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Analysis

A single-issue religion?

Does the Catholic Church care about anything other than abortion?

Liz Cheney.

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Liz Cheney earns her exile

Chuck Schumer.

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Schumer's voting rights waste

The view from a military drone.

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Briefing

The future of drone warfare

Unmanned aerial weapons are reshaping the battlefield — and starting to think for themselves

Speed Reads

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U.S. COVID-19 deaths drop to lowest level since March 2020

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Study: Drinking coffee cuts risk of liver problems

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Appeals court blocks ruling overturning California's assault weapons ban

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Report: Prosecutors frustrated by lack of cooperation from Trump finance chief

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Trump reportedly pushed Guantanamo Bay for U.S. COVID-19 patients

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Philippines' Duterte warns he'll jail people who refuse the COVID-19 vaccine

Politics

The Capitol.

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The Secret Congress paradox

Merrick Garland and Donald Trump.

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Covering for Trump?

New York City.

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Will the left get the last laugh in the NYC mayoral race?

Ebrahim Raisi.

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all eyes on iran

Iran's president-elect says he won't meet with Biden

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The Nord pipeline.

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Briefing

Russia's controversial new pipeline

What the Nord Stream 2 means for Europe — and the world

Business

Google.

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Feature

Looking beyond the college degree

A model.

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Victoria's Secret pivots to feminism

Houses.

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Rethinking real estate

Lumber.

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unnecessary fears?

Case for inflation panic has 'died,' Paul Krugman argues

Culture

Lin-Manuel Miranda.

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How to judge a public apology

Alex Michaelides.

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Feature

Alex Michaelides recommends 6 books influenced by mythology

A lemur.

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Photos

The week's best photojournalism

Usain Bolt's family.

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Daily gossip

The daily gossip: June 21, 2021

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Jeva Lange

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Feature

The lost art of memorization

A flapper.

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Opinion

What will be the flapper dress of the Roaring 2020s?

Kate Winslet.

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Opinion

The culmination of Kate Winslet

Robert Pattinson.

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Feature

You don't want to be in a movie with Robert Pattinson

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Merrick Garland and Donald Trump.

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Covering for Trump?

Kevin Durant, Giannis Antetokounmpo.

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2.toss up

Is the NBA on the verge of playoff chaos?

Pope Francis.

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3.not worried

Why Pope Francis probably isn't worried about U.S. bishops' vote

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7 cartoons about the Biden-Putin summit

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7 toons about the Dems' Joe Manchin problem

6.Sounds dope

Bernie Sanders wants to know if cannabis reporter is 'stoned' right now

7.rest in peace

Bidens announce their dog Champ has died

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The Secret Congress paradox

Cartoons

Celebrating 20 years of The Week

The Week.

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A short history of The Week

Week covers.

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20 years of history through The Week's covers

September 11.

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Photos

The past 20 years, in 20 striking photos

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The world that Google, Facebook, and Twitter built

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Masks

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the coronavirus crisis

U.S. COVID-19 deaths drop to lowest level since March 2020

2:40 AM

A woman carries a cup of coffee.

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pour another one

Study: Drinking coffee cuts risk of liver problems

2:01 AM

A customer looks at a customized AR-15.

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gun laws

Appeals court blocks ruling overturning California's assault weapons ban

1:23 AM

Donald Trump, Allen Weisselberg, and Donald Trump Jr.

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legal drama

Report: Prosecutors frustrated by lack of cooperation from Trump finance chief

12:41 AM