Newsweek Magazine

November 22, 2013 Issue

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Cover story U.S.

America's Fukushima?

The reactors at Hanford made plutonium for the nuclear weapon dropped on Nagasaki; today, they sit on a radioactive wasteland that whistle-blowers say is a ticking time bomb

The Killer Stalking Wall Street

For all the stock market gains, denizens of the financial industry say they are more stressed than ever – and their hearts are giving out

Time-Travel Tourism

North Korea is the land that time – and Mumford & Sons – forgot

In Focus

No Second Chance

Fire fighters and rescuers work at the crash site of a Russian passenger airliner near Kazan, the capital of the Tatarstan republic, about 720 kilometers (450 miles) east of Moscow, Nov. 17, 2013. A Russian passenger airliner crashed Sunday night while trying to land at the airport in the city of Kazan, killing all people aboard, officials said. The Boeing 737 belonging to Tatarstan Airlines crashed an hour after taking off from Moscow. There were no immediate indications of the cause.

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Periscope

Syria's Bloodshed Engulfs Beirut

Lebanon had just about recovered from its own civil war when jihadist bombs shattered their fragile peace

Lara Logan's Mystery Man

The discredited '60 Minutes' report on Benghazi has kicked off an intriguing game of Whodunit?

Kentucky's Political Derby

Mitch McConnell has tied his reelection to the Affordable Care Act's failure. Too bad it's doing well in his home state

Muzzling the Freedom of Information Act

Government to authors: We're not showing you public records because you're not journalists

Rock Meets Hard Place

House Speaker John Boehner promises immigration reform, but can he deliver?

Putin's Tug of Love

Russia and the European Union are wooing the Ukraine – and only one side can win

Horizons

Why Naked Selfies Are Bad News for Facebook

The sudden rise of Snapchat shows that people want their privacy back

Flight Plan

The American Airlines/US Airways merger is a boon to everyone except customers

The Unnatural Death of 'Natural'

The creative and often deceptive labeling of processed foods has activists reaching for a dictionary, and a cudgel

The Wet Cure

Science may soon be able to eliminate the hangover (but not the buzz)

Some Art's Painful by Design

To protest the police state a Russian performance artist mutilates himself in a way that is shocking, but not as novel as it sounds

Downtime

Gadget Lust: Power of the Press

The Aeropress makes you the perfect home coffee maker

Hut Couture

If clothes make the man, what do bumblebee uniforms make the Pittsburgh Steelers?

Audubon. John James Audubon.

A stunning new edition of the prized ornithological volume is a lavishly illustrated history of the nation

Divorce, Doggy Style

Pet custody mediators train former partners not to fight in front of the puppies

Tragic Kingdom

Disney theme parks are no longer the happiest places on earth for children with special needs

Editors' Picks

Donald Trump's Mystery $50M Loan Raises Questions: Ex-Prosecutor

The former president now claims the $50 million loan never existed.

By Sean O'Driscoll

3 MIN READ

Marjorie Taylor Greene's New Primary Warning to Democrats

Greene on Wednesday announced she plans next week to call a motion to vacate against House Speaker Mike Johnson.

By Andrew Stanton

2 MIN READ

Michael Cohen Is Becoming a Problem for Alvin Bragg

By Katherine Fung

5 MIN READ

Bryan Kohberger: 6 Key Updates in the Case

By Jenna Sundel

4 MIN READ

Iran University Offers Scholarships to Expelled US Students

By Brendan Cole

2 MIN READ