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TODAY'S BIG QUESTION - What does the Le Pen verdict mean for French politics? Marine Le Pen's thrice-unsuccessful presidential runs on a staunch anti-immigration platform have positioned her as one of the elder statesmen in Europe's rightward political lurch for more than a decade. But Le Pen's political fortunes may have run out. A French court convicted her today of embezzl...

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Morning Report -- Myanmar scrambles for earthquake survivors

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Sunday Shortlist -- Snow White is back on the big screen

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Saturday Wrap -- Defying a federal court order

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The banned pesticide poisoning Caribbean paradise

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Poor sleep may make you believe conspiracy theories

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Discount stores were thriving. How did they stumble? -- The Explainer -- Blame Walmart - and inflation

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Local elections 2025: where are they and who is on course to win? -- The Explainer -- Reform UK predicted to make large gains, with 23 councils and six mayoralties up for grabs

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Carnivore diet: why people are eating only meat -- The Explainer -- 'Meatfluencers' are taking social media by storm but experts warn meat-only diets have health consequences

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Why does Donald Trump want Greenland? -- The Explainer -- Trump is not the only US president who has tried to gain control of Greenland

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Adolescence and the toxic online world: what's the solution? -- Talking Point -- The hit Netflix show is a window into the manosphere, red pills and incels

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Snow White: Disney's 'earnest effort to meet an impossible brief' -- Talking Point -- Live-action remake of Disney classic is not the disaster it could have been - but where's the personality?

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Hollywood's new affection for the British smile -- Talking Point -- Natural teeth are bucking the trend of the classic Hollywood smile

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7 ways to drink spectacularly across the United States this spring

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Quirky hot cross buns to try this Easter

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Scientists want to fight malaria by poisoning mosquitoes with human blood -- Under the radar -- Drugging the bugs

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Dozens of deep-sea creatures discovered after iceberg broke off Antarctica -- Under the radar -- The cold never bothered them anyway

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The battle over Jamaican rum -- Under The Radar -- The spirit that defines the Caribbean is at the middle of a legal fight

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Test flight of orbital rocket from Europe explodes -- Speed Read -- Isar Aerospace conducted the first test flight of the Spectrum orbital rocket, which crashed after takeoff

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Trump 'not joking' about unconstitutional 3rd term -- Speed Read -- The president seems to be serious about seeking a third term in 2028

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Myanmar quake deaths rise as survivor search intensifies -- speed read -- The magnitude-7.7 earthquake in central Myanmar has killed a documented 2,000 people so far, and left scores more trapped beneath rubble

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Supreme Court upholds 'ghost gun' restrictions -- Speed Read -- Ghost guns can be regulated like other firearms

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The pros and cons of investing in crypto -- The Explainer -- A passing fad or an enduring investment opportunity? -- Becca Stanek, The Week US -- Last updated

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Teachers -- feature -- Weekly teacher guides to help steer your discussion. -- The Week Staff -- Last updated

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'DOGE blitz sets stage to privatize' -- Today's Newspapers -- A roundup of the headlines from the US front pages -- The Week Staff -- Last updated

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5 hilariously sparse cartoons about further DOGE cuts -- Cartoons -- Artists take on free audits, report cards, and more -- The Week US -- Published

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5 tactically sound cartoons about the leaked Signal chat -- Cartoons -- Artists take on the clown signal, baby steps, and more -- The Week US -- Published

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Is China about to invade Taiwan? -- In Depth -- President Lai Ching-te warns conflict in Taiwan Strait would have 'more profound impact on world' than invasion of Ukraine or Covid pandemic -- Sorcha Bradley, The Week UK -- Last updated

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