Harold Maass, The Week US
Harold Maass is a contributing editor at The Week. He has been writing for The Week since the 2001 debut of the U.S. print edition and served as editor of TheWeek.com when it launched in 2008. Harold started his career as a newspaper reporter in South Florida and Haiti. He has previously worked for a variety of news outlets, including The Miami Herald, ABC News and Fox News, and for several years wrote a daily roundup of financial news for The Week and Yahoo Finance.
He lives in North Carolina with his wife and two sons.
Latest articles by Harold Maass, The Week US
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10 things you need to know today: August 31, 2023
Daily Briefing Hurricane Idalia crashes through Florida and Georgia, a judge finds Giuliani legally liable for defaming election workers, and more
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The daily business briefing: August 30, 2023
Business Briefing Raimondo tells Beijing it is making China 'uninvestable,' Meta stops a major China influence campaign, and more
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10 things you need to know today: August 30, 2023
Daily Briefing Florida braces for Idalia to hit as a dangerous Category 4 hurricane, Russian mercenary chief Prigozhin is buried in a low-key funeral, and more
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Could the 14th Amendment be Trump's undoing?
Today's Big Question How a post-Civil War amendment against insurrectionists could disqualify Trump
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The daily business briefing: August 29, 2023
Business Briefing Transportation Department fines American Airlines $4.1 million over tarmac delays, glitch forces Toyota to halt production at its 14 Japan plants, and more
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10 things you need to know today: August 29, 2023
Daily Briefing A judge sets Trump's federal election interference trial for March, a gunman kills a UNC-Chapel Hill faculty member on campus, and more
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The daily business briefing: August 28, 2023
Business Briefing Raimondo visits China in a bid to ease trade tensions, 3M reaches a tentative $5.5 billion settlement with veterans over combat earplug complaints, and more
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10 things you need to know today: August 28, 2023
Daily Briefing DeSantis booed during vigil for victims in racist Jacksonville shooting, Florida braces for potential hurricane Idalia, and more
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10 things you need to know today: August 27, 2023
Daily Briefing Russia says DNA confirmed Prigozhin was killed in plane crash, three people shot and killed in alleged Florida hate crime, and more
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10 things you need to know today: August 26, 2023
Daily Briefing The Kremlin denies Putin had Prigozhin killed, Sidney Powell becomes second Trump lawyer to request a speedy trial in Georgia election interference case, and more
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Is Putin stronger or weaker without Prigozhin?
Talking Point The mercenary group leader's death puts Putin on trickier terrain to navigate
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The daily business briefing: August 25, 2023
Business Briefing 2 Federal Reserve leaders say rate hikes are nearly over, mortgage rates surge to highest level since 2001, and more
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10 things you need to know today: August 25, 2023
Daily Briefing Trump reports for booking at Georgia jail, US intelligence believes Prigozhin died in plane brought down intentionally, and more
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The daily business briefing: August 24, 2023
Business Briefing Nvidia earnings jump as demand for AI chips skyrockets, BRICS economic bloc invites 6 nations to join in push to rival G-7, and more
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10 things you need to know today: August 24, 2023
Daily Briefing Wagner mercenary leader Yevgeny Prigozhin is presumed dead in plane crash, 8 Republican candidates fight for attention as Trump sits out debate, and more
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The daily business briefing: August 23, 2023
Business Briefing Teamsters ratify UPS contract to avert a strike, Dick's Sporting Goods says theft partly to blame for profit drop, and more
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10 things you need to know today: August 23, 2023
Daily Briefing Grand jury ends in Trump classified documents investigation, Trump co-defendants surrender to face Georgia election interference charges, and more
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Can BRICS challenge the G7?
Talking Point Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa are deciding whether it's time to go up against the powerful Group of Seven with a rival geopolitical alliance
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The daily business briefing: August 22, 2023
Business Briefing SoftBank's Arm Holdings files for what would be the year's biggest US IPO, India imposes a tax on onion exports to fight high domestic food prices, and more
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10 things you need to know today: August 22, 2023
Daily Briefing Trump's bond set at $200,000 in Georgia election case, Southern California drenched by Hilary but avoids feared devastation, and more
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The daily business briefing: August 21, 2023
Business Briefing Walmart and Centric Brands investigate allegations of prison labor in Cambodia, Old Dominion surpasses Estes' offer for bankrupt Yellow's trucking terminals, and more
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10 things you need to know today: August 21, 2023
Daily Briefing Biden to tour Lahaina as frustrations build over Maui fires, Tropical Storm Hilary and an earthquake hit Southern California, and more
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The daily business briefing: August 18, 2023
Business Briefing Walmart sales beat expectations as cash-strapped customers seek deals, mortgage rates jump to a 21-year high, and more
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10 things you need to know today: August 18, 2023
Daily Briefing Maui emergency management leader resigns after criticism over wildfire response, Trump attorneys ask for his D.C. election trial to be held in 2026, and more
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