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FILM - Sundance: The end of an era - Park City's last go-round Robert Redford hovered like the ghost of cinema's past, present, and future over this year's Sundance Film Festival, said Manohla Dargis in The New York Times. The first iteration of the annual event since its celebrity founder's death in September was also the festival's ...

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Saturday Wrap -- The Trump administration's 'dress rehearsal'

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Evening Review -- Minnesota 'running on fumes'

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Morning Report -- Trump claims another slice of the civil service

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Spoil those special someones with these sweet Valentine's Day gifts

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February's books feature new Toni Morrison, a sapphic love tale and a criticism of Mexican history

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What happens now that the US-Russia nuclear treaty is expiring? TODAY'S BIG QUESTION - Weapons experts worry that the end of the New START treaty marks the beginning of a 21st-century atomic arms race - TODAY'S BIG QUESTION

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American empire: a history of US imperial expansion - Donald Trump's 21st century take on the Monroe Doctrine harks back to an earlier era of US interference in Latin America

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Filing statuses: What they are and how to choose one for your taxes -- The Explainer -- Your status will determine how much you pay, plus the tax credits and deductions you can claim

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Which side is winning the war: Russia or Ukraine? -- The Explainer -- The latest peace talks have hit a dead end, and despite prisoner swaps, the conflict is ongoing

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What to watch out for at the Winter Olympics -- The Explainer -- Family dynasties, Ice agents and unlikely heroes are expected at the tournament

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Elon Musk's starry mega-merger -- Talking Point -- SpaceX founder is promising investors a rocket trip to the future - and a sprawling conglomerate to boot

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Why the Gorton and Denton by-election is a 'Frankenstein's monster' -- Talking Point -- Reform and the Greens have the Labour seat in their sights, but the constituency's complex demographics make messaging tricky

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Big-time money squabbles: the conflict over California's proposed billionaire tax -- Talking Points -- Californians worth more than $1.1 billion would pay a one-time 5% tax

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Touring the vineyards of southern Bolivia

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Nan Goldin: The Ballad of Sexual Dependency - an 'engrossing' exhibition

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Russia's 'cyborg' spy pigeons -- Under the Radar -- Moscow neurotech company with Kremlin-linked funding claims to implant neural chips in birds' brains to control their flight, and create 'bio-drones'

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Can London's pie and mash shops make a comeback? -- Under the Radar -- Traditional East End eateries are on the 'brink of extinction' - but a younger generation is giving the Cockney cuisine an unexpected boost

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Mexico's vape ban has led to a cartel-controlled black market -- Under the Radar -- Cartels have expanded their power over the sale of illicit tobacco

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Trump links funding to name on Penn Station -- Speed Read -- Trump can restart the funding with a snap of his fingers, a Schumer insider said

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US, Russia restart military dialogue as treaty ends -- Speed Read -- New START was the last remaining nuclear arms treaty between the countries

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Trump reclassifies 50,000 federal jobs to ease firings -- Speed Read -- The rule strips longstanding job protections from federal workers

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Epstein files topple law CEO, roil UK government -- Speed Read -- Peter Mandelson, Britain's former ambassador to the US, is caught up in the scandal

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5 superbly funny cartoons about the Superbowl -- Cartoons -- Artists take on historical reenactment, biased bowls, and more -- The Week US -- Published

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5 cinematic cartoons about Bezos betting big on 'Melania' -- Cartoons -- Artists take on a girlboss, a fetching newspaper, and more -- The Week US -- Published

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'Russia fears for its war cash' -- 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 are there so many Russian ships in the Channel? -- Podcast -- Plus, what does a 'feminist' approach to cancer involve? And who is Mickey's new boss? -- The Week UK -- Published

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The week's best photos -- In Pictures -- A daring dog, a playful puppet, and more -- Stephen Kelly -- Published

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TikTok: New owners, same risks -- Feature -- What are Larry Ellison's plans for TikTok US? -- The Week US -- Published

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