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February 07, 2014 Issue

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Cover story Entertainment

Walter Cronkite convinced CBS that the Beatles were the right diversion for the nation's grief following the Kennedy assassination and aired a four-minute segment on the Beatles phenomenon

Doubling Down on Obamacare

Vermont planned to build the nation's first single-payer system, but tech glitches are making the state Exhibit A for haters of the Affordable Care Act

'A Pill for Every Ill'

Deep ties between the authors of a widely used manual on mental disorders and the pharmaceutical industry come under fire

In Focus

Sochi Games in Full Swing

SOCHI, RUSSIA - FEBRUARY 10: Keiichiro Nagashima of Japan competes during Men's Speed Skating 500m Final at Adler Arena Skating Center on February 10, 2014 in Sochi, Russia. (Photo by Vladimir Rys Photography/Getty Images)

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Periscope

Mullahs Prosper as Sanctions Fatigue Hits

U.N. efforts to prevent Iran making a nuclear weapon is being undermined by the European courts

Syria's Hunger Games

Assad's regime is trying to starve his opponents into submission

When You Care Enough to Copy

A college is accused of plagiarizing another's sexual assault policies – and a rape victim suffers

What Happens When a Town Runs Out of Water?

Life in Lompico just keeps getting drier

Why Thomas Jefferson Favored Profit Sharing

The Founding Fathers feared inequality would doom America, and knew what to do about it

Are the French Anti-Semitic?

A notorious anti-Jewish comic has been silenced. But he found a ready audience for his poisonous creed that is scaring away France's Jews

Horizons

Un-Scaling the Mountain

Still own a car? How retro. Sharing everything from office space to Ping-Pong tables will soon be the only way to play

Two Numbers: It Pays (A Little More) to Flip Burgers Down Under

Australia's minimum wage is tops among developed nations; America ranks No. 11

Where the Buffalo Burgers Roam

Eating more of the "other red meat" could cure many of the illnesses afflicting Native American tribes

Gadget Lust: Don't Think Before You Drink!

Brookstone raises the bar on cocktail apps, but it still won't light up your smokes or laugh at your jokes

Welcome to My Un-Reality

By twisting the truths – and people's lives – reality TV warps the values and attitudes of young viewers

Downtime

Move over, Tony Soprano. HBO has another tortured, riveting antihero in True Detective. Yes, we're talking about the show's creator

Bringing Back Ed Sullivan

The decision to invest in the iconic music performances on an iconic show was as obvious as it was challenging

Speaking Soccer

Translating the tortured, tortuous language of soccer can be a kick in the head

Breaking Up Is Fun to Do

Divorce parties are a growing trend for those saying good-bye to all that

Fido Has a Drinking Problem

A $20 bottle of wine for dogs. Yes, people buy that

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.

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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

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