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The Week - Top Stories

TODAY'S BIG QUESTION - Can the GOP boot Miller and keep its majority? The House Ethics Committee this week announced it had opened an investigation into Ohio Republican Rep. Max Miller, after ex-wife Emily Moreno accused the lawmaker of violently assaulting her and the pair's child. While Miller has denied the allegations, a growing chorus of Republicans has demanded ...

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Morning Report -- Another Trump-backed incumbent loses his seat

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Evening Review -- Saudi Arabia enters the fray

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Morning Report -- House GOP ethics scandals upend midterms

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The most exciting TV to watch this month

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Delightful state fairs to put on your eating calendar

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Why underspending in retirement is not necessarily a good thing - and how to overcome it -- The Explainer -- It is possible to squirrel away funds for your golden years while still enjoying life

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Race to be the UN's next secretary general -- The Explainer -- Calls for a 'madame secretary general' have grown 'louder' as Ant nio Guterres prepares to leave office

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New guidance on single-sex spaces in the UK -- The Explainer -- Updated code on interpreting Equality Act, based on Supreme Court judgment last year, says people must use spaces according to biological sex

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Are college scholarships taxable? -- The explainer -- You might owe taxes on scholarship funds under some circumstances

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Is Hollywood back? -- Talking Points -- Blockbusters are reviving a business slowed by the pandemic and strikes

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The case for a written constitution in the UK -- Talking Point -- Formal codification of centuries-old laws and customs could address 'a crisis of trust between citizens and state'

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Why are Republicans undoing worker heat protections? -- Talking Points -- Summer heat causes hundreds of workplace deaths each year

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7 BEST BANG-FOR-YOUR-BUCK COUNTRIES TO VISIT RIGHT NOW

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Quieter neighbourhoods to escape the crowds during Edinburgh Fringe

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AI companies are destroying rare books -- Under The Radar -- Spines are being sliced and copyright is being threatened in the rush to feed large language models

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'Living plastic' can break down in just 6 days -- Under the radar -- The self-destructing product could reduce the amount of plastic pollution in the environment

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Watching too much TV may be linked to a smaller brain volume -- Under the radar -- Binge-watching could be increasing your risk of dementia

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Scientists unveil first AI-designed virus -- Speed Read -- The Stanford scientists were able to create 16 new viruses

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GOP Senate panel votes to refer Fauci for contempt -- Speed Read -- GOP lawmakers had openly acknowledged they wanted Fauci to perjure himself

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Trump-backed Ogles unseated in GOP primary -- Speed Read -- The Tennessee Republican lost to former state Agriculture Commissioner Charlie Hatcher

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Refunds for Trump's 2025 tariffs hit $100B -- Speed Read -- This leaves just $66 billion left of the total tariff money that has not been refunded

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'DOJ misfire' -- 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 is country music top of the pops? -- Podcast -- Plus, should everyone have to vote? And what can we learn from the Aquiry civilisation? -- The Week UK -- Published

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The week's best photos -- In Pictures -- A wet dog, a dry pond, and more -- The Week US -- Published

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6 majestic homes in Utah -- Feature -- Featuring a historic gothic revival in Spring City and contemporary mountain home in Eden -- The Week US -- Published

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Film reviews: 'Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma' and 'The Samurai and the Prisoner' -- Feature -- A queer filmmaker reboots a problematic horror franchise and a leader under siege must solve a series of murders -- The Week US -- Published

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Surprise billing: The hidden cost of consumer protection -- Feature -- Doctors get a boost from new law -- The Week US -- Published

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