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Jessica Hullinger

Deputy Editor

Jessica Hullinger is a deputy editor for TheWeek.com. She likes to write about science, innovation, business, and travel. Before joining The Week in early 2016, she was a freelance journalist for two years, writing for such publications as Popular Science, Mental_Floss, Fast Company, and FORTUNE. Prior to going freelance, Jessica was assistant news editor at Fast Company. Jessica has a soft spot for her home state of Indiana, an undying love for public radio, and an inexplicable obsession with archaeology.

Halloween.

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Parenting advice

The week's best parenting advice: October 26, 2021

A school sign.

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Parenting advice

The week's best parenting advice: October 19, 2021

A child.

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Parenting advice

The week's best parenting advice: October 12, 2021

Vaping.

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Parenting advice

The week's best parenting advice: October 5, 2021

Instagram.

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Parenting advice

The week's best parenting advice: September 28, 2021

A vaccinated child.

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Parenting advice

The week's best parenting advice: September 21, 2021

Rosh Hashanah.

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Parenting advice

The week's best parenting advice: September 7, 2021

Joe Manchin

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Everybody chill

White House chief says Joe Manchin is 'very persuadable' on Biden's budget bill

Anti-Taliban forces

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Taliban takeover

Why the Taliban's takeover of Panjshir province matters

Oil slick

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The wrong kind of slick

There's a new oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico and nobody knows who is responsible

A hiring sign

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Jobless in America

Millions of Americans are losing jobless benefits on Labor Day

The Taliban at the airport

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Helpless?

Can the U.S. do anything to speed up the stalled Afghanistan evacuation?

Vaccination.

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Parenting advice

The week's best parenting advice: August 31, 2021

COVID.

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Briefing

The next COVID variant

A child wearing a mask.

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Parenting advice

The week's best parenting advice: August 10, 2021

A parent and child.

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Parenting advice

The week's best parenting advice: August 3, 2021

School.

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Parenting advice

The week's best parenting advice: July 27, 2021

Vaccination.

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Parenting advice

The week's best parenting advice: July 20, 2021

Hong Kong

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Business briefing

The daily business briefing: July 16, 2021

Mom and child.

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Parenting advice

The week's best parenting advice: July 13, 2021

Trump tower.

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Business briefing

The daily business briefing: July 13, 2021

Virgin Galactic space plane

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Business briefing

The daily business briefing: July 12, 2021

A wrecking ball and syringes.

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Opinion

The breakthrough risk

Vaccination.

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Parenting advice

The week's best parenting advice: July 6, 2021

A vaccine

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Uh oh

What the Delta variant could mean for the Pfizer vaccine

A masked woman

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Victory is ours?

Britain plans to drop COVID rules despite surge

Jeff Bezos

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All eyes on Andy

Amazon has a new CEO

The demolition site

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Search and rescue

Remaining Florida condo tower demolished so rescuers can keep searching

Kids running.

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Parenting advice

The week's best parenting advice: June 29, 2021

A road trip.

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Parenting advice

The week's best parenting advice: June 22, 2021

A backpack.

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Parenting advice

The week's best parenting advice: June 15, 2021

Children playing.

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Parenting advice

The week's best parenting advice

A family.

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Parenting advice

The week's best parenting advice: June 1, 2021

A classroom.

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Parenting advice

The week's best parenting advice: May 25, 2021

A child.

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Parenting advice

The week's best parenting advice: May 18, 2021

A doctor and patient.

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Parenting advice

The week's best parenting advice: May 11, 2021