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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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A record-breaking deployment leads to dire conditions on the USS Abraham LincolnThe Explainer At least two sailors have reportedly tried to jump overboard. The Defense Department is denying all reports.
By Justin Klawans, The Week US Published
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‘A further irony is that we live in an analytical, financialized age’Instant Opinion Opinion, comment and editorials of the day
By Justin Klawans, The Week US Published
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US to swap out aircraft carrier strained by Iran warSpeed Read There have been widespread reports of poor conditions on the USS Abraham Lincoln
By Rafi Schwartz, The Week US 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’s nuclear deal: a disaster for the Middle East?Talking Point Washington’s stipulations seem to have put the agreement in jeopardy, creating additional tensions in the region
By The Week UK Published
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Race to be the UN’s next secretary generalThe Explainer Calls for a ‘madame secretary general’ have grown ‘louder’ as António Guterres prepares to leave office
By Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week UK Published
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Kansans are up in arms over an underground nuclear siteIn the Spotlight Some feel the site will create opportunities, but others don’t want the risk
By Justin Klawans, The Week US Published
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First 2 deaths reported in cyclosporiasis outbreakSpeed Read These are the first known deaths related to the disease in the U.S.
By Rafi Schwartz, The Week US Published
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Donald Trump’s multi-billion dollar yen playThe Explainer Framed as ‘good for the world economy’, joint intervention between US and Japan to boost the yen could mainly benefit America
By Will Barker, The Week UK Published
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US resumes Iran strikes as war ‘widens’Speed Read “We are going to be hitting them very hard because it’s our turn,” President Donald Trump said
By Arion McNicoll, The Week UK Published
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Literacy: Is America done with reading?Feature Less Americans read for pleasure than ever before, but those who do are reading more
By The Week US Published
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The Iran war: ‘despair’ in WashingtonIn The Spotlight President’s claims of victory over Iran have ‘bordered on delusional’ as crisis continues to deepen
By The Week UK Published
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US imposes new tariffs on 60 trading partnersSpeed Read The United States will introduce new tariffs of 12.5% on goods from trading partners
By Arion McNicoll, The Week UK Published
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