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# May 25, 2015 | Vol. 185 No. 19May 25, 2015 |  

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Vol. 185 No. 19

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May 25th, 2015 | Vol. 185, No. 19 | U.S.

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May 25, 2015

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## Table of Contents

BusinessEntertainmentIdeasPoliticsScienceU.S.WorldOthers

### Business

[Business](/section/business/)

### Catching Criminals With the Cloud

How better software can help the police 

### Entertainment

[Entertainment](/section/entertainment/)

### David Letterman, Infinite Jester

As <em>Late Show</em> ends, its humor has gone viral 

[Entertainment](/section/entertainment/)

### Jimmy Kimmel: Watching David Letterman 'Was More Important Than Sleep'

Kimmel tells TIME about the lasting influence of <i>Late Night</i>

[Entertainment](/section/entertainment/)

### Behind the Music in _Pitch Perfect 2_

How the experts chose the right notes

[Entertainment](/section/entertainment/)

### _Mad Max_ and the Stronger Sex

Eve Ensler lends feminist cred to the new movie 

### Ideas

[Ideas](/section/ideas/)

### ISIS Is a Danger on U.S. Soil

The terrorist group poses a gathering threat 

[Ideas](/section/ideas/)

### The Graduates

When finishing high school is no ordinary rite of passage 

### Politics

[Politics](/section/politics/)

### No State Left Unturned for Clinton

The campaign is focusing on all states, red and blue alike—for now 

### Science

[Science](/section/science/)

### The Great Pot Experiment

Legalization keeps rolling ahead. But because of years of government roadblocks on research, we don’t know nearly enough about the dangers of marijuana—or the benefits 

[Science](/section/science/)

### In The Latest Issue (14 May 2015)

### U.S.

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

### Tragedy on the Rails

The Amtrak derailment in Pennsylvania prompts a debate on infrastructure and passenger rail travel 

### World

[World](/section/world/)

### A Disunited Kingdom

Britain’s election could mean an unruly exit from the E.U. 

[World](/section/world/)

### Nepal Digs Out After the Quake

Those in the remote mountains face the greatest challenge 

[World](/section/world/)

### The Panama Canal Gets Grander

More than a century after it was built, the waterway grows to take bigger ships 

[World](/section/world/)

### The Culture (14 May 2015)

[World](/section/world/)

### Pop Chart (14 May 2015)

[World](/section/world/)

### Dave's Top 10 Greatest Moments.

Classics from Late Night and the Late Show

[World](/section/world/)

### Dave's Top 10 Guests and Sidekicks

[World](/section/world/)

### Milestones (14 May 2015)

[World](/section/world/)

### Chris Burden

Performance artist

[World](/section/world/)

### Briefing (14 May 2015)

[World](/section/world/)

### Gobbled Up

Verizon's buy

[World](/section/world/)

### Obama Struggles to Soothe Saudi Fears As Iran Talks Resume

[World](/section/world/)

### Strength and Fortitude

### Others

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