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The Week - Top Stories

Democrat files to impeach RFK Jr. -- Speed Read -- Rep. Haley Stevens filed articles of impeachment against Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

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TODAY'S INTERNATIONAL story - US seizes oil tanker off Venezuela - What happenedThe U.S. intercepted and seized control of an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela yesterday. The merchant ship has been under U.S. sanctions for years after transporting sanctioned oil from Venezuela and Iran, Attorney General Pam Bondi said on social media. Venezuelan Foreign Min...

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Evening Review -- China's shocking surplus

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Morning Report -- Democrats take Miami

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Evening Review -- ICE raids, by the numbers

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How AI chatbots are ending marriages

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Poems can force AI to reveal how to make nuclear weapons

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How will China's $1 trillion trade surplus change the world economy? Today's Big Question - Europe may impose its own tariffs - Today's Big Question

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'Stakeknife': MI5's man inside the IRA -- The Explainer -- Freddie Scappaticci, implicated in 14 murders and 15 abductions during the Troubles, 'probably cost more lives than he saved', investigation claims

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The longevity economy is booming as people live longer -- The Explainer -- The sector is projected to reach $27 trillion by 2030

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Normalising relations with the Taliban in Afghanistan -- The Explainer -- The regime is coming in from the diplomatic cold, as countries lose hope of armed opposition and seek cooperation on counterterrorism, counter-narcotics and deportation of immigrants

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How to shop smarter with a grocery budget -- The Explainer -- No more pushing your cart down the aisles on autopilot

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Nnela Kalu's historic Turner Prize win -- Talking Point -- Glasgow-born artist is first person with a learning disability to win Britain's biggest art prize

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Who is The Liz Truss Show for? -- Talking Point -- Former PM's new weekly programme is like watching her 'commit a drive-by on herself'

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Trump's poll collapse: can he stop the slide? -- Talking Point -- President who promised to ease cost-of-living has found that US economic woes can't be solved 'via executive fiat'

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These are the best British crime dramas on TV

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It Was Just an Accident: a 'striking' attack on the Iranian regime

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The curious history of hanging coffins -- Under The Radar -- Ancient societies in southern China pegged coffins into high cliffsides in burial ritual linked to good fortune

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In Suriname, the spectre of Dutch slave trade lingers -- Under the Radar -- Dutch royal family visit, the first to the South American former colony in nearly 50 years, spotlights role of the Netherlands in transatlantic trade

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The great global copper swindle -- Under the Radar -- Rising prices and easy access makes the metal a 'more attractive target for criminals looking for a quick profit'

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$1M 'Trump Gold Card' goes live amid travel rule furor -- Speed Read -- The new gold card visa offers an expedited path to citizenship in exchange for $1 million

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US seizes oil tanker off Venezuela -- Speed Read -- The seizure was a significant escalation in the pressure campaign against Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro

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Australia's teen social media ban takes effect -- Speed Read -- Kids under age 16 are now barred from platforms including YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, Snapchat and Reddit

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'Fleeing into shadows' -- Today's Newspapers -- A roundup of the headlines from the US front pages -- The Week Staff -- Last updated

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'Furious Minds: The Making of the MAGA New Right' by Laura K. Field and 'The Dream Factory: London's First Playhouse and the Making of William Shakespeare' by Daniel Swift -- Feature -- An insider's POV on the GOP and the untold story of Shakespeare's first theater -- The Week US -- Published

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Henri Rousseau: A Painter's Secrets -- feature -- Barnes Foundation, Philadelphia, through Feb. 22 -- The Week US -- Published

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Age of consent around the world -- In Depth -- Indian Supreme Court to rule on lowering age of consent for teen sex -- Abby Wilson -- Last updated

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Homes with great fireplaces -- Feature -- Featuring a suspended fireplace in Washington and two-sided Parisian fireplace in Florida -- The Week US -- Published

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Is $140,000 the real poverty line? -- Feature -- Financial hardship is wearing Americans down, and the break-even point for many families keeps rising -- The Week US -- Published

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