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President Biden.

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It's the virus, stupid

Why the Democrats should pivot to COVID

Nancy Pelosi.

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Pitfalls of going big

Why the Democrats' grab-bag approach to budget reconciliation could cost them everything

The German flag.

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2 big takeaways from the German election

A Hollywood strike.

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How a pending Hollywood strike involves you

Streaming services demand endless content, and film industry working conditions have deteriorated so production keeps up

Speed Reads

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Dallas and Boston Fed presidents resign amid scrutiny over stock trades

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New chancellor at Kabul University bans women from campus

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Rep. Karen Bass is running for mayor of Los Angeles

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Ford announces 3 battery plants, electric truck factory in Kentucky and Tennessee

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Olympian becomes 1st woman to finish swim to Block Island

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Pfizer starts study of oral drug for preventing COVID-19

Politics

Donald Trump.

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The unimportance of Trump's incompetence

Angela Merkel.

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Farewell, Mutti

Iron Dome.

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Why Israel should reject U.S. military aid

Federal Reserve

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Departures

Dallas and Boston Fed presidents resign amid scrutiny over stock trades

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America.

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Who are America's peers?

Why the U.S. has more in common with South America than Europe

Culture

A jack o' lantern.

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October is Hollywood's new June

Joshua Ferris.

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6 book recommendations from Joshua Ferris

Brown and Bob Jones logos.

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Bonnie Kristian

When the Ivy League acts like Bob Jones University

A man being burned at the stake.

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Is 'cancel culture' really so bad?

Cartoons

Business & Tech

Mark Zuckerberg.

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Fighting questions from within at Facebook

A wildfire.

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Extreme weather hits insurance premiums

Pills.

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The case for medical price fixing

Federal Reserve

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Departures

Dallas and Boston Fed presidents resign amid scrutiny over stock trades

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5 cartoons about Biden's mounting crises

Tim Scott.

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2.sunday shows

Sen. Tim Scott says Democrats 'walked away' from police reform talks

Footprints in sand.

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3.a big step

Scientists' 'bombshell' discovery in the 'peopling' of America

German election.

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4.neck-and-neck

Initial German exit polls show startlingly close race

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7 cartoons about America's vaccine fights

6.Last Night on Late Night

Jimmy Fallon and Nicole Kidman almost make it through interview without awkwardness

7.Do it for the kids?

Study: Kids will see 3 times as many climate disasters as their grandparents

8.today's GOP

Liz Cheney says GOP 'coddling and enabling' of Trump could 'unravel the system'

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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The world that Google, Facebook, and Twitter built

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Departures

Dallas and Boston Fed presidents resign amid scrutiny over stock trades

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An Afghan girl sits in an empty classroom.

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going backwards

New chancellor at Kabul University bans women from campus

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Rep. Karen Bass.

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politics

Rep. Karen Bass is running for mayor of Los Angeles

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Ford announces big EV investment

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Electric Vehnicles

Ford announces 3 battery plants, electric truck factory in Kentucky and Tennessee

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