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The view from a military drone.

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Briefing

The future of drone warfare

Unmanned aerial weapons are reshaping the battlefield — and starting to think for themselves

Google.

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Looking beyond the college degree

And more of the week's best financial insight

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The folly of a new constitution

A progressive experiment goes off the rails

Political Cartoon.

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7 cartoons about the Biden-Putin summit

Artists take on Biden's posturing, Putin's hacking, and more

Speed Reads

June 20, 2021

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Member of Uganda's Olympic team tests positive for coronavirus

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GOP's Portman: Manchin's voting reform compromise a 'federal takeover'

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Did Putin get 'exactly what he wanted' out of Biden summit?

June 20, 2021

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Sanders won't back infrastructure bill that includes higher gas tax, electric car fee

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Karzai: Afghanistan will be 'better off' without U.S. military

June 20, 2021

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DeSantis edges Trump in new 2024 straw poll

Politics

New York City.

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Will the left get the last laugh in the NYC mayoral race?

Merrick Garland and Donald Trump.

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Covering for Trump?

Rob Portman.

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GOP's Portman: Manchin's voting reform compromise a 'federal takeover'

Dana Bash, Bernie Sanders.

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Sanders won't back infrastructure bill that includes higher gas tax, electric car fee

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The Nord pipeline.

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Briefing

Russia's controversial new pipeline

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

Business

A model.

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Victoria's Secret pivots to feminism

Houses.

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Rethinking real estate

Avelo airplane.

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Prepare for take off

Airline start-ups Breeze and Avelo gamble on post-pandemic travel

Lumber.

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unnecessary fears?

Case for inflation panic has 'died,' Paul Krugman argues

Culture

A time clock.

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Getting holidays right

Naomi Osaka.

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taking a break

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

Katy Perry and Orlando Bloom

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back to the future

Katy Perry and Orlando Bloom star in voting rights ad

Juneteenth no votes

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Last Night on Late Night

Jimmy Fallon and Stephen Colbert cheer Juneteenth

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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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1.it wasn't all bad

Teen buys repossessed storage units, then returns everything to original owners

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Victoria's Secret pivots to feminism

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7 toons about the Dems' Joe Manchin problem

Bernie Sanders.

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4.Sounds dope

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

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W. James Antle III

Biden's PR stunt with Putin

6.crime and punishment

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

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Bonnie Kristian

The Southern Baptist Convention is still cracking

8.The big lie

Georgia election workers reportedly received a 'torrent' of threats

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Celebrating 20 years of The Week

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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The world that Google, Facebook, and Twitter built

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Members of the Ugandan Olympic team.

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a sign of things to come?

Member of Uganda's Olympic team tests positive for coronavirus

Rob Portman.

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sunday shows

GOP's Portman: Manchin's voting reform compromise a 'federal takeover'

Fiona Hill.

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Did Putin get 'exactly what he wanted' out of Biden summit?

Dana Bash, Bernie Sanders.

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sunday shows

Sanders won't back infrastructure bill that includes higher gas tax, electric car fee