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The Week - Top Stories

TODAY'S BIG QUESTION - Is Putin's chokehold on Russia slipping? For nearly a quarter of a century, Vladimir Putin has led the Russian Federation as one of the most successful authoritarians on Earth. But more than four years after launching an all-out invasion of Ukraine, the Russian president finds himself in unfamiliar territory. With months to go before parli...

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Morning Report -- Republicans pull ahead in the gerrymander war

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Sunday Shortlist -- A young director's 'exquisite' debut

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Saturday Wrap -- Waging lawfare for Trump

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Why Israel has fallen out of favor with Americans

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Is Putin's chokehold on Russia slipping? TODAY'S BIG QUESTION - The Russian leader is caught between an increasingly unpopular war and shifting global headwinds - TODAY'S BIG QUESTION

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Teen takeovers cause chaos nationwide -- The Explainer -- Looking for a way to connect has spiraled into violence at some teen gatherings

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Why the EU is rolling back AI restrictions -- The Explainer -- Bloc postpones new regulations after growing pressure from tech firms and industry groups

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Why Palantir is fast becoming one of the world's most notorious companies -- The Explainer -- CEO Alex Karp has recently called for universal conscription, encouraged the development of AI weapons, and condemned the West's 'vacant and hollow pluralism'

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How to navigate and win a bidding war on a home -- The Explainer -- Offering up more money is not the only way

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Germany learns the cost of provoking Trump -- Talking Point -- Friedrich Merz's comments on 'humiliated' US have unleashed the president's wrath

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The White House projects billions in drug pricing deals. Democrats are skeptical. -- Talking Point -- The Trump administration claims its deals could save over $500 billion

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What can Trump accomplish at the China summit? -- Talking Points -- Iran war will overshadow the meeting with Xi

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One great cookbook: '660 Curries' by Raghavan Iyer

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The best dystopian TV shows to watch now

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China's assault on the Tibetan language -- Under the Radar -- Tighter policies in schools reflect the 'narrowed' tolerance towards Tibet from the Chinese state

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An atmosphere has been found around a tiny celestial body far out in space -- Under the Radar -- The finding comes with significant new suggestions about the solar system

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A plastic film could rip apart viruses -- Under the radar -- The new material kills viruses without harsh chemicals

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Putin suggests Ukraine war 'coming to an end' -- Speed Read -- Ukraine and Russia have also agreed to a major prisoner swap, according to the US

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2 NEW HANTAVIRUS CASES AS PASSENGERS FLOWN HOME -- Speed Read -- Three passengers from the outbreak cruise ship have died

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Democrats reel from court-imposed redistricting losses -- Speed Read -- The original map was designed to flip four GOP seats

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Patel reportedly probing aides over mortifying leaks -- Speed Read -- Patel reportedly ordered members of his staff to undergo polygraph tests

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Platner: Riding a wave of Democratic anger -- Feature -- A progressive and a populist -- The Week US -- Published

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SCOTUS: Ending the South's majority-Black districts -- Feature -- Section 2 of the 1965 Voting Rights Act has been gutted -- The Week US -- Published

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The Mississippi miracle -- Feature -- The Magnolia State has leapfrogged ahead in youth literacy. Can it be a national model? -- The Week US -- Published

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GOP dissenters purged in Indiana primaries -- Feature -- Trump encouraged the ouster of Republicans who voted down a new congressional map -- The Week US -- Published

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Trump searches for an exit ramp in Iran -- Feature -- Mediators from both sides are working on a way to end the war -- The Week US -- Published

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'Piling up debt' -- Today's Newspapers -- A roundup of the headlines from the US front pages -- The Week Staff -- Last updated

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