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September 25, 2015 Issue

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The Fake Drug Industry Is Exploding, and We Can't Do Anything About It

A fractured regulatory system hampered by Big Pharma's meddling has led to a growing global falsification market.

Anatomy of Jaylen Fryberg's High School Murder-Suicide

Ray Fryberg was once a respected member of the Tulalip Tribes of Washington. Then his son, Jaylen, perpetrated the deadliest high school shooting in a decade.

In Focus

Look at That Face!

Washington, D.C.—Republican front-runner Donald Trump makes his way through the crowd after addressing a Tea Party rally against the Iran nuclear deal on September 9. One-third of GOP voters surveyed selected the real estate tycoon as their candidate of choice in a Washington Post-ABC News poll released days before the second Republican primary debate. Trump, who has capitalized on his image as a Washington outsider, is also leading the polls in the crucial early-voting state of Iowa.

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Periscope

U.S. Consumers See Upside of Falling Energy Prices

The last time energy was this cheap, Eisenhower was president.

T-Mobile CEO John Legere is Cutting the Cords That Bind You to Your Wireless Provider

T-Mobile, a carrier less than half the size of Verizon and AT&T, used lower pricing, simpler service plans and an improving network to help win 8.3 million net new customers last year.

Two Numbers: Summer Movie Audit

It's not your imagination. Unimaginative, unoriginal movies abound.

Fifty Years Later, the Immigration Bill That Changed America

The 1965 immigration reform act, now 50 years old, wasn't supposed to encourage Mexican immigration. Oops!

Why the U.S. Can't Stop China's Cyberspies

Despite China's slowing economy, Beijing still has leverage over Washington.

David Beckham: It's Time to Protect Children

Millions of children are in danger of physical, emotional and sexual abuse

Horizons

Scientists Move Cancer Drug From Endangered Himalayan Mayapple to Common Lab Plant

Genetic engineering will enable industrial-scale production of a previously hard-to-make pharmaceutical.

Fantasy Sports Leagues on HGH: Watch the Data Explosion

Fantasy leagues are about to get granular and may kill your passion for your favorite team.

NASA Begins 12-Month Experiment Simulating Life on Mars

The yearlong project will isolate six researchers on the slopes of Hawaii's Mauna Loa volcano.

Blanco River Flood Exacerbated by Manicured Lawns on the Riverbanks

Experts are hoping that in the aftermath of the recent disaster, locals will let native vegetation return to the region.

Downtime

And This Little Froggy Had a Frozen Margarita

Señor Frog's comes to Times Square, promising endless fun. The existential dread is complimentary.

Two Questions With Sir Patrick Stewart

The 'Star Trek' captain comes crashing down to Earth for his return to TV.

Falling in Love When You're Trans: It's Complicated

There is little out there concerning what it's like to date as a transgender person.

Isabella Rossellini on International Tribute to Her Mother, Ingrid Bergman

Rossellini has taken to the road to celebrate 100th anniversary of Bergman's birth.

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

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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

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King Charles Latest Cancer Update, Given by Queen

By James Crawford-Smith

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Barron Trump College Choice: Everything Donald, Melania Have Said

By Andrew Stanton

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Can Justice Alito Be Forced to Recuse? Experts Weigh In

By Sean O'Driscoll

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