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December 12, 2014 Issue

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Planet Reboot: Fighting Climate Change With Geoengineering

Scientists hope to wield the Earth itself as a weapon against global warming.

The Kid With the Kalashnikov Isn't Happy

An extraordinary account of travelling through the war-ravaged towns and villages of Ukraine, one year on from the revolution

Jerusalem's New Holy War

As Jerusalem slides towards religious war, one young woman is emerging as a powerful new Palestinian voice

The Half-Mad Mind

Lena Dunham is living with it. John Kelly couldn't. Obsessive-compulsive disorder isn't funny, and it's finally emerging from the shadows.

Life in a Jordanian Refugee Camp Inspires Soap Opera

The UN is backing a six-part radio drama to focus on forced marriage, domestic violence and water shortages

In Focus

Escaping Arrest

A young woman jumps from a police lorry after being detained by police in Nairobi following violent clashes between riot officers and demonstrators. The protests are in reaction to attacks on innocent people by Islamic militants. Specifically, the demonstrators want President Uhuru Kenyatta to do more to stop the militants, claiming that a tougher stance would prevent atrocities such as the blowing up of a bus that killed 28 people last month.

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Periscope

Vladimir Was Here: Finding 'Winners' in the War in Ukraine

One year later, the victors in the war in Ukraine are hard to identify.

The Reality TV Show That Interrogates ISIS Prisoners on Camera

'In the Grip of the Law' is a controversial primetime reality TV show that confronts captured jihadists with their victims

A Former Mercenary Proposes a Pentagon Makeover

Erik Prince, the controversial ex-CEO of Blackwater, has a plan for military reform and it's gaining fans

Bears, Lynxes, Wild Horses and Wolves Return to Europe

A plan to reintroduce endangered animals to the wilderness in Italy, Spain and Eastern Europe is under way

How ISIS Governs Its Caliphate

ISIS is a bloodthirsty group committed to terror but the caliphate is also a fully functioning state within a state

Newsweeks Past: The Killings at My Lai

Between 347 and 504 Vietnamese civilians were killed in the village of Mai Lai on 8th December 1969

After Scotland, Yorkshire Fights for Its Independence

Eyeing renewed devolution, Yorkshire, with a bigger population than Scotland and bigger economy than Wales, wants to be next

Horizons

A Palm Pilot Program

A laser device can read your palm and see whether you're eating right.

The Fetal Paradox

Fertility doctors want to curtail multiple births, but that's a tough sell for women desperate to be mothers.

You've Been Unplugged

Machines are becoming smart enough to reprogram—even fix—themselves.

Downtime

Axis of Easel: Churchill and Hitler's Painting Duel

Churchill and Hitler are continuing their titanic duel through their works of art.

Live and Onstage, the Supremes!

After making theater from Fitzgerald, Faulkner and Andy Kaufman, New York's Elevator Repair Service is on the top court's case.

Eight-Man Football: The Biggest, And Only, Game in Town

Two small Nevada schools with vastly different kids are saving lives one tackle at a time

'The Imitation Game' Sparks a New Wave of Code-Breakers

The maths department at Manchester University is flooded with entrants for its code-breaking competition

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

3 MIN READ

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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