Newsweek Magazine

February 10, 2023 Issue

Features

Cover story Science

Mysterious green comet nears Earth, revealing secrets of time and space

A rare comet from deep space will soon appear in the night skies. Stop what you're doing and look up.

In Focus

Egg-aggerated Prices

Brooklyn, New York Cartons of eggs at Pioneer Supermarkets in Flatbush on January 12 show the staple’s skyrocketing cost. The price of eggs, the fourth most-purchased grocery item in the country, soared 60 percent in December from the previous year. An avian flu outbreak that affected nearly 58 million birds resulted in the nationwide egg shortage and price hike, which cooled down slightly in January.

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Science

Shocking truths behind smartphone and EV batteries: children mining cobalt

"The eight individuals in the group produced on average three sacks of washed heterogenite ore per day...an income of roughly $1.05 per team member per day."

Science

Clean energy's dirty secret—human rights abuses in cobalt mining

Siddharth Kara discusses his book, "Cobalt Red," the geopolitical implications for Chinese domination of cobalt mining, what companies should do to address the conditions of the miners and much more.

News

Feds accused of issuing 'licenses to steal' as moving company scams rise

Complaints about moving companies to the Department of Transportation have more than doubled since 2015, with Florida leading the nation.

News

Julian Assange's biggest fight in prison? It's not against extradition

'This is the press freedom case of the century... If we want an open and accountable democracy, where you can expose corruption and criminality...Julian has to be free.'

Opinion

Conservatives Should Embrace ESG Investing

One cannot fully evaluate the long-term prospects of a company without ESG data any more than you could predict a person's future health if you were to willfully ignore readily available information that would reveal their blood pressure or cholesterol levels.

Downtime

Travel

Best urban exploration sites, from a VW graveyard to a rainforest castle

Looking for modern-day ruins? Check out these great urbex sites worldwide, from a Volkswagen cemetery in Utah to a deserted diamond mine in South Africa to a women's correctional facility in Thailand.

Entertainment

Jonathan Groff had a 'primal' reaction to Shyamalan's 'Knock at the Cabin'

"It's the first time I've ever done a horror movie. So it was a real education," Jonathan Groff told Newsweek's Parting Shot about starring in M. Night Shyamalan's new movie 'Knock at the Cabin.'

February 10, 2023 Issue

Egg-aggerated Prices

Clean energy's dirty secret—human rights abuses in cobalt mining

Feds accused of issuing 'licenses to steal' as moving company scams rise

Julian Assange's biggest fight in prison? It's not against extradition

Conservatives Should Embrace ESG Investing

Jonathan Groff had a 'primal' reaction to Shyamalan's 'Knock at the Cabin'

Editor's Picks

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Can Justice Alito Be Forced to Recuse? Experts Weigh In

February 10, 2023 Issue

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