip to Memphis, birthplace of the blues and rock 'n' roll

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A culinary adventure in Provence

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Scientists have found an Earth-like exoplanet -- Under the radar -- The super-Earth likely contains an atmosphere

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The return of biphasic sleep -- Under the radar -- During pre-industrial times people often slept in two blocks. Could it help night shift workers and insomniacs now?

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'Bhajan clubbing' is bringing spirituality to the club scene -- Under the radar -- Gen Z Indians are opting out of traditional nightlife

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European wildfires rage as another heatwave looms -- Speed Read -- Numerous countries in Western Europe are battling the blazes

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Berlin police kill suspect after deadly Pride attack -- Speed Read -- One woman was killed in the attack and 29 others were injured

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Trump pauses Iran strikes amid missile shortage fears -- Speed Read -- The bombing campaign has reached the limit of its effectiveness, advisers reportedly told Trump

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Saudi nuclear deal on brink as Trump adds Israel caveat -- Speed Read -- Trump said that the Saudis must establish diplomatic ties with Israel, something they have largely resisted

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'Markets guessing' -- 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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