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October 6, 2025

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WEEKLY HIGHLIGHTS

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Iris de Moüy

How Video Games Are Shaping a Generation of Boys, for Better and Worse

In the last decade and a half, boys and young men have more than doubled their average time per week spent gaming.

By Claire Cain Miller and Amy Fan

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Is Sports Betting Illegal in Your State? Not if You Call It a ‘Prediction Market.’

Prediction markets like Kalshi, once known for offering wagers on elections, are now in the multibillion-dollar sports betting business and outside the reach of state regulations and taxes.

By Ben Blatt and Amy Fan

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The New York Times

Flashback: Your Weekly History Quiz, Oct. 4, 2025

Can you sort 8 historical events?

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: THE SHUTDOWN

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From Crisis to Crisis: How Congress Struggles to Fund the Government

Congress’s persistent inability to write and pass spending bills on time has made government shutdowns like the imminent one a routine threat.

By Lazaro Gamio

An illustration of a battered yellow umbrella. Its pole is bent, and its fabric is torn.

Dave Bowers

Guest Essay

These 6 Charts Explain Why the Government Shut Down

What the looming shutdown is really about: Republicans trying to repeal Obamacare.

By Steven Rattner

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How Senators Have Voted on the Republican Bill to End the Government Shutdown

The Senate failed for a fourth time to reach the 60 votes necessary to end the shutdown.

By Alicia Parlapiano, Ashley Cai and Jon Huang

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