Innholdsfortegnelse for August 30, 2024 i Newsweek

Horizons SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY + HEALTH ARCHAEOLOGY EGYPT, 1935. ARCHAEOLOGISTS EXCAVATING A tomb in the necropolis of Thebes make an unsettling discovery: the mummified remains of an elderly woman, her mouth locked open in a frightful rictus, as if screaming in horror. In a further mystery, recent scans of the “Screaming Woman” revealed that she still possessed her internal organs, most of which would ordinarily have been removed during the embalming process. If the woman had been mummified poorly, it was initially reasoned, this might explain her horrific expression, with the embalmers having simply neglected to close her mouth prior to her burial some 3,500 years ago. However, an investigation by researchers from Cairo University and Egypt’s Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities has made a case for the awful alternative—the poor…

Ukrainian soldiers drive an armored vehicle near the country’s border with Russia on August 14, after the incursion into Russia’s Kursk region a week prior. since August 6, ukrainian forces have occupied dozens of towns and villages in the western region, leading over 120,000 civilians to evacuate, according to Russian authorities. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced on August 18 that the aim of the offensive was to create a “buffer zone” as part of an overall defensive goal to “destroy as much Russian war potential as possible and conduct maximum counteroffensive actions.” President Vladimir Putin called the move a “large-scale provocation.”…

ARLENA BROWN, A 36-YEAR-OLD mother in Henderson, Nevada, had considered homeschooling her three children, but it took the pandemic to open her eyes to how homeschooling could improve their lives. “Parents are seeing the value in being able to teach their own kids what they feel is necessary for them to learn,” Brown told Newsweek. “Parents feel more empowered.” The world shutting down during the COVID-19 pandemic turned homes into schools, exposing millions of American parents to the concept of nontraditional education. While teachers bore the brunt of lesson plans and putting together virtual learning modules, parents experienced a new way of life, and thousands decided to not return to an in-person school. Brown’s children each have individualized needs—one has a learning disability, one has autism and one is borderline…

THE HIVES ARE ROCK’S TRUE OLYMPIANS. About every four years, they unveil a new album before embarking on a victory lap in the form of international tours that have solidified their standing as champions of their genre. That changed somewhat following the release of 2012’s Lex Hives, which sat without a successor for some 11 years before the 2023 unveiling of The Death of Randy Fitzsimmons (named in honor of their fictitious yet legendary founder and mentor, who dominates the band’s songwriting credits). A year on from the critically acclaimed album’s release, lead guitarist Nicholaus Arson (birth name Niklas Almqvist)—who, though he won’t confirm it, is the real Randy Fitzsimmons—told Newsweek that the long wait for their sixth studio album was simply a matter of “boring math,” with the COVID-19…

Periscope NEWS, OPINION + ANALYSIS U.S. ELECTION SENATOR BERNIE SANDERS HAS A PLAN FOR how Vice President Kamala Harris and Minnesota Governor Tim Walz can win the presidential election in November, and if you ask him, he’ll tell you he has the data to support it. While some strategists would likely advise Harris and Walz, the Democrats’ presidential and vice presidential candidates, to moderate their policy views to effectively challenge GOP nominee Donald Trump and his running mate, Ohio Senator JD Vance, Sanders thinks they should do the opposite. The progressive independent senator from Vermont, who caucuses with Democrats and twice sought the party’s presidential nomination, in 2016 and 2020, believes the data is on his side. Polling from Data for Progress, which was commissioned by Sanders and conducted at…

PHYSICAL REHABILITATION CENTERS PROVIDE AROUND-THE-clock care for people suffering from complex illnesses and injuries. These facilities offer intensive treatments for a variety of ailments, from neurological conditions like strokes to orthopedic problems like fractures. ¶ While staying at inpatient rehabilitation centers, patients receive hands-on treatment that can drastically improve their quality of life. Multidisiciplinary teams—which typically include physical and occupational therapists—work to reduce patients’ symptoms and equip them for life after discharge. ¶ There are more than 1,100 of these facilities in the United States, so identifying the best fit can prove challenging. To help patients weigh their options, Newsweek has partnered with data intelligence platform Statista to rank America’s Best Physical Rehabilitation Centers. ¶ The annual list, now in its fifth edition, awards the top 300 inpatient physical rehabilitation…