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The Week - Top Stories

TODAY'S BIG QUESTION - Can Trump win the midterms by red-baiting Democrats? Democratic socialists are winning Democratic primaries, and Republicans see an opportunity. GOP candidates are increasingly tagging their rivals as communists, an approach embraced by President Donald Trump. The U.S. did not fight communism on battlefields across the world only to have that menac...

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Morning Report -- Platner's exit triggers Maine scramble

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Evening Review -- A wage crash for women

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Morning Report -- Trump brings old grievances to NATO summit

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Mamdani's rent crusade might be coming to your city

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Why AI firms are turning to philosophers

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Can Trump win the midterms by red-baiting Democrats? Today's Big Question - President, Republicans accuse rivals of being communists - Today's Big Question

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Six reasons your home may not be selling -- The Explainer -- Property sales are taking longer than ever, but there are often other reasons your home may not be attracting offers

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Sara Duterte: why the Philippines' vice president is on trial -- The Explainer -- Case against VP Sara Duterte shifts feud with Marcos family to 'new battleground'

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A parasitic stomach bug is spreading in the US -- The explainer -- Cyclosporiasis is passed through contaminated food and water

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Is refinancing your auto loan worth it? -- The Explainer -- A new loan can result in a better interest rate or lower monthly payments

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The revived Presidential Fitness Test has doctors giving conflicting diagnoses -- Talking Points -- The test has been reinstated after being canceled in 2013

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Folarin Balogun red card: did Fifa cross a red line? -- Talking Point -- Football governing body suspended US striker's one-match ban after phone call from Donald Trump, only for host team to crash out of World Cup

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Is birthright citizenship ruling the GOP's new Roe v. Wade? -- Talking Points -- This Supreme Court ruling might be the right's new 'bloody shirt'

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One great cookbook: 'An A-Z of Pasta' by Rachel Roddy

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Elle: Legally Blonde prequel without the candyfloss fizz of the film

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Two major archaeological sites uncovered in Egypt - Archaeologists have made two important discoveries, which could provide valuable insight into life in the fourth century

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Thailand's 'ungrateful child' law -- Under the Radar -- A beer dynasty's public feud has highlighted the codified loyalty demanded of children across Asia

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An Antarctic sea squirt could help treat melanoma -- Under the radar -- The organism may help produce a cancer-killing toxin

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Judge orders Trump to pay Carroll $5M award -- Speed Read -- Trump 'has been stalling this case for years'

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Trump praises NATO 'unity,' attacks Iran 'scum' -- speed read -- The president left the NATO summit on a positive note and ordered a second night of strikes on Iran

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Platner exits Senate race, Dems plan convention -- Speed Read -- Support for the Maine Senate hopeful quickly dissipated after an ex-girlfriend accused him of rape

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ICE kills Houston resident from Mexico -- Speed Read -- Lorenzo Salgado Araujo was a father of three and in the process of getting his work permit

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

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Music reviews: Chanel Beads and Beth Orton -- Feature -- 'Your Day Will Come' and 'The Ground Above' -- The Week US -- Published

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Fiona Sampson's 6 favorite books detailing life histories -- Feature -- The best-selling biographer recommends works by Virginia Woolf, Sally Mann, and Darryl Pinckney -- The Week US -- Published

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Summer fiction: Six captivating beach reads -- Feature -- Get lost in fun books by Andrew Sean Greer, Ben Fountain, and Mary H.K. Choi -- The Week US -- Published

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What was life like in Iran before the 1979 Islamic revolution? -- In depth -- What led to the overthrow of the Shah and the parallels with present-day unrest -- The Week UK -- Last updated

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Google: Friend or foe for Hollywood? -- Feature -- Big Tech continues to infiltrate the entertainment industry -- The Week US -- Published

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