Kathy Hochul’s Top Deputy Wants To Primary Her In New York
By Sonam Sheth is an Evening Politics Editor at Newsweek who is based in New York. She joined Newsweek in 2024 and previously worked at Business Insider and CNBC. Sonam has extensive experience covering national security, foreign policy, elections, and stories at the intersection of law and politics. Her work has been cited in The […]
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Trump Visa Crackdown Snags Au Pairs
The Trump administration’s pause on some visa interviews last week did not just affect international students, but many American families reliant on foreign au pairs coming to the United States. The State Department paused new visa processing for a handful of categories, including J-1, otherwise known as the Exchange Visitor Program, under the premise that […]
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Red Sox Manager Receives Dreaded Vote of Confidence From Front Office
By Drew VonScio is a Newsweek contributor based in Pittsburgh, PA. His focus is on MLB content. Drew has been with Newsweek since December 2024 and also works full-time at WTOV, a TV station in Steubenville, Ohio. He is a 2023 graduate of Bethany College (WV) and a 2024 graduate of the S.I. Newhouse School […]
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Thousands of Dead People Got Student Aid, Trump Admin Finds
The U.S. Department of Education revealed that over $30 million in federal student aid had been distributed to thousands of deceased individuals during the past three years. The disclosure followed an internal cross-check of student aid records against federal grant logs and the Social Security Death Index. Why It Matters The discovery of erroneous payments […]
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Trump Got Battered by Federal Courts Across the Country in May
President Donald Trump was dealt a brutal hand last month by federal district courts across the country as they struck down—or at least temporarily paused—a number of the administration’s directives on some of its top priorities. Why It Matters Trump sailed into office on the pledge that he would carry out mass deportations on “day […]
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Could AI Save Small Businesses? Mindbody Makes a Case to Wellness Brands
The last 50 years have not been so kind to small businesses. A wave of corporate mergers and subsequent shifts in economic policies have allowed large corporations to dominate the marketplace, all while small business owners have struggled to stay afloat as competition melts away. But in 2025, generative AI may be offering the little […]
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People in California Told to Stay Out of Ocean
Officials from the National Weather Service (NWS) issued urgent warnings across multiple regions of California on Monday, cautioning the public to avoid entering the ocean due to hazardous sea and surf conditions. A series of gale and storm warnings, as well as beach hazard statements, have affected large stretches of The Golden State’s coastline, from […]
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Owners Can’t Find Husky Post Thunderstorm—Then Make Heartbreaking Discovery
A couple from Palm Beach, Florida, couldn’t find their Siberian husky after a violent thunderstorm. Where they found him has melted hearts all over social media. His owner, Corey Moriarty, told Newsweek that he had never shown fear of storms before, but when this particularly intense thunderstorm hit recently, it spooked him. After a short […]
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California Surfer Recounts Terrifying Shark Attack: ‘That’s It’
A surfer narrowly escaped injury after a shark attacked his board about 100 yards off Montara State Beach in California on Saturday, prompting officials to close the beach for 48 hours. Jens Heller, 42, told the San Francisco Chronicle: “I thought, ‘That’s it. I will not get away from this.’” Why It Matters Shark attacks […]
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