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The best tabloid stories of 2025
In the Spotlight From a child named after the devil to a pothole-based theme park, some strange stories hit the headlines this year
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Bari Weiss’ ‘60 Minutes’ scandal is about more than one report
IN THE SPOTLIGHT By blocking an approved segment on a controversial prison holding US deportees in El Salvador, the editor-in-chief of CBS News has become the main story
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Whiskey tariffs cause major problems for American distillers
In the Spotlight Jim Beam is the latest brand to feel the pain
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The MAGA civil war takes center stage at the Turning Point USA conference
IN THE SPOTLIGHT ‘Americafest 2025’ was a who’s who of right-wing heavyweights eager to settle scores and lay claim to the future of MAGA
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Joanna Trollope: novelist who had a No. 1 bestseller with The Rector’s Wife
In the Spotlight Trollope found fame with intelligent novels about the dramas and dilemmas of modern women
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‘Lumpy skin’ protests intensify across France as farmers fight cull
IN THE SPOTLIGHT A bovine outbreak coupled with ongoing governmental frustrations is causing major problems for French civil society
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What’s causing the non-fiction slump?
In the Spotlight Readers are turning to crime fiction, romantasy and self-help books as a form of escapism
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Trump aims to take down ‘global mothership’ of climate science
IN THE SPOTLIGHT By moving to dismantle Colorado’s National Center for Atmospheric Research, the White House says it is targeting ‘climate alarmism’
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How weight-loss jabs are changing the way we eat
In The Spotlight Anti-obesity drugs have been a boon for Babybel but are supermarkets ready for a slimmed-down Christmas?
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What is Roomba’s legacy after bankruptcy?
In the Spotlight Tariffs and cheaper rivals have displaced the innovative robot company
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The Alps start the countdown to ‘peak glacier extinction’
IN THE SPOTLIGHT Central Europe is losing ice faster than anywhere else on Earth. Global warming puts this already bad situation at risk of becoming even worse.
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How cryptocurrency is changing politics
In The Spotlight From electoral campaigns to government investments, crypto is everywhere and looks like it’s here to stay
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DOJ targets ‘disparate impact’ avenues of discrimination protections
IN THE SPOTLIGHT By focusing solely on ‘intentional discrimination,’ the Justice Department risks allowing more subtle forms of bias to proliferate
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The issue dividing Israel: ultra-Orthodox draft dodgers
In the Spotlight A new bill has solidified the community’s ‘draft evasion’ stance, with this issue becoming the country’s ‘greatest internal security threat’
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Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem might not be long for Trumpland
IN THE SPOTLIGHT She has been one of the most visible and vocal architects of Trump’s anti-immigration efforts, even as her own star risks fading
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