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President Biden.

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America's Great Game with China

Why the U.S.-China rivalry isn't a new Cold War, but an older form of geopolitics

Policing.

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The quiet return of proactive policing?

President Biden.

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Why Democrats might lose the old-fashioned way

A man being burned at the stake.

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Is 'cancel culture' really so bad?

Speed Reads

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Trump campaign knew Dominion allegations were untrue, memo suggests

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Emmys producers 'fuming' about Seth Rogen

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French still unhappy with Biden, but Boris Johnson stays positive

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U.S. could lose up to 6 million jobs with current debt ceiling

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James Gandolfini's son praised for Tony Soprano performance

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Schumer demands Biden end 'hateful' deportations of Haitian migrants

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President Biden and Krysten Sinema.

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The only way to save Biden's agenda

The Qanon Shaman.

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The 1887 law that could end American democracy

Mitch McConnell and Donald Trump.

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Trump turns on Mitch

An elephant and a Bible.

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Does 'white evangelical' just mean 'conservative'?

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The Supreme Court.

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Briefing

The end of Roe v. Wade?

With the Supreme Court poised to revisit the landmark ruling this fall, at least 22 states are readying to outlaw abortion

Culture

A tree.

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15 books to read this fall

An Emmy.

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The Emmys demonstrate their own irrelevance

Christopher Nolan.

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Tenet, round 2

Monica Byrne.

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6 book recommendations from Monica Byrne

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Business & Tech

The earth.

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Facebook's monstrous empire

A closed business.

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Delta sinks hopes for quick expansion

American Gothic.

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Is SpaceX's Inspiration4 really an inspiration?

Carbon capture.

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Briefing

Can carbon capture technology save the planet?

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7 cartoons about America's vaccine fights

Elizabeth Holmes and James Mattis.

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Did Theranos Lose Afghanistan?

Scott Gottlieb.

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3.sunday shows

Former FDA commissioner questions whether researchers should continue to publish sequences of novel viruses

Jean Smart

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4.legends

Hacks star Jean Smart pulls off an Emmys feat only Betty White has before

5.record-breaking

The Handmaid's Tale was the Emmys' biggest loser

6.setting the stage

3 U.S. negotiating errors that previewed the Taliban's return

7.an enigma

Don't try to predict Manchin's reconciliation vote, says former adviser

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How Newsom ran away with the recall

Celebrating 20 years of The Week

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A short history of The Week

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20 years of history through The Week's covers

September 11.

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The past 20 years, in 20 striking photos

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The world that Google, Facebook, and Twitter built

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Powell and Giuliani.

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the team who cried voter fraud

Trump campaign knew Dominion allegations were untrue, memo suggests

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Jake Gyllenhaal.

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Daily gossip

The daily gossip: September 21, 2021

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Emmys

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Emmys producers 'fuming' about Seth Rogen

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A man being burned at the stake.

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Is 'cancel culture' really so bad?

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