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# May 22, 2023 | Vol. 201 No. 19May 22, 2023 |  

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Vol. 201 No. 19

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May 22nd, 2023 | Vol. 201, No. 19 | Asia

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May 22, 2023

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## Table of Contents

BusinessClimateEntertainmentHealthIdeasPoliticsWorld

### Business

[Business](/section/business/)

### France Is Cracking Down on the Influencer Industry

The legislation would require influencers to disclose filters and advertisements, and would ban promotion of certain products and services.

[Business](/section/business/)

### Private Security Guards Are Replacing Police Across America

Here's why—and how that's making all of us less safe

### Climate

[Climate](/section/climate/)

### Texas Could Be the World’s Clean Energy Capital—If It Wants to Be

There’s just one problem: politics.

### Entertainment

[Entertainment](/section/entertainment/)

### The Radical Joy of Rachel Cargle

Discovering the value of pleasure and ease with the author of 'A Renaissance of Our Own.'

[Entertainment](/section/entertainment/)

### _Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie_ Is an Unsparing and Often Darkly Funny Documentary

What’s striking about 'Still' is how celebratory it is. This isn’t the story of a wonderful actor felled by an illness; it’s the story of a wonderful actor, period.

[Entertainment](/section/entertainment/)

### _The Mother_ Plays It Too Straight—But J.Lo's Appeal Is Eternal

How can we not laugh—with joy, not derision—when we see our favorite mom hunting stag in Alaska while wearing the lushest fur-trimmed hood this side of Fendi? 

### Health

[Health](/section/health/)

### 8 Ways to Find Humor in Your Everyday Life

Laughing more promotes health and happiness.

[Health](/section/health/)

### Almost a Third of High-School Girls Considered Suicide in 2021

A new federal report reveals staggering numbers.

### Ideas

[Ideas](/section/ideas/)

### This Emergency Is Over. Now It's Time to Get Ready for the Next Pandemic

As the COVID-19 emergency ends, it's clear that America hasn't learned key lessons for the next pandemic.

[Ideas](/section/ideas/)

### Erdogan's Political Reign Has Never Been on Shakier Footing

Seismic shifts, literal and figurative, are threatening President Erdogan's grip on power for the first time in 20 years, writes Ian Bremmer.

[Ideas](/section/ideas/)

### How We Can Repair Our Democracy and Build a More Perfect Union

If we fail to teach our children the principles of our democracy and the habits of civil dialogue, we will endanger the American project.

[Ideas](/section/ideas/)

### Flowers and Cards Are Nice. I'd Rather Have Bodily Autonomy

Reflecting on motherhood on the first Mother's Day since the Dobbs decision

[Ideas](/section/ideas/)

### Why King Charles III Will Be Worth the Wait

After decades of waiting, the new monarch meets his moment.

### Politics

[Politics](/section/politics/)

### Why the U.S. Security-Clearance Process Has a Digital Blind Spot

The case of the Pentagon leaker shows the government is struggling to keep up with Gen Z's online behavior when assessing security threats 

[Politics](/section/politics/)

### She Was the 'Office Mom' of Tucker Carlson's Show. Now She's Suing Fox News

In an interview, Abby Grossberg discusses suing Fox for gender discrimination 

[Politics](/section/politics/)

### Proud Boys Verdict Is a Rebuttal to Those Claiming Jan. 6 Wasn't an Insurrection

It absolutely was an insurrection, and the conspiracy theory that it wasn't represents a standing threat to the United States.

[Politics](/section/politics/)

### What I Learned Playing Magic: The Gathering With a Marine Running for Senate

For Lucas Kunce, a clean-cut, populist Marine vet who could give Democrats a fighting chance in a deep red state, Magic has been an integral part of his life for three decades and has seeped into his political identity.

[Politics](/section/politics/)

### Dianne Feinstein Is Giving a Master Class in How to Ruin a Legacy

Feinstein made history decades ago in San Francisco, and continued to for much of her career, all of which risks being overshadowed by her refusal to resign.

### World

[World](/section/world/)

### Deepika Padukone Is Bringing the World to Bollywood

Deepika Padukone, India’s most popular actress, is bringing the world to Bollywood.

[World](/section/world/)

### 'A Human-Rights Nightmare.' Anti-Monarchy Protesters Have Already Been Arrested at King Charles III's Coronation

The policing of the coronation has already become "a human-rights nightmare," say civil liberties advocates

[World](/section/world/)

### Exclusive: Prime Minister Fumio Kishida Is Giving a Once Pacifist Japan a More Assertive Role on the Global Stage

Prime Minister Fumio Kishida wants to remake Japan as a global leader and military power.


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