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.
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10 things you need to know today: February 3, 2013
Daily Briefing White House releases Obama skeet-shooting photo, Alabama hostage crisis drags on, 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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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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The Jerry Sandusky cover-up: 4 takeaways from a damning new report
feature After a seven-month investigation, Penn State releases a blistering report detailing how top officials failed to punish Jerry Sandusky for his sexual abuse of young boys
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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: December 22, 2012
Daily Briefing The NRA holds a controversial press event, the pope denounces gay marriage, 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 21, 2013
Daily Briefing Inauguration day kicks off, the 49ers and Ravens head to the Super Bowl, 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 5, 2013
Daily Briefing Alabama hostage standoff ends, Iran's Ahmadinejad makes historic visit to Egypt, 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 24, 2012
Daily Briefing India shuts roads and metro stations after protests, a GOP senator is arrested, 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: January 22, 2013
Daily Briefing Obama gives a progressive inauguration speech, Prince Harry laments his nude romp, and more in our roundup of the stories that are making news and driving opinion
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Are EU sanctions on Assad's shopaholic wife merely 'symbolic'?
feature Officials ban Syria's globe-trotting first lady from continental Europe in an attempt to pressure the relentless regime to quit its brutal crackdown
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10 things you need to know today: December 19, 2012
Daily Briefing The NRA responds to Sandy Hook, a Benghazi report blames systemic failure, 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 24, 2013
Daily Briefing NASCAR accident injures 28 people, Pistorius' brother is facing a homicide charge, 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 9, 2012
Daily Briefing Egypt's Morsi rolls back his power decree, Marquez knocks out Pacquiao, 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 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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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: December 8, 2012
Daily Briefing The Supreme Court agrees to examine gay marriage, Psy apologizes, 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: 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 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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10 things you need to know today: February 7, 2013
Daily Briefing Brennan heads to hearing for CIA post, Boy Scouts delay decision on gay ban, 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 6, 2013
Daily Briefing British lawmakers back gay marriage, Lance Armstrong may be under criminal investigation, 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: January 27, 2013
Daily Briefing A Brazilian nightclub fire kills more than 200, hundreds march for gun control, 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 17, 2013
Daily Briefing Rubio rejects Obama's immigration plan, Russia cleans up after meteor explosion, 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 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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