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Merrick Garland and Donald Trump.

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Covering for Trump?

Attorney General Merrick Garland is puzzlingly declining to investigate the former president

Jeff Bezos.

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Should the U.S. start taxing wealth?

What to do about the country's mega-rich?

The passage of the Juneteenth holiday.

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W. James Antle III

Why conservatives shouldn't oppose Juneteenth

A lemur.

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Photos

The week's best photojournalism

A lemur on a wheel, a very fluffy dog, and more

Speed Reads

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

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Ted Cruz likens Democrats to the Terminator at Faith & Freedom Coalition conference

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Taylor Swift's re-recorded Red includes 10-minute song

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Pence heckled, called a 'traitor' at conservative conference

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Airline start-ups Breeze and Avelo gamble on post-pandemic travel

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Meadows predicted 'nobody' would care about Floyd killing

10 things you need to know today

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U.S. bishops vote to advance guidance on Biden-centric Communion rules

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Pence heckled and called a 'traitor' at conservative conference

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Hardliner Raisi poised to win Iran's presidency

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CDC, WHO warn delta variant becoming dominant strain

Politics

Gun rights and sanctuary cities.

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Sanctuary cities, but for guns

President Biden.

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Biden's poverty programs stumble

The Supreme Court.

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SCOTUS sides with liberalism in Fulton v. Philadelphia

Ted Cruz.

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Faith & Freedom Coalition

Ted Cruz likens Democrats to the Terminator at Faith & Freedom Coalition conference

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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

A model.

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Victoria's Secret pivots to feminism

Houses.

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Rethinking real estate

Avelo airplane.

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Prepare for take off

Airline start-ups Breeze and Avelo gamble on post-pandemic travel

Culture

A time clock.

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Getting holidays right

Naomi Osaka.

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taking a break

Naomi Osaka withdraws from Wimbledon, but is 'excited' for the Olympics

Katy Perry and Orlando Bloom

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back to the future

Katy Perry and Orlando Bloom star in voting rights ad

Juneteenth no votes

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Last Night on Late Night

Jimmy Fallon and Stephen Colbert cheer Juneteenth

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Opinion

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

Kate Winslet.

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President Biden and Vladimir Putin.

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Biden's PR stunt with Putin

Enrique Tarrio.

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Proud Boys leader says the far-right group is 'hemorrhaging money'

Nashville.

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Bonnie Kristian

The Southern Baptist Convention is still cracking

Vladimir Putin

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RNC slams Biden for meeting with Putin

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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.Last Night on Late Night

Late night hosts recap Biden and Putin's 'Boniva in Geneva'

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America's backward climate politics

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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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unnecessary fears?

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

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Home.

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6 homes for artists

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Merrick Garland and Donald Trump.

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Covering for Trump?

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Jeff Bezos.

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Should the U.S. start taxing wealth?

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