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U.S. News & World Report
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<p><i>U.S. News & World Report</i> (<i>USNWR</i>, <i>US NEWS</i>) is an American <a href="/facts/Publishing/7g01YeYG">media company</a> publishing news, consumer advice, rankings, and analysis. The company was launched in 1948 as the merger of domestic-focused weekly newspaper <i>U.S. News</i> and international-focused weekly magazine <i>World Report</i>. In 1995, the company launched its website, <i>usnews.com</i> and, in 2010, ceased printing its weekly <a href="/facts/News_magazine/YyAzqnlb">news magazine</a>, publishing only its ranking editions in print. <i>US News</i> licences its name to the subjects it ranks, so they may then use the annual rankings in promotional literature. </p>