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The Explainer
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4 ways to brush up on your personal finance knowledge
The Explainer It's never too late to improve your financial literacy
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North Korea's army of fake IT workers
The Explainer Using AI and stolen information to craft false identities, they are becoming an 'increasing menace' to top tech companies in the US and UK
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How the AI takeover will likely affect women more than men
The Explainer The tech boom is a blow to gender equality
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The grooming gangs scandal, explained
The Explainer The Justice Secretary says 'moment of reckoning' is still to come, calling for 'truth and reconciliation'
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Talking Points
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Jony Ive changed the world with the iPhone. Can he do it again with OpenAI?
Talking Points Ive is joining OpenAI, hoping to create another transformative piece of personal technology. Can lightning strike twice?
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Lilo & Stitch: is Disney's latest live-action remake a 'ghastly misfire'?
Talking Point The studio's retelling of the 2002 original flattens its fuzzy blue protagonist – but could still be a box office smash
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Is Trump trying to take over Congress?
Talking Points Separation of powers at stake in Library of Congress fight
Talking Points
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Under the Radar
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The Japanese salarymen with a side hustle as cheerleaders
Under The Radar 'Suited and booted' Cheer Re-Man's cheer squad are 'injecting high-flying excitement' into Japan's business world
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A manga predicting a natural disaster is affecting tourism to Japan
Under the Radar The 1999 book originally warned of a disaster that would befall Japan in 2011 — a prophecy that came true
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China's soaring dementia rates
Under The Radar Government launches action plan after cases in China increase 50% faster than global average
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Speed Reads
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Tied Supreme Court blocks church charter school
speed read The court upheld the Oklahoma Supreme Court's decision to bar overtly religious public charter schools
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GOP megabill would limit judicial oversight of Trump
speed read The domestic policy bill Republicans pushed through the House would protect the Trump administration from the consequences of violating court orders
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Judge scolds DOJ over Newark mayor arrest
speed read Ras Baraka was arrested during a May 9 surprise visit to a migrant detention facility
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2 Israel Embassy staff shot dead at DC Jewish museum
speed read The suspected gunman chanted 'free, free Palestine'
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A timeline of JK Rowling's anti-trans shift
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Today's Newspapers A roundup of the headlines from the US front pages
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The Week Unwrapped: Will the Enhanced Games change how we see doping?
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6 lounge-ready homes with conversation pits
Feature Featuring a terrazzo-flanked pit in California and a fire-side pit in Nevada
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Home energy: Bills are up, efficiency is out
Feature The Energy Star program saves Americans billions of dollars, but the Trump administration plans to 'eliminate' it.
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