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TODAY'S IRAN War story - Trump weighs Iran offer to end war without nuclear deal - What happenedIran has proposed a deal to open the State of Hormuz provided the U.S. and Israel cease their attacks and the U.S. ends its naval blockade of Iranian ships and ports. Tehran's nuclear program and enriched uranium would be discussed at a later date. The proposal, passed to the U.S. throu...

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Evening Review -- Trump spins the WHCA attack

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Morning Report -- Seeking a motive for press gala attack

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Sunday Shortlist -- Hathaway goes pop

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The 8 most prescient movies about the real world

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JD Vance: the vice president of diminishing returns

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Why is Japan abandoning its post-WWII pacifism? Today's Big Question - Tensions with China and US unpredictability are factors - Today's Big Question

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What shifts in a buyer's vs. seller's market? -- The Explainer -- These terms refer to who will likely have the upper hand in housing transactions

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Chernobyl, 40 years on -- The Explainer -- On 26 April 1986, a reactor at the Chernobyl nuclear power station in Ukraine exploded

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How 'friction maxxing' can help solve overspending and impulse buying -- The Explainer -- Deleting your saved payment information or turning off one-click purchasing may help you save

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Why the Justice Department has beef with the meatpacking industry -- The Explainer -- President Donald Trump has been pushing for the Department of Justice to open an investigation

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Why the SNP is heading for a loveless landslide -- Talking Point -- Despite widespread disapproval, the party is set to win its fifth Holyrood elections win in a row

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Why Israel has fallen out of favor with Americans -- Talking Points -- Wars in Gaza and Iran have weakened the longtime alliance

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Can Allbirds' pivot from shoes to AI really work? -- Talking Points -- It might be a cash grab. Or it could be an escape hatch.

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The best UK staycations for a summer break

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A guide to Arizona's spectacular national parks

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Not just folklore: A giant kraken-like octopus terrorized the seas in the age of dinosaurs -- Under the radar -- These sea creatures may have been some of the fiercest predators

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Single giving: divorce gift registries can help with getting a fresh start -- Under the radar -- Newly single people are creating registries to ask for post-breakup support

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Why Japan is scrapping its ban on exporting lethal arms -- Under The Radar -- The prime minister is tearing up pacifist rules in an 'increasingly severe security environment'

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Trumps call on ABC to fire Kimmel over widow joke -- Speed Read -- The joke was made several days prior to a shooting at the WHCD

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House tinkers with DHS bill, prolonging shutdown -- Speed Read -- The agency has been shut down for an unprecedented 73 days

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Trump weighs Iran offer to end war without nuclear deal -- Speed Read -- Iranians are serious about getting themselves out of the mess that they're in, said Secretary of State Marco Rubio

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Tillis drops Fed nominee block after DOJ ends probe -- Speed Read -- The Justice Department had previously been looking into Fed Chair Jerome Powell

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Clean energy generation dominated 2025: The Week's Good News -- Good News -- Plus: a jaguar emerges from a Honduran cloud forest in the first spotting of this rare creature in exactly a decade -- Catherine Garcia, The Week US -- Published

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

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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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AI: The backlash turns violent -- Feature -- For some, stopping AI means using physical force -- The Week US -- Published

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FBI: Is Patel a national security threat? -- Feature -- The FBI director has been accused of excessive drinking -- The Week US -- Published

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Congress: A new era of accountability after Swalwell? -- Feature -- This could be the start of a broader reckoning -- The Week US -- Published

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