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Haitian migrants.

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Briefing

The Haitian migrant surge, explained

Everything you need to know about the tense situation at the border

A COVID hole.

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The weird world of endless COVID

President Biden.

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W. James Antle III

Biden's immigration bind

Joe Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema.

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Democrats' mini-nuke option to stave off economic collapse

They could use their congressional majorities to pass some laws

Speed Reads

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Late night hosts mock crazy vaccine misinformation, Trump's legal self-own

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'Distinctive navy-blue shoes' helped the FBI arrest Jan. 6 Capitol riot suspect

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CDC clears COVID booster shots for seniors, vulnerable, and frontline workers

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Why thousands of Haitians arrived in Texas on Mexican Independence Day

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Drafts of audit report confirm Biden defeated Trump in Maricopa County

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Memphis-area Kroger shooting leaves 1 victim dead, 12 wounded

Politics

A donkey.

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Political suicide?

A broken gavel.

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Why the Supreme Court's popularity suddenly matters

A median voter.

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Democrats scare off the median voter

President Biden and AOC.

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W. James Antle III

Progressives' obvious way out

Crisis at the border

A migrant and a Border Patrol agent.

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A viral photo and the dark echoes of history

Haitian migrants at southern border

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Haitian migrants

Why thousands of Haitians arrived in Texas on Mexican Independence Day

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Migrants across Rio Grande.

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dispatches from the border

Migrants said they expected 'easier process' crossing border

Border Patrol agent

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'counterproductive'

U.S. special envoy for Haiti resigns over deportations

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America.

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Who are America's peers?

Why the U.S. has more in common with South America than Europe

Culture

Brown and Bob Jones logos.

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Bonnie Kristian

When the Ivy League acts like Bob Jones University

A man being burned at the stake.

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Is 'cancel culture' really so bad?

An Emmy.

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The Emmys demonstrate their own irrelevance

A tree.

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Feature

15 books to read this fall

Cartoons

Business & Tech

Pills.

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The case for medical price fixing

Carbon capture.

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Briefing

Can carbon capture technology save the planet?

The earth.

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Facebook's monstrous empire

A closed business.

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Delta sinks hopes for quick expansion

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Jimmy Fallon and Nicole Kidman

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1.Last Night on Late Night

Jimmy Fallon and Nicole Kidman almost make it through interview without awkwardness

Johnny Depp

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2.'out of hand'

Depp says 'no one is safe' from cancel culture

R. Kelly

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3.the R. Kelly trial

Prosecutors urge jury to make R. Kelly 'pay for his crimes'

Editorial Cartoon.

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7 cartoons about America's vaccine fights

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W. James Antle III

Democrats are governing like Republicans

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A viral photo and the dark echoes of history

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Did Theranos Lose Afghanistan?

8.Dems in Disarray

After Biden huddles, Democrats moderately optimistic about passing progressive agenda

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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The past 20 years, in 20 striking photos

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The world that Google, Facebook, and Twitter built

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Stephen Colbert

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Last Night on Late Night

Late night hosts mock crazy vaccine misinformation, Trump's legal self-own

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President Biden.

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W. James Antle III

Biden's immigration bind

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Joe Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema.

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Democrats' mini-nuke option to stave off economic collapse

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A COVID hole.

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The weird world of endless COVID

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