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The Week - US News

controversy of the week - Health: Will medical science survive RFK Jr.? In hindsight, handing the reins of American public health to a wholly unqualified anti-vaccine nutter may have been a mistake, said Rex Huppke in USA Today. Taking a break from his campaigns to promote the recuperative powers of sunshine, raw milk, and beef tallow, Health and Human Services Secret...

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Evening Review -- The return of crony capitalism?

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Morning Report -- California joins the gerrymander war

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Evening Review -- Backtracking on human rights

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Will Ukraine trade territory for peace? TODAY'S BIG QUESTION - Kyiv's defences are wearing thin but a land swap is constitutionally impossible and crosses Zelenskyy's red lines - TODAY'S BIG QUESTION

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What is an upside-down car loan and how do you get out of it? -- the explainer -- This happens when the outstanding balance on a car loan exceeds the vehicle's worth

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The last words and final moments of 40 presidents -- The Explainer -- Some are eloquent quotes worthy of the holders of the highest office in the nation, and others... aren't

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Britain's giant rat problem -- The Explainer -- Rising infestation reports and increased sightings of oversized rats have caused concerns about waste management in some areas

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Kabul braces for a waterless future -- THE EXPLAINER -- A confluence of manmade and environmental factors makes the Afghan city the first modern capital to risk running out of groundwater

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Is Trump America's CEO? -- Talking Points -- The party of free enterprise turns to 'cronyism'

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'Actual poop': the messy ending of 'And Just Like That...' -- Talking Point -- Reviewers slam 'unfunny and hateful' finale to 'Sex and the City' reboot

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'Animal Farm' at 80: Orwell's parable remains 'horribly' relevant -- Talking Point -- George Orwell's warnings about authoritarianism and manipulation have been weaponised across the political spectrum

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A descent into academic Hell, a ferocious feminist fable and the adult debut of a beloved children's author

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The best limited series of all time

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Hurricanes are not exclusive to Earth. They can happen in space. -- Under the radar -- These storms may cause navigational problems

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Helsinki's year of zero road fatalities -- Under the Radar -- Finland's 'Vision Zero' safety strategy 'shifts responsibility for crashes from road users to the designers of the road system'

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How China is battling the chikungunya virus -- Under The Radar -- Thousands of cases of the debilitating disease have been found in the country

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Trump said to seek government stake in Intel -- Speed Read -- The president and Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan reportedly discussed the proposal at a recent meeting

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Supreme Court allows social media age check law -- Speed Read -- The court refused to intervene in a decision that affirmed a Mississippi law requiring social media users to verify their ages

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Border agents crash Newsom redistricting kickoff -- Speed Read -- Armed federal Border Patrol agents amassed outside the venue where the California governor and other Democratic leaders were gathered

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Rabbits with 'horns' sighted across Colorado -- speed read -- These creatures are infected with the 'mostly harmless' Shope papilloma virus

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5 hilariously cold cartoons about the Alaska summit -- Cartoons -- Artists take on the Alaskan totem pole, a peace flag, and more -- The Week US -- Published

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The week's best photos -- In Pictures -- Dancing for tradition, the World's Ugliest Dog, and more -- Anahi Valenzuela, The Week US -- Published

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'Canadian boycott clubs U.S. alcohol' -- 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: Has Donald Trump secured his Nobel Peace Prize? -- Podcast -- Plus, what does the use of North Korean and Indian labour tell us about the Russian war economy? And why have we all gone crazy for pickles? -- The Week UK -- Published

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6 stylish homes in North Carolina -- Feature -- Featuring a house with ocean views in Duck and a 1848 cotton-mill-turned-condo in Saxapahaw -- The Week US -- Published

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The most expensive big cities to buy a house in the UK -- In depth -- London, Oxford and Cambridge top the list of Zoopla's latest house price index -- Tess Foley-Cox -- Last updated

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