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GLOBAL EDITOR-IN-CHIEF _ Nancy Cooper DEPUTY EDITOR-IN-CHIEF _ Diane Harris CREATIVE DIRECTOR _ Michael Goesele EDITORIAL DIRECTOR _ Hank Gilman DIGITAL DIRECTOR _ Laura Davis US NEWS DIRECTOR _ Juliana Pignataro MANAGING EDITOR _ Melissa Jewsbury OP
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The Archives
Newsweek examined how “the supersonic transport age, the surge of inflation, [and] the sag in stocks” combined to depress investors. No one could have known it at the time, but the 1966 slump was the start of a very long bear market, one that did not
Newsweek International1 min readCrime & Violence
Hands Up, Don’t Shoot
Protesters walk toward law enforcement officers with their hands up on August 24, during a second night of civil unrest after the shooting of Jacob Blake the day before. Meanwhile, police in Illinois held 17-year-old Kyle Rittenhouse for the killing
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Storm Surge
Latasha Myles and Howard Anderson stand in their living room where they were sitting when the roof blew off as Hurricane Laura passed through the area on August 27. The hurricane, a Category 4 storm when it arrived on land, hit with powerful winds ca
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No Deal
Armed members of the Fatah movement, during a rally against the U.S.-brokered United Arab Emirates and Israel deal to normalize relations in return for Israel’s postponing annexation of parts of the West Bank. The demonstration took place August 22 a
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High Flyer
On August 25, parachutist Raphael Domjan made the first jump ever from a solar-powered aircraft. Domjan’s mission: show that sports like skydiving can be pulled off without generating greenhouse gases that contribute to global warming and as he said,
Newsweek International8 min readSecurity
“Red Lights Flashing”
IT IS THE CIA DIRECTOR’S JOB TO IDENTIFY AND sound the alarm about risks to national security and “to serve as the president’s honest broker of intelligence,” according to Chris Whipple, bestselling author of The Gatekeepers. At a time when concerns
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A Conversation With Chris Whipple
Why this book? Except for president, perhaps no job is more consequential than CIA director. He or she serves as the president’s eyes and ears when history-altering decisions are made. But The Spymasters is also the story of a rogues gallery of char
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Talking Points
“I will never abandon New York City. Ever.” —JERRY SEINFELD “JOE BIDEN SHOULD NOT CONCEDE UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES BECAUSE I THINK THIS IS GOING TO DRAG OUT.” —HILLARY CLINTON “I wish Christians, and people, would be as forgiving as Christ was
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All the Right Moves
Whether you’ve already been laid off or anticipate you could be soon, having a strategy for how you’ll cover costs if you lose your job helps restore some semblance of control over an otherwise out-of-control situation. Step one: Draw up a pandemic b
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Economy Class
WHEN THE FINANCIAL FALLOUT FROM THE PANDEMIC hit home for her last March, Meghan Fernandes was terrified. The 29-year-old mother of three lost both her jobs—first, her position as general manager of an ice-skating rink near her home in Little Falls,
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Survey Says...
Six in 10 people say their feelings about the American Dream have changed as a result of the pandemic and resulting economic crisis. Of those: 35% Have become more optimistic 65% Have become more pessimistic More than eight in 10 Americans say
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Best Online Shops 2021
THE PANDEMIC HAS DRIVEN MILLIONS OF us out of stores and onto the web. Some estimates say online shopping grew more than 75 percent in June 2020 compared to the previous year, and only a bit less in July—and online spending was already projected to r
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Time Out
IT’S BEEN A ROUGH YEAR FOR everybody so far. To help take your mind off the pandemic, the looming presidential election and whatever else might be disturbing your sleep, Newsweek has put together our list of the most anticipated fiction and nonfictio
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Fiction
A moving portrayal of one woman’s journey from India to the American South in an arranged marriage, Rao’s resonant novel is an ode to the value of personal dignity and the importance of being true to oneself that carries on long after the final chapt
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Sunny Hostin
IF THERE’S ONE THING SUNNY HOSTIN IS GOOD AT, IT’S SHARING HER VIEW. “I’ve got a seat at the table at The View, the most important political show on TV. I can be a champion for people that don’t have a voice.” Now she’s sharing her unique perspective
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Nonfiction
Stanton, known for his iconic Humans of New York, now turns an eye toward the rest of the world, spanning 40 countries from Moscow to Medellín, with profound interviews and signature stunning photography. Move over Theranos, there’s a new fallen uni

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