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President Biden.

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America's Great Game with China

Instead of the ideologically simplified, Manichean world to which we grew accustomed after 1945, we now confront a geopolitical order marked by multif…

Travellers in Virginia

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Daily briefing

10 things you need to know today: September 21, 2021

The U.S. lifts its travel ban on fully vaccinated foreigners, Pfizer and BioNTech say their vaccine is safe for children, and more

President Biden and Krysten Sinema.

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The only way to save Biden's agenda

Democratic moderates have made a mess of things. Time for progressives to take drastic action.

Policing.

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The quiet return of proactive policing?

Speed Reads

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Daniel Craig weighs in on whether a woman could play Bond

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Why Gavin Newsom will likely have to wait for a White House bid

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White House officials decry viral Border Patrol videos

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J&J: Booster provides 100 percent protection against severe COVID-19

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Late night host joke about vaccine-hesitant kids demanding 'pony dewormer'

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Lindsey Graham recently told Trump 'you f---ed your presidency up,' book claims

Politics

Mitch McConnell and Donald Trump.

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Trump turns on Mitch

An elephant and a Bible.

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Does 'white evangelical' just mean 'conservative'?

Larry Elder.

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Why Democrats smell blood

Nicki Minaj and Tucker Carlson.

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W. James Antle III

The Nicki Minaj-Tucker Carlson connection

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The Supreme Court.

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Briefing

The end of Roe v. Wade?

With the Supreme Court poised to revisit the landmark ruling this fall, at least 22 states are readying to outlaw abortion

Culture

A tree.

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Feature

15 books to read this fall

An Emmy.

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The Emmys demonstrate their own irrelevance

Christopher Nolan.

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Tenet, round 2

Monica Byrne.

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6 book recommendations from Monica Byrne

Cartoons

Business & Tech

The earth.

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Facebook's monstrous empire

A closed business.

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Feature

Delta sinks hopes for quick expansion

American Gothic.

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Is SpaceX's Inspiration4 really an inspiration?

Carbon capture.

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Briefing

Can carbon capture technology save the planet?

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Editorial Cartoon.

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7 cartoons about America's vaccine fights

Scott Gottlieb.

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2.sunday shows

Former FDA commissioner questions whether researchers should continue to publish sequences of novel viruses

Elizabeth Holmes and James Mattis.

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Did Theranos Lose Afghanistan?

Jean Smart

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4.legends

Hacks star Jean Smart pulls off an Emmys feat only Betty White has before

5.an enigma

Don't try to predict Manchin's reconciliation vote, says former adviser

6.setting the stage

3 U.S. negotiating errors that previewed the Taliban's return

7.R.I.P.

Kerry Washington honors Michael K. Williams at the Emmys

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How Newsom ran away with the recall

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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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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A vaccinated child.

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Parenting advice

The week's best parenting advice: September 21, 2021

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Policing.

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The quiet return of proactive policing?

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Daniel Craig

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dr. no

Daniel Craig weighs in on whether a woman could play Bond

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Gavin Newsom.

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checkmate

Why Gavin Newsom will likely have to wait for a White House bid

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