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Earth.

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No, we can't just 'vaccinate the world'

Vaccinating Africa won't stop the next Omicron

Philadelphia.

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America's spiking homicide rates should be a priority

President Biden.

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Biden won't reconsider America's imperial reach

A vaccination clinic.

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The Omicron oracle

Do you want variants? This is how you get variants.

Speed Reads

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Late night hosts chase down, mock Omicron conspiracy theories

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Honduras ruling party concedes to leftist Xiomara Castro in presidential election

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Minnesota woman uses handmade cards to help friends through tough times

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British patient receives world's 1st 3D printed prosthetic eye

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GOP's McCarthy tries, fails to end feud between Marjorie Taylor Greene and Nancy Mace

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To celebrate his 90th birthday, skydiver makes 9 jumps in 4 hours

Politics

President Biden.

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The false narrative of 'the narrative'

A mother and child.

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Heading for population collapse?

An airport.

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Is the U.S. ready for Omicron?

A mother and child.

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Stephanie H. Murray

The libertarian case for family policy

The Omicron Variant

Air travelers in Newark, New Jersey.

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coronavirus crisis

U.S. expected to announce tougher COVID-19 testing requirements for all travelers

Earth.

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No, we can't just 'vaccinate the world'

A vaccination clinic.

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The Omicron oracle

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Culture

A mother and child.

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Parenting advice

The week's best parenting advice: November 30, 2021

Rihanna.

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Daily gossip

The daily gossip: November 30, 2021

Female songwriters.

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How women took over songwriting

Chinese movies.

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China's politically revealing blockbusters

Cartoons

Business & Tech

Meta.

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Briefing

How Facebook's metaverse could change your life

Jerome Powell.

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The downside of a functional Fed?

Jerome Powell.

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James Pethokoukis

Grateful for Jerome Powell?

A donkey.

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James Pethokoukis

Democrats' vintage lesson on inflation

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Jeva Lange

A brain.

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The lost art of memorization

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Opinion

The taboo topic of menstruation

Jeva and her dad.

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The absolute joy of being miserable with my dad

Donald Trump.

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Opinion

Memento mori, Donald Trump

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Michael Flynn

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1.Q and A

QAnon star Michael Flynn reportedly recorded calling QAnon 'total nonsense'

Biden

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2.Janus Joe?

Republicans pounce after Biden bans travel from 8 African countries

Marilyn Manson

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3.raid

Police reportedly seize hard drives from Marilyn Manson's home

Political Cartoon.

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4.Feature

7 cartoons about Thanksgiving inflation

5.'long way to go'

Tiger Woods opens up about 'tough' recovery after car accident

6.Briefing

Who pays America's taxes?

7.Daily briefing

10 things you need to know today: November 29, 2021

8.Omicron

Omicron: Still more questions than answers

Celebrating 20 years of 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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