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ATHLETE OF THE YEAR: LIONEL MESSI

MESSI WON THE BALLON D'OR AS THE WORLD'S BEST PLAYER FOR THE EIGHTH TIME IN OCTOBER

CEO OF THE YEAR: SAM ALTMAN

'IT IS, FOR MANY PEOPLE, THE YEAR THAT THEY STARTED TAKING AI SERIOUSLY.'

ALEX NEWELL

BREAKTHROUGH OF THE YEAR

Upcycled Buildings Around the World

Buildings that were once palaces, monasteries and jails are finding new life in the modern world.

Ben Mankiewicz

\"Nostalgia is a really powerful and important emotion. It is the emotion that connects us to our past.\"

America's Animal Shelters Are Broken

Rescue centers and humane groups are under pressure due to a huge drop in adoptions, especially of dogs

THE UNION FIGHT FOR THE FUTURE OF WORK

APPROVAL OF ORGANIZED LABOR IS AT ITS HIGHEST LEVEL IN THE U.S. SINCE 1965. BUT THE MOVEMENT'S TARGET GROWTH SECTORS-WHICH STAND TO BENEFIT FROM BIDENOMICS-MAY PROVE THE HARDEST TO UNIONIZE

Putin's Suicide Squad

The Kremlin has recruited tens of thousands of prisoners for its 'Storm-Z' units, including at least two cannibals

Can America Cure Its Online Fraud Epidemic?

Other Western countries use regulation to stop the spread of crime. But the US is lagging, leaving millions exposed-and the problem may soon get worse

Immersive Natural Escape Destinations

The natural world is all around us, but sometimes it requires taking a step back from the grind of our daily lives to truly appreciate it.

Kathy Griffin

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 Canceled for a Cartoon

I stand by my depiction of Hamas' human shields and its critics. Journalists must not kowtow to the voices of dissent

Why Jill Stein Has Democrats Running Scared

There are fears she will split the vote on the left in her third presidential bid and hand power to Donald Trump

AMERICA'S Most Responsible COMPANIES 2024

FOR THE FIFTH YEAR IN A ROW, NEWSWEEK HAS partnered with global research and data firm Statista for our annual list of America's Most Responsible Companies.

Does the US Actually Want Ukraine to Win?

As Kyiv's long-awaited counteroffensive has stalled, murmurings that now would be a good time to end the war with Moscow are growing louder

PIERCING CANCER'S INNER SANCTUM

AS AI AND NEW IMAGING TOOLS GIVE RESEARCHERS VAST AMOUNTS OF DATA ON TUMORS, THEY ARE WINNING SOME BATTLES AGAINST THIS COMPLEX DISEASE

Americans Don't Want to Fight for Their Country

While the armed services struggle to meet recruiting targets, most adults wouldn't sign up even in the event of a major war

REBEL WITH A CAUSE

Tadashi Yanai grew Uniqlo into a global force. Now he's out to fix his country By Charlie Campbell

Israel's former PM: a two-state solution is the only solution

WITH A WAR RAGING BETWEEN ISRAEL AND HAMAS, it's hard to imagine a new dawn of peace. The violence threatens to paralyze the moral and political imaginations of Israelis and Palestinians alike, deepening the impression that accommodation will remain forever out of reach. But to hear one of Israel's elder statesmen tell it, now is precisely the moment to resurrect the goal of a peace process.

5 ways to get better at saying no

THERE'S A COMMON Malfunction that occurs when well-intentioned people open their mouths to say no: the word yes tumbles out instead.

Man In the Middle

WHAT HAPPENS WHEN ABU DHABI'S CHIEF OIL EXEC IS TASKED WITH PHASING DOWN FOSSIL FUELS?

The Most Scenic Places to Drive in the World

The best driving routes are about the journey, not the destination. Whether carving curves in a sports car, climbing hills in an off-roader or cruising along the sea is your cup of tea, there's a place on Earth to explore while behind the wheel.

Matt Bomer

\"We have to educate ourselves if we want to know what our history is.\"

Fargo's fifth season is a darkly hilarious return to form

MINNESOTA HOMEMAKER Dot Lyon (Juno Temple) has a nice, quiet life. Her husband (David Rysdahl) worships her...

THE MOVIE WIVES ARE SPEAKING

The wives of famous men, often relegated to the sidelines, reclaim space in a crop of new films

Reality TV stops being polite

The Challenge speaks to a trend toward cruelty

My kid deserved what we couldn't afford

SEVEN YEARS OUT FROM NEEDING to use food stamps, and it's interesting what still triggers that feeling of humiliation that consumed my life back then. Yet I always feel it when I use a self-checkout station at the grocery store.

HOBBES THE OPTIMIST

When Thomas Hobbes described life in a state of nature as \"solitary, poor, nasty, brutish and short,\" he penned one of the most celebrated sentences in the English language. The 17th-century philosopher asserted that without \"a common power to keep them all in awe,\" human beings fall into a state of nature-a condition of anarchical warfare and lawless predation.

The delicate balance facing William Lai, Taiwan's presidential front runner

MORE THAN ONCE WHEN WILLIAM LAI WAS A small boy, a passing typhoon tore the roof of his home clean away. It's a recollection that brings a wry smile to Taiwan's Vice President, who grew up in the small coal-mining hamlet of Wanli perched on the island's far north.

Sam Bankman-Fried - Disgraced crypto mogul

IT TOOK ONE YEAR FOR SAM BANKMAN-Fried to transform from beloved billionaire entrepreneur to convicted felon.