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The Week - Top Stories

controversy of the week - The Left: Should Democrats embrace 'democratic socialists'? After notching a string of Democratic primary wins in New York City and Colorado, the far-left Democratic Socialists of America will face its biggest test next week, said Caroline Vakil in The Hill. If the polls are right, the likely winner of the Democratic gubernatorial primary in Wisconsin will...

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Evening Review -- The GOP's Miller dilemma

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Morning Report -- Another Trump-backed incumbent loses his seat

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Evening Review -- Saudi Arabia enters the fray

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The most exciting TV to watch this month

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Delightful state fairs to put on your eating calendar

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Why underspending in retirement is not necessarily a good thing - and how to overcome it -- The Explainer -- It is possible to squirrel away funds for your golden years while still enjoying life

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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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Are college scholarships taxable? -- The explainer -- You might owe taxes on scholarship funds under some circumstances

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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 case for a written constitution in the UK -- Talking Point -- Formal codification of centuries-old laws and customs could address 'a crisis of trust between citizens and state'

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Why are Republicans undoing worker heat protections? -- Talking Points -- Summer heat causes hundreds of workplace deaths each year

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7 BEST BANG-FOR-YOUR-BUCK COUNTRIES TO VISIT RIGHT NOW

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Quieter neighbourhoods to escape the crowds during Edinburgh Fringe

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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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Watching too much TV may be linked to a smaller brain volume -- Under the radar -- Binge-watching could be increasing your risk of dementia

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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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'DOJ misfire' -- 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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