Innholdsfortegnelse for February 23, 3024 i Newsweek

OKLAHOMA HAS THE LARGEST percentage of missing people in America, with Arizona, Oregon, Louisiana and Arkansas also above average, the latest federal statistics show. The data also points to wide regional variation, with Southern states having some of the highest percentages of missing people. The information is collected by the National U.S. Missing Persons Database [NamUs], which is operated by the Department of Justice. Every day, roughly 2,300 Americans are reported missing. One expert told Newsweek that the real figures for missing people are higher than the federal statistics show. Oklahoma has the highest percentage of missing people in the NamUs figures, at 16 missing per 100,000 residents, followed by Arizona at 14.2. Louisiana has 12 missing people per 100,000, Arkansas has 11.6, New Mexico 11.5 and Florida 7.7. Massachusetts…

It’s barely two months into 2024 and the year has already been marked by provocative missile tests from North Korea and anxious, rigid condemnation from its southern neighbor. Pyongyang has been walking a path of increasingly truculent rhetoric, not just against Seoul but South Korea’s ally, the U.S., and a Japan deeply concerned for its own national security. But the steady stream of inflammatory statements released by North Korea’s state media have come hand-in-hand with a flurry of ballistic missile tests, putting numerous countries on edge. Both Korean nations have pledged to drive up military spending. The spike in tensions, at a time when the U.S. and its allies are dealing with conflicts in the Middle East and Eastern Europe, with one eye on Beijing’s actions around Taiwan, have prompted…

A VIRAL VIDEO FEATURING A content creator who purchased a tiny home on Amazon might serve as an ad for compact dwellings that could provide a viable solution for a strained housing market, experts say. With the median price for a home in the U.S. $413,200 in December, according to the U.S. Census Bureau, it is no surprise that a home purchased for $38,999 has become an internet sensation, garnering nearly 32 million views on TikTok. These accessory dwelling units (ADUs) can help make neighborhoods more affordable, experts say, while offering a solution to those would-be buyers who may otherwise be priced out. Content creator Nathan Graham purchased the Chery Industrial Expandable Prefab House. Unfolding from a large box, it becomes a 19-by-20-foot dwelling with enough space for basic living…

In FocusTHE NEWS IN PICTURESLAS VEGAS Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes embraces tight end Travis Kelce following their 25-22 Super Bowl victory on February 11. Mahomes was crowned the game’s MVP after throwing the winning touchdown pass to Mecole Hardman Jr. in overtime to defeat the San Francisco 49ers and clinch the Vince Lombardi trophy, making the Chiefs the first team to win back-to-back titles in 19 years. Mahomes’ wife Brittany, brother Jackson and daughter Sterling joined the postgame celebrations on the field at Allegiant Stadium.…

PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN’S ECO-nomic policies might be working to his advantage, particularly in six swing states, data shows—but other figures suggest that immigration risks overshadowing Bidenomics at the ballot box come November. While the current presidency has been plagued by high inflation, which soared to its highest level in 40 years—leading some analysts to anticipate a recession—the economy has proved resilient. Inflation has slowed. In January, employers added 353,000 jobs, crushing economists’ forecast of 185,000, according to government data. The unemployment rate has stood at 3.7 percent, its lowest level in decades, and last year the economy grew by 2.5 percent. The private sector is also hiring, adding more than 100,000 jobs in January, while wages also went up, according to research institute ADP—both slower than in previous months but…

CUSTOMER LOYALTY MEANS BIG BUSINESS. LOYALTY programs may mean a free cup of coffee or a discount on a shirt to one individual, but to the overall marketplace, such plans deliver seismic influence on companies’ bottom lines. Data analysis firm Statista predicts that the global loyalty management ecosystem will be worth $24 billion by the end of 2029, up from about $5.6 billion in 2022. That’s a lot of people signing up to be repeat customers. And businesses have taken note, offering loyalty programs that span the consumer landscape, crossing sectors with similar offers of discounts and freebies. With so many ways to show your brand loyalty, though, discerning which programs are worth the sign-up can be a confusing task. To make things easier, Newsweek has partnered with Statista to…

Periscope NEWS, OPINION + ANALYSIS U.S. NEWS WHEN 6-YEAR-OLD ADAM WALSH WENT MISSING from a mall in Hollywood, Florida, in 1981, local police didn’t immediately start a search, the National Crime Information Center didn’t track missing children and it took the FBI seven days before they showed up to tell the boy’s parents that the agency wasn’t “in the kid business.” “No one helped us in 1981, when Adam was kidnapped,” his father, John Walsh, told Newsweek. “The little Hollywood, Florida, police had no idea what they were doing...They didn’t search for Adam that night. I was so worried when it got dark.” Walsh ended up designing his own missing persons flyer and took up residence at the local police department as he launched his own search effort for his…

THE NORTH KOREA OF 2024 IS MORE BELLIG-erent, provocative and focused on its military than ever before. Pyongyang has put -itelf on a war footing, upping its defense production and forging ahead with ballistic missile tests that are deeply alarming to South Korea, Japan and the U.S. “It is a fait accompli that a war can break out at any time on the Korean peninsula,” was the message from North Korea’s supreme leader, Kim Jong Un, as the world rang in the new year, with some researchers believing he has made a strategic decision to take his nation into battle. “North Korea is ramping up tensions because at this point in time it doesn’t see any downside to it,” argued Ramon Pacheco Pardo, a professor of international relations at King’s…

JAW BONES, SOME TEETH, SKULL FRAGMENTS, arm and leg bones, and a few artifacts were about all they had to work with. But after decades of study, archaeologists say they understand more about the skeletal remains belonging to the father, the half-brother and the son of Alexander the Great, ruler of the ancient Greek kingdom of Macedon. The remains are considered by archaeologists to be “among the most historically important” in Europe. During his reign from 336 B.C. until his death in 323 B.C., legendary leader Alexander waged extensive military campaigns to create one of the largest empires ever seen—spanning from Greece to northwestern India. Undefeated in battle, he is widely considered to be among the most successful military commanders in history. The whereabouts of Alexander’s burial site is one…