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The Week - US News

TODAY'S BIG QUESTION - Did markets' 'Sell America' force Trump to backpedal? President Donald Trump threatened a massive new trade war against Europe in his bid to acquire Greenland. And the financial markets immediately tanked. Then yesterday, he backed down.Trump dropped his tariff threats after meeting with European leaders in Switzerland, said CNN. NATO leaders agreed to...

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Morning Report -- Trump backs down on Greenland grab

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Evening Review -- Washington debates 'Abolish ICE'

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Morning Report -- Trump expands Minnesota fight to political leaders

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San Francisco tackles affordability problems with free child care

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Is a social media ban for teens the answer?

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'Dark woke': what it means and how it might help Democrats -- The Explainer -- Some Democrats are embracing crasser rhetoric, respectability be damned

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Six ways to boost your finances in 2026 - It's not too late to make a new year's resolution to finally get organised money-wise

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The end for central bank independence? -- The Explainer -- Trump's war on the US Federal Reserve comes at a moment of global weakening in central bank authority

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Zero-bills homes: how you could pay nothing for your energy -- The Explainer -- The scheme, introduced by Octopus Energy, uses 'bill-busting' and 'cutting-edge' technology to remove energy bills altogether

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Do audiobooks count as reading? -- Talking Point -- Queen Camilla insists listening is legitimate but a snobbery remains that's hard to shift

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Washington grapples with ICE's growing footprint - and future -- TALKING POINTS -- The deadly provocations of federal officers in Minnesota have put ICE back in the national spotlight

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Trump's Greenland ambitions push NATO to the edge -- Talking Points -- The military alliance is facing its worst-ever crisis

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The 8 best horror series of all time

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28 Years Later: The Bone Temple - 'a macabre morality tale'

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Breaking news: the rise of 'smash hit' rage rooms -- Under the Radar -- Paying to vent your anger on furniture is all the rage but experts are sceptical

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How space travel changes your brain -- Under the Radar -- Space shifts the position of the brain in the skull, causing orientation problems that could complicate plans to live on the Moon or Mars

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Climate change could lead to a reptile 'sexpocalypse' -- Under the radar -- The gender gap has hit the animal kingdom

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Migrant death in ICE custody ruled homicide -- Speed Read -- Geraldo Lunas Campos, 55, died of asphyxia, the coroner said

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ICE memo OKs forcible entry without warrant -- Speed Read -- The secret memo was signed last May

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Trump backs off Greenland threats, declares 'deal' -- Speed Read -- Trump and NATO have 'formed the framework for a future deal,' the president claimed

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DOGE shared Social Security data, DOJ says -- Speed Read -- The Justice Department issued what it called 'corrections' on the matter

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Book reviews: 'American Reich: A Murder in Orange County; Neo-Nazis; and a New Age of Hate' and 'Winter: The Story of a Season' -- Feature -- A look at a neo-Nazi murder in California and how winter shaped a Scottish writer -- The Week US -- Published

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Bob Weir: The Grateful Dead guitarist who kept the hippie flame -- Feature -- The fan favorite died at 78 -- The Week US -- Published

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

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Childhood vaccines: RFK Jr. escalates his war -- Feature -- The health secretary cut the number of recommended childhood vaccines from 17 to 11 -- The Week US -- Published

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Jan. 6: Ultimately a success? -- Feature -- The White House website offers a revisionist history of the Jan. 6 coup attempt -- The Week US -- Published

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Renee Good: A victim of ICE's dangerous tactics? -- Feature -- The 37-year-old mom was killed in Minneapolis, sparking protests around the country -- The Week US -- Published

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