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Why We Should Expand-Not Cut-Social Security
Social Security is a big piece of most Americans’ retirement. The program, however, is running out of money and conservative politicians, including those in the new Republican-majority House of Representatives, want to cut it. In this essay, adapted from his new book RETIREMENT REBOOT: COMMONSENSE FINANCIAL STRATEGIES FOR GETTING BACK ON TRACK Agate Publishing, January), veteran financial journalist Mark Miller argues that fixing and beefing up Social Security is affordable, practical and necessary.
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January 27, 2023
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Octavia Spencer
PLAYING POPPY SCOVILLE-PARNELL, A TRUE-CRIME PODCASTER OUT TO solve crimes on Truth Be Told Apple TV+, January 20), was always in the cards for Octavia Spencer.
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January 20, 2023
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James Cromwell Is Happy to Be Offensive
The veteran actor and activist talks about being People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals’ 2022 Person of the Year and why Hollywood brass don’t like him
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January 20, 2023
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CHINA'S BID FOR THE SOUTH PACIFIC
BEIJING is aggressively expanding its reach throughout the region, saying its interests are purely diplomatic and commercial. The real long term goal is STRATEGIC
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January 20, 2023
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THE MOTHER OF ALL BLACKOUTS
Domestic terrorists pose an existential threat' to the nation's electrical grid. The attacks have already started
10 min |
January 20, 2023
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Aiming for Moral Authority
Senator Elizabeth Warren weighs in on the importance of a values-driven military and her efforts to reduce defense spending
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January 20, 2023
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Ten Predictions About New Cars and Trucks for 2023
Industry analysts think supply chain problems will get better, consumer demand will ease and the electric future will arrive—eventually
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January 20, 2023
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HUNGER IS A RUSSIAN WEAPON
FREED UKRAINIAN POWS TALK OF THEIR TREATMENT IN CAPTIVITY WHILE FAMILIES OF PRISONERS FIGHT FOR MORE RELEASES
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January 06 - 13, 2023 (Double Issue)
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Taking on Title X
Does a ruling by a Trump-nominated judge signal a new assault on the right to contraception?
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January 06 - 13, 2023 (Double Issue)
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WHAT MAKES US HUMANS
TANTALIZING NEW FINDINGS SUGGEST THAT NEANDERTHALS, OUR HUMAN COUSINS, ARE A LOT LIKE US. HOW, THEN, DID WE MANAGE TO WIN THE EVOLUTIONARY COMPETITION?
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January 06 - 13, 2023 (Double Issue)
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23 Things To Look Forward To In 2023
The Events, Innovations, Products And Developments That Will Inform, Inspire And Delight Us In The New Year
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December 30, 2022
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POLITICS Flying Private on the Public's Dime
Three senators accounted for most of the $1 million lawmakers spent on chartered planes last year
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December 30, 2022
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PARTING SHOT Naomi Ackie
SOME PEOPLE ARE SO BIG, IT'S ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO THINK OF ANY actor portraying them. But when they do, and do it right, like Naomi Ackie has as Whitney Houston in I Wanna Dance with Somebody (December 23), it's magic.
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December 30, 2022
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MY TURN 'I Could Never Host The Ricki Lake Show Now'
The star of the original Hairspray says the world is too divisive for the kind of content her talk show used to tackle
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December 30, 2022
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NEW HOPES and FEARS for ALZHEIMER'S PATIENTS
A new drug offers MODEST SLOWING of the disease in its early stages. But are the benefits worth THE RISKS?
8 min |
December 30, 2022
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Small-Town Getaways
HIGH, LOW + EVERYTHING IN BETWEEN
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December 23, 2022
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Mallori Johnson
AS A SOCIETY, THE HORRORS OF SLAVERY CAN STILL BE FELT AND ONE OF the ways we process these vitally important stories from history is through projects like FX's Kindred (December 13).
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December 23, 2022
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AMERICA'S FAVORITE RESTAURANT CHAINS 2023
From Pizza to Steak to Sushi, The Best Places for Dining Out
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December 23, 2022
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Canaries in a Coal Mine
The experiences of COVID long haulers may hold the key to explaining other post-viral illnesses...and vice versa
10+ min |
December 23, 2022
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What CEOs Can Learn from the World Cup
It is not enough to have the best people. They have to be in the right jobs. Figuring that out requires putting conventional wisdom aside and looking at the data
9 min |
December 23, 2022
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Xi's Police State—in the U.S.
TO CHOKE DISSENT, CHINA IS RAMPING UP SURVEILLANCE AND HARASSMENT ON AMERICAN SOIL, A NEWSWEEK INVESTIGATION REVEALS
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December 23, 2022
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Micheal Ward
IMAGINE BEING A YOUNG ACTOR AND GETTING CAST IN A FILM DIRECTED by Sam Mendes. Oh, and your co-stars are going to be Olivia Colman and Colin Firth....all of whom have earned Oscars. Most would be intimidated, but not Micheal Ward, who plays Stephen in Empire of Light (December 9).
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December 16, 2022
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'I Was Planning to Quit Twitter Before Elon Musk Banned Me'
Comedian Kathy Griffin weighs in on beating cancer, becoming a social media outcast and that infamous Trump photo
10 min |
December 16, 2022
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California Dreaming
THE STATE'S PLAN TO PHASE-OUT SALES OF NEW GAS GUZZLERS BY 2035 IN FAVOR OF ELECTRIC CARS IS BOLD, VISIONARY, IMPORTANT AND HIGHLY RISKY
10+ min |
December 16, 2022
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A Crisis of Faith
In the wake of the Club Q killings, the Mormon Church confronts its record on LGBTQ rights
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December 16, 2022
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Books for Anyone on Your List
Newsweek's staff picks for best books of 2022 to give others...or pick up for yourself
7 min |
December 02 - 09, 2022 (Double Issue)
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Christina Ricci
RARELY DOES A PERFORMANCE, LET ALONE ONE BY A CHILD ACTOR, become a cultural reset for an entire generation.
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December 02 - 09, 2022 (Double Issue)
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AMERICA TAKES ITS SHOT
CURRENT AND LEGENDARY PLAYERS REFLECT, IN THEIR OWN WORDS, ON WHAT IT TAKES TO WIN ON SOCCER'S BIGGEST STAGE
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December 02 - 09, 2022 (Double Issue)
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'I Feel Invisible'
A surge in loneliness and alienation is fueling a mental health crisis among teens and adolescents. Here's what science says will help
10+ min |
November 18, 2022
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Tim Allen
FOR TIM ALLEN, REVISITING HIS ICONIC LEAD ROLE IN THE SANTA CLAUSES November 16, Disney+) was more than just creating content” for a nostalgic streaming audience. We had a great responsibility.”
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