Innholdsfortegnelse for August 02-09, 2024 i Newsweek

MY RELATIVES FLED MOSUL TO save their lives before ISIS invaded and seized power in the summer of 2014. The invasion of Iraq’s second largest city not only uprooted my relatives, Indigenous Assyrians, but it also led to the genocide of Assyrians/Chaldeans/Syriacs (Christians) as well as Shiite Muslims and Yazidis. Ten years have passed since radical Islamic militants invaded Mosul, known as biblical Nineveh, once a capital of the ancient Assyrian empire, destroying anything and killing anyone who did not submit to their deranged version of Islam. Have things improved for Iraq’s Indigenous Assyrians following ISIS’s defeat? In 2014, I was a graduate journalism student in Chicago, alarmed at the news occurring half a world away—where my relatives, whom I had never met at the time, were facing religious persecution…

FINDING THE RIGHT MEDICAL SPECIALIST OFTEN means finding the right specialized hospital. And for individuals needing a particular kind of care, pinpointing the best facility for seeking treatment can be a complicated process. To help patients find a standout institution that delivers the sort of medical attention they need, Newsweek is partnering with market research firm Statista to release this year’s America’s Best Specialized Hospitals ranking. The hospitals recognized here span five separate categories: hospitals focused on cancer, cardiology, neurology, orthopedics and conditions affecting children. These specialties address some of the country’s most common medical conditions. Oncology, the branch of medicine focused on combating cancer, is crucial for much of the population: Statista has reported that a man born in the U.S. has a 41 percent chance of developing invasive…

Culture ENTERTAINMENT THE 2024 EMMY NOMINATIONS are in, and it’s a mixed bag of likely nominees, some surprises, and yes, a few snubs. Between The Bear, Abbott Elementary, The Crown, Hacks, Shōgun and Only Murders in the Building, it’s fair to assume your favorite show is part of the mix. Let’s break it down. The 76th annual Emmy Awards will air on Sunday, September 15 on ABC. We’ll be covering the entire Emmys season on The Parting Shot podcast with H. Alan Scott. Who’s In the Lead? The Bear set a record for a comedy series in a single year. The FX show picked up 23 nominations, the most for a comedy in a single year. The record was previously held by 30 Rock, which received 22 nominations in 2009.…

In Focus THE NEWS IN PICTURES MILWAUKEE A bandaged Donald Trump and his newly appointed running mate JD Vance speak at the Republican National Convention on July 16, days after an assassination attempt against the GOP’s presidential nominee. Vance, who turns 40 on August 2, is the first millennial nominated to a major party ticket. Once self-described as a “never-Trump guy,” the junior senator for Ohio began publicly backing the former president prior to his 2021 Senate run. Vance accepted the Republican vice-presidential nomination on July 17 in a speech that highlighted his blue-collar background and the economic hardships of the rural working class, particularly for those in major swing states like Michigan and Pennsylvania.…

NATO IS APPROACHING A watershed moment. It is worth remembering that the most successful military alliance in world history started as a peace project, and its future success depends on its ability to maintain peace. But today, instead of peace, the agenda is the pursuit of war; instead of defense it is offense. All this runs counter to NATO’s founding values. Hungary’s historical experience is that such transformations never lead in a good direction. The task today should be to preserve the alliance as a peace project. On those occasions when we need to make statements about NATO, we Hungarians are in a special position. Our accession to NATO was the first time in several centuries that Hungary had voluntarily joined a military alliance. The significance of our membership only…

FOR PARENTS, NOTHING IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN THE health of their child. This can mean something as simple as keeping a first-aid kit stocked with bandages and ointment, but it can also entail seeking out medical specialists at top-tier children’s hospitals. The Industry Impact Report from the Children’s Hospital Association, released in December 2023, found that the role of children’s hospitals extends past caring for the young—more than three-quarters of the facilities surveyed were actively involved in their communities to address issues like mental health, gun violence and nutrition and exercise. And the advancements uncovered by children’s medical centers have benefits reaching beyond their patients, as a full 93 percent of them share their findings from research or clinical trials with the public and private sectors. While they are key…

Periscope NEWS, OPINION + ANALYSIS ISRAEL-HAMAS WAR ABDALLAH ALABADLA REMEMBERS THE NIGHT HE thought he was going to die. The college student had fled his home in Gaza City for Khan Younis, a place he thought would be safer. But soon after arriving, he found the city emptied of critical medical supplies. “I went to every pharmacy in the area where I was staying, desperately looking for insulin,” he said in a phone interview from Cairo, where he evacuated in March. “I thought I was going to die because I didn’t find it. I don’t know how to describe it. It was a horrible moment.” Alabadla, 23, was in his final semester at Al-Aqsa University, where he studied English literature before the October 7 attacks on Israel by Hamas and…

“GAMES WIDE OPEN,” BILLBOARDS, POSTERS and officials across Paris proudly declare, as the city gears up to host this month’s Olympics. The Games’ website promises a sporting celebration “more responsible, more inclusive, more equal and more spectacular than ever before.” But the warmth of this installment of the quadrennial carnival will be ringed with steel. France’s security services are embarking on an enormous operation to try and prevent disaster, while their U.S. counterparts have reportedly spent years preparing to protect American athletes competing in Paris. To guard the Games, some 30,000 police officers—most armed with at least handguns—will be deployed every day, with 45,000 to guard the opening ceremony on the Seine River. Another 25,000 private security guards will also be working daily. Behind them, some 18,000 soldiers—well used to…

LIKE SO MANY OF US AMERICANS, THE WAR IS my point of reference for Vietnam. The country felt like this faraway land where many Americans fought and died. My dad, Colonel Frank Underwood Sr., fought in the Vietnam War. He’s 92 now and still looking good. He was there for a year but was injured a month in and received the Purple Heart. In his later years, my father has become more introspective and emotional. He chokes up whenever he thinks about Vietnam: what he saw and the relationships he had with fellow soldiers, but also the Vietnamese people and the friends he made there. I remember hearing from him that it was a very difficult war, fighting on their terrain and in the jungle, an environment very different to…