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Tulsa.

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The Tulsa Race Massacre

A century ago this month, a white mob destroyed a thriving Black neighborhood in Tulsa

An Uber.

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A surge in 'surge pricing'

And more of the week's best financial insight

A donkey.

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The optimistic case for Democrats

They are right to be alarmed about 2024. But despair is premature.

President Biden.

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Biden has an insurmountable challenge in Europe

Speed Reads

June 13, 2021

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In the Heights has a disappointing box office debut

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Susan Collins touts user tax for electric vehicle 'free riders'

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Israeli parliament approves coalition, Netanyahu out

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Djokovic surges to win French Open

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Is Joe Manchin overlooking a 'middle ground' filibuster solution?

June 13, 2021

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Biden, Putin express openness to cybercriminal exchange

Politics

The Capitol.

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Infrastructure deal breaker?

Political Cartoon.

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5 toons about Harris' immigration stumbles

Susan Collins.

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Susan Collins touts user tax for electric vehicle 'free riders'

Joe Manchin.

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lower the threshold

Is Joe Manchin overlooking a 'middle ground' filibuster solution?

A cigar lit with a 1040.

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How to tax billionaire wealth

It's not as complicated as oligarch defenders make it out to be

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Culture

In the Heights.

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Trump lyric cut from In the Heights

Elephants.

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Photos

The week's best photojournalism

Annie Murphy.

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The revenge of the sitcom wife

In the Heights

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summer box office

In the Heights has a disappointing box office debut

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Jeva Lange

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?

Dakota Johnson and Tilda Swinton.

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Dakota Johnson, queen of sighs

Robert Pattinson.

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

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Trump rally.

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1.The big lie

Georgia election workers reportedly received a 'torrent' of threats

Merrick Garland.

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2.department over party?

Why Garland's DOJ is occasionally siding with Trump

Finland-Denmark soccer game.

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3.breaking

Danish soccer star reportedly awake after on-field collapse

Alexei Navalny.

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4.Biden's trip abroad

Biden has 'every intention' of discussing Alexei Navalny during meeting with Putin

5.those days are over

China's U.K. embassy scoffs at G7

6.Sounds dope

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

7.that'll do for now

Biden says he's 'satisfied' with G7's final stance on China

8.Photos

The week's best photojournalism

Cartoons

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In the Heights

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summer box office

In the Heights has a disappointing box office debut

Susan Collins.

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Susan Collins touts user tax for electric vehicle 'free riders'

Naftali Bennett.

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changing of the guard

Israeli parliament approves coalition, Netanyahu out

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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