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FILM REVIEW - Primetime - ★★★ (out of 4)Rated RI've admired Robert Pattinson for years, said Bilge Ebiri in NYMag.com. Still, nothing quite prepared me for his maniacal turn as Chris Hansen, host of the notorious 2000s network reality show To Catch a Predator. In Primetime, a movie shot to look like something between an ...

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Saturday Wrap -- What really scares AI executives

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Evening Review -- The end of Trumpism?

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Morning Report -- Trump fetes Xi

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ICE's treatment of detained pregnant women

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The 8 best Westerns of all time

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How will 7% mortgage rates change home ownership? Today's Big Question - Would-be home buyers are getting more cautious - Today's Big Question

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The march of the data centres -- The Explaine -- The AI boom will require a massive physical infrastructure to sustain it, which is already proving hugely contentious

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Six Flags is in hot water over 100 alleged brain injuries -- The Explainer -- The supposed injuries all happened in the last two years

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Hung parliament: who could form a coalition after the next general election? -- The Explainer -- A 'mega poll' from YouGov suggests parties could be scrambling to forge an alliance

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GLP-1 use is on the rise in obese children under 12 -- The Explainer -- The FDA hasn't approved the weight loss drugs for that age range, but the numbers are climbing quickly

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'NAZA': the film causing outrage in Israel -- Talking Point -- What should be a 'factual dispute' about serious allegations of IDF misconduct has become a 'loyalty test' among Israelis

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Are conservatives getting fed up with Trump? -- Talking Points -- The president's unpopularity is spurring defections and reassessment

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Is the tie dead? -- Talking Point -- The tie has been declining 'steadily in health and relevance over the past decade or more'

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A summer in Canada's 'cottage country'

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A paradise island in northeast Brazil

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FDA estrogen warning's impact on menopausal UTI deaths -- Under the Radar -- The black-label warning may be gone, but the stigma still endangers older women

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Argentina's contested glaciers -- Under the Radar -- Changes to Glacier Law risk accelerating retreat of Andean ice sheets, as geologists warn of water shortages and Nepal-style flash floods

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Scientists built a mosquito toilet to reveal viral information -- Under the radar -- The excrement shows potential diseases that could spread

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Macklemore launching 'Free Palestine' concert tour -- Speed Read -- It comes less than two weeks after the rapper was dropped by Ed Sheeran's tour

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Trump administration runs taxpayer-funded 'love me' ad -- Speed Read -- Democratic lawmakers have demanded more details about the ad

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Trump hosts Xi for lavish visit with few public gains -- Speed Read -- The two leaders have never gotten along better, Trump claimed

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China reportedly holds F-35 parts diverted to Hong Kong -- Speed Read -- The parts were inexplicably diverted to the city, Bloomberg reported

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5 CONTENTIOUSLY FUNNY CARTOONS ABOUT VOTER DISCONTENT -- Cartoons -- Artists take on misunderstandings, the jaw of the beast, and more -- The Week US -- Published

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5 hilariously pressing cartoons about Trump's crackdown on free press -- Cartoons -- Artists take on press pool, taking notes, and more -- The Week US -- Published

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The pros and cons of paying off your mortgage early -- pros and cons -- You may not have it hanging over your head anymore, but you will have less money to play with -- Becca Stanek, The Week US -- Published

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How close are we to World War Three? -- In Depth -- 'Connections between many of the world's conflicts are multiplying', as officials, analysts and investors fear escalating global conflict -- The Week UK -- Last updated

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'Granite and politesse' -- 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 potash so critical for Belarus? -- Podcast -- Plus, can Ed Davey lead his party back to power? And why is the BBC censoring its own archive? -- The Week UK -- Published

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