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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

A laptop.

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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 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

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?

Kevin McCarthy.

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McCarthy clarifies

McCarthy spox clarifies Trump-speaker comments

Donald Trump, Kevin McCarthy.

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Speed Reads

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

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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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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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Feature

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

Political Cartoon.

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2.Feature

7 toons about the Dems' Joe Manchin problem

Bernie Sanders.

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3.Sounds dope

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

President Biden and Vladimir Putin.

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W. James Antle III

Biden's PR stunt with Putin

5.crime and punishment

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

6.

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Bonnie Kristian

The Southern Baptist Convention is still cracking

7.The big lie

Georgia election workers reportedly received a 'torrent' of threats

8.womp womp

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

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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

A computer.

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The world that Google, Facebook, and Twitter built

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7 cartoons about the Biden-Putin summit

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Google.

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Feature

Looking beyond the college degree

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The view from a military drone.

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Briefing

The future of drone warfare

5:49 AM

Kevin Durant, Giannis Antetokounmpo.

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toss up

Is the NBA on the verge of playoff chaos?