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Michigan State University's alumni magazine almost published a cover story detailing disgraced university doctor Larry Nassar's sexual abuse and its aftermath. But the the school's interim president stepped in to stop it.

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) has haters on both sides of the aisle. But, as she's said time and time again, she really doesn't care.

First, they came for President Trump's right-hand men. Now, they're coming for his business.

Serena Williams, one of the top tennis players in the world, won't be allowed to wear the athletic gear of her choice, Sports Illustrated reported Friday.

President Trump tweeted Friday that he has directed Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to delay his trip to North Korea. Pompeo was scheduled to visit the country for the fourth time next week. Trump wrote that he'd asked Pompeo to hold off "because I feel we are not making sufficient progress with respect to the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula." He also expressed discontentment with China for a perceived lack of assistance:

Tom Frieden, a top health official in the Obama administration, was arrested Friday for alleged forcible touching, sex abuse, and harassment, CNBC reports.

Allen Weisselberg's immunity in Michael Cohen's investigation could spell trouble for President Trump.

Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) has opted to discontinue medical treatment, his family announced in a statement Friday.

Allen Weisselberg, the longtime chief financial officer of the Trump Organization, has been granted immunity to speak with federal prosecutors, sources told The Wall Street Journal on Friday.

This week's question: A Utah mom gave her 6-year-old her Amazon password to order a single Barbie doll as a reward, and then got a delivery for $350 worth of Barbies and other toys. Please come up with the name of a horror film or comedy based on a child acquiring his or her parents' passwords for Amazon and other potentially expensive websites.

Most Americans aren't so sure that tariffs will bring positive change.

Tech companies are banding together to mitigate election interference.

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Trade talks between the U.S. and China ended Thursday with no sign of progress, raising concerns that the trade war between the world's two largest economies is poised to escalate. The White House said the two sides had "exchanged views on how to achieve fairness, balance, and reciprocity in the economic relationship," and China called the discussions "constructive, candid." No further talks are scheduled, however. The meeting ended hours after 25 percent tariffs on another $16 billion worth of Chinese goods took effect... Читать дальше...

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Attorney General Jeff Sessions pushed back against criticism by President Trump, saying Thursday that the Justice Department would not be "improperly influenced by political considerations." During an interview that aired hours earlier on Fox & Friends, Trump criticized Sessions for recusing himself from the federal investigation into Russian election meddling and possible collusion by Trump associates. Trump said Sessions "took the job and then he said, 'I'm going to recuse myself.' I said... Читать дальше...

If President Trump calling people who testify against him "rats," heaping praise on those who don't "break," suggesting "flipping" be "outlawed," and demanding personal "loyalty" from law enforcement leaders sounds like mafia talk — and several people have noticed the similarities — well, it isn't just critics saying that.

On Thursday, The Wall Street Journal reported that National Enquirer publisher David Pecker had been granted immunity by federal prosecutors, presumably to spill the dirt on the various porn actresses and Playboy models who were paid hush money after saying they had extramarital affairs with Pecker's friend President Trump. And then The Associated Press reported that all those Trump-related secrets had been locked up in an actual safe at the National Enquirer offices.

In his trial for an enormous spree of tax fraud and other financial crimes, which ended in a conviction on eight counts, President Trump's former campaign chairman Paul Manafort was clearly angling for a pardon. Unlike several of Trump's other criminal associates (Michael Cohen, Rick Gates, Michael Flynn, George Papadopoulos) Manafort did not plead guilty and turn state's evidence for a reduced sentence, and didn't even mount a defense in his trial.

No Democrat with presidential ambitions has benefitted more from this crazy week of news than Elizabeth Warren.

Can you believe that according to an "independent investigation," Urban Meyer, the championship-winning head coach of the Ohio State University football team, did nothing seriously wrong when he told a room full of journalists that in 2015 he had no knowledge of alleged domestic violence committed by Zach Smith, a former member of his coaching staff whom he later fired?

Can you believe that according to an "independent investigation," Urban Meyer, the championship-winning head coach of the Ohio State University football team, did nothing seriously wrong when he told a room full of journalists that in 2015 he had no knowledge of alleged domestic violence committed by Zach Smith, a former member of his coaching staff whom he later fired?

On Wednesday, Senate Rules Committee Chairman Roy Blunt (R-Mo.) abruptly canceled a vote on a bipartisan election security bill that proponents, including lead sponsors Sen. James Lankford (R-Okla.) and Sen. Amy Kobuchar (D-Minn.), had expected to sail through to a full Senate vote in October. Blunt cited a lack of support from state election officials and Republican colleagues, though the sponsors said it had ample bipartisan support to pass. On Thursday, Yahoo News reported that the bill "has... Читать дальше...

The murder of University of Iowa sophomore Mollie Tibbetts by an immigrant farm worker was abominable and tragic. But it is absolutely shameful that President Trump and other restrictionists have seized on this incident to justify the collective punishment and demonization of all unauthorized immigrants.

This is the editor’s letter in the current issue of The Week magazine.

The romantic comedy, long deemed dead, is poised for a comeback. The box-office success of Crazy Rich Asians — making a $34 million debut after projections held it at $18 million — and Netflix's recent release of the well-received rom-com To All the Boys I've Loved Before have proven there's an obvious, powerful hunger for more movies in the long-dormant genre. But they also show there's value in not just reviving the genre, but improving it.