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March 28, 2014 Issue

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Cover story Science

Getting Cancer Wrong

In the war against cancer, the enemy remains poorly defined. This group of scientists is hoping to change that—and is making enemies of its own

Choking to Death in Tehran

Iran has some of the world's worst pollution; toxic gas, bad policies and trade sanctions are the main culprits

In Focus

Chicago Train 'Went Up the Stairs and Escalator,' Injuring 30

A Chicago Transit Authority train car rests on an escalator at the O'Hare Airport station after it derailed early Monday, March 24, 2014, in Chicago. More than 30 people were injured after the train "climbed over the last stop, jumped up on the sidewalk and then went up the stairs and escalator," according to Chicago Fire Commissioner Jose Santiago.

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Periscope

Frontiers Without Medicine

On the Syrian front line, civilians are dying from curable diseases

Boarding School Predators

Some of Britain's elite boys' schools are being forced to confront their sordid pasts

Listening to Herbert Hoover

Rugged individualism is on the rise in the wake of the Great Recession

The Right to Silence Your Phone

The Supreme Court will soon rule on the role of smartphones in crimes, and whether police can search them.

Yarosh: Russians, Rise Up Against Putin!

The Right Sector leader on fascism, freedom and fighting house to house

Horizons

Playing With Spiders

Researchers have produced 20 medications using a new scientific technique

Cashing In on Kindness

Research says you can be compassionate at work and boost the bottom line

The Other Side of the Bitcoin

They're real, they're spreading and you'll be using a digital currency soon. Bet on it

Building the Better Lab Rat

Cutting back on animal testing isn't just good ethics, it's good science

Downtime

A Sunken Treasure to Sue For

The Titanic of the 19th century went down in a hurricane; recovering its cargo has been an adventure

Here Comes Helen

An exhilaratingly ambitious young writer refuses to be bound by race or nationhood

Don't Tweet Where You Eat

SXSW has morphed into a festival where everyone is wired and nobody connects

From One of the Most Powerful Men in College Football to Prison?

John Junker has gone from being one of the most powerful men in college football to working in a soup-kitchen

Editor's Picks

Republican Demands Investigation Into 'Dangerous Dollars' Sent to China

Sen. Joni Ernst told Newsweek that the U.S. needs "greater transparency and accountability" in taxpayer dollars sent overseas.

By Nick Mordowanec

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Oklahoma Double Murder: New Questions Raised Over Women's Killing

Emily Morgan and Totinika Elix were found dead on tribal land in 2016. A new report accuses law enforcement of failing to give it high prioirty.

By Valerie Bauman / Investigative Reporter

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Florida Homeowners Are Relocating in Droves Over Insurance Crisis

By Giulia Carbonaro

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Marjorie Taylor Greene Finds Herself Increasingly Isolated Within Congress

By James Bickerton

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U.S. Students With High Loan Debt Get Poorer Grades

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