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# March 30, 2015 | Vol. 185 No. 11 March 30, 2015 |  

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March 30th, 2015 | Vol. 185, No. 11 | U.S.

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## Table of Contents

BusinessEntertainmentHealthIdeasPoliticsScienceSportsU.S.WorldOthers

### Business

[Business](/section/business/)

### Who Let the Bears Out?

The end of easy money means a market correction of significant proportions

[Business](/section/business/)

### How Meerkat Became the Star of South by Southwest

Live-streaming took off at the festival

[Business](/section/business/)

### Bob Iger, Media Mogul

The Disney CEO and Chairman has big projects ahead with <em>Star Wars</em> and <em>Frozen 2</em>

[Business](/section/business/)

### Does Nintendo Have Any Big Ideas Left?

The beloved gamemaker has struggled in an age of smartphones and tablets. But its top leaders say they have plans to even the score

### Entertainment

[Entertainment](/section/entertainment/)

### Review: Little Miss _Sunshine Girl_

A spooky YouTube series migrates to print

[Entertainment](/section/entertainment/)

### Kendrick Lamar’s Butterfly Effect

A new anthem of black identity

### Health

[Health](/section/health/)

### In the Latest Issue (19 Mar 2015)

[Health](/section/health/)

### The Skinny on Diet Soda

Is it time to kick artificial sugars out of the can?

### Ideas

[Ideas](/section/ideas/)

### Benjamin Netanyahu's Disgrace in Victory

Israel's Prime Minister won a tragic election by vilifying Arabs and defacing Israel’s history 

[Ideas](/section/ideas/)

### The Grandparent Deficit: Fertility Isn't the Only Biological Clock

The forgotten variable 

### Politics

[Politics](/section/politics/)

### Scott Walker: Playing to Win

He changed the rules of the political game as Governor of Wisconsin. Next up, the nation

[Politics](/section/politics/)

### Hillary Clinton’s Search Party

Lingering email questions could be a factor in her campaign

[Politics](/section/politics/)

### 10 Questions With James Baker

As PBS airs a new documentary about him, the politician talks about current events and his career

### Science

[Science](/section/science/)

### The New Tool for Marketers: Your Face

Businesses are using facial analysis to see if their campaigns are working on you

### Sports

[Sports](/section/sports/)

### Play Ball—Faster

New rules may finally speed up America's pastime

### U.S.

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

### The Squeeze on Elite Colleges

Top schools appear more exclusive than ever. But a high-quality education has never been easier to find

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

### Milestones (19 Mar 2015)

### World

[World](/section/world/)

### Diplomacy of Distrust in Iran

U.S.-Iran nuclear talks will never overcome decades of suspicion. Can both sides deal with that?

[World](/section/world/)

### The New Caliphates

[World](/section/world/)

### What You Said About ... (19 Mar 2015)

[World](/section/world/)

### Briefing (19 Mar 2015)

[World](/section/world/)

### The Culture (19 Mar 2015)

[World](/section/world/)

### Pop Chart (19 Mar 2015)

[World](/section/world/)

### Michael Graves

Architect

### Others

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