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November 15, 2013 Issue

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Cover story U.S.

Can Sotheby's Stay in the Picture?

As a mighty wave of new billionaires crash through the art world, the fabled auction house is getting paddled by Christie's and a guy with a hedge fund

For Sale: One Used Castello

Italy's austerity fire sale puts ancient castles, convents, and island prisons on the block

Rebel Massacre Signals a Turning Point in Syria

New details emerge about atrocities committed by jihadists who razed a village

Time for the FDA to Muscle Up?

Recent deaths related to a fitness supplement suggest the industry needs regulation

In Focus

Tall Order

A reflection of the One World Trade Center tower is seen from a terrace on the 57th floor of the soon to be opened 4 World Trade Center tower in New York, Nov. 8, 2013. 4 World Trade center sits at the south east corner of the World Trade Center site and will be the second tower to open on the site since the 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center.

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Periscope

For all the talk about a pivot to Asia, the U.S. remains preoccupied with the usual suspects

The Biggest Little CIA Shop You've Never Heard Of

The domestic National Resources Division might sound like a cushy gig to the James Bond spies, but it has its ways of making you talk

Can He Rebound?

Fixing health care is paramount, but President Obama has other ways to avoid three years of nothingness

Failing Up

Congress gets an A for effort, but it wasn't able to kill the U.S. economy

Horizons

Seriously Down Under

Unlike any other town known as a hole in the ground, Australia's Coober Pedy really is a hole, and has two kinds of buried treasure

Will Syrian Polio Spread to Europe?

Scientists fear a deadly scourge that was nearly eradicated could be making a comeback

Face: The Final Frontier

The rapid evolution of wearable technology is leading to body implants

Twitter's New Owners: Big Institutions

Individual investors are disappearing from the stock market

Vexed by Vitamins

A new report says nutritional supplements probably don't reduce the risk of cancer or cardiovascular disease

Downtime

Vino? No Thanks. We're Italian

As the nation's wine exports soar, the beverage is getting less amore at home

Center Stage

The basketball coach at University of California, Irvine knows that "seven" is a lucky number, especially when it is followed by "-footer"

The Original Wrecking Ball

Defiant and pulchritudinous, Bettie Page gave naughty a good name

Turkey Fry, No Third-Degree Burns

This turkey fryer can save your Thanksgiving, and maybe your marriage

Still Wanted, Dead or Alive

A new book explores the timeless grief and uncertainty felt by the families of missing World War II soldiers

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