Frances R. Catanio
Frances is a senior editor at TheWeek.com, managing the website on the early morning shift and editing stories on everything from politics to entertainment to science and tech. She's a graduate of Yale and the University of Missouri journalism school, and has previously worked at TIME and Real Simple. You can follow her on Twitter and on Tumblr.
Latest articles by Frances R. Catanio
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10 things you need to know today: February 8, 2013
Daily Briefing LAPD widens manhunt for suspected cop-killer, a storm descends on the Northeast, and more in our roundup of the stories that are making news and driving opinion
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10 things you need to know today: February 10, 2013
Daily Briefing The first lady attends a Chicago teen's funeral, the world celebrates Chinese New Year, and more in our roundup of the stories that are making news and driving opinion
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10 things you need to know today: February 9, 2013
Daily Briefing A blizzard blankets the Northeast, the LAPD widens its search for a cop-killer, and more in our roundup of the stories that are making news and driving opinion
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10 things you need to know today: March 16, 2013
Daily Briefing Mitt Romney returns, Obama pushes clean fuel, and more in our roundup of the stories that are making news and driving opinion
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10 things you need to know today: March 2, 2013
Daily Briefing The sequester hits, Taco Bell UK falls victim to horse meat, and more in our roundup of stories that are making news and driving opinion
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10 things you need to know today: January 6, 2013
Daily Briefing Assad's plan to end Syria's war, the NHL's tentative lockout-ending deal, and more in our roundup of the stories that are making news and driving opinion
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10 things you need to know today: December 2, 2012
Daily Briefing Egypt's high court shuts down indefinitely, Boehner says fiscal deal is "nowhere," and more in our roundup of the stories that are making news and driving opinion
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10 things you need to know today: December 1, 2012
Daily Briefing Fiscal-cliff turmoil continues, a Missouri family claims their Powerball prize, and more in our roundup of stories that are making the news and driving opinion
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10 things you need to know today: December 13, 2012
Daily Briefing Russia says Syria's Assad is losing control, the EU reaches a landmark bank deal, and more in our roundup of the stories that are making news and driving opinion
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10 things you need to know today: December 14, 2012
Daily Briefing Susan Rice drops her secretary of state bid, Russia backtracks on Syria, and more in our roundup of the stories that are making news and driving opinion
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The curious case of the uncrackable World War II code found on a dead pigeon
feature Britain's top code breakers, stumped by an encrypted message found on the leg bone of a bird, are looking to the public for answers
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10 things you need to know today: December 20, 2012
Daily Briefing The State Department gets a shake-up, South Korea elects its first female president, and more in our roundup of the stories that are making news and driving opinion
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Anatomy of a campaign ad: 'Big Bird'
The Explainer The Obama campaign releases a goofy ad that mocks Mitt Romney's threats to PBS funding. But it may be the president who comes off looking petty
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A 14-year-old Pakistani girl's brave fight against the Taliban: A timeline
feature Young Malala Yousafzai began to rail against the Taliban's ban on girls' education when she was just 11. Just this week, she survived an assassination attempt
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10 things you need to know today: December 16, 2012
Daily Briefing Newtown mourns for Sandy Hook victims, feds to visit gun shops to investigate, and more in our roundup of the stories that are making news and driving opinion
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