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President Biden.

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Michael Arceneaux

Biden's voting rights betrayal

White voters are never asked to ‘out-organize vote suppression’

Olympic rings.

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The nicest Olympics ever

In Tokyo, nationalism is taking a back seat

A dress.

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Finding a better fit

Maybe there are some pre-pandemic assumptions worth abandoning for good

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PayPal's reckless foray into regulating speech

Speed Reads

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The wild double play that dashed U.S. softball's hopes for gold

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Simone Biles out of team competition at the Olympics

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This teen pilot wants to be the youngest woman to fly solo around the world

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Trump backs Ken Paxton over George P. Bush in Texas AG race

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Flora Duffy wins Bermuda's first-ever Olympic gold medal

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Former Sen. Barbara Boxer assaulted, robbed in Oakland

Politics

President Biden.

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Bonnie Kristian

Biden ends another war — sort of

Republicans.

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The 5 factions vying for the GOP's future

Sarah Huckabee Sanders.

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The GOP's vaccine blame game

Voters.

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Should parents' votes count more?

Covid.

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Briefing

Delta vs. the vaccines

The U.S. is seeing a surge in COVID-19 cases driven by the Delta variant. Just how dangerous is it? Here's everything you need to know.

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Culture

Ted Lasso.

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Ted Lasso does it again?

Richard Marx.

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6 book recommendations from Richard Marx

Cars after a flood.

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Photos

The week's best photojournalism

Editorial Cartoon.

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5 toons about Fox News' vaccine confusion

Cartoons

Business & Tech

President Biden.

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The new climate denial

President Biden.

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Will Delta tank the economic recovery?

Used cars.

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The used-car buying frenzy

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PayPal's reckless foray into regulating speech

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Damon Linker

Trump walks to White House.

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Opinion

Trump's path back to the presidency

Donald Rumsfeld.

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Opinion

The war Donald Rumsfeld won

A lonely person.

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Opinion

The politics of loneliness

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Opinion

The civil war of 2024?

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Sarah Huckabee Sanders.

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1.persuasion tactics

Sarah Huckabee Sanders says Biden, Harris should give Trump credit to increase vaccination rate

Adam Kinzinger.

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2.capitol riot aftermath

Adam Kinzinger accepts place on Jan. 6 committee: 'When duty calls, I will always answer'

Tom Brady, Joe Biden

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3.Quotables

Tom Brady's 'gentle' roast of Trump at Biden's White House: 'Deeply vicious'?

Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine.

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4.the coronavirus crisis

Why it may be a 'grave mistake' for FDA to wait for full vaccine approval

5.ring the alarm

Democrats fear 'death by 1,000 cuts' in 2022 midterms

6.the coronavirus crisis

The 'potential silver lining' to a breakthrough COVID-19 infection

7.Daily briefing

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8.artificial intelligence

Are police 'fabricating' gunshot evidence in some cities?

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20 years of history through The Week's covers

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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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Japanese softball team celebrates gold medal.

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2020 Tokyo Games

The wild double play that dashed U.S. softball's hopes for gold

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Simone Biles

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'unbelievably shocking'

Simone Biles out of team competition at the Olympics

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Blue Moon

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Business briefing

The daily business briefing: July 27, 2021

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A dress.

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Finding a better fit

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