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  Drugs and death threats: Venezuelan gangs in Colorado

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  Is Latin American-style gangsterism gaining a foothold in the US? There are troubling signs of it, said Collin Pruett in The American Conservative. …

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  Quiz of The Week: 7 - 13 September

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  Millions of Americans sat down on Tuesday night to see Kamala Harris and Donald Trump go head-to-head for the first time, in a TV debate that was …

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  Quiz of The Week: 31 August – 6 September

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  This week Emmanuel Macron aimed to bring France's political deadlock to an end by naming Michel Barnier as the new prime minister. The choice of …

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  Quiz of The Week: 24 – 30 August

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  After years when it has felt far more "maybe" than "definitely", Liam and Noel Gallagher made Britpop fans' dreams come true this week by announcing …

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  How does Telegram work and why is it controversial?

  theweek.com - Sorcha Bradley, The Week UK

  Telegram CEO Pavel Durov was arrested by French authorities this week on charges including complicity in drug trafficking and facilitating the spread …

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  A brief history of third parties in the US

  theweek.com - Joel Mathis, The Week US

  In a two-party country, a race like the one between Republican Donald Trump and Democrat Kamala Harris should decide the presidential election in …