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No End Game in Sight
ISRAEL HAS UNDOUBTEDLY WEAK-ened Hamas after six months of fighting in Gaza, but the short-term tactical gains against the group behind the October 7 attack may come at a significant cost to Israel’s long-term security, as well as complicating potent
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Senseless Strike
Mourners gather at Saif Abu Taha’s funeral on April 2. Taha and six other World Central Kitchen staff members were killed the prior night in an Israeli drone strike. The Israel Defense Forces took responsibility for mistakenly targeting the convoy, c
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Chris Perfetti
IF YOU’RE ONE OF THE MILLIONS OF AMERICANS SINGING THE PRAISES of ABC’s Abbott Elementary, fear not, they’ve heard you. “We love to hear it,” says Chris Perfetti, who plays Jacob Hill on the Emmy-winning sitcom about teachers at a Philadelphia public
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Divine Intervention
ISHOP JOSEPH STRICKLAND DID not always have a difficult relationship with Pope Francis. When Francis became the head of the Catholic Church, Strickland recalls admiring how welcoming the pope was. But as the pontiff began taking increasingly liberal
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Border Force
National Guard soldiers in Texas deploy a new “anti-climb” concertina wire fence along the El Paso border near the Rio Grande on April 2. The installation is part of an initiative to enhance border security and control illegal crossings. The fence, f
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The Archives
“Fewer than 14 percent of AIDS victims have survived more than three years after being diagnosed, and no victim has recovered fully,” Newsweek reported during the epidemic. AIDS, caused by severe HIV, has no official cure. However, today’s treatment
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MOST Trustworthy Companies IN AMERICA 2024
TRUST MAY BE THE MOST IMPORTANT DY-namic between consumers and the companies they do business with—it affects decisions about where to shop, what to buy and even where to work. A PwC survey conducted in January and released on March 12 found that 90
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Is It Time to Leave Syria?
by JOHN FENZEL FEW PEOPLE TODAY RECOGNIZE the name of Alois Brunner. As the right hand of Nazi official Adolf Eichmann, he was one of the most notorious figures of the Holocaust, responsible for the deaths of an estimated 130,000 Jews in exterminati
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Flower Power
A woman walks through a field of vibrant tulips near Milan on April 4. Dutch couple Edwin Koeman and Nitsuhe Wolanios opened the flower farm in 2017 to share their passion for tulips with Italy. There are now over 500,000 flowers in 450 varieties ove
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‘We’re Living a Nightmare—Day After Day’
WHEN SHAY BENJAMIN’S FATHER RON WENT MISS-ing on October 7, she cried for 15 hours straight. She was in Dubai, returning from a vacation in the Philippines, when a flurry of cellphone messages alerted her to the unfolding events in Israel on October
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Quaking Ground
Rescuers sift through rubble at Taroko National Park on April 5 after a 7.4-magnitude earthquake two days earlier. At least 13 people were killed—most by falling rocks and landslides—and nearly 1,100 injured in the country’s largest quake in 25 years
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Who Rules Gaza When the Fighting Stops?
AFTER SIX MONTHS OF WAR between Israel and Hamas, a question hangs not only over the fate of the devastated Gaza Strip, but also over the leadership of the millions of Palestinians and their aspirations for statehood. Hamas, which is committed to des
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Visionary Of The Year
BEING A VISIONARY IN the business world means more than just planning based on predicted trends. It means working to define the future. Ola Källenius, chairman of the board of management of Mercedes-Benz Group and CEO of Mercedes-Benz, does exactly t
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Lenten Limbo
Penitents from the Brotherhood of the Most Holy Christ of Forgiveness wait for snow to pass for a procession on March 26 in the cathedral-laden city. Countrywide, dozens of Catholic brotherhoods take part in “Semana Santa,” or Holy Week processions,
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G Wagen
WHILE THE SUVS OF TODAY LOOK very different from those of 30 or 40 years ago, one model has completely bucked the trend. The Mercedes-Benz G-Class continues to be a hot commodity despite, or maybe because of, its iconic boxy body. The new-generation
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Marketing Disruptor Of The Year
WHY GO TO A SHOWROOM WHEN A showroom can come to you? The traditional car sales model is dead. Brick-and-mortar shops have evolved to add online shopping and purchase options, meeting customers where they are. One luxury brand is taking that philosop
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Celebrating The 2024 Auto Disruptors
AUTOMAKERS AND VISIONARIES FROM around the world gathered at Newsweek’s global headquarters in New York City on March 26 to celebrate the third annual World’s Greatest Auto Disruptors. “These visionary executives and companies are elevating standards
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Sustainability Disruptor Of The Year
SUSTAINABILITY ISN’T JUST ABOUT BUY-ing an electric vehicle or driving in a way that saves fuel. The entire life cycle of a vehicle is considered in its footprint, from the mining of rare earth metals to make batteries and computer chips to recyclabi
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Gillian Anderson
IF THERE’S ONE THING THAT’S TRUE ABOUT GILLIAN ANDERSON, IT’S THAT she isn’t afraid of a challenge. And that’s exactly what she’s doing in her new film, tackling the role of journalist Emily Maitlis in Netflix’s Scoop (April 5), which documents the t
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Combs’ Crackdown
Federal law enforcement officers raid music mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs’ Holmby Hills mansion on March 25 in a sex trafficking investigation. Homeland Security also searched his Miami home. In recent months, several sexual assault lawsuits have been fil
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Alex Edelman
A JEW ACCIDENTALLY STUMBLES UPON A gathering of white nationalists. For most, this would be a cause for concern, but for Alex Edelman it’s an opportunity for a hit one-man comedy show. “I always wanted to be a stand-up. I always thought that stand-up
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Powertrain Disruptor Of The Year
MERCEDES-BENZ HAS ENGINEERED a new powertrain that aims to revolutionize vehicle efficiency. Developed to push the limits of production models, as previewed in the Vision EQXX concept car, the next-generation electric drive system raises the bar for
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Legacy Of Disruption
TOM DOLL CHANGED THE WAY SUBARU OPERATES. During a 40-year tenure at the automaker, he worked to develop some of the best-known vehicles and marketing campaigns in the automotive world. His hands helped to mold Subaru into the quirky, inclusive brand
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Suspect on Trial
One of four suspects awaits his pretrial detention hearing at Basmanny District Court in Russia’s capital on March 25. He is linked to the Moscow concert hall attack three days earlier, which killed 143 people. Islamic State Khorasan claimed responsi
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Technology Disruptor Of The Year
MERCEDES-BENZ IS LEADING THE WAY when it comes to hands-free, eyes-free driving. The company’s Drive Pilot technology is now authorized for use in California and Nevada, the first U.S. states to allow it. It has arrived ahead of similar technology pr
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China’s Baby Bust
FOR DECADES, CHINA HAS TRIED to rein in its population growth, permitting families only one child. Now, as it faces a decline, Beijing is trying to reverse what appears to be an almost inevitable trend, including by limiting abortions. In January 202
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Designer Of The Year
AFTER A SUCCESSFUL TWO-DECADE run as a designer at Daimler and BMW, Karim Habib took his talents first to Infiniti, then to Kia. There, as executive vice president and head of Kia Global Design, he has been pushing the envelope and raising expectatio
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Port Crisis
The Coast Guard leads the search on March 27 for six victims following the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge, which occurred when the cargo ship Dali collided with it the day before. The 984-foot vessel, carrying nearly 4,700 containers, struc
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