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Wrong candidate, wrong race, wrong time?

A Warnock victory wasn't inevitable, but the signs were all there from the start

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#BookTok: Is TikTok changing the publishing industry?

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Briefing

The largest contracts in American sports history

Can you say "ka-ching"?

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How to choose a mortgage

Everything you need to know about this very important decision

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6:42 AM

Gas is now cheaper in the U.S. than it was a year ago

5:18 AM

Ukraine's custom drone strikes showed Russia it can hit Moscow

12:31 AM

House Jan. 6 Committee to issue final report on Dec. 21

9:02 PM

Wonder Woman 3 reportedly dead at DC

8:32 PM

Peru's new president sworn in after country's ex-leader is impeached and arrested

7:21 PM

Former Theranos COO Sunny Balwani sentenced to nearly 13 years in prison

Spotlight: Ukraine strikes back

A bomber lands at Engels air base in Russia in 2008.

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Number Three

Russia blames Ukraine for 3rd drone strike on airbase in 2 days

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Fear Factor

Russian military bloggers are reportedly irate over Ukraine drone strikes

Ukrainians seek shelter in a Kyiv subway station.

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escalations

Kremlin says Ukrainian drones targeted two Russian air bases

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world news

Ukraine: Explosions at air base in Crimea destroyed 9 Russian warplanes

10 things you need to know today

7 December 2022

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Warnock beats Walker in Georgia Senate runoff

Trump Organization found guilty of tax fraud

Drones hit military sites inside Russia for 2nd day

Argentine Vice President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner convicted of corruption

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Briefing

If China invades Taiwan

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Feature

Troubled union: Apple's China problem

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Feature

6 outstanding homes built in the 1940s

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William Falk

Patrick Henry in China

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Briefing

What is 'Shrinkflation'?

And how can shoppers avoid it?

The daily gossip

7 December 2022

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Jennifer Lawrence claims there were no female action leads before 'The Hunger Games'

Janelle Monáe went to her birthday party topless

Anya Taylor-Joy didn't call Charlize Theron about taking over her 'Mad Max' role

Whoopi Goldberg's will warns not to make unauthorized biopics about her

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'Twas the week before Christmas and all through the House...

House Jan. 6 Committee to issue final report on Dec. 21

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sentencing

Former Theranos COO Sunny Balwani sentenced to nearly 13 years in prison

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Oopsie

Ukraine's custom drone strikes showed Russia it can hit Moscow

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political chaos

Peru's new president sworn in after country's ex-leader is impeached and arrested

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uhhhhh

Peru's president moves to dissolve Congress

A soldier seen on the background of the Nigerian flag.

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A Dark History in Africa

Nigerian military has run forced abortion program for years, report says

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Rest in Peace

Stax Records founder Jim Stewart is dead at 92

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he's good enough, he's smart enough, and doggone it — people like him

Al Franken to return to TV as Daily Show guest host

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1.Fear Factor

Russian military bloggers are reportedly irate over Ukraine drone strikes

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2.Maybe it's a sign?

The 1st 3 weeks of Trump's presidential campaign have been brutal

Gladys Sicknick, Mitch McConnell, Kevin McCarthy

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3....

Jan. 6 Congressional Gold Medal recipients snub GOP officials

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4.he's good enough, he's smart enough, and doggone it — people like him

Al Franken to return to TV as Daily Show guest host

5.letting it all out

Herschel Walker's son Christian says he made 'a fool' of his family during Senate run

6.Don't Mess With Texas

Wind and solar power will top natural gas in Texas next year, EIA predicts

7.Uh oh...

Trump Org. found guilty of tax fraud

8.¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Wrong candidate, wrong race, wrong time?

#BookTok: Is TikTok changing the publishing industry?

The largest contracts in American sports history

How to choose a mortgage

Speed Reads

Gas is now cheaper in the U.S. than it was a year ago

Ukraine's custom drone strikes showed Russia it can hit Moscow

House Jan. 6 Committee to issue final report on Dec. 21

Wonder Woman 3 reportedly dead at DC

Peru's new president sworn in after country's ex-leader is impeached and arrested

Former Theranos COO Sunny Balwani sentenced to nearly 13 years in prison

Spotlight: Ukraine strikes back

Russia blames Ukraine for 3rd drone strike on airbase in 2 days

Russian military bloggers are reportedly irate over Ukraine drone strikes

Kremlin says Ukrainian drones targeted two Russian air bases

Ukraine: Explosions at air base in Crimea destroyed 9 Russian warplanes

10 things you need to know today

Warnock beats Walker in Georgia Senate runoff

Trump Organization found guilty of tax fraud

Drones hit military sites inside Russia for 2nd day

Argentine Vice President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner convicted of corruption

From the magazine

If China invades Taiwan

Troubled union: Apple's China problem

6 outstanding homes built in the 1940s

Patrick Henry in China

The Week Magazine

What is 'Shrinkflation'?

The daily gossip

Jennifer Lawrence claims there were no female action leads before 'The Hunger Games'

Janelle Monáe went to her birthday party topless

Anya Taylor-Joy didn't call Charlize Theron about taking over her 'Mad Max' role

Whoopi Goldberg's will warns not to make unauthorized biopics about her

Cartoons

U.S. News

House Jan. 6 Committee to issue final report on Dec. 21

Former Theranos COO Sunny Balwani sentenced to nearly 13 years in prison

More classified documents reportedly found in Trump storage locker

World News

Ukraine's custom drone strikes showed Russia it can hit Moscow

Peru's new president sworn in after country's ex-leader is impeached and arrested

Peru's president moves to dissolve Congress

Nigerian military has run forced abortion program for years, report says

Stax Records founder Jim Stewart is dead at 92

Al Franken to return to TV as Daily Show guest host

Most Popular

Russian military bloggers are reportedly irate over Ukraine drone strikes

The 1st 3 weeks of Trump's presidential campaign have been brutal

Jan. 6 Congressional Gold Medal recipients snub GOP officials

Al Franken to return to TV as Daily Show guest host

Herschel Walker's son Christian says he made 'a fool' of his family during Senate run

Wind and solar power will top natural gas in Texas next year, EIA predicts

Trump Org. found guilty of tax fraud

Trump denies calling to 'terminate' the Constitution after doing so