Innehållsförteckning för December 15, 2023 från Newsweek International

1997 “At least 70 million people in the U.S. are overweight, and heart and blood-vessel diseases take 1 million lives a year,” Newsweek said. Today, 73.6 percent of U.S. adults are overweight according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Trilliant Health reported a 300 percent increase in quarterly prescriptions of semaglutide medications such as Ozempic and Wegovy, which are used in diabetes treatment, from 2020 to the end of 2022. This year, nearly 1.7 percent of people in the U.S. have been prescribed similar medications, according to Epic Research. 1965 “De Gaulle uses his personal aides to undercut his official cabinet ministers and thus augment his own power,” Newsweeksaid. Global leaders today such as Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Russian President Vladimir Putin, have faced criticism for…

CultureHIGH, LOW + EVERYTHING IN BETWEENUNCHARTED 01 Jungle Ridgeline Ka’au Crater Trail OAHU, HAWAII This jungle trail in Oahu goes deep into the lush, moist region where sunlight is scarce but adventure is not. Streams, tall trees, animals and waterfalls surround you on your journey to the top of the crater. Leave time to jump into one of the pools for a swim, and enjoy the view from the Ka’au Crater in peace and serenity. 2 Sand Meets Sky Arches National Park MOAB, UTAH Its red and orange landscape, coupled with iconic rock formations, makes Arches National Park a must-visit spot. But it’s more than that. The oasis from city life welcomes hikers and stargazers, offering up some of the clearest views of the night sky in North America and…

Former President Jimmy Carter leaves the funeral of his wife, former first lady Rosalynn Carter, on November 29 at Maranatha Baptist Church in their small hometown. Ten days earlier, Rosalynn passed away at the age of 96. She was an advocate for mental health and women’s rights, as well as a writer and humanitarian. At the funeral, her husband of 77 years wore a red-and-black lei, a tribute to Rosalynn’s fond memories of their time living in Hawaii.…

THE GRUESOME DETAILS AND brutal savagery of the October 7 attack launched by Hamas operatives on innocent civilians was shocking to even the most battle-hardened soldiers and war correspondents. Evidence of beheadings, babies shot in their cribs, parents shot in front of their children, entire families massacred, the torture and execution of the elderly, people burned alive and hundreds of young people gunned down while attending a musical festival for peace, were widely reported and verified by video, audio and forensic evidence. Most people would be horrified. Yet in an interview on Lebanese television, senior Hamas official Ghazi Hamad hailed the brutal October 7 attack and pledged to repeat it again and again until Israel is “removed,” claiming Hamas “was the victim,” therefore “everything they do is justified.” That interview…

IT IS A STORY OF PETTY RIVAL-ries, scurrilous gossip and clashing egos. Yet the author of the latest book to delve into the soap opera of the British royal family insists he has a serious point to make. King Charles III’s monarchy is being dragged down by “selfish agendas” that have blocked Prince William from supporting his father, Omid Scobie tells Newsweek—a development that he says is putting the entire institution at risk. Scobie’s new book Endgame, published on November 28, reignited public interest in the transatlantic feud between Prince Harry and Meghan Markle and the wider royal family, with revelations including an account of how there were two people involved in the now-infamous conversation about her baby’s skin tone. Elsewhere, King Charles is quoted describing Harry as “that fool”…

WHEN A PHOTO OF KATHY GRIFFIN HOLDING THE FAKE DECAPITATED head of former President Donald Trump went viral in 2017, her entire world stopped. “I was in the middle of a 50-city tour and all the shows got canceled within 72 hours.” After years of self-care, plus fighting cancer, Griffin is back with her first stand-up comedy tour since the incident, “My Life on the PTSD-List” (beginning February 2). The show’s title derives from both her own PTSD and also the country’s collective PTSD after the Trump years, COVID and so much more. “I laugh at all the sh**.” But there’s one name that won’t be mentioned in Griffin’s new show: Donald Trump. “I’m not afraid of it. It just literally doesn’t come up.” The name of the show is…