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November 01, 2013 Issue

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Cover story U.S.

How Edward Snowden Escalated Cyber War

The NSA whistleblower may have killed the U.S.'s only shot at reining in China's voracious theft of corporate, government, and military secrets

A Million Things Could Go Wrong. And Did

Inside the failure of Healthcare.gov

Wikipedia's Wobbling (Citation Needed)

Can the crowdsourced know-it-all get smart about standards and its lack of diversity?

In Focus

Bienvenue!

Released French hostage Daniel Larribe, right, is surrounded by his wife and two daughters as French President, Francois Hollande, left, and defense minister, Jean-Luc Le Drian, second left, look on after Larribe's arrival at Villacoublay military airbase, outside Paris, Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2013. Four Frenchmen held hostage by al-Qaida militants have landed in France on Wednesday after three years in captivity in the punishing African Sahel. AP Photo/Michel Euler

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Periscope

Can Paul Ryan Dodge the Friendly Fire?

The budget negotiations are a conspicuous test of faith for the former conservative darling

Was Chevron Scammed for $19 Billion?

In Ecuador, a judge hit the oil major with an eye-popping class-action payout. In New York, the company is suing to get it back

Did The U.N. Herald a New Age of Cholera?

A lawsuit demands the organization admit culpability and compensate victims

What's Bugging the Head of the NSA?

General Keith Alexander seems to be running out of friends

Slumming It

Brazil's scariest slums have become a must-see for tourists

See You, Banksy. Hello, Invader

The Paris street artist tries to make it in New York as Banksy packs up his spray cans

Horizons

The Problem With Healthcare.gov Is Yahoos

A website as elaborate as Obamacare is too important to leave to the people that brought us the TSA and the 1040 tax form

Up in Smoke

Nicotine isn't the most addictive drug in cigarettes

What's God Got to Do With It?

America is about to be invaded by agnostic and atheist evangelists

Can Cannabis Cure Cancer?

New study suggests that several cannabinoids slow or kill malignant cells

The Most Popular Kid You've Never Heard Of

He's bigger than Will Ferrell on YouTube, and he doesn't know it

Downtime

The 10 Scariest Movies and Why They Creep Us Out

The creatures of the Uncanny Valley prove that 'lifelike' can give us deathly chills

Hello, Mudder!

Amelia Boone plays dirty

Diana: Hunted or Huntress?

A new movie about Princess Di is getting slammed for telling the truth

Surviving the Hemingways

Barbara Kopple's new film goes deep into the harrowing and hopeful story of one of America's most famous and troubled families

10 Things You Didn't Know About Lou Reed

It wasn't all a walk in the park

Editor's Picks

Brett Kavanaugh's 'Jarring' Supreme Court Remarks Stun Legal Experts

Kavanaugh said Gerald Ford's pardon of Richard Nixon was one of the "better" presidential decisions in history.

By Sean O'Driscoll

3 MIN READ

Donald Trump Says Legal Case 'Fallen Apart'

"Virtually every Legal Scholar and Expert has stated that there is no Crime," the former president wrote in a post on Truth Social.

2 MIN READ

Joe Biden Scores Boost Among Voters Who Hate Him and Donald Trump

2 MIN READ

Full List of Colleges Where Students Voted To Cut Ties With Israel

By Matthew Impelli

4 MIN READ

Donald Trump Gives Joe Biden a Venue for Debate

3 MIN READ