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Democrats.

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Democrats' infrastructure dance

President Biden.

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W. James Antle III

Will the left go along with Biden's infrastructure deal?

A great divide.

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When Pride is filibustered

The challenge of LGBTQ progress in the Biden era

John McAfee.

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Matthew Walther

The wicked life of John McAfee

The controversial tech entrepreneur lived a life of excess and destructive indifference

Speed Reads

June 24, 2021

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Biden administration plans to evacuate Afghans who assisted U.S. military

June 24, 2021

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Why the infrastructure proposal's 'asset recycling' could prove controversial

June 24, 2021

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Lena Dunham is directing a Polly Pocket movie

June 24, 2021

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Miami-Dade officials say they've heard 'banging' but no voices from rubble of condo tower, 99 people still missing

June 24, 2021

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McCain: FBI should get involved in Spears case

June 24, 2021

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Biden's succinct response to questions about worker shortages

Politics

President Biden.

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W. James Antle III

Democrats' crime problem

George Floyd protests.

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Changing the subject

The Supreme Court.

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The court's unfashionable defense of free speech

A protestor.

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The death of 'defund the police'

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Horror cicadas.

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The perfect horror-movie villain

The scariest thing about bugs is just how human-like they really are

Culture

A mask.

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In-between days

Max Scherzer.

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MLB trades sticky stuff for pantless pitchers

Lin-Manuel Miranda.

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How to judge a public apology

Britney Spears.

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#FreeBritney

Spears calls conservatorship 'abusive,' wants to be able to get married and have a baby

Business

The Wall Street bull.

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Boom or bust?

Tim Cook

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mr. cook calls washington

Cook called Pelosi with 'warning' about antitrust bills

Power line.

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emissions reduction

Most major utilities reduced emissions rates in 2020

Oil smoke stack.

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a new strategy

A new index fund aims to give small investors a 'voice' to address climate change

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A brain.

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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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The culmination of Kate Winslet

Robert Pattinson.

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

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7 toons about the Dems' Joe Manchin problem

Gitmo Tourists

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2.Last Night on Late Night

Stephen Colbert chides Catholic bishops for 'Holy Ghosting" Biden

Bernie Sanders.

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3.Sounds dope

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

Mitch McConnell.

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4.It's a no from me

McConnell defends GOP voting rights filibuster

5.'he hadn’t changed at all'

Trump advisers hoped COVID-19 battle would change him

6.winging it

'Abundantly clear' Democrats never had a plan to pass election reform bill, former Obama aide says

7.The big lie

Georgia election workers reportedly received a 'torrent' of threats

8.Jan. 6 aftermath

'Ashamed' Capitol rioter gets probation after guilty plea

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20 years of history through The Week's covers

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The world that Google, Facebook, and Twitter built

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U.S. troops in Afghanistan in 2006.

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leaving afghanistan

Biden administration plans to evacuate Afghans who assisted U.S. military

American highway.

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Not that kind of recycling

Why the infrastructure proposal's 'asset recycling' could prove controversial

Lena Dunham

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okay sure

Lena Dunham is directing a Polly Pocket movie

Surfside collapsed building

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Miami-Dade officials say they've heard 'banging' but no voices from rubble of condo tower, 99 people still missing