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Billions of entrepreneurial dollars are being poured into solving humanity's death problem.
Can the Private Sector Replace NGOs in the Developing World?
One company is out to prove the private sector can solve the world's ailments.
Real Estate Reinvents Itself
Global property prices are on the rise, nearing pre-2008 levels. But it's far from business as usual.
In Focus
The Butcher Captured
The man the Chadian army calls ‘The Butcher’ kneels before a cache of weapons, pickup trucks and motorcycles captured from Boko Haram. He is accused of beheading or slashing the throats of five people in the name of Islam. In the fight against the bloodthirsty Islamist militants, there have so far been few victories and the Nigerian government seems at a loss to stem the unremitting tide of violence they have caused – having been responsible for the deaths of more than 13,000 people over the past five years, according to President Goodluck Jonathan.
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Periscope
The murder of Boris Nemtsov strikes at the heart of the opposition to Vladimir Putin
Both Sexes Called To Arms as Norway Conscripts Girls
Barrack rooms and battle drills will be shared as every 17-year-old gets his or her papers in a first for Europe and NATO.
A Final Interview With Boris Nemtsov
'Newsweek' spoke with the Russian opposition leader hours before he was gunned down in central Moscow.
Student Debt Strike Targets For-Profit College
The Consumer Financial Protection Board sued Corinthian Colleges, but students are still liable for federal loans.
The Ancient Sites Now Under Threat From ISIS in Libya
As jihadis use cultural vandalism as a weapon of war, fears are increasing for the country's Greco-Roman heritage.
Thousands of Children Missing from Britain CPS
Despite a series of child abuse scandals, Britain is still losing track of children in care, including hundreds under the age of one.
ISIS's Next Crusade: Italy
The makeshift caliphate says it's targeting Rome. Should Italians have agita?
Horizons
A Ph.D. student has developed a cream that targets cells, not pigments, to get rid of unwanted ink.
How Patents Kill Innovation and Hold Tech Companies Back
At this point, the technology industry might be better off without any patents.
What Makes Baked Beans So Tasty? It's All the Wallpaper Glue
Cheap starch is used to bulk out foods marked 'healthy' or 'light', but it's not what we think - and it's making us fat.
Where the U.S. Government Keeps Confiscated Animal Parts
The black market wildlife trade is growing—as is the stock at the Rocky Mountain Arsenal.
BPA Is Fine, If You Ignore Most Studies About It
The FDA insists BPA is safe, despite all the science to the contrary.
Downtime
The documentary "Merchants of Doubt" looks at folks who claimed cigarettes were safe and are now focused on climate change.
A Shooter's Chance
Tyler Harvey has a really, really hard time believing he's the nations' top scorer heading into March Madness.
The Wisdom of Robert Christgau, Critic-Turned-Memoirist
Christgau chatted with Newsweek about the research process, today's rock writing landscape and why people should stop being so prudish about the sex in his book.
You're 100 Percent Wrong About Jimmy Fallon
The Fallon Fallacy: Jimmy cracks corn every night, racking up YouTube views and Facebook likes with his schtick, but the talk is cheap.
Editor's pick
Trump's camp has dismissed Florida's governor as a cheap imitator of his policies. But both men differ on a number of fronts that could prove key in '24.
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Newsweek investigation adds to growing demands that the U.S. federal retirement system exclude the option for investment in sanctioned Chinese companies
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