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The Week - Top Stories

Talking Points - The stock market as a measure of Trump's success - Polls matter, but the stock market might be President Donald Trump's favorite barometer of success. Everybody's profiting when the markets rise, he said to reporters recently. But that's not quite true. Rising stock prices are nonetheless a consolation for the president, and shaky market responses...

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Morning Report -- Grilled on the Hill

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Evening Review -- A solution to the housing crisis?

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Morning Report -- Back-to-back deadly ICE encounters

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The US and Iran are clashing over confidential asylum seeker data

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How climate change will transform travel

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Japan to create first post-war intelligence agency -- The Explainer -- PM Sanae Takaichi hails 'first step' towards strengthening the country's espionage capabilities in the face of growing Chinese and Russian threats

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Another Arctic island is caught in geopolitical crosshairs -- The Explainer -- But it isn't the one you are probably thinking of

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How precision medicine is revolutionising healthcare -- The Explainer -- Data-driven genomic mapping is the 'future of tailored, bespoke medicine'

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The average cost of fertility treatments and how to plan for them -- The Explainer -- Need a little help getting pregnant? There are options to pay for that.

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The stock market as a measure of Trump's success -- Talking Points -- A metric that leaves out small businesses, many Americans

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Ann Widdecombe's death: an 'increasingly perilous time' for politicians -- Talking Point -- Reform says its MPs are particularly at risk, pointing to 1,577 recorded threats against leader Nigel Farage since February

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Moana: live-action remake falls 'flat' -- Talking Point -- Dwayne Johnson's performance is 'oddly lacklustre'

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Life Support: a devastating account of life in Gaza

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The Nord Stream Conspiracy: 'spectacular' book 'reads like a thriller'

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The 'gruff' outsider threatening Benjamin Netanyahu -- Under The Radar -- Gadi Eisenkot is the latest challenger hoping to unseat the Israeli veteran

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Australia and Fiji's new defence pact -- Under the Radar -- Alliance is one of a flurry of treaties Canberra is making in the Pacific to cooperate on security and counter China's growing influence

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Why there's 'raspberry sugar' in space -- Under the Radar -- Evidence of erythrulose 'particularly relevant' for origin-of-life research

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Canadian wildfire smoke spreads over US -- Speed Read -- Large swaths of the US remain under air quality warnings

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Pentagon announces testosterone screenings -- Speed Read -- New soldiers must have the right testosterone levels to operate at their absolute best, Hegseth said

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AG nominee Blanche grilled at confirmation hearing -- Speed Read -- Democrats hammered Blanche for his role in the Epstein file redactions

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China reports sluggish economic growth -- Speed Read -- The nation's economy grew just 4.3% compared to the same period last year

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'Halt on traffic arrests lifted' -- Today's Newspapers -- A roundup of the headlines from the US front pages -- The Week Staff -- Last updated

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The best video games of all time -- In Depth -- Timeless classics, genre-defining gems and everything in-between - these are the titles that shaped gaming history -- Theara Coleman, The Week US -- Published

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How close are we to World War Three? -- In Depth -- Leading theoretical physicist warns world is closer to nuclear Armageddon than any time since the end of the Cold War -- The Week UK -- Last updated

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The best visas for Americans looking for a big - or small - change -- in depth -- Europe, Latin America, the Middle East and Southeast Asia are all present -- Scott Hocker, The Week US -- Published

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Lionel Messi vs. Cristiano Ronaldo: how they compare on goals, stats and World Cup record -- In Depth -- Stars continue to break records even as they enter the twilight of their careers -- Mike Starling, The Week UK -- Last updated

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The week's best photos -- In Pictures -- A bullish display, a cooling mist, and more -- Stephen Kelly -- Published

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