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# October 17, 2016 | Vol. 188 No. 15October 17, 2016 |  

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Vol. 188 No. 15

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Issue name

October 17th, 2016 | Vol. 188, No. 15 | U.S.

Issue date

October 17, 2016

Location

U.S.

Related categories

[World](/vault/subject/world/)

[Middle East](/vault/subject/middle-east/)

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## Table of Contents

BusinessEntertainmentIdeasPoliticsU.S.WorldOthers

### Business

[Business](/section/business/)

### The 'Roboat'

[Business](/section/business/)

### Why Deutsche Bank Is Spooking the Markets

### Entertainment

[Entertainment](/section/entertainment/)

### A TV Legend's Unremarkable Return

[Entertainment](/section/entertainment/)

###   _Newtown_ : A Vivid Portrait of a Grieving Community

[Entertainment](/section/entertainment/)

### Emily Blunt Makes a Droopy _Girl on the Train_ Worth Watching

Tate Taylor's adaptation of Paula Hawkins’ novel is surprisingly earnest

[Entertainment](/section/entertainment/)

###   _Speechless_  Gets Real About Families Affected by Disability

[Entertainment](/section/entertainment/)

### Solange Takes a Seat but Stands on Her Own

[Entertainment](/section/entertainment/)

### Ryan Tedder on OneRepublic's New Album _Oh My My_

"I predict that in the next 18 months, someone is going to come out with a record that sounds nothing like what's happening right now"

[Entertainment](/section/entertainment/)

### Bold and Fraught,   _The Birth of a Nation_  Merits Your Attention

[Entertainment](/section/entertainment/)

### Why Cats Rule the World

### Ideas

[Ideas](/section/ideas/)

### Inside the Fight for Cleaner Air

[Ideas](/section/ideas/)

### Murder, She Wrote

[Ideas](/section/ideas/)

### How Mindfulness Can Save You Money

Money has a unique ability to affect the way we think, feel and behave

### Politics

[Politics](/section/politics/)

### The Truth Is Out There in 2016\. Way Out There.

In 2016, political debate has become unhinged from reality. And it won’t stop on Election Day 

[Politics](/section/politics/)

### Running Mates From the Past Prove the Need for a New Politics of the Future

The old arguments, and the old ways of arguing, have run their course

[Politics](/section/politics/)

### How Hillary Clinton's Allies Are Expanding the Vote Behind the Scenes

An under-the-radar strategy that could decide the election

### U.S.

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

### America's New Clown Panic

### World

[World](/section/world/)

### The White Helmets of Syria

As the war worsens, rescue workers risk their lives on the front lines

[World](/section/world/)

### Syria's First Responders

[World](/section/world/)

### Why Referendums Have Been Backfiring

[World](/section/world/)

### Milestones (6 Oct 2016)

[World](/section/world/)

### For the Record (6 Oct 2016)

[World](/section/world/)

### Pop Chart (6 Oct 2016)

[World](/section/world/)

### The Digital Cloud Is Underwater-and Vulnerable

[World](/section/world/)

### This Just In (6 Oct 2016)

### Others

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