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.
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The real reason Hong Kong is so mad at Lionel Messi
The Explainer Anger over soccer star Lionel Messi's failure to play in an exhibition game has escalated into a diplomatic spat
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News investigations fuel calls for a Gaza cease-fire
Speed Read Pressure mounts on Israel as reports spotlight danger to Palestinian civilians
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What happens if the Supreme Court guts affirmative action?
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Is American democracy really at risk?
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U.K. Conservative party names Liz Truss new leader and next prime minister
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Is Mike Pence a hero?
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What the right is saying about Biden's 'Orwellian' disinformation board
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Canadian police regain control of downtown Ottawa
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Biden agrees 'in principle' to meet with Putin on Ukraine as tensions rise
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MLK family leads march supporting voting rights legislation
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Trump asks Supreme Court to block Jan. 6 committee access to his records
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Fuel tanker explodes in Sierra Leone, killing at least 99
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Biden says nuclear talks to resume with Iran
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Colombian forces capture country's most wanted drug lord
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The daily business briefing: April 23, 2021
Business Briefing Biden expected to propose hiking capital gains tax for the wealthy, U.S. could lift J&J vaccine pause within days, and more
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The daily business briefing: May 14, 2021
Business Briefing Gas crunch continues despite ramping up of pipeline, jobless claims fall to another pandemic low, and more
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The daily business briefing: May 13, 2021
Business Briefing Colonial Pipeline restarts slowly as gas panic spreads, inflation rises at fastest pace since 2008, and more
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The daily business briefing: May 12, 2021
Business Briefing Stock futures fall after Dow's bad day, gas prices rise as pipeline shutdown causes Southeast shortages, and more
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The daily business briefing: May 11, 2021
Business Briefing The FDA approves Pfizer vaccine for ages 12 to 15, the FBI confirms criminal gang behind pipeline hack, and more
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The daily business briefing: May 10, 2021
Business Briefing Gasoline futures rise after pipeline cyberattack, Fed official says not to "overreact" to disappointing jobs report, and more
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The daily business briefing: May 7, 2021
Business Briefing A post-Brexit U.K.-France fishing standoff intensifies, Twitter suspends Trump blog account for evading ban, and more
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The daily business briefing: May 6, 2021
Business Briefing A judge strikes down the U.S. eviction moratorium, the Biden administration backs waiving COVID-19 vaccine patents, and more
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The daily business briefing: May 5, 2021
Business Briefing Pfizer will seek authorization for vaccine shots for children, Trump launches blog as Facebook ban decision looms, and more
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The daily business briefing: May 4, 2021
Business Briefing Bill and Melinda Gates announce they are divorcing, the EPA prepares new rule to cut HFCs, and more
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