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May 16, 2014 Issue

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Cover story Business

Women Entrepreneurs Fight for Their Piece of the Pie

Female entrepreneurs often struggle to win the backing of venture capitalists and angel investors. Here's how they are fighting back

13 Women in Business to Bet On

Women are braving the world of venture capital to run their own businesses

Mars Needs Brokers!

The selling of the Red Planet is a multimillion-dollar business, even though the commute's a bitch

In Focus

A Destroyed Homs Changes Hands in Syria

Forces loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad walk down a street in old Homs city May 8, 2014.

Launch Slideshow 5 PHOTOS

Periscope

Iraqis went to vote despite a storm of sectarian violence and bombings

Israel Won't Stop Spying on the U.S.

Israel is flouting the "friendly" rules of espionage to steal U.S. trade and tech secrets

Why Napoleon's Still a Problem

The French cannot decide whether Bonaparte is a hero or villain

Political First Responders

How a former Republican leading a Democratic super PAC turns flip-flops into electoral blows

Flights of Fancy

The twisted logic behind airline ticket prices

Horizons

Bioengineered plants can be both energy-producing powerhouses and toxic chemical sensors

Adjust Your Set

The Supreme Court has a chance to liberate TV from its musty, last-century prison

Botched Execution Shows Perils of Lethal Injection Drug Shortage

A secret drug cocktail used in Oklahoma took 40 minutes to kill a man. "It looked like torture," a lawyer said.

Downtime

The Molotov Museum

The uprising against Russia has turned Kiev's central square into an unruly and provocative art exhibit

A Penny for Your Screams

Showtime's "Penny Dreadful" is an ambitious mash-up of Jack the Ripper, insect-like vampires and Oscar Wilde

Girls Gone Ancient

A renegade tour company shows bachelorettes that drinking games and sexting are as old as museums

Editor's Picks

Donald Trump's Lawyer May Be Creating 'Chaos' on Purpose: Attorney

Former U.S. Attorney Joyce Vance says that Donald Trump's lawyer, Todd Blanche, may be creating "chaos" deliberately.

By Emma Marsden

2 MIN READ

Dozens of Morehouse College Staff Vote Against Giving Biden Degree

Some 38 faculty members voted against giving President Biden an honorary doctorate.

By Martha McHardy

4 MIN READ

King Charles Latest Cancer Update, Given by Queen

By James Crawford-Smith

3 MIN READ

Barron Trump College Choice: Everything Donald, Melania Have Said

By Andrew Stanton

2 MIN READ

Can Justice Alito Be Forced to Recuse? Experts Weigh In

By Sean O'Driscoll

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