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Poker Face
With little more than a flick of the pen, an Obama appointee legalized online poker
The Girls Who Tried to Kill for Slender Man
It’s extremely rare for young girls to attempt murder. These two 12-year-olds did so to prove their allegiance to Slender Man
In Focus
Ballet Shoes
Dancers from the Australian Ballet practice outdoors for a production of Swan Lake in Sydney’s Capitol Theatre. Graeme Murphy’s adaptation of Tchaikovsky’s
haunting score is the most popular production ever at the Capitol Theatre and has been taken on tour all over the world. The venue for this rehearsal is the Bondi Icebergs pool, while it is empty for cleaning.
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Who’s to Blame for the ISIS Crisis?
If U.S. troops had stayed in Iraq, they may have stopped the militants. But that wasn’t our choice to make
Why Russia and Cuba Are Partying Like It's 1962
With Russia reopening a spy base in Cuba, are we in line for Cuban Missile Crisis II?
New World
A Picture of Health
An algorithm can scan family photos and predict genetic disorders with astonishing accuracy
Rent Sweet Rent
There’s never been a worse time to buy a house, as the Internet is making ownership a sentimental mistake
Kangaroo Mother Care Could Save Millions of Lives In Poor Countries
Premature birth is a mass killer in developing countries. But it doesn’t have to be.
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Downtime
Alynda Lee Segarra, Queen of the Riff Raff
The once homeless Alynda Lee Segarra has found a home in New Orleans’ diverse musical community
American Horror, Ivy League Edition
Three new books suggest that an elite education may be the most poisonous education of all
Catfight at the Anti-Feminist Corral
Women vs. women vs. militant cats: a political debate for the ages
Editor's Pick
D.C. Woman Stabbed to Death in 'Unprovoked Attack'
Suspect Anthony Crawford accused of stabbing 35-year-old while she ran through Washington neighborhood.
Watch Venus Peak in Brightness This Weekend
This "exceptionally bright gem is always spectacular to see,” an astronomer told Newsweek.
Death Row Records' Suge Knight Gets 28 Years in Prison
A sentencing hearing was scheduled for October 4.
Girls Read and Write Better than Boys, Study Finds
Girls were found to be better at reading and writing from as early as fourth grade.
Vietnam's President Tran Dai Quang Dies at 61
Dang Thi Ngoc becomes Vietnam's first female president, until the National Assembly appoints a new leader next month.
The Battle of the Sexes Is 45 Years Old Today
Newsweek has looked through the archives to see how sports had changed in the four and a half decades since Billie Jean King took on Bobby Riggs.
Jill Lepore on 'These Truths' and American History
In her new book, "These Truths," Lepore illuminates the direct line between the country’s polarized past and divided present.
Poll Puts Beto O'Rourke Ahead of Ted Cruz in Texas
The new poll contrasted with one from a day earlier that showed Ted Cruz with a nine-point lead.
