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President Biden.

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Democrats' months of dithering

Voters respect decisive leadership. Democrats are flailing, and Biden's popularity is sinking.

The Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccine

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Daily briefing

10 things you need to know today: October 21, 2021

The FDA OKs Moderna, J&J boosters and mix-and-match vaccines, Nikolas Cruz pleads guilty to Parkland school massacre, and more

Biden administration members.

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W. James Antle III

The Biden administration's sloppy supply chain spin

Wes Anderson.

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The French Dispatch is a film for readers

It's time for Wes Anderson to win a screenwriting award

Speed Reads

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Simone Biles says she's 'still scared to do gymnastics'

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China wipes Celtics games after player's 'Free Tibet' video

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Archaeologists used tree rings, astrophysics to prove Vikings were in Canada in 1021

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Senate Republicans block Joe Manchin's voting rights bill

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Late night hosts have questions, suggestions for Facebook's big rebrand

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Biden, Democrats exploring new tax options amid Sinema veto of rate hikes

Politics

A Biden voter.

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Michael Arceneaux

Is Biden taking Black voters for granted?

Mitt Romney.

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Will Democrats give Mitt Romney a call?

Donald Trump.

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Memento mori, Donald Trump

President Biden and Donald Trump.

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Good news for Trump, bad news for Biden

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The NATO symbol.

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The madness of expanding NATO

This is a door the Biden administration ought to keep closed

Culture

A television.

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Stop letting COVID infect TV

Brian Cox.

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Succession seems to think it's still 2019

A gardener.

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Bonnie Kristian

The soil of fairy tales

A scale.

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The upside of urban decline

Cartoons

Fantasy.

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The 4 fantasies dominating American politics

Our political flights from the rigors of reality

Business & Tech

A pack of Facebook.

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Facebook prepares to use Big Tobacco's 1 weird trick

The pledge of allegiance.

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Facebook can be its own country when it gets an army

President Biden.

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Biden's insulting sales pitch

A container ship.

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Briefing

The supply chain fiasco

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Samuel Goldman

America.

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Opinion

Who are America's peers?

Brett Kavanaugh and a protester.

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Opinion

The consequences of judicializing abortion

Critical Race Theory.

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Opinion

Losing the education wars

Sci-fi art.

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Opinion

Let science fiction be weird again

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London, England.

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1.keeping watch

Officials keeping 'close watch' on Delta subvariant

Rep. Jeff Fortenberry.

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2.see you in court

Rep. Jeff Fortenberry indicted on charges of lying to federal investigators

Police truck drives in Haiti

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3.Dirty business

Haitian gang asks $17 million ransom for abducted U.S. and Canadian missionaries

Miami Beach police officers.

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4.public safety

Assaults against law enforcement officers rose in 2020

5.state of play

What's on the chopping block in spending package negotiations

6.Help Wanted

The American 'Great Resignation' by the numbers

7.'it's time'

NYC to impose vaccine mandate for all city workers

8.'we will be ready'

What makes Biden's vaccination plan for young kids different

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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