Newsweek no longer loading

[sdow1]

I've tried a few times today, but Newsweek is no longer loading.

I get a "Failed Fetch news from Newsweek" error.

It's been several hours, and I still get the same error. In addition, I have no problems connecting to the internet, so that's not the problem.

Here are the details:

ERROR: Conversion Error: <b>Failed</b>: Fetch news from Newsweek

Fetch news from Newsweek
Resolved conversion options
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Python function terminated unexpectedly: Unable to connect to newsweek.com. Try again later.
InputFormatPlugin: Recipe Input running
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/Applications/calibre.app/Contents/Resources/Python/lib/python2.6/site.py", line 147, in main
return run_entry_point()
File "/Applications/calibre.app/Contents/Resources/Python/lib/python2.6/site.py", line 116, in run_entry_point
return getattr(pmod, func)()
File "site-packages/calibre/utils/ipc/worker.py", line 99, in main
File "site-packages/calibre/gui2/convert/gui_conversion.py", line 24, in gui_convert
File "site-packages/calibre/ebooks/conversion/plumber.py", line 808, in run
File "site-packages/calibre/customize/conversion.py", line 211, in __call__
File "site-packages/calibre/web/feeds/input.py", line 104, in convert
File "site-packages/calibre/web/feeds/news.py", line 653, in download
File "site-packages/calibre/web/feeds/news.py", line 770, in build_index
File "/var/folders/4r/4r9ZSUZcGoSJAG6KCqmDLE+++TI/-Tmp-/calibre_0.6.55_Lkvedk_recipes/recipe0.py", line 93, in parse_index
raise RuntimeError('Unable to connect to newsweek.com. Try again later.')
RuntimeError: Unable to connect to newsweek.com. Try again later.

[kovidgoyal]

The Newsweek website changed, an updated recipe will be available soon.

[sdow1]

great - thanks.

I'll keep my eye out.

[kovidgoyal]

Its already available just redownload

[Magnus]

It's again broken recently... partial dnload, then...

calibre, version 0.8.4
ERROR: Conversion Error: <b>Failed</b>: Fetch news from Newsweek

Fetch news from Newsweek
Resolved conversion options
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InputFormatPlugin: Recipe Input running
Processing section Science http://www.newsweek.com/tag/science.html
Processing section Health http://www.newsweek.com/tag/health.html
Processing section World http://www.newsweek.com/tag/world.html
Found article: 'Burma Soldier' Reveals Dissent in Junta's Army at http://www.newsweek.com/content/news...ta-s-army.html
A new documentary reveals quiet dissent within the junta’s prized military forces. ›
Found article: Austerity Works at http://www.newsweek.com/content/news...ity-works.html
In bemoaning the pain of fiscal responsibility, the Democrats show they still haven’t learned the lessons of Europe. ›
Found article: FIFA President Plagued by Allegations of Scandal at http://www.newsweek.com/content/news...f-scandal.html
His tenure has been plagued by allegations of scandal. So why is FIFA’s president sure to win reelection? ›
Found article: May 25, 2011: Paris at http://www.newsweek.com/content/news...011-paris.html
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg peeks out of a chauffeured car upon arriving at the Élysée Palace for the G8 summit. ›
Found article: Why Talking to the Taliban Is the Only Option at http://www.newsweek.com/content/news...ly-option.html
Talking to its enemies is not something that has ever come easily to America, but that’s the way most wars end. And as President Obama has at last acknowledged, it’s the way the 10-year war in Afghanistan must and should end. ›
Found article: Alexander McCall Smith on Gaborone, Botswana at http://www.newsweek.com/content/news...-botswana.html
Alexander McCall Smith doffs his hat to a 'profoundly comfortable' place. ›
Found article: The Making of a Monster at http://www.newsweek.com/content/news...a-monster.html
When his beloved daughter shot herself with his favorite gun, Serbian General Ratko Mladic lost his mind, drenching the Balkans in blood. His capture last week may finally bring justice for his victims. ›
Found article: Interview: Tzipi Livni at http://www.newsweek.com/content/news...ipi-livni.html
As President Obama and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spar over a plan for the Middle East, Israel’s opposition leader talks about her country’s future and her own. ›
Found article: Pakistan's A.Q. Khan: My Nuclear Manifesto at http://www.newsweek.com/content/news...manifesto.html
In a rare piece for a Western publication, the “father” of the Pakistani bomb, writes for NEWSWEEK about why we shouldn’t be afraid. ›
Found article: NATO Secretary-General Rasmussen: Interview at http://www.newsweek.com/content/news...interview.html
The NATO secretary-general speaks on the significance of the alliance’s Libya mission and how bin Laden’s death will affect Afghanistan. ›
Found article: ElBaradei's Age of Nuclear Self-Deception at http://www.newsweek.com/content/news...deception.html
ElBaradei’s age of self-deception. ›
Found article: The Taliban's Plan for an Epic Afghan Surge at http://www.newsweek.com/content/news...han-surge.html
The plan is to undo the Americans’ recent gains with the fiercest spring offensive ever—and that seems to be just fine with Pakistan’s ISI. ›
Found article: The Bumpy Road to Globalization at http://www.newsweek.com/content/news...alization.html
BRETTON WOODS Delegates from 44 nations meet in New Hampshire in 1944. They establishthe International Monetary Fund and World Bank, cornerstones of the global financial system. ›
Found article: Fourth Nuclear Reactor at Pakistan's Khushab Site at http://www.newsweek.com/content/news...shab-site.html
Even in the best of times, Pakistan’s nuclear-weapons program warrants alarm. But these are perilous days. At a moment of unprecedented misgiving between Washington and Islamabad, new evidence suggests that Pakistan’s nuclear program is barreling ahead at a furious clip. ›
Found article: Take Back the Future at http://www.newsweek.com/content/news...he-future.html
A former U.K. prime minister argues that, even as we pursue aggressive deficit reduction plans, we must get serious about a global deal for jobs. ›
Found article: Dr. K's Rx for China at http://www.newsweek.com/content/news...for-china.html
It is now 40 years since Kissinger went on his secret mission to China. Since then he has visited the country more than 50 times. And if there is one thing he has learned, it is this: the real fool’s errand is to lean on the Chinese. ›
Found article: Should Pakistan be Considered a Terrorist State? at http://www.newsweek.com/content/news...ist-state.html
In the aftermath of the raid on Abbottabad, all the big questions need to be answered by Pakistan. The old flimflam (“Who, us? We knew nothing!”) just isn’t going to wash, must not be allowed to wash by countries such as the United States. ›
Processing section Business http://www.newsweek.com/tag/business.html
Found article: Greece’s Crisis Could Torpedo Europe’s Recovery at http://www.newsweek.com/content/news...-recovery.html
It has come to this. A year after rescuing Greece from default, Europe is staring into the abyss. The bailout has proved insufficient. Greece needs more money, and it can’t borrow from private markets, where it faces interest rates as high as 25 percent. ›
Found article: The Facebook Bubble at http://www.newsweek.com/content/news...ok-bubble.html
Facebook sometimes seems invincible. The company has 600 million members and raked in $4 billion in revenue last year. But the social-networking juggernaut may be more vulnerable than it appears at first glance.Think of it this way: Facebook has two assets, data and members. ›
Found article: Stuck in a Post-Crisis Gloom at http://www.newsweek.com/content/news...sis-gloom.html
It may be time to move beyond pessimism. Ever since the financial crisis, Americans have wallowed in fear and anxiety. Understandably. Although a recovery — as defined by academic economists — started about two years ago, it hasn’t felt like one. ›
Found article: Samuelson: The Elderly are Better Off Than Advertised at http://www.newsweek.com/content/news...dvertised.html
When House Speaker John Boehner calls for trillions of dollars of spending cuts, the message is clear. Any deal to raise the federal debt ceiling must include significant savings in Social Security and Medicare benefits. ›
Found article: A Silver Lining in the Housing Bust at http://www.newsweek.com/content/news...sing-bust.html
Almost everyone considers the housing collapse a disaster, and it is. Since 2007, roughly 8 million homes have gone into foreclosure. If you’re a homeowner, the steep fall in prices is calamitous. But if you’re a future buyer, it’s a godsend. What we’re seeing is a massive wealth transfer from today’s older homeowners to tomorrow’s younger homeowners. ›
Found article: Ben Bernanke’s Bet on Jobs and Inflation at http://www.newsweek.com/content/news...inflation.html
How much can the Fed reduce unemployment without stoking inflation? ›
Found article: Hoarding Nickels as Metal Prices Soar at http://www.newsweek.com/content/news...-a-nickel.html
With the price of precious metals on the rise, nickel enthusiasts are hoarding their coins in hopes of a windfall. ›
Found article: Sticker Shock at http://www.newsweek.com/content/news...ker-shock.html
The Fed may deny it, but Americans know that prices are rising. Inflation is back. ›
Found article: Why The Super-Rich Pay Half the Taxes We Do at http://www.newsweek.com/content/news...uper-rich.html
It’s easy for Mark Zuckerberg to say he’s ‘cool’ with raising income-tax rates. Because it won’t affect him. ›
Found article: Obama Abdicates on the Budget at http://www.newsweek.com/content/news...he-budget.html
If you’ve wondered why it’s so hard to subdue budget deficits, you should consult a new study from the Congressional Budget Office called “Reducing the Deficit: Spending and Revenue Options” (free at www.cbo.gov). You’ll learn from its 240 pages that the deficits definitely can be curbed. ›
Found article: My Favorite Mistake: Paul Allen at http://www.newsweek.com/content/news...e-mistake.html
In the summer of 1972, when I was home in Seattle from college and Bill Gates was heading into his senior year at Lakeside School, we were casting for our maiden business venture. ›
Found article: Interview: Elon Musk at http://www.newsweek.com/content/news...elon-musk.html
The electric-car pioneer and space prophet talks about his Hollywood reputation and why so many billionaires have intergalactic fantasies. ›
Found article: Copper Is King at http://www.newsweek.com/content/news...r-is-king.html
Gold prices are up, but another metal connects the world—and reveals our economic future. ›
Found article: Warren Buffett's Management Bungle at http://www.newsweek.com/content/news...-the-spot.html
America has a way of elevating its heroes beyond the realm of mere mortals. This has not been an issue on Wall Street, where heroes do not exist. Warren Buffett has been the glaring exception. ›
Found article: Gold Rush at http://www.newsweek.com/content/news...gold-rush.html
The metal's price is at a record high. But some things are worth more than their weight in gold. ›
Found article: Sidney Harman: An Extraordinary Life at http://www.newsweek.com/content/news...nary-life.html
Philanthropist, triumphant entrepreneur, government servant and steward of journalism, Sidney Harman, executive chairman of The Newsweek Daily Beast Co., died last night. Jonathan Alter on the remarkable 92 years of a true polymath who built one of America's great companies. Plus, the Harman family statement. ›
Found article: Are Ethics for Suckers? at http://www.newsweek.com/content/news...r-suckers.html
When even Warren Buffett looks bad, the financial world is begging for a backlash. ›
Found article: Pyramid of Profiteers at http://www.newsweek.com/content/news...rofiteers.html
What was David Sokol thinking? The Berkshire Hathaway golden boy shocked the business world last month after he came under scrutiny for possible insider trading. He's hardly alone. ›
Found article: The Real GE Scandal at http://www.newsweek.com/content/news...e-scandal.html
It’s not that the company won’t pay any 2010 U.S. income taxes. It’s that we don’t know how to tax global business. ›
Found article: Ad Titan Martin Sorrell Says Readers Must Pony Up at http://www.newsweek.com/content/news...the-media.html
Let the Times charge readers, says ad titan Martin Sorrell—but news needs subsidies, too. ›
Processing section Society http://www.newsweek.com/tag/society.html
Python function terminated unexpectedly
HTTP Error 404: Not Found (Error Code: 1)
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "site.py", line 103, in main
File "site.py", line 85, in run_entry_point
File "site-packages\calibre\utils\ipc\worker.py", line 181, in main
File "site-packages\calibre\gui2\convert\gui_conversion.py", line 25, in gui_convert
File "site-packages\calibre\ebooks\conversion\plumber.py", line 920, in run
File "site-packages\calibre\customize\conversion.py", line 204, in __call__
File "site-packages\calibre\web\feeds\input.py", line 105, in convert
File "site-packages\calibre\web\feeds\news.py", line 735, in download
File "site-packages\calibre\web\feeds\news.py", line 872, in build_index
File "c:\users\bob\appdata\local\temp\calibre_0.8.4_tmp _wcm0j2\calibre_0.8.4_ifbuxg_recipes\recipe0.py", line 75, in parse_index
soups = [self.index_to_soup(shref)]
File "site-packages\calibre\web\feeds\news.py", line 496, in index_to_soup
File "site-packages\mechanize-0.2.4-py2.7.egg\mechanize\_mechanize.py", line 199, in open_novisit
File "site-packages\mechanize-0.2.4-py2.7.egg\mechanize\_mechanize.py", line 255, in _mech_open
mechanize._response.httperror_seek_wrapper: HTTP Error 404: Not Found

[kovidgoyal]

fixed.

[the drizzle]

If you don't mind me asking, why does the Newsweek recipe download old articles? It's going back over 6 months. Thanks for all your hard work, this software is amazing!

[kovidgoyal]

Because that's how the newsweek site is organized. It would be considerably more effort to find the date of an article and exclude it if it is too old. Effort, I have no interest in, but patches to the recipe are welcome.

[the drizzle]

I figured it was something like that. I'm pretty new to this and have minimal programming skills (a few high school level classes 10 years ago). I just wrote my first custom recipe, if my skills were more advanced I'd take on the project. Thanks.