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Merrick Garland and Donald Trump.

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Covering for Trump?

Attorney General Merrick Garland is puzzlingly declining to investigate the former president

Jeff Bezos.

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Feature

Should the U.S. start taxing wealth?

What to do about the country's mega-rich?

The passage of the Juneteenth holiday.

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W. James Antle III

Why conservatives shouldn't oppose Juneteenth

A lemur.

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Photos

The week's best photojournalism

A lemur on a wheel, a very fluffy dog, and more

Speed Reads

June 19, 2021

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Is the NBA on the verge of playoff chaos?

June 19, 2021

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What Ebrahim Raisi's election means for Iran, U.S.

June 19, 2021

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McCarthy spox clarifies Trump-speaker comments

June 19, 2021

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Bidens announce their dog Champ has died

June 19, 2021

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Kevin McCarthy appears to say Trump has said he wants to be House speaker

June 19, 2021

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

Politics

Gun rights and sanctuary cities.

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Sanctuary cities, but for guns

President Biden.

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Biden's poverty programs stumble

The Supreme Court.

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SCOTUS sides with liberalism in Fulton v. Philadelphia

Kevin McCarthy.

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McCarthy clarifies

McCarthy spox clarifies Trump-speaker comments

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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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Jeva Lange

A brain.

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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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President Biden and Vladimir Putin.

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W. James Antle III

Biden's PR stunt with Putin

Moving boxes.

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2.it wasn't all bad

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

Enrique Tarrio.

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3.womp womp

Proud Boys leader says the far-right group is 'hemorrhaging money'

A model.

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Victoria's Secret pivots to feminism

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Bonnie Kristian

The Southern Baptist Convention is still cracking

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7 toons about the Dems' Joe Manchin problem

7.Sounds dope

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

8.Last Night on Late Night

Late night hosts recap Biden and Putin's 'Boniva in Geneva'

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Celebrating 20 years of 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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Kevin Durant, Giannis Antetokounmpo.

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toss up

Is the NBA on the verge of playoff chaos?

Ebrahim Raisi.

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U.S.-Iran relations

What Ebrahim Raisi's election means for Iran, U.S.

Kevin McCarthy.

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McCarthy clarifies

McCarthy spox clarifies Trump-speaker comments

Champ and Major.

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rest in peace

Bidens announce their dog Champ has died