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August 12, 2016 Issue

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The Art of the (Bad) Deal

Trump's business career is a long, long list of bankruptcies, defaults and deceptions.

Rio 2016: Can Jamaica's Yohan Blake Outrun Usain Bolt?

After years in obscurity, Blake vows that he will take home Olympic gold.

Rio 2016: Will Fiji Get Its First Medal in a New Sport?

Rugby sevens will be part of the Games for the first time in Brazil.

In Focus

Never Forget

Auschwitz, Poland—Pope Francis walks through Auschwitz's notorious gate with the sign “Arbeit macht frei” (Work sets you free) during his visit to the former Nazi death camp on July 29. After praying in silence at the site where 1.5 million people were slaughtered, most of them Jews, the pope said the same things were still happening in wars around the world today. “Lord, have pity on your people. Lord, forgive so much cruelty,” he wrote in a commemorative book at the camp.

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Periscope

Erdogan and Putin: Strongmen in Love

A failed coup is pushing Turkey's increasingly autocratic president back into the arms of Vladimir Putin.

Vladimir Putin's Red Scare? Communists Surge in Russia

As Russia's economy sputters, nostalgia for the country's Communist past continues to grow.

Robbing Banks With Blowtorches

Criminals get busted for dropping into banks from the roof and tunneling through walls adjacent to bank buildings.

Yahoo's Downfall, Verizon's Gain

Marissa Mayer was supposed to be the savior of Yahoo, except it didn't quite work out that way.

Migrants In and Out of Africa, by Way of Djibouti

When Yemenis fleeing war make it to Djibouti, they often find Ethiopians heading in the other direction, heading for Saudi Arabia and Yemen, where they hope to find work.

Horizons

Ligament, Heal Thyself: New Technique to Repair ACLs

Debilitating ACL injuries may have better recoveries under a new procedure that helps the ligament heal itself instead of using grafts.

Afraid of Crowds? Virtual Reality May Have the Solution

Actual crowds may be replaced by what we might call distributed crowds, with virtual and augmented reality's help.

Morgellons: Skin Disease or Delusional Infestation?

"I guess it just feels like you have bugs underneath your skin, crawling around in these little tunnels."

Gender Gap Favors Men in Cancer Trials

Cancer studies rarely reflect the population breakdown by gender of patients who fall sick with the disease, disproportionately hurting women.

Rio Water-Sport Venues Are Teeming With Fecal Viruses

Around 169 million gallons of human waste flow into Guanabara Bay—the water-sport venue where Olympic athletes will be competing—every day.

Downtime

Make Pokémon, Not War

Pokémon ushers in the era of augmented reality at a time when our reality could very much use some lighthearted augmenting.

From Russia With Tainted Samples

Russia's state-run system of cheating was exposed in the past year by a trio of whistleblowers.

Inside the First Terrorist Attack Against America

A century ago, German saboteurs destroyed most of downtown Manhattan. The attack still resonates today.

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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