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Jeva Lange

In praise of third place

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Ryan Cooper

Fearing the doctor

Why the broken American health-care system is prolonging the pandemic

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Bowing to Beijing

Out of fear of losing access to the huge Chinese market, Hollywood film studios are censoring themselves

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Top grads are avoiding Wall Street

And more of the week's best financial insight

Speed Reads

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Israeli data suggest infected, vaccinated individuals have low chance of spreading COVID-19

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A tie for gold led to one of the most joyful celebrations at the 2020 Olympics

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How sociology shows 'policy makers have been looking at vaccine refusal all wrong'

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AOC's latest comments shows how 'complicated' infrastructure bill passage will be

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Florida must plan for 'hospital surge' amid new COVID-19 wave, former Trump official says

July 31, 2021

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Legal experts stumped over whether Jan. 6 committee can force GOP lawmakers to testify

10 things you need to know today

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Federal eviction moratorium expires

Senate still working on text of bipartisan infrastructure deal

Florida reports new single-day COVID-19 infection record

Biden administration officials optimistic about rise in vaccinations

Controlling Delta

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William Falk

The 'natural' fallacy

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Israeli data suggest infected, vaccinated individuals have low chance of spreading COVID-19

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the coronavirus crisis

How sociology shows 'policy makers have been looking at vaccine refusal all wrong'

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the coronavirus crisis

Florida must plan for 'hospital surge' amid new COVID-19 wave, former Trump official says

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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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Politics

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Neil J. Young

Fox News vs. Team USA

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Joel Mathis

Trump's infrastructure deal

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Damon Linker

Contemplating an 'American Caesar'

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AOC's latest comments shows how 'complicated' infrastructure bill passage will be

Culture

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Jeva Lange

When actors you love do terrible movies

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Jeopardy's high-stakes hunt for a new host

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Daily gossip

The daily gossip: July 30, 2021

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she's not alone

Emma Stone 'weighing her options' after Johansson's Disney lawsuit

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Business & Tech

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James Pethokoukis

Lessons of the GDP report

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Disappointment for sponsors and hosts at Tokyo Olympics

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Top grads are avoiding Wall Street

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Mike Lindell says he's pulling MyPillow ads from Fox News after dispute over commercial

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Damon Linker

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Opinion

Trump's path back to the presidency

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The war Donald Rumsfeld won

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The politics of loneliness

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The civil war of 2024?

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1.Quotables

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

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2.'disgusting'

Michael Che under fire after sharing Simone Biles joke

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3.rest in peace

Former Michigan Sen. Carl Levin dies at 87

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4.Capitol riot aftermath

CNN airs threatening voicemail D.C. officer received during Jan. 6 testimony

5.say that five times fast

ESPN analyst gets tongue-tied saying name of NBA draft pick

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Ryan Cooper

Fearing the doctor

7.good trouble

Democratic Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee arrested at voter rights protest

8.civil war

Scarlett Johansson is taking Disney to court

Celebrating 20 years of The Week

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A short history of The Week

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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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Israeli data suggest infected, vaccinated individuals have low chance of spreading COVID-19

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2020 Tokyo Games

A tie for gold led to one of the most joyful celebrations at the 2020 Olympics

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the coronavirus crisis

How sociology shows 'policy makers have been looking at vaccine refusal all wrong'

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AOC's latest comments shows how 'complicated' infrastructure bill passage will be

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