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Larry Elder.

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Democrats smell blood on the politics of the pandemic

They are looking to apply the California victory formula to the rest of the country — and it just might work

Sci-fi art.

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Let science fiction be weird again

The genre has become technically accomplished, deeply serious, and utterly boring

Mitch McConnell.

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W. James Antle III

The method to Mitch McConnell's debt ceiling madness

A donkey.

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A warning sign in a blowout

Speed Reads

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France says it killed ISIS Africa leader in 'decisive blow against this terrorist group'

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Ex-House Speaker Dennis Hastert reaches sexual abuse settlement

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Late night hosts mine more jokes from Nicki Minaj's cousin's friend's balls

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Australians think Biden forgot their prime minister's name at nuclear-sub event

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Retired flight attendant honors 9/11 flight crews by pushing beverage cart 200 miles

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Pope urges U.S. bishops to be 'pastors,' not 'politicians' on abortion

Politics

An I Voted sticker.

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Will COVID stalk the GOP in 2024?

President Biden.

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Biden's booster headache

George W. Bush.

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Michael Arceneaux

Trump is right about Bush

America.

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The GOP's ticking time bomb

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Culture

Christopher Nolan.

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Tenet, round 2

Pikachu.

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Addison Del Mastro

Pokémon GO and the technocratic authoritarian future

Stephen Colbert

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Last Night on Late Night

Late night hosts mine more jokes from Nicki Minaj's cousin's friend's balls

Meghan and Harry.

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Daily gossip

The daily gossip: September 15, 2021

Cartoons

Business & Tech

Carbon capture.

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Briefing

Can carbon capture technology save the planet?

Mitch McConnell.

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W. James Antle III

The method to Mitch McConnell's debt ceiling madness

The SpaceX Falcon 9 lifts off on Wednesday night.

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we have lift off

SpaceX launches 1st all-civilian crew into orbit

President Biden.

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global security

U.S. to share nuclear submarine technology with Australia

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Berman and Kinzinger.

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1.'snowflake'

Kinzinger calls Trump 'one of the weakest men' he's 'ever seen'

Galveston in Hurricane Nicholas

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2.Hurricane Nicholas

Hurricane Nicholas makes landfall in Texas, threatening Houston

Stickers.

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High stakes in California

Leon Bennett/Getty Images

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4.'what have I done in the last three months'

Emmys host Cedric the Entertainer hoping 'not to get canceled'

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Did Theranos Lose Afghanistan?

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How Newsom ran away with the recall

7.Last night on late night

Late night hosts take sides in the Biden-GOP vaccine mandate war

8.rabbit hole

Why Laurence Fishburne isn't in the Matrix trailer

Celebrating 20 years of The Week

The Week.

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Feature

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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Photos

The past 20 years, in 20 striking photos

A computer.

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The world that Google, Facebook, and Twitter built

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The Inspiration4 mission

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Business briefing

The daily business briefing: September 16, 2021

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France announces ISIS death

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ISIS

France says it killed ISIS Africa leader in 'decisive blow against this terrorist group'

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Gymnasts

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Daily briefing

10 things you need to know today: September 16, 2021

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Sci-fi art.

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Let science fiction be weird again

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