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Newsweek International1 min readAmerican Government
Talking Points
“You’re still my Aunt Viv.” —WILL SMITH RECONCILING WITH JANET HUBERT ON THE FRESH PRINCE REUNION “I KNEW I HAD TO GET INVOLVED, I KNEW I HAD ENOUGH.” —CINDY MCCAIN ON SUPPORTING JOE BIDEN “At least for now...I enter a second retirement. That co
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Lineup
Cars assembled on November 14 at Dodger Stadium for COVID-19 testing. After California passed the one million infection mark, a travel advisory was issued urging a two-week quarantine for those arriving from other states or countries for nonessential
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Monumental Perceptions
MONUMENTS ARE ERECTED TO CELEBRATE VICTORIES AND MOURN LOSSES. WE CHISEL NAMES INTO buildings as a way to claim a piece of posterity. But what happens when those same statues and touted heroes are no longer role models for society’s current values? I
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Q&A: Keith Lowe
Why this book? Why now? Now, more than ever before, we are beginning to question our collective memory of the past. There is a huge amount of anger and passion in play, especially when it comes to our public monuments—not only in the USA, but all ar
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Bolsius - Our MAGIC Is Bringing Style & Substance Through Innovation & Sustainability
As the Netherlands grapples with the second wave of Covid-19, economic bright spots remain, including in the fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) sector. Demand for FMCG has risen more sharply in the Netherlands than any other country in Europe since th
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The Archives
When the Beatles first toured the U.S. in 1964, Newsweek predicted, “The odds are that they will fade away.” But as Peter Brown, the group’s business manager, wrote for Newsweek in 2014, “The Beatles were a once-in-a-lifetime, freakish combination of
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Koolen Industries – Creating A Large-scale Clean Energy System
Like every member of the European Union (EU), the Netherlands has committed to becoming carbon neutral by 2050, and to reduce CO2 emissions by at least 55% of their 1990 levels by 2030. This will entail billions of new investment in the green energy
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The Netherlands - Home of innovation
What is perhaps most unique about the Netherlands is that a longstanding culture of cooperation and consensus have worked to boost innovation and digital development rather than impede it. Prime Minister Mark Rutte said as much at a speech to Silicon
Newsweek International3 min readRegional & Ethnic
Unique Holiday Foods From Around the World
For many people, the holiday season is almost synonymous with a never-ending stream of meals from November until the end of the year. Does your grandma have a famous recipe for chocolate cake that she makes only once a year? Or maybe it’s a bachelor
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The Vaccine Resistance
FOR ALL THE FLAK THAT PRESIDENT TRUMP HAS taken over the federal government’s response, or lack thereof, to the coronavirus pandemic, the government’s vaccine development project, Operation Warp Speed, looks like a winner. According to Pfizer, its va
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Further Listening
A melancholic, mainly folk album, Stranger in the Alps, the Los Angeles-based singer’s debut album, contains the arrestingly catchy “Motion Sickness.” The record received superlative reviews. Bridgers said in a press statement at the time, “I wanted
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Royal A-ware – Family-Owned Cheese Company Growing Through Long-Term Partnerships
Domestic leaders like Royal A-Ware Food Group have kept the industry on a strong growth path. While the company didn’t take its modern form until 2010’s merger of Anker Cheese and Bouter Cheese, its history dates back to 1890. That’s when Bouter Chee
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WE Fashion Meets Sustainability
Dutch fashion company WE Fashion, which retails mens, womens and kids clothing under the WE brand, is leading the charge in the Netherlands, and benefi tting from an early focus on sustainability. Chairman Ronald de Waal explained that the company ha
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Christian Serratos
ON MARCH 31, 1995, THE 23-YEAR-OLD TEJANO MUSIC SENSATION SELENA was tragically murdered in Corpus Christi, Texas. “She has always kind of been present. Of course it has a lot to do with her being robbed from us,” says Christian Serratos, who portray
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No Rest Even in a Pandemic
THE BOREDOM AND ANXIETY OF THIS YEAR wasn’t what indie singer-songwriter Phoebe Bridgers had been expecting. Instead of touring and sharing stages with The National and The 1975, she’s been home in Los Angeles. “I tried to make banana bread,” she tel
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America’s Most Responsible Companies 2021
As this difficult year comes to an end, it’s good to remember that we’re all part of a community. Neighbors, family, friends, first responders: we depend on, appreciate, and hope to be helpful to each other. Many corporations also step up. They care
Newsweek International1 min readPolitics
Why Say No?
Some 42 percent of Americans say they are unwilling to get the COVID vaccine when it comes out, according to a Gallup poll taken just before the election. Here are their reasons. 37% Concerned about the rushed timeline 26% Want to wait to confirm

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