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OUR TOP STORIES OF THE WEEK

Friday, June 14, 2024

This week’s top picks include the ‘Hello Girls,’ an intriguing ancient cannabis ‘shroud,’ Ben Franklin’s heartbreak, a clue to Maya sacrifice ... and how the Jonestown Massacre unfolded. Here’s the countdown …

The Great Pyramid

PHOTOGRAPH BY CRISTINA MITTERMEIER, NAT GEO IMAGE COLLECTION

#10

How did the Maya choose sacrifice victims? A new finding yields clues. (Pictured above, the Great Pyramid)

#9

Extremely rare—and sacred—white bison born in Yellowstone

#8

The tragic hunt for the Lost City of Z

#7

It’s dramatic—and the primary health challenge to women in their 50s Related: The top health challenge in a woman’s 60s

#6

What foods you need to eat to reduce inflammation

#5

Ancient cannabis ‘burial shroud’ found in desert oasis

#4

Ben Franklin, beloved Founding Father, dad of a ‘traitor’?

#3

Why fatherhood is good for a man’s health

#2

Is this decaf processed with a controversial chemical?

AND OUR #1 STORY

World War I women working at telephone switch boards/ Group photo of women telephone operators

PHOTOGRAPH BY NATIONAL ARCHIVES AT COLLEGE PARK

These veterans who helped win WWI weren’t recognized for 50 years. The “Hello Girls” (pictured above) were some of the first female soldiers deployed into a combat zone. More than a century later, a bipartisan group of legislators is pushing to give these women the highest civilian honor. Why haven’t they gotten it yet?

IN THE SPOTLIGHT

Members of a US military team prepare aluminum coffins for shipment to the United States

PHOTOGRAPH BY NEW YORK TIMES CO., GETTY IMAGES

A story of terror: A cult leader led hundreds of people from the San Francisco Bay Area to the forests of Guyana. When U.S. investigators arrived at Jonestown, violence—and a still-stupefying tragedy—unfolded. A new Nat Geo documentary, with chilling footage, looks back at the Jonestown massacre (above, coffins). What happened?

Related: Everything that led to the Jonestown Massacre
Watch: Jonestown - The Cult: One Day in America on Hulu & Disney+

Today’s soundtrack: Soldier, Shania Twain

Tomorrow: Where is the real sources of big-screen awe and wonder? We go searching for places that inspired the myths, in our Compass newsletter

This newsletter has been curated and edited by David Beard, Nancy San Martín, and Nishita Naga. Contributors include Alec Egamov, Amanda Williams-Bryant, Rita Spinks, and Susie Murphy. Thanks for reading!

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