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# September 29, 2014 | Vol. 184 No. 12 September 29, 2014 |  

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Vol. 184 No. 12

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September 29th, 2014 | Vol. 184, No. 12 | U.S.

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## Table of Contents

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### Business

[Business](/section/business/)

### The Triumph of Index Funds

CalPERS’ move is a vote for passive investing 

[Business](/section/business/)

### Mojang, Creator Of Minecraft

By Microsoft, for $2.5 billion

### Entertainment

[Entertainment](/section/entertainment/)

### Bill Cosby's Maddening Paradox

 A new book explores America’s favorite TV dad

[Entertainment](/section/entertainment/)

### 10 Questions With Ian McEwan

The author on wandering spouses, long lost brothers and that other Ian

[Entertainment](/section/entertainment/)

### Tina Fey's Family Drama

"This is Where I Leave You" is the kind of bet Hollywood doesn't like to make anymore

[Entertainment](/section/entertainment/)

### Silence of the Liams

The stalwart Neeson stalks psychos in a grim, sadistic thriller

[Entertainment](/section/entertainment/)

### Shonda Rhimes Night in America

For three hours on Thursday, it’s OMG TV

[Entertainment](/section/entertainment/)

### Dark Clouds

### Health

[Health](/section/health/)

### How Much Salt Is Safe?

Warnings abound that we're overloading on salt, but earlier in September a study found that sodium wasn't significantly linked to high blood pressure in people who were not hypertensive. How to make sense of it all? Start here.

### Science

[Science](/section/science/)

### NASA's New Big Winners

The space agency announces who will build its next orbital spacecraft

[Science](/section/science/)

### The Case for Staying Connected

We don't need to ditch the grid. We need to fix the power business

### U.S.

[U.S.](/section/us/)

### The Tragic Risks of American Football

Sixteen-year-old Chad Stover died playing a game after suffering a traumatic brain injury. Is the game worth it?

[U.S.](/section/us/)

### In the Latest Issue (18 Sep 2014)

[U.S.](/section/us/)

### John Kerry's Wary Coalition

Will the U.S.’s shaky group of partners hold against ISIS?

[U.S.](/section/us/)

### The Pot Raiders

Private security pulls weed in an economy no longer quite underground

### World

[World](/section/world/)

### Rules of the Game

[World](/section/world/)

### Francois Hollande Fights Personal Scandal

France's leader tries to contain political fallout after release of former partner's book

[World](/section/world/)

### Reading For Riches: Fall's Big Business Books

From lessons on how to influence people to the future of the global economy, these titles are all on the money

[World](/section/world/)

### The Science of Earning Respect

[World](/section/world/)

### Pop Chart (18 Sep 2014)

[World](/section/world/)

### Briefing (18 Sep 2014)

[World](/section/world/)

### World (18 Sep 2014)

[World](/section/world/)

### Milestones (18 Sep 2014)

[World](/section/world/)

### Robert Mueller

The former FBI director probing the NFL

### Others

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