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How US-Iran peace deal will affect the cost of livingThe Explainer Oil prices have already fallen sharply from peak but effects from Gulf conflict could be felt for months to come
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The Wegovy weight-loss pill: what you need to knowThe Explainer ‘Game-changing’ oral drug has similar success rate to injections but also comes with potentially serious side-effects
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Can you trust artificial intelligence to help manage your money?The Explainer Many people are turning to AI for financial advice but there are questions over the reliability of its responses
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How the UK became a data centre hubThe Explainer UK hosts nearly a quarter of Europe’s data centres, despite growing concerns around environmental impact and water consumption
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Talking Points
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Disclosure Day: Steven Spielberg’s ‘proper summer blockbuster’
The Week Recommends Emily Blunt is ‘fantastic’ in alien drama – but the plotting is ‘woolly and lopsided’
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Did smartphones cause the world’s baby bust?Talking Points People bought iPhones and stopped having children
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Boozeball: does England men’s cricket have a drinking problem?Talking Point Star players dropped for breaking curfew, amid claims there is something ‘seriously wrong with the culture’
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Under the Radar
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France’s school monitors scandalUnder The Radar Allegations of widespread child abuse in after-school system has ‘shaken the French capital and undermined faith in its schools’
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Hookworm therapy: parasites that could secrete medicineUnder The Radar Scientists think swallowing worms could – one day – make us better
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Big Tobacco may have jump-started the ultraprocessed food industryUnder the radar Cigarettes and food have the same marketing team
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Speed Reads
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Trump pulls intel nominee, demands voting lawSpeed Read Trump canceled the nominee’s hearing hours before it was set to start
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Georgia Republicans drop 2028 redistricting pushSpeed Read The decision marked a major setback for Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp (R)
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Trump and Iranian president sign 60-day truceSpeed Read The 60-day period will include negotiations over Iran’s nuclear program
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FBI says it thwarted attack on White House UFC eventSpeed Read Five suspects were reportedly arrested following the FBI investigation
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