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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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How much fuel is still in the economy's tank?

Investors are wondering how quickly the global economy can keep growing

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Joel Mathis

Pelosi's savvy Jan. 6 outreach

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Samuel Goldman

The GOP's sunny future

Conservatives are feeling gloomy about California. But there's an alternative in the East.

Speed Reads

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Biden PAC warns swing state supporters know little about accomplishments

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How Russia is skirting ban on nationality markers at Olympics

July 23, 2021

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Andie MacDowell embraced her gray hair against her managers' wishes

July 23, 2021

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Pitt and Jolie custody battle 'could be starting over'

July 23, 2021

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41 percent of American elder-care workers aren't fully vaccinated

July 23, 2021

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Batali and partner to pay $600,000 after harassment probe

10 things you need to know today

24 July 2021

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2020 Tokyo Games get underway

Firefighters turn over Surfside search to police as all but 1 victim identified

California's Dixie Fire reaches "megafire" status

Biden approves $100 million to aid Afghan refugees

Politics

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Ryan Cooper

Mandatory vaccinations?

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W. James Antle III

An incoherent approach to governance?

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Bonnie Kristian

The pitfalls of the journalist-politician

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back to square one?

Biden PAC warns swing state supporters know little about accomplishments

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Tokyo's must-watch events

How to see what you actually want to see from the 2020 Games

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Culture

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Jeva Lange

Ted Lasso does it again?

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Photos

The week's best photojournalism

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5 toons about Fox News' vaccine confusion

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Daily gossip

The daily gossip: July 23, 2021

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Business & Tech

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How will cities adapt to extreme heat?

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W. James Antle III

A bipartisan backlash to Big Tech?

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Addison Del Mastro

The decline of medium-box stores

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How much fuel is still in the economy's tank?

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Damon Linker

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Opinion

Trump's path back to the presidency

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Opinion

The war Donald Rumsfeld won

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Opinion

The politics of loneliness

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Opinion

The civil war of 2024?

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1.swing and a miss

GOP lawmaker breaks 'first rule of whataboutism' with vaccine complaint

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2.'dumb stuff'

Rapinoe addresses resounding Olympic loss to Sweden

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3.better know a stephen

Daily Show creators recount stealing Colbert from GMA

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4.T Hanks for the memories

Tom Hanks customized his Airstream with a fireplace

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Joel Mathis

The myth of 'woke capital'

6.Quotables

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

7.Last Night on Late Night

Late night host say the Olympics have other worries than COVID's Delta variant

8.planes, trains, automobiles

Where Democrats and Republicans diverge on infrastructure

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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Damon Linker

The world that Google, Facebook, and Twitter built

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back to square one?

Biden PAC warns swing state supporters know little about accomplishments

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know it when you see it

How Russia is skirting ban on nationality markers at Olympics

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Daily briefing

10 things you need to know today: July 24, 2021

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Briefing

Delta vs. the vaccines

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