Peter Weber, The Week US
Peter has worked as a news and culture writer and editor at The Week since the site's launch in 2008. He covers politics, world affairs, religion and cultural currents. His journalism career began as a copy editor at a financial newswire and has included editorial positions at The New York Times Magazine, Facts on File, and Oregon State University. He graduated from Northwestern University with degrees in international studies and performance studies and served in the Peace Corps in Honduras.
Peter has lived in Italy and all major quadrants of the continental U.S. and currently resides in Austin, Texas, where he plays bass and rhythm cello in a garage band.
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Centrist Gantz quits Netanyahu war cabinet
Speed Read Benny Gantz, a key member of Israel's war cabinet, has resigned following frustration with Netanyahu's Gaza war management
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Far right ekes gains in EU elections, rocks France
Speed Read Voters mostly backed centrists in the European Parliament elections, but far-right parties made important gains
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Boeing, SpaceX successfully test key rockets
Speed Read Boeing’s Starliner docked at the ISS and SpaceX completed its fourth test launch of its Starship spacecraft
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Biden links Ukraine fight to World War II on D-Day
Speed Read The US cannot "bow down to dictators," said the president in a speech that also implicitly criticized Trump
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Israel targets US in secret influence campaign
Speed Read The campaign hit US lawmakers with pro-Israel and anti-Muslim messaging
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Senate GOP blocks birth control access bill
Speed Read The vote to protect contraception fell short amid Republican opposition
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FDA panel rejects ecstasy to treat PTSD
Speed Read It cited flawed study data and the potential for abuse
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Israel and Hezbollah teeter toward war
Speed Read Hezbollah rocket attacks on Sunday sparked wildfires in northern Israel
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Epoch Times CFO charged with money laundering
Speed Read Weidong "Bill" Guan stands accused of laundering $67 million
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India's Modi expected to win 3rd term with smaller majority
Speed Read Surprising results have distanced Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi from an assumed landslide victory
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Biles wins 9th national title ahead of Olympics
Speed Read She swept every individual event at the U.S. Gymnastics Championship
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Biden airs Israeli peace plan, squeezing Netanyahu
Speed Read The president proposed a pause in fighting and a hostage swap in his surprise speech
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Mexico elects Claudia Sheinbaum as president
Speed Read It is now the 12th Latin American country led by a woman
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South Africa's ANC on track to lose majority
Speed Read The African National Congress may fall short of a majority for the first time in 30 years
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Trump guilty on all counts in hush money case
Speed Read A New York jury found the former president guilty of a scheme to illegally influence the 2016 election
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Pandas returning to DC National Zoo
Speed Read Bao Li and Qing Bao are headed to Washington
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US mulls letting Ukraine hit targets in Russia
Speed Read Biden is under pressure to join NATO allies in allowing Ukraine to strike inside Russia using US weapons
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MLB adds Negro League stats, raising Josh Gibson
Speed Read The record books have changed as old Negro Leagues stats are finally incorporated
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Trump case goes to jury after closing arguments
Speed Read The defense and prosecution gave their closing arguments in Donald Trump’s New York hush money trial on Tuesday
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Libertarians jeer Trump, pick nominee
Speed Read Activist Chase Oliver was chosen as the Libertarian Party's presidential nominee
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At least 23 dead in weekend of severe storms
Speed Read Extreme weather hit Texas, Kentucky, Oklahoma, Arkansas and Virginia hard
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Israel to continue Rafah attack after 'tragic mistake'
Speed Read The strike on Sunday killed 45 displaced Palestinians and wounded hundreds
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Macron tries to soothe New Caledonia uproar
Speed Read The French president promised to delay a voting reform that prompted deadly riots in the Pacific territory
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College athletes to get paid after NCAA settlement
Speed Read The new revenue-sharing model will see schools pay their athletes a cut of the money they generate
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