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# April 13, 2015 | Vol. 185 No. 13 April 13, 2015 |  

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April 13th, 2015 | Vol. 185, No. 13 | U.S.

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April 13, 2015

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## Table of Contents

BusinessEntertainmentHealthIdeasSportsU.S.WorldOthers

### Business

[Business](/section/business/)

### Artichoke, Turmeric and More Strange Flavored Water Products

Producers try to replicate the success of coconut water 

### Entertainment

[Entertainment](/section/entertainment/)

### David Zaslav: The Cable Boss

Why the Discovery CEO is the biggest guy in television

[Entertainment](/section/entertainment/)

### Meet Trevor Noah

Fake-news’ rising star

[Entertainment](/section/entertainment/)

### A Real Game of Thrones in _Wolf Hall_

Cromwell, the Tudor antihero, is a man for our season

[Entertainment](/section/entertainment/)

### Harvey Weinstein, From Screen to Stage

The movie mogul makes his Broadway debut 

[Entertainment](/section/entertainment/)

### 10 Questions With Candice Bergen

In a new book, the actress records her reflections on marriage, motherhood and Murphy Brown 

### Health

[Health](/section/health/)

### Depression in the Flight Deck

How are pilots screened for psychological distress? 

### Ideas

[Ideas](/section/ideas/)

### The Writing's on the Wall for Christians

Is it necessary for the new majority, which has won the culture war, to drive religious dissenters out of the public square as pariahs?

[Ideas](/section/ideas/)

### What Indiana Could Learn From Utah About Gay Tolerance

Conservatives are writing a suicide-note to Millennials—they don't have to

[Ideas](/section/ideas/)

### Nuclear Deal or No Deal

Why the U.S. cannot walk away from negotiating with Iran 

### Sports

[Sports](/section/sports/)

### Kentucky Basketball and the Biggest Record Setters in Sports

How winning streaks stack up 

### U.S.

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

### The Battle of Indiana

How a showdown over religion and gay rights is changing the culture war

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

### In The Latest Issue (2 Apr 2015)

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

### America’s Cup for Pope Francis

For his papal visit, a silversmith is working on a special chalice

### World

[World](/section/world/)

### Caught in the Cross Fire

As the chaos of a proxy war between Iran and Saudi Arabia spreads, the U.S. is searching for a safe path forward 

[World](/section/world/)

### The Big Test for Chinese Students

Cheating allegations dog Chinese students applying to U.S. colleges—but the reality is more complex 

[World](/section/world/)

### The Culture (2 Apr 2015)

[World](/section/world/)

### Pop Chart (2 Apr 2015)

[World](/section/world/)

### Briefing (2 Apr 2015)

[World](/section/world/)

### Nigeria Elects a New President With High Hopes for Change

[World](/section/world/)

### What You Said About ... (2 Apr 2015)

### Others

[The Invincibility FormulaA new book shows us how to conquer our fear of rejection, but it's no easy fix if you're a parent ](/3768610/the-invincibility-formula/)


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