Innholdsfortegnelse for November 29, 2024 i Newsweek

PeriscopePOLITICS A GROWING NUMBER OF AMER-ICAN women are turning to the 4B feminist protest movement in the wake of Donald Trump’s election victory and are abstaining from romantic relationships with men. The movement, which began in South Korea around the mid-2010s, was pioneered by feminists determined to dismantle traditional gender expectations and involves four “nos”: bihon (no marriage), bichulsan (no childbirth), biyeonae (no dating) and bisekseu (no sex). It encourages women to reclaim autonomy over their bodies. “The 4B movement is a powerful example of women pushing back against the roles society expects them to fill,” psychologist and dating expert Leah Levi told Newsweek. It gained traction after the murder of a 23-year-old woman in a public restroom near Gangnam station in Seoul by a man who reportedly resented women.…

EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES, RESTAURANT-style dining, unlimited pickleball—an impressive number of amenities are becoming standard at Continuing Care Retirement Communities. CCRCs offer a continuum of attractive options for seniors, ranging from physical fitness services to medical and rehabilitation therapies and independent living to memory and nursing care. As the country’s population ages, the number of CCRCs has doubled in the past decade to well over 2,000. Today’s older Americans lead more active lifestyles than the previous generation. With a wide array of services, CCRCs’ continuity of care allows a single community to provide just the right level assistance as needs change. Now, retirees are finding CCRCs an increasingly attractive option. For the second consecutive year, Newsweek and global data research firm Statista have partnered to rank America’s Best Continuing Care Retirement Communities…

City Councilman Chi Ossé, 26, is all smiles after his Fairness in Apartment Rental Expenses Act was passed by a 42-8 vote on November 13 at City Hall. The bill will require the party that hired the broker, typically a landlord, to pay the broker’s fee. The practice of tenants being responsible for paying up to 15 percent of the annual rent has been common in the city for decades. Supporters of the bill say it’s a long overdue correction, while critics say it will lead to higher rent prices.…

Horizons SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY + HEALTH HEALTH IN THE U.S., DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME ENDED on November 5, marking the transition to shorter days and earlier sunsets. The shift, while giving an extra hour of morning light, can create seasonal challenges such as lethargy, low mood, and fluctuations in appetite, all of which are often more pronounced in winter months. For individuals with seasonal affective disorder (SAD), a type of depression linked to reduced seasonal light, these effects can be particularly severe. SAD impacts around 5 percent of adults in the United States, and its symptoms typically emerge in the fall or winter and can last until spring, according to the American Psychiatric Association. Symptoms may include persistent low energy, changes in sleep and appetite, feelings of hopelessness, and social withdrawal. The…

PeriscopeNEWS, OPINION + ANALYSISRUSSIA-UKRAINE CLASHES WERE REPORTED JUST DAYS AFTER SOLDIERS from North Korea were deployed alongside Russian forces in the war against Ukraine. Their presence raised questions about how well the Pyongyang fighters would perform against men who have been engaging in frequent combat since February 2022, and what impact they would have on Europe’s largest land war since World War II. Around 12,000 of the country’s elite soldiers were sent to Russia to bolster Moscow’s war effort against Kyiv, according to South Korean officials. Washington said they will be “legitimate military targets” and U.S. envoy to the U.N. Robert Wood said that if North Korean troops “enter Ukraine in support of Russia, they will surely return in body bags.” In a statement, South Korea’s spy agency said on…

ALTHOUGH IT WASN’T ON THE agenda at the three-day IISS Prague Defence Summit in the Czech Republic capital from November 8, there was only one topic of discussion: U.S. President-elect Donald Trump. His imminent return to the White House has had NATO members quickly reassessing their plans for supporting Ukraine’s defense against Russia’s invasion as well as their spending commitments to the group. Experts say that although Trump is perhaps unlikely to pull the U.S. out of NATO, the coming years will be challenging for the alliance, not least because many countries have failed to prepare for Trump’s comeback. “It’s a bad surprise for most governments in Europe,” former NATO official Edward Hunter Christie told Newsweek. “European policymakers feared—and they never concealed it—they feared the prospect of a second Trump…