April 28 - May 05, 2023

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GLOBAL EDITOR-IN-CHIEF _ Nancy Cooper DEPUTY EDITOR _ Diane Harris VICE PRESIDENT, BRAND CREATIVE _ Michael Goesele VICE PRESIDENT, DIGITAL _ Laura Davis MANAGING EDITOR _ Melissa Jewsbury OPINION EDITOR _ Josh Hammer SPECIAL PROJECTS EDITOR _ Fred G
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The Archives
“SARS. Ebola. Avian flu. The parade of frightening new maladies continues, each one confirming that our species, for all its cleverness, still lives at the mercy of the microbe,” Newsweek said as the SARS epidemic opened the door to a new age of infe
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Multiple Marriages
Dozens of brides gather at the International Pentecostal Holiness Church on Easter Sunday, April 9, to take part in a mass wedding ceremony. More than 70 couples tied the knot in the small town south of Johannesburg. The IPHC church, which reports ha
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Aftermath
Fire department employees clean the steps of the Old National Bank after a mass shooting there on April 10. A 25-year-old worker opened fire during a company meeting, leaving five dead and eight injured. According to the Gun Violence Archive, the Uni
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Sand Vision
An electric bike rider at night on April 10 during the city’s worst sandstorm in a decade, and the fourth to hit the region in the last month. Officials told citizens to stay indoors and the Beijing Municipal Ecological and Environmental Monitoring C
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‘Verified’
TWITTER’S “BLUE CHECK” USED TO SIGNAL author authenticity. Now, it’s a way for peddlers of misinformation to appear trustworthy. Dozens of well-known purveyors of misinformation—many of whom were only recently allowed back onto the platform—are payin
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Mom and Dad Turn Landlord
WHEN ERIKA AND CODY ARCHIE posted a video to TikTok explaining how they would be charging their then-18-year-old daughter Kylee rent, the reaction was split. One commenter called it a “punishment.” Another said: “I don’t see anything wrong with it. I
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Sunk Cost
THE U.S. NAVY PLANS TO EXPAND ITS submarine fleet at a cost of $200 billion, equivalent to the GDP of Ukraine. But as Republicans hotly debate ongoing military aid to Kiev, neither party has questioned the far more costly submarine program—allowing t
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Off-the-Grid Destinations for a Digital Detox
Push alerts, the ringing phone, texts, emails, pop-up meeting requests and video conferences—it seems like we can’t ever quite get away from the digital lifestyle that has transformed the way we work. But...you actually can. There are plenty of intri
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Best New Products 2023
THERE IS SOMETHING TO BE SAID ABOUT BUYING A NEW product and wondering how you lived all your life without it. Unfortunately, there is also the flip side of the coin. Sometimes a new purchase is not only disappointing, it’s also wasteful—especially w
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“Healthy Eating Shouldn’t Be a Privilege”
WHEN I WAS GROWING UP, I had lots of access to healthy food. My parents were both foodies and very good cooks. My mom was always baking homemade bread; she’s an incredible maker of sourdough. My dad is half French and had a great appreciation for foo
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Kathy Bates
WHEN YOU’RE IN A FILM ADAPTED FROM A BELOVED YOUNG ADULT NOVEL like Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret (April 28), every aspect of the movie has to be just right, so obviously directors turn to Kathy Bates. “I think the heart of acting is dress up.

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