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# April 3, 2017 | Vol. 189 No. 12 April 3, 2017 |  

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Vol. 189 No. 12

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Issue name

April 3rd, 2017 | Vol. 189, No. 12 | U.S.

Issue date

April 3, 2017

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U.S.

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## Table of Contents

BusinessEntertainmentHistoryIdeasPoliticsU.S.WorldOthers

### Business

[Business](/section/business/)

### Hacking Myself Is the Most Surprisingly Humiliating Decision I've Ever Made

[Business](/section/business/)

### A Lego-Like Tape

### Entertainment

[Entertainment](/section/entertainment/)

### Bad Boys (and Girls) Return to Fox In _Shots Fired_

[Entertainment](/section/entertainment/)

### Antiheroines Are Resplendent In _Harlots_

[Entertainment](/section/entertainment/)

### Tiny Dancers Abound In _Song to Song_

### History

[History](/section/history/)

### The Surprising History of Cherry Blossoms

### Ideas

[Ideas](/section/ideas/)

### When a President Can't Be Taken at His Word

'Trust is a transaction between leaders and those they lead'

[Ideas](/section/ideas/)

### What the Bible Says About Sex, Passion and True Love

Bruce Feiler talks God's gender, married priests and Adam and Eve's passionate romance

[Ideas](/section/ideas/)

### Review: In 'The Twelve Lives' of Samuel Hawley,' Hercules Wields a Shotgun

[Ideas](/section/ideas/)

### How Female Athletes Can Help Advance the Fight for Fair Pay

From national hockey and soccer players, to Billie Jean King

[Ideas](/section/ideas/)

### Ibtihaj Muhammad: I Fear President Trump's 'Campaign of Terror' Against American Ideals

### Politics

[Politics](/section/politics/)

### Can President Trump Handle the Truth?

A President who peddles falsehoods and dabbles in conspiracy confronts the challenge of governing in reality

[Politics](/section/politics/)

### Sheriffs May Join President Trump's Deportation Force

[Politics](/section/politics/)

### Russia and the Trump Campaign

### U.S.

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

### Why the U.S. Is Cracking Down on Gadgets In Airplane Cabins

### World

[World](/section/world/)

### Kiev and the Kremlin Face Narrowing Options In Ukraine

[World](/section/world/)

### A Rise In Rhino Poaching?

A Czech Republic zoo has started sawing off the horns from its herd of rare rhinoceroses in an effort to thwart rhino poachers, who have made headlines for several high-profile incidents.

[World](/section/world/)

### Pop Chart (23 Mar 2017)

[World](/section/world/)

### This Just In (23 Mar 2017)

[World](/section/world/)

### For the Record (23 Mar 2017)

[World](/section/world/)

### Chuck Berry

Rock 'n' roll icon

[World](/section/world/)

### Jimmy Breslin

American voice

[World](/section/world/)

### A New Race to the Moon

[World](/section/world/)

### Milestones (23 Mar 2017)

[World](/section/world/)

### Quick Talk With Julie Andrews

The actor is bringing her many talents to a new Netflix program for children, Julie's Greenroom. With a cast of Jim Henson puppets and a roster of celebrity guests, it aims to teach kids the virtues of the arts.

### Others

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