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The Week - Top Stories

TODAY'S BIG QUESTION - Why is Japan abandoning its post-WWII pacifism? The country wrote pacifism into its constitution and culture following World War II, but that era may be coming to an end. Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi last week moved to allow arms sales to foreign countries, signaling a pivot toward a more hawkish stance. Though many Japanese citizens fe...

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Morning Report -- Trump mulls Iran's latest offer

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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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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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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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Music reviews: Yaya Bey and Nine Inch Nails & Boys Noize -- Feature -- 'Fidelity' and 'Nine Inch Noize' -- The Week US -- Published

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Art review: David Geffen Galleries -- Feature -- Los Angeles County Museum of Art -- The Week US -- Published

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Book reviews: 'Mutiny: The Rise and Revolt of the College-Educated Working Class' and 'Famesick: A Memoir' -- Feature -- Shining the spotlight on young labor activists and Lena Dunham names names -- The Week US -- Published

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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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