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The Week - Top Stories

Where do U.S.-Israel relations go after the midterms' blue wave? Today's Big Question - Many are calling the elections a rebuke of the United States' friendliness with the nation - Today's Big Question

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TODAY'S CAPITAL PUNISHMENT story - Newsom commutes 548 California death sentences - What happenedOutgoing Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) yesterday commuted the sentences of all 548 California death row inmates to life in prison without possibility of parole. It's the largest single act of clemency in American history. Under California law, the state Supreme Court must sign off on the commut...

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Evening Review -- JD Vance pivots

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Morning Report -- Hegseth in the political crosshairs after GOP rout

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Evening Review -- Singing the blues

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Northeast Spain becomes a hotbed for US tech giants

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The movies that define the quintessential romantic comedy

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The future of activism in Hong Kong after the Joshua Wong verdict -- The Explainer -- Tactics may change following another setback for the pro-democracy movement

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What's the couch economy, and how is it affecting your spending? -- The explainer -- Hanging at home can cost you

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Supermarket freezer hacks: how vulnerable is the UK? -- The Explainer -- Cyberattacks have targeted supermarket fridges and freezers across Europe. Could the UK be next?

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How will the 'Made in Europe' scheme work? -- The Explainer -- UK seeks access to EU's protectionist industrial programme aimed at reducing reliance on China and US

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Is the Catholic Church's just-war theory obsolete? -- Talking Points -- Pope Leo drives a rethinking of just war doctrine

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Democrats must decide if they will play nice with the GOP -- talking point -- The party is in strategizing mode following a massive midterm victory

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King Charles and the slavery reparations row -- Talking Point -- Monarch and PM both stop short of apologising for Britain's role in slave trade, and sidestep growing calls in Commonwealth for financial redress

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The most thrilling of thriller books

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Hotel Motto Vienna: Parisian chic meets Viennese grandeur at this stylish boutique

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Climate change has stopped the next ice age -- Under the radar -- Warming temperatures are offsetting natural cycles

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Authors are being bombarded by literary scammers -- Under the Radar -- Fake reading communities and AI scams are a few of the nefarious methods

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The row over Hitler's Eagle's Nest -- Under the Radar -- Arson attack on mountainside retreat exposes difficulty in dealing with the physical legacy of Germany's Nazi past

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Macklemore launching 'Free Palestine' concert tour -- Speed Read -- It comes less than two weeks after the rapper was dropped by Ed Sheeran's tour

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Trump administration runs taxpayer-funded 'love me' ad -- Speed Read -- Democratic lawmakers have demanded more details about the ad

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Trump hosts Xi for lavish visit with few public gains -- Speed Read -- The two leaders have never gotten along better, Trump claimed

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China reportedly holds F-35 parts diverted to Hong Kong -- Speed Read -- The parts were inexplicably diverted to the city, Bloomberg reported

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'Biggest loser' -- 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 firebreather, a roaring cub, and more -- The Week US -- Published

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The Week Unwrapped: Can Delhi tackle its Diwali air-pollution surge? -- Podcast -- Plus, what's behind the apparent rise in families going no-contact? And why are charity shop profits falling? -- The Week UK -- Published

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6 HOMES WITH GLASS WALLS -- feature -- Featuring an award-winning house looking out over the Green Mountains of Vermont and a New York City brownstone with a private garden -- The Week US -- Published

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Investing: Revenge of the 60-40 portfolio -- Feature -- Diversification of assets could be key -- The Week US -- Published

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Feature -- Terrence Holt's 6 favorite books -- The author recommends works by Sylvia Waugh, Anton Chekhov, and Homer -- The Week US -- Published

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