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January 30, 2015 Issue

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Prepare for the Pill to Make You Thin

The medical arms race to find a magic pill that will defeat obesity is nearly over.

None of Us Are Sleeping

Sleep is crucial to our health. So why do we seem hell-bent on getting by with less and less of it?

Cravings: How to Trick the Brain Into Thinking You're Full

The first obesity "electroceuticals" have been approved, and will trick the brain into thinking the gut is full.

The Dawn Wall: The Inside Story

A hardened mountaineer explains the mind-bogglingly difficult climb the two young men faced on El Capitan, Yosemite.

Geert Wilders: The 'Prophet' Who Hates Muhammad

Geert Wilders is Europe's most notoriously anti-Muslim radical. He may also be Holland's next prime minister.

Yemen Is Tearing Itself Apart Over Water

As rebels storm the Presidential palace, al-Qaida is increasing its strangle-hold on a country dying of thirst.

In Focus

Shake It All About

Makar Sankranti marks one of the most important festivals of the Hindu calendar, celebrating the sun's celestial journey into the northern hemisphere. On Sagar Island, at the confluence of the river Ganges and the Bay of Bengal, a Sadhu - or holy man - casually tosses his head after taking a dip in the water, creating an impressive arc of water. The festival marks the arrival of spring in India.

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Periscope

Who Killed Litvinenko? Perhaps Not Russia After All

Alexander Litvinenko was slipped radioactive poison in 2006. As an inquiry opens into his murder, the mystery deepens.

'France Wants Assimilation Not Integration': The Problem with French Secularism

One of France's most eminent Muslim intellectuals, Malek Chebel, discusses post-Charlie Hebdo multiculturalism.

Ralph Steadman on the Right to Offend

Steadman, the satirical cartoonist extraordinaire, reflects on the Charlie Hebdo murders, in words and in art.

The Greek Rebel Set to Become Prime Minister

Alexis Tsipras is the new face of a pan-European left-wing movement determined to upset the status quo.

Is Pakistan Courting Trouble In Its Battle With Terrorism?

After the Peshawar school massacre, the army is granted its wish to take over terrorism trials.

For the Islamic Instagram Generation, Dating Takes Off

Young Omanis, raised on social media and disillusioned with arranged marriage, are finding love online.

Two Numbers: The Italian Job? No Longer

The changing face of the Vatican's College of Cardinals.

A Manhattan Made-for-TV Murder

A Wall Street patricide has Manhattan high society gossiping about what went wrong.

Newsweeks Past: 'In Cold Blood... An American Tragedy'

Truman Capote's reporting and researching on a family's brutal murder created a new era of journalism.

Horizons

Plastic, Inspired by Squid Protein

Researchers have used squid protein to help create a thermoplastic as strong as kevlar that can be 3D printed, worn, and used in medical devices.

Tech Giants Have a Few New Tricks for Stomping Startups

Yes, startups are sexy, but the big tech companies have some advantages.

New Frictionless Technology Could Secure Future of Space

New magnetic gears - where the parts never touch - developed for space rovers will extend their operational life.

The Oyster Shell Game

The federal government is spinning science to justify environmental policy.

Downtime

A Restaurant With a Waiting List of 60,000

Noma, the Copenhagen restaurant named the Best in the World, opens a pop-up restaurant in Tokyo...and you're probably not getting a table.

'American Sniper' and the Soul of War

Clint Eastwood's American Sniper shows we can all learn a profound lesson from the most lethal sharpshooter in U.S. military history.

Seductress or Scholar - The Real Anne Boleyn

As the BBC's Wolf Hall sparks another bout of Tudor mania, Henry VIII's most alluring wife remains enigmatic.

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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