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The Week - Top Stories

TODAY'S POLITICS story - Indiana Senate rejects Trump's gerrymander push - What happenedIndiana's state Senate yesterday rejected a new congressional map 31-19, with 21 Republicans joining all 10 Democrats, in a rebuke of President Donald Trump's pressure campaign. The proposed gerrymander, approved by the state House last week, would have likely flipped the state's two De...

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Evening Review -- Patel's political retribution?

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Morning Report -- US confiscates an oil tanker, aiming for Venezuela

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Evening Review -- China's shocking surplus

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How AI chatbots are ending marriages

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Poems can force AI to reveal how to make nuclear weapons

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A TikTok trend has Gen Z men leaving streetwear behind for more preppy attire -- The Explainer -- More than a zipper: Young Black men embrace the 'quarter-zip movement'

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'Stakeknife': MI5's man inside the IRA -- The Explainer -- Freddie Scappaticci, implicated in 14 murders and 15 abductions during the Troubles, 'probably cost more lives than he saved', investigation claims

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The longevity economy is booming as people live longer -- The Explainer -- The sector is projected to reach $27 trillion by 2030

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Normalising relations with the Taliban in Afghanistan -- The Explainer -- The regime is coming in from the diplomatic cold, as countries lose hope of armed opposition and seek cooperation on counterterrorism, counter-narcotics and deportation of immigrants

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Nnela Kalu's historic Turner Prize win -- Talking Point -- Glasgow-born artist is first person with a learning disability to win Britain's biggest art prize

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Who is The Liz Truss Show for? -- Talking Point -- Former PM's new weekly programme is like watching her 'commit a drive-by on herself'

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Trump's poll collapse: can he stop the slide? -- Talking Point -- President who promised to ease cost-of-living has found that US economic woes can't be solved 'via executive fiat'

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One great cookbook: 'More Than Cake'

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These are the best British crime dramas on TV

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Denmark scraps letters and its iconic red postboxes -- Under the Radar -- Danish posties say 'farvel' to 400 years of tradition but can Royal Mail weather the storm?

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The curious history of hanging coffins -- Under The Radar -- Ancient societies in southern China pegged coffins into high cliffsides in burial ritual linked to good fortune

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In Suriname, the spectre of Dutch slave trade lingers -- Under the Radar -- Dutch royal family visit, the first to the South American former colony in nearly 50 years, spotlights role of the Netherlands in transatlantic trade

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Democrat files to impeach RFK Jr. -- Speed Read -- Rep. Haley Stevens filed articles of impeachment against Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

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$1M 'Trump Gold Card' goes live amid travel rule furor -- Speed Read -- The new gold card visa offers an expedited path to citizenship in exchange for $1 million

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US seizes oil tanker off Venezuela -- Speed Read -- The seizure was a significant escalation in the pressure campaign against Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro

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Australia's teen social media ban takes effect -- Speed Read -- Kids under age 16 are now barred from platforms including YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, Snapchat and Reddit

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The Illuminati: what is it, how did it develop and who are its members? -- In Depth -- Belief that a 'corrupt elite is secretly running the world' is one of the longest-running and most widespread conspiracy theories of our time -- The Week UK -- Last updated

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The Black Death: what was it, how did it start and what is its legacy? -- In Depth -- New research suggests genes that helped people survive in 1300s are linked to arthritis today -- The Week Staff -- Last updated

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Are we heading for World War Three? -- In Depth -- European leaders fear appeasing Russia in Ukraine will embolden Putin and encourage China's ambitions over Taiwan -- The Week UK -- Last updated

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

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The week's best photos -- In Pictures -- A man's best friend, the elephants in the room, and more -- The Week US -- Published

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Will George RR Martin ever finish 'The Winds of Winter'? -- In Depth -- Westeros fans have been waiting for well over a decade, and they are going to have to keep waiting -- Brendan Morrow -- Last updated

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