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The Week - US News

controversy of the week - Supreme Court: Will it give Trump 'official' immunity? Should a president "be able to overthrow the government and get away with it?" asked Adam Serwer in The Atlantic. Hearing arguments last week in Trump v. United States - special prosecutor Jack Smith's case charging Donald Trump with trying to overturn the 2020 election - the Supreme Court's conserv...

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Evening Review -- Is the law of war eroding?

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Morning Report -- Biden's campus protest tightrope

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Evening Review -- Echoes of 2020

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Is the AI bubble deflating?

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What is cloud seeding and did it cause Dubai's severe rainfall?

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Is international law falling apart? Today's Big Question - Conflict in Gaza is testing the strength of the two intergovernmental courts in The Hague - Today's Big Question

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Xi comes to Europe: what's on the agenda? -- The Explainer -- China's president visiting for first time since 2019, with spotlight on support for Russia over Ukraine and trade tensions with EU

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What is a home energy audit and when is it worth getting one? -- The Explainer -- This evaluation of your home's efficiency can pinpoint where exactly it's wasting energy

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8 LOOMING CLIMATE TIPPING POINTS THAT IMPERIL OUR PLANET -- The Explainer -- New reports detail the thresholds we may be close to crossing

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A history of student protest at Columbia University -- The Explainer -- Anti-Israel demonstrations at NYC's Ivy League university echo protests against Vietnam War and South African apartheid

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Weinstein's appeal: a blow to #MeToo -- Talking Point -- Is 'shocking' reversal of symbolic conviction a sign of weakening movement?

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The bird flu fight is faltering -- Talking Points -- Are pandemic lessons going unheeded?

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The Premier League's spending cap: levelling the playing field? -- Talking Point -- Top clubs oppose plans to link spending to income of lowest-earning club, but rule could prevent success gap from widening

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Best tequilas: tried and tested

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Properties of the week: houses with enchanting gardens

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Universal donor blood is 'close' to reality -- Under the Radar -- Scientists identify 'cocktail' of enzymes that destroy harmful antigens

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Georgia's new foreign influence bill -- Under the Radar -- Critics claim the 'Russian law' could stifle dissent and wreck the country's chances of joining the EU

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Major League Baseball is facing an epidemic of pitcher's injuries -- Under the Radar -- Many insiders are blaming the pitch clock for the rise in injuries - but the league is not so sure

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Orangutan heals cut with medicinal plant -- Speed Read -- A Sumatran orangutan in Indonesia has been self-medicating to heal a wound on his cheek

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Turkey halts trade with Israel in latest Gaza rift -- Speed Read -- The country plans to join South Africa's genocide case against Israel

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Biden tackles campus protests, deplores 'chaos' -- Speed Read -- Students have a "right to protest but not a right to cause chaos," the president said

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US, Saudis near security deal, with or without Israel -- Speed Read -- The historic pact would offer the Saudis security guarantees and could reshape the Middle East

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The Week Unwrapped: Why is the world running low on blood? -- Podcast -- Scientists believe universal donor blood is within reach - plus, the row over an immersive D-Day simulation, and an Ozempic faux pas -- By The Week Staff -- Published

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Rishi Sunak's asylum spat with Ireland explained -- In Depth -- Irish government plans to override court ruling that the UK is unsafe for asylum seekers -- By The Week UK -- Published

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The laws of finding - and keeping - treasure in Britain -- In the Spotlight -- Amateur archaeology is on the rise but flouting the laws can land you in prison -- By Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week UK -- Published

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'Protest charges unlikely to stick' -- Today's Newspapers -- A roundup of the headlines from the US front pages -- By The Week Staff -- Published

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The week's best photos -- In Pictures -- A well-dressed bicycle ride, a reservoir of dead fish, and more -- By Anahi Valenzuela, The Week US -- Published

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Who's winning the war in Ukraine? -- In Depth -- Kyiv faces race against time to reverse Russian gains or risk waning international support -- By Sorcha Bradley, The Week UK -- Last updated

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