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The Week - Top Stories

Today's NATIONAL story - Top US prosecutors resign rather than drop Adams case - What happenedActing Deputy Attorney General Emil Bove's order to drop the corruption case against New York City Mayor Eric Adams triggered the resignations of six senior Justice Department officials yesterday, starting with Danielle Sassoon (pictured above), the acting U.S. attorney tapped by Presid...

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Evening Review -- Europe's alarm bells over Trump's talks with Putin

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Morning Report -- Trump sidelines Kyiv in Ukraine peace talks

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Evening Review -- Musk fires the consumer cop

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How Elon Musk is transforming American government

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Penny-pinching: Elon Musk turns to the cent to cut costs

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Upcoming celestial events to watch -- The Explainer -- Meteor showers, eclipses and more are coming to the skies

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Elon Musk and Wikipedia are feuding -- The Explainer -- The online encyclopedia stands accused of being far-left propaganda

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Paris AI Summit: has Europe already been left behind? -- The Explainer -- EU shift from AI regulation to investment may still leave it trailing in US and China's wake

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Claws, motherships and shotguns are just some of the latest drone technology -- The Explainer -- Beyond just surveillance, drones can now be used for a wide array of purposes

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Left on read: Labour's Whatsapp dilemma -- Talking Point -- Andrew Gwynne has been sacked as health minister over messages posted in a Labour WhatsApp group

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Why Trump and Musk are shutting down the CFPB -- Talking Points -- And what it means for American consumers

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Are we now in a constitutional crisis? -- Talking Points -- Trump and Musk defy Congress and the courts

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Becoming Led Zeppelin: an 'exhilarating' documentary

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How to see the wonders of Alaska's Denali National Park and Preserve

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Romance scammers are taking advantage of Americans -- Under the Radar -- The FBI and tech companies have warned against these scams

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Intervision: Putin's Eurovision rival -- Under The Radar -- Russian president wants to revive contest as "anti-woke rival" to the annual singathon

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How personality tests are locking autistic people out of jobs -- Under The Radar -- Experts say psychometric tests make job applications challenging for neurodivergent people

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Top US prosecutors resign rather than drop Adams case -- speed read -- The interim US attorney for the Southern District and five senior Justice Department officials quit following an order to drop the charges against Mayor Eric Adams

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Ozempic can curb alcohol cravings, study finds -- Speed read -- Weight loss drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy may also be helpful in limiting alcohol consumption

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Senate confirms Gabbard as intelligence chief -- Speed Read -- The controversial former Democratic lawmaker, now Trump loyalist, was sworn in as director of national intelligence

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Trump, Putin plan Ukraine peace talks without Kyiv -- Speed Read -- President Donald Trump spoke by phone to Russian President Vladimir Putin, but Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky was not included

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What is cultural appropriation and why is it offensive? -- In Depth -- From Jamie Oliver's 'jerk' rice to Native American names in US sports, cultural appropriation involves deep-rooted 'power dynamics' -- By The Week Staff -- Last updated

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'Trump family reaps bonanza' -- Today's Newspapers -- A roundup of the headlines from the US front pages -- By The Week Staff -- Last updated

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The Week Unwrapped: Why Trump is getting rid of the penny -- Podcast -- Plus, what does the Chagos Islands deal mean for the island's inhabitants? And do personality tests discriminate against neurodivergent job applicants? -- By The Week UK -- Published

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The week's best photos -- In Pictures -- A splash of color, a robotic lion, and more -- By Anahi Valenzuela, The Week US -- Published

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The pros and cons of labor unions -- Pros and Cons -- Companies throughout the country continue to push for unionization -- By Justin Klawans, The Week US -- Last updated

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A running list of Tulsi Gabbard's controversies -- In Depth -- Trump's nominee for Director of National Intelligence has a history of ideological reversals -- By David Faris -- Published

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