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America on fire.

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America's backward climate politics

Why the GOP's snub of climate investment is so short-sighted

The Nord pipeline.

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Briefing

Russia's controversial new pipeline

What the Nord Stream 2 means for Europe — and the world

The Supreme Court.

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SCOTUS sides with liberalism in Fulton v. Philadelphia

The passage of the Juneteenth holiday.

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W. James Antle III

Why conservatives shouldn't oppose Juneteenth

Speed Reads

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Almost all operations shut down as COVID-19 outbreak hits U.S. Embassy in Kabul

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Biden's Putin meeting rehabilitated his image in Russia

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1 killed, 12 wounded in multiple drive-by shootings near Phoenix

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St. Louis couple who waved guns at demonstrators plead guilty to misdemeanors

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White House now looking to 'engage' with China's Xi Jinping

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Naomi Osaka withdraws from Wimbledon, but is 'excited' for the Olympics

Politics

President Biden and Vladimir Putin.

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W. James Antle III

Biden's PR stunt with Putin

Nashville.

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Bonnie Kristian

The Southern Baptist Convention is still cracking

Joe Manchin.

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The corrupt reality of bipartisanship

Stacey Abrams and Joe Manchin.

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Stacey Abrams, pragmatist

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World symbols.

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Biden's ultimatum to Europe

The president brought a much tougher message to NATO than what the happy talk about sacred obligations suggests

Business

Houses.

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Rethinking real estate

The Nord pipeline.

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Briefing

Russia's controversial new pipeline

Mackenzie Scott.

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philanthropy news

Mackenzie Scott gave away $6 billion in 2020 — and grew richer

An Uber.

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Feature

A surge in 'surge pricing'

Culture

A time clock.

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Getting holidays right

Baseball and rosin bag.

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take the spider tack, leave the sunscreen

Did MLB go too far with 'sticky stuff' crackdown?

Jonny Lee Miller and Angelina Jolie.

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Daily gossip

The daily gossip: June 17, 2021

The Beatles: Get Back

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here comes the sun

Peter Jackson's Beatles documentary will be 6 hours

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A brain.

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Feature

The lost art of memorization

A flapper.

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Opinion

What will be the flapper dress of the Roaring 2020s?

Kate Winslet.

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Opinion

The culmination of Kate Winslet

Robert Pattinson.

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You don't want to be in a movie with Robert Pattinson

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Vladimir Putin

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1.Geneva summit

RNC slams Biden for meeting with Putin

Political Cartoon.

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2.Feature

7 toons about the Dems' Joe Manchin problem

Nashville.

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Bonnie Kristian

The Southern Baptist Convention is still cracking

Bernie Sanders.

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4.Sounds dope

Bernie Sanders wants to know if cannabis reporter is 'stoned' right now

5.self criticism

The bizarre reason Eric Adams refers to himself in the 3rd person

6.changing the subject

Post-meeting, Putin asks 'Who's the killer now?'

7.The big lie

Georgia election workers reportedly received a 'torrent' of threats

8.Last Night on Late Night

Late night hosts pan Marjorie Taylor Greene's Holocaust apology

Cartoons

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

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The world that Google, Facebook, and Twitter built

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coronavirus crisis

Almost all operations shut down as COVID-19 outbreak hits U.S. Embassy in Kabul

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Joe Biden

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Image upgrade

Biden's Putin meeting rehabilitated his image in Russia

12:27 AM

Police tape.

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shootings

1 killed, 12 wounded in multiple drive-by shootings near Phoenix

11:39 PM

Patricia and Mark McCloskey.

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crime and punishment

St. Louis couple who waved guns at demonstrators plead guilty to misdemeanors

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