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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Trump revels in Democrat disarray, slams Kamala Harris
Speed Read The presidential nominee returned to the campaign trail on Tuesday
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Biden says NATO will help Ukraine beat Russia
Speed Reads The president made an impassioned speech to open the NATO summit in Washington
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Biden saw neurologist during physicals
Speed Read Following his bad debate performance, many are asking questions about the president's brain
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Russia bombs Kyiv children's hospital
Speed Reads The daytime barrage interrupted heart surgeries and killed at least 40 people
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Hippos can fly, briefly
Speed Read When hippos get moving, all four feet leave the ground for about 15% of their stride cycles
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Saks buys Neiman Marcus in $2.65B deal
Speed Read Following the merger of the two legacy retailers, the new entity will be called Saks Global
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Britain's Labour Party wins in a landslide
Speed Read The Conservatives were unseated after 14 years of rule
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RFK Jr. denies eating dog but not assaulting nanny
Speed Read The independent presidential candidate addressed recent allegations from a Vanity Fair profile
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Stampede kills at least 121 at India religious event
Speed Read The cause seemed to be a "combination of sweltering heat and religious fervor"
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New Panama president vows to halt migration
Speed Read José Raúl Mulino will stop migration through the Darien Gap
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Biden slams Supreme Court immunity ruling
Speed Read The "dangerous" ruling has left "virtually no limits on what the president can do"
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'Dangerous' Hurricane Beryl stalks Caribbean
Speed Read Beryl has strengthened from a tropical storm into a Category 4
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US seeks Boeing plea deal, lawyers say
Speed Read The deal is tied to deadly 737 Max crashes in 2018 and 2019
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Far-right wins first round in French elections
Speed Read Marine Le Pen's National Rally (RN) won the first round of snap parliamentary elections
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Oklahoma schools chief orders Bible taught in class
Speed Read The state's top education official said all public schools will have to incorporate the Bible in lessons
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Biden and Trump trade barbs in testy debate
Speed Read The first debate ahead of November's election started off rough for the president
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Biden pardons US troops convicted in gay sex ban
Speed Read Veterans charged under a former military law banning same-sex relations are pardoned
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Bolivia general arrested after coup attempt
Speed Read Gen. Juan José Zúñiga led what appeared to be a bid to unseat President Luis Arce
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Surgeon general calls gun violence a health crisis
Speed Read U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy issued a first-of-its-kind advisory
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Boebert wins, Bowman loses in high-profile primaries
Speed Read Far-right media star Rep. Lauren Boebert won a crowded open primary in Colorado
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Infant deaths jumped in Texas after abortion ban
Speed Read Babies born in states with more abortion restrictions may be likelier to die within a year
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1300 Hajj pilgrims died in scorching Saudi heat
Speed Read The faithful faced extreme temperatures at Islamic holy sites in Saudi Arabia
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Gunmen in Dagestan hit churches, synagogues
Speed Read 19 people were killed in terrorist attacks targeting police and houses of worship in Russia
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Strident Pope Francis critic faces schism trial
Speed Read Carlo Maria Viganò called for the resignation of Pope Francis in 2018
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