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October 03, 2014 Issue

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Exclusive: Why Women Don't Want to Be Kate

A YouGov poll, commissioned by Newsweek Europe, reveals that the British public is losing its unhealthy obsession with royalty

Working-Class White Men Make Democrats Nervous

White men are disgruntled—and remain a voting bloc neither party can afford to ignore

When Jihad Came to the Australian Outback

ISIS's call for Muslims to murder Australians in any way possible echoes another, made almost 100 years ago

The Age-Old Old Age Problem Faced By Baby Boomers

Baby boomers aren't ready to curl up in a Snuggie and die; too many foster kids and wounded vets don't have the support they need. There's a solution that addresses both problems.

Knife Games: A Weird Weekend With the World's Top Plastic Surgeons

Pouting and posing with the collagen kings, gynaecological musketeers and perma-tanned stegosaurs at the 12th annual Anti-Ageing Medicine World Congress on the Côte d'Azur

In Focus

Moving Mountain

These Iranian soldiers are wearing ghillie suits, camouflaged tent-like robes that are designed to look like heavy foliage. Usually, ghillie suits are made in shades of green to turn humans into moving trees, but these dappled colours are chosen to blend into a starker landscape of rocks and boulders. The men, seen in Tehran, are not actually going to war, but marching as part of a parade that marks the anniversary of Iran’s war with Iraq, from 1980 to 1988

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Periscope

Thousands More Hostages Taken By ISIS Remain Forgotten

After the release of 49 Turkish prisoners, the extent of Islamic State's kidnapping is revealed – and ignored

ISIS's Forgotten Hostages: Islamic State Still Holds Thousands

While Western prisoners get all the attention, thousands more have been snatched by ISIS

The Three Letter Word Driving a Gender Revolution

A unisex pronoun for toddlers in Sweden is now used by adults - and the rest of Europe is following suit

Putin's 'Last and Best Weapon' Against Europe: Gas

Furious at sanctions from the West, Russia is preparing to hold the EU hostage over fuel, as winter draws near

Volunteering in America Is On the Decline

Volunteering is on its way down, and Arkansas has the worst rate in the country

Gay Asylum Seekers Forced to 'Prove' Their Sexuality

Refugees from countries where homosexuality is illegal are fighting to change a humiliating system

Textbook Case of Bad Textbooking

How Moses helped write the Constitution and other things you can learn in high school textbooks in Texas

Horizons

DIY Opium Created From Yeast Draws on Science of Beer Brewing

By biohacking yeast to produce opium, researchers hope to shut down poppy fields

The Pacific Starfish Die-Off Continues, but There Is New Hope

The iconic sea creatures are dying off, and no one knows why

Piezoelectricity, and Other Ways Your Body Can Charge Your Phone

Researchers are designing ways to power electronics using the movement of the human body

AIDS and the Sunset Set

HIV patients are living longer, but are also aging faster than the rest of the population

Downtime

Aga Khan Museum: Enlightened Islam Fights Back Against Jihadist Brutality

A new museum in Toronto aims to showcase many of the greatest treasures of a thousand years of Muslim history

The Suit Is Back (If It Ever Really Went Away)

"The most successful and enduring fashion garment ever devised" stands up to time, trends—even basic cable

Reality Is Awkward

Dan Hoyle wants you to put down your phone and talk to people—just not while he's performing

The Prodigy Glut

Virtuosos are getting younger, but will they have the legs and chops to blow away audiences 20 years from now?

Story Festivals Herald the Return of the Spoken Word

Across the UK and in America, Audiences Are Rediscovering the World's Oldest Form of Entertainment

Green Cuisine Sweeps the Fleshpots of Paris

Top chefs are ditching meat in favour of artichokes and arugula. Just don't call these vegetables humble

Editor's Picks

Donald Trump's Lawyer May Be Creating 'Chaos' on Purpose: Attorney

Former U.S. Attorney Joyce Vance says that Donald Trump's lawyer, Todd Blanche, may be creating "chaos" deliberately.

By Emma Marsden

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Dozens of Morehouse College Staff Vote Against Giving Biden Degree

Some 38 faculty members voted against giving President Biden an honorary doctorate.

By Martha McHardy

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King Charles Latest Cancer Update, Given by Queen

By James Crawford-Smith

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Barron Trump College Choice: Everything Donald, Melania Have Said

By Andrew Stanton

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Can Justice Alito Be Forced to Recuse? Experts Weigh In

By Sean O'Driscoll

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