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Of all the sackings at federal level President Donald Trump has carried out—and that the Supreme Court has upheld—the one now under consideration has the greatest implications for presidential power. Now that satellites are going up by the thousands, earthly astronomers are struggling for clear views. And how one firm is bucking the downward trend in the pen industry.
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Previous episodes
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5574 - “You’re…fired?” A momentous Supreme Court case Tue, 09 Dec 2025 - 0h
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5573 - Transitional injustice: Syria one year after Assad Mon, 08 Dec 2025 - 0h
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5572 - The Weekend Intelligence: Operation Midas Sat, 06 Dec 2025 - 0h
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5571 - Keir in the headlights: interviewing Britain’s PM Fri, 05 Dec 2025 - 0h
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5570 - Delhi-novela: Putin and Modi rekindle bromance Thu, 04 Dec 2025 - 0h
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5569 - Stars and strikes: was America’s ship-bomb illegal? Wed, 03 Dec 2025 - 0h
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5568 - The great wheel: China’s Robotaxi revolution Tue, 02 Dec 2025 - 0h
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5567 - Deal them back in? What we heard in Iran Mon, 01 Dec 2025 - 0h
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5566 - The Weekend Intelligence: Mise en masse Sat, 29 Nov 2025 - 0h
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5565 - Fire, then fury: Hong Kong’s deadly blaze Fri, 28 Nov 2025 - 0h
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5564 - Growth negligence: Britain’s budget Thu, 27 Nov 2025 - 0h
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5563 - Party likes it 1959: Cuba in crisis Wed, 26 Nov 2025 - 0h
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5562 - Trailer: Drum Tower Wed, 26 Nov 2025 - 0h
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5561 - Wage against the machine: the distortions of minimum pay Tue, 25 Nov 2025 - 0h
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5560 - Emission creep: a contentious COP closes Mon, 24 Nov 2025 - 0h
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5559 - Flee country: Britain seeks to slash migration Fri, 21 Nov 2025 - 0h
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5558 - War graft: scandal engulfs Ukraine Thu, 20 Nov 2025 - 0h
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5557 - Crown prince arming: Trump sells jets to MBS Wed, 19 Nov 2025 - 0h
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5556 - After Sheikh: what next for Bangladesh? Tue, 18 Nov 2025 - 0h
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5555 - Gang-buster: Can Sheinbaum beat Mexico crime? Mon, 17 Nov 2025 - 0h
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5554 - Toil and rubble: who will rebuild Gaza? Fri, 14 Nov 2025 - 0h
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5553 - Opening punch: Shutdown ends, now more Epstein emails Thu, 13 Nov 2025 - 0h
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5552 - The little green look: China’s energy revolution Wed, 12 Nov 2025 - 0h
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5551 - Home alone: the relationship recession Tue, 11 Nov 2025 - 0h
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5550 - British Broadcasting Capitulation: BBC bosses fall Mon, 10 Nov 2025 - 0h
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5549 - Heir Jordan: the rising star of France’s populist right Fri, 07 Nov 2025 - 0h
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5548 - Recall of duty? Trump’s tariffs in court Thu, 06 Nov 2025 - 0h
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5547 - Into the blue: Democrats win big Wed, 05 Nov 2025 - 0h
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5546 - Getting their ships together: America in the Caribbean Tue, 04 Nov 2025 - 0h
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5545 - Capital gained: a grim turn in Darfur Mon, 03 Nov 2025 - 0h
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5544 - Truce story: (a sketch of) a Trump-Xi trade deal Fri, 31 Oct 2025 - 0h
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5543 - Manhattan transfer: New York’s finance folk flee Thu, 30 Oct 2025 - 0h
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5542 - War-chest X-ray: how to finance Ukraine Wed, 29 Oct 2025 - 0h
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5541 - Bust a vessel: NATO v dark fleets Tue, 28 Oct 2025 - 0h
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5540 - Let Milei this out: Argentina’s midterms surprise Mon, 27 Oct 2025 - 0h
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5539 - The great brawl: China is winning the trade war Fri, 24 Oct 2025 - 0h
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5538 - Shutting match: what will break the US federal impasse? Thu, 23 Oct 2025 - 0h
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5537 - Cocaine and able: drug runners innovate Wed, 22 Oct 2025 - 0h
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5536 - Rock and rule: Japan’s first female PM Tue, 21 Oct 2025 - 0h
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5535 - Voices of Gaza: life amid a fragile peace Mon, 20 Oct 2025 - 0h
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5534 - Bolt-on charges: Trump's former adviser is indicted Fri, 17 Oct 2025 - 0h
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5533 - Rome run: Meloni’s surprising stamina Thu, 16 Oct 2025 - 0h
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5532 - Aid pro quo: Trump weaponises foreign help Wed, 15 Oct 2025 - 0h
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5531 - Wrong side of the hack: cybercrime grows Tue, 14 Oct 2025 - 0h
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5530 - Out at last: Israeli hostages return Mon, 13 Oct 2025 - 0h
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5529 - The Weekend Intelligence: The trial of Yevgenia Berkovich Sat, 11 Oct 2025 - 0h
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5528 - Dune raider: Saudi is a video-game superpower Fri, 10 Oct 2025 - 0h
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5527 - Finally, a deal: the fragile peace in Gaza Thu, 09 Oct 2025 - 0h
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5526 - Liberté, égalité, désordre: chaos in France Wed, 08 Oct 2025 - 0h
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5525 - Man of steel, and aluminium: Carney talks trade with Trump Tue, 07 Oct 2025 - 0h