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The enduring legacy of Dolly Parton’s ‘Jolene’In the Spotlight Country music icon’s most popular song marked a shift in attitudes in the genre and continues to influence next generation of global stars
By Will Barker, The Week UK Published
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Why so many wildfires are started deliberatelyIn The Spotlight The vast majority of wildfires are started by human action but arson ‘is not always random destruction’
By Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week UK Published
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Pass the butter churn: Teen girls are picking up the tradwife lifeIn the Spotlight While one generation opts out, another is ready to fill the void
By Theara Coleman, The Week US Published
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Anthropic: the largest IPO ever?In the Spotlight AI start-up is expected to float at a valuation of $2 trillion or more, putting SpaceX’s IPO in the shade
By The Week UK Published
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez: gearing up for a White House run?In the Spotlight Idol of the Democratic left has distanced herself from the excesses of ‘woke’ culture in moves seen as possible preparation for a 2028 run
By The Week UK Published
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The perfect Out of Office emailIn the Spotlight An automated response says something about you and getting it wrong can have ‘more serious consequences than you might think’
By Will Barker, The Week UK Published
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The FCC’s abandonment of TV owner caps could reshape national mediaIN THE SPOTLIGHT Critics warn that a crucial rules change could usher in a new era of MAGA monopolies
By Rafi Schwartz, The Week US Published
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Cami Clark: the Anthropic CEO’s wife and ‘first lady’ of AIIn the Spotlight Clark also had attempted business dealings with Jeffrey Epstein
By Justin Klawans, The Week US Published
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The K-shaped economy might be overIn the Spotlight Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says the working class is catching up
By Joel Mathis, The Week US Published
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Break point: why tennis needs to changeIn the Spotlight Major names are missing tournaments due to injury and the ‘gruelling’ schedule, but heatwaves, governing bodies and match-fixing are also concerns
By Will Barker, The Week UK Published
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Putin’s Russia: a land that has ‘run out of workers’In the Spotlight Russia is undergoing its worst labour crisis in decades, placing the country on the verge of economic collapse
By The Week UK Published
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What is life like in Iran during the war?In the Spotlight In the face of economic and social crises, views on the regime remain split, with building resentment against both US and Iranian governments
By Will Barker, The Week UK Published
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Trump and Brazil have a plenipotentiary problem bigger than a single diplomatIN THE SPOTLIGHT The president’s push for statesmanship supremacy has put Brasilia and Washington on a public collision course
By Rafi Schwartz, The Week US Published
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Doug Burgum’s Interior Department is slowly coming apartIN THE SPOTLIGHT Calls for help are coming from inside the department as external pressures and internal friction come to a head
By Rafi Schwartz, The Week US Published
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Amanda Knox and real crime stand-up shows at Edinburgh FringeIn the Spotlight Should some subjects be off-limits for comedy?
By The Week UK Published
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