Newsweek International July 05, 2024

1973 “[John Dean’s] words introduced a spectacle unprecedented in history—an insider’s sworn testimony that a sitting president had been a known conspirator in a crime,” Newsweek wrote. A year later, Nixon became the first and only president to resign after evidence revealed his team’s attempts to undermine the Democratic party and aid his bid for reelection. Now, after Donald Trump has been found guilty of falsifying business records to conceal a hush money payment and benefit his 2016 campaign, the result is much different—Trump seeks another term with widespread support. 1990 “[The Hubble] was seeing the cosmos as if through a cataract,” Newsweek said after a mismeasurement on a mirror jeopardized the $1.5 billion project. The telescope was fixed in 1993 and has taken sharp images of faraway galaxies since,…

Protesters demonstrate in Kenya’s capital city as the country’s members of parliament debate a finance bill on June 18. The proposed bill would introduce $2.7 billion in new taxes on bread, transportation and other necessities amid a cost-of-living crisis in the East African nation. The government has since announced that it would back down on some of the more controversial taxes. Over 200 people, many Gen Z, were injured in the protests after police began using tear gas and water cannons to break up the crowd. One man was killed, allegedly by police gunfire.…

Periscope NEWS, OPINION + ANALYSIS GEOPOLITICS EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT ELECTIONS ACROSS the European Union sent shock waves through the bloc’s centrist establishment in June, with the French and German engines of Europe’s U.S.-aligned foreign policy—particularly President Joe Biden’s backing for Ukraine—facing serious domestic turbulence. As of June 21, Europe’s center-right European People’s Party was predicted to return 189 lawmakers to the next Parliament, winning over 26 percent of 720 seats contested. The right-wing European Conservatives and Reformists were set to take some 83 seats. The center-left Socialists and Democrats’ seat share is projected to remain roughly around the same at 136, while the liberal Renew Europe bloc is predicted to win around 74 seats—marking a significant loss of over 20 representatives. European Parliament President Roberta Metsola, an EPP member, declared that…

LIBERTARIAN PRESIDENTIAL candidate Chase Oliver may be a long shot, but he sees himself as having one key advantage over former President Donald Trump and incumbent President Joe Biden—his age. The 38-year-old Georgia native is less than half the age of both dominant candidates, as Trump is 78 and Biden is 81. Even when broadening the field to include fellow third-party contenders Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (70), Jill Stein (74) and Cornel West (71), Oliver is still decades younger—a fact he’s hoping can boost his campaign with millennial and Generation Z voters. “It’s time for our generation to really rise up,” he told Newsweek in an exclusive interview. Oliver believes that Americans should have the maximum freedom over their own lives without government interference. In his view, drugs should be…

THERE IS A GROWING CHORUS OF SUPREME Court critics coming from within the judiciary. Judges on both sides of the ideological spectrum and across various levels have become increasingly willing to speak out, warning America about the future of democracy. Among those critics are retired Judge David S. Tatel. A Clinton appointee who served for nearly 30 years on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia, Tatel recently revealed in a new memoir, Vision: A Memoir of Blindness and Justice, that part of the reason he stepped down from the court in January was because he grew tired of the Supreme Court’s “low regard” for judicial principles. He’s not alone. Tatel is one of at least three judges who offered a strong rebuke of the Supreme Court…

HEADACHES, UPSET STOMACHS AND FEVERS—THESE ARE some of the minor conditions that many people treat with over-the-counter medication. Not severe enough to require a doctor’s office visit, these discomforts can often be handled by talking to a pharmacist and getting a recommendation for a product that doesn’t even need a prescription. It’s a commonplace occurrence: Research reported by the Consumer Healthcare Products Association shows that 81 percent of adults use OTC medications as their initial response to small ailments. Americans average 26 trips per year to buy OTC products, but they visit the doctor only three times in the same time span. With so many occasions to select an OTC product, there is ample opportunity to make the wrong choice. To help consumers make the most informed decisions about which…