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IRS chief Steven Miller testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, May 17.

5 highlights from the House's first hearing into the IRS scandal

Jon Terbush | May 17, 2013

Republicans say the scandal is only the "tip of the iceberg"

World

A Russian S-300 anti-aircraft missile system in on display in an undisclosed location in Russia.

Will Russia's advanced missiles prevent U.S. intervention in Syria?

Harold Maass | May 17, 2013

The sophisticated weapons could make any Western attempt to impose a blockade or no-fly zone more dangerous

Politics

President Obama's nomination of Thomas Perez to Labor Secretary will finally go to the full Senate for consideration.

Why the GOP dropped its boycott of Obama's Labor and EPA picks

Jon Terbush | May 17, 2013

Don't start singing "Kumbaya" just yet

Entertainment

How Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. can be a success

Matt Cohen | May 17, 2013

How convenient that Agent Coulson should rise from the dead for the small screen take on The Avengers.

ABC's new Avengers spinoff has the potential to offer a whole new perspective on the Marvel Universe

Politics

Michele Bachmann: The face of the GOP's push to tie the IRS scandal to ObamaCare.

Will the GOP's attempt to tie the IRS scandal to ObamaCare backfire?

Harold Maass | May 17, 2013

Republicans smell blood due to the tax agency's role in implementing the health-care law

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The top 6 Star Trek science mistakes

Phil Plait | May 17, 2013

Shields up, and man your battle-stations: We're on a collision course... with science

World

Former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif addresses his supporters in Lahore, May 11.

Can Nawaz Sharif improve media freedom in Pakistan?

Katherine Brown | May 17, 2013

The third-time prime minister has the opportunity to make the news media work for everyone

Tech

Why Google Glass' privacy concerns are grossly overstated

Chris Gayomali | May 17, 2013

"To record someone at a urinal, a voyeur wearing Google Glass would have to stand there and stare at that person," notes Popular Science's Dan Nosowitz

Business

Bill Gates: The world's richest man…again.

Today in business: 5 things you need to know

Carmel Lobello | May 17, 2013

Bill Gates reclaims "world's richest" title, hackers target Financial Times, and more

World

The week's best photojournalism

Elena Scotti and Lauren Hansen | May 17, 2013

In some of the week's most striking images, a refugee settles in, Prince Harry does a pyramid pose, and a worker admires the view from the World Trade Center

Sports

Kobe, Rose, Rondo: Oh, what could have been...

Are injuries to All-Stars ruining the NBA playoffs?

Jon Terbush | May 17, 2013

The Heat appear to be on a glide path to another championship

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Video shows Toronto mayor smoking crack

Taegan Goddard | May 17, 2013

An anonymous tipster claims to have the damning incident on film

Business

When governments bank on bad behavior: 5 vice taxes

Carmel Lobello | May 17, 2013

If you were a drug dealer, would you pay an anonymous tax on your, ahem, merchandise? In Tennessee, you're supposed to

U.S.

A Saturday Night Live skit mocks the lack of public interest in the Benghazi hearings.

Do Americans care about the IRS and Benghazi scandals?

Keith Wagstaff | May 17, 2013

It depends on whom you ask

Business

Facebook's first year as a public company: By the numbers

Carmel Lobello | May 17, 2013

A look at how the social giant has fared on Wall Street

Tech

Can you buy cool? Yahoo reportedly looking to purchase Tumblr

Chris Gayomali | May 17, 2013

The platform beloved by fashion bloggers and try-hard newsweeklies alike is closing in on a $1 billion valuation

Politics

Sarah Hall Ingram finds herself at the center of the IRS scandal.

The IRS scandal: Is Sarah Hall Ingram the next head to roll?

Peter Weber | May 17, 2013

The former head of the IRS' tax-exempt division now heads the agency's ObamaCare office. Blood is in the water

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The firing squad

The Week Staff | May 17, 2013

Preparing for the worst — and more in our collection of editorial cartoons

Getting the little things right

BUSINESS MADE SIMPLE | May 17, 2013

An interview with customer service expert and StellaService CEO Jordy Leiser

Politics

John Edwards, standing with his daughter and parents, speaks to the press after his trial on May 31, 2012.

John Edwards hits the speaking circuit: Can he repair his image?

Harold Maass | May 17, 2013

Hey, Mark Sanford is back in Congress

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