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# In The Latest Issue (12 Feb 2015)

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## TIME Staff


Feb 12, 2015 12:24 PM UTC

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## TIME Staff


Feb 12, 2015 12:24 PM UTC

[**The New Age of Much Older Age**](http://time.com/3706694/the-new-age-of-much-older-age/)

[**How your Mindset Can Change How You Age**](http://time.com/3706720/how-your-mindset-can-change-how-you-age/)  
**Your moods, feelings and thoughts all influence your physiology**

[**The Cure for Aging**](http://time.com/3706701/cure-for-aging/)  
**A drug from dirt and Siamese mice have researchers inching toward the seemingly impossible**

[**Where is the Best Place to be an Old Person?**](http://time.com/3706685/where-is-the-best-place-to-be-an-old-person/)  
**The older you get, the more your neighborhood matters**

[**Why do Presidents Live so Long?**](http://time.com/3706704/why-do-presidents-live-so-long/)  
**The Oval Office seems to come with a toolkit of longevity strategies**

[**Do Married People Really Live Longer?**](http://time.com/3706692/do-married-people-really-live-longer/)  
**Yes—with caveats**

[**What Diet Helps People Live the Longest?**](http://time.com/3706705/what-diet-helps-people-live-the-longest/)  
**The food you eat has a big impact on disease and wellness**

[**Can Brain Games Keep My Mind Young?**](http://time.com/3706689/can-brain-games-keep-my-mind-young/)  
**That crossword puzzle may not be doing you as much good as you’d like**

[**It’s Time to Embrace Lifestyle Medicine**](http://time.com/3706693/its-time-to-embrace-lifestyle-medicine/)  
**Don’t just live long, live well**

[**With Friends Like These**](http://time.com/3706687/with-friends-like-these/)  
**It’s time for an honest conversation about Saudi Arabia and the roots of Islamist terror**

[**It’s Go Time for Hillary 2.0**](http://time.com/3706683/go-time-for-hillary/)  
**The best talent is flocking to join her campaign. But first the Clinton and Obama teams must figure out how to work together**

[**CVS Wants to Be Your Doctor’s Office**](http://time.com/3706697/cvs-wants-to-be-your-doctors-office/)  
**Larry Merlo says pharmacy clinics can take on more of U.S. health care**

[**The Forgotten War in Sudan**](http://time.com/3706688/the-forgotten-war-in-sudan/)  
**The world has moved on, but the suffering continues**

[**Beneath Ukraine’s Front Lines**](http://time.com/3706713/beneath-ukraines-front-lines/)  
**As political leaders sit down for a new round of peace talks, a brutal ground war is tearing apart the country’s coal-mining heartland**

[**The Men Who Would Be King**](http://time.com/3706682/the-men-who-would-be-king/)  
**The ties that bind Prince Charles and his sons**


[**Beefed Up Burgers**](http://time.com/3706712/beefed-up-burgers/)  
**New chefs and new tastes are transforming the iconic hamburger**

[**Pop Chart**](http://time.com/3706715/pop-chart/)

[**Killer Business in Russia**](http://time.com/3706700/killer-business-in-russia/)  
**An investor turned activist outfoxes oligarchs**

[**Your 2015 Oscar Tip Sheet**](http://time.com/3706681/your-2015-oscar-tip-sheet/)  
**Who’ll win, and why, in the closest race in ages**

[**Peter Carey’s Literary Hack**](http://time.com/3706690/peter-careys-literary-hack/)  
**_Amnesia_** **searches for the web’s deepest motivations**

[**The Definitive** **_Saturday Night Live_** **Sketch Rankings**](http://time.com/3701415/saturday-night-live-rankings/)  
**NBC’s legendary comedy show turns 40 this month. See which actors, celebrities and hosts have appeared on the show most often**

[**Jon Stewart, Brian Williams and the Twilight of the Evening Stars**](http://time.com/3706703/jon-stewart-brian-williams-and-the-twilight-of-the-evening-stars/)  
**Anchoring isn’t what it used to be**

[**_Empire_** **’s Prime Timing**](http://time.com/3706716/prime-timing/)  
**The show dominates this year’s TV landscape**

[**The Wearable Tech We Actually Want**](http://time.com/3706696/the-wearable-tech-we-actually-want/)  
**Advice for Silicon Valley on creating useful devices that are not too embarrassing to put on in public**

[**10 Questions With Ai-jen Poo**](http://time.com/3706691/10-questions-with-ai-jen-poo/)  
**How we can help the elderly (and their caregivers) live with dignity**

[**Briefing**](http://time.com/3706686/briefing/)

[**Data Startups Tackle Cities’ Traffic Problems**](http://time.com/3706684/data-startups-tackle-cities-traffic-problems/)  
**Data–and the startups that trade in it–could help lessen traffic congestion in cities**


[**Schoolhouse Rocked**](http://time.com/3706695/schoolhouse-rocked/)

[**How to Live Longer**](http://time.com/3706709/stretch-your-timeline/)  
**Listen to your body’s cues**

[**Boston Digs Out From Heavy Snow**](http://time.com/3706698/the-big-dig/)  
**The city set a new record for most snow in a 30-day period**

[**Can the Drones Be Stopped?**](http://time.com/3706702/can-the-drones-be-stopped/)  
**As the U.S.’s edge in unmanned aircraft fades, a scramble for defenses**

[**The Honored Image**](http://time.com/3706706/the-honored-image/)

[**Europe’s Anti-Austerity Contagion**](http://time.com/3706719/europes-anti-austerity-contagion/)

[**High-Tech Trouble**](http://time.com/3706722/high-tech-trouble/)

[**Dixie Diehard**](http://time.com/3706708/dixie-diehard/)  
**An Alabama judge fights the feds on same-sex marriage**

[**Milestones**](http://time.com/3706718/milestones/)

[**Kayla Mueller**](http://time.com/3706717/kayla-mueller/)  
**American aid worker**

[**Dean Smith**](http://time.com/3706721/dean-smith/)  
**Coaching legend**

[**What You Said About …**](http://time.com/3706711/what-you-said-about/)

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