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# September 24, 2018 | Vol. 192 No. 12 September 24, 2018 |  

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Vol. 192 No. 12

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September 24th, 2018 | Vol. 192, No. 12 | Asia, Europe, Middle East, and Africa, South Pacific

Issue date

September 24, 2018

Location

Europe, Middle East, and Africa, Asia, South Pacific

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

[Europe](/vault/subject/europe/)

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## Table of Contents

EntertainmentHealthPoliticsU.S.World

### Entertainment

[Entertainment](/section/entertainment/)

### Burt Reynolds Was a Star With Nothing to Hide

Sexy-funny star

[Entertainment](/section/entertainment/)

### _Fortnite_ Is a Huge Success — And a Sign of What’s to Come in Gaming

[Entertainment](/section/entertainment/)

### In _The Land of Steady Habits_ It’s Okay to Laugh When Life Is Bad

[Entertainment](/section/entertainment/)

### Blake Lively Is the Best Thing About the Silly _Simple Favor_

[Entertainment](/section/entertainment/)

### Wayétu Moore’s Debut Novel _She Would Be King_ Finds Power in Africa

[Entertainment](/section/entertainment/)

### How Carrie Underwood’s _Cry Pretty_ Pushes Her Out of Her Comfort Zone

[Entertainment](/section/entertainment/)

### Yo-Yo Ma Looks at Music Like It's DNA

The legendary cellist on the purpose of his new global tour, why culture transcends borders and if he'd play for Donald Trump

### Health

[Health](/section/health/)

### Scientists Are Developing New Ways to Treat Disease With Cells, Not Drugs

Scientists are developing new ways to treat disease with cells, not drugs

### Politics

[Politics](/section/politics/)

### Why President Trump Is a Threat to GOP Senate Prospects

[Politics](/section/politics/)

### Education Is a Top Issue in the Midterms

### U.S.

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

### Teaching Lessons

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

### 'I Work 3 Jobs And Donate Blood Plasma to Pay the Bills.' This Is What It’s Like to Be a Teacher in America (13 Sep 2018)

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

### 'Already Dead to Us': Why the Trump Administration Has a Problem with the International Criminal Court

The U.S. has a long history of opposing the Court

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

### Statute-of-Limitation Laws Can Leave Few Choices for Child Sex-Abuse Victims. That’s Why These People Are Trying to Change Them

### World

[World](/section/world/)

### Why Italy's Matteo Salvini Is the Most Feared Man in Europe

"The captain is coming!"

[World](/section/world/)

### What to Know About Reported Meetings Between Trump Administration Officials and Venezuelan Coup Plotters

Venezuela's leaders aren't happy about it

[World](/section/world/)

### China May Meet Russia for War Games, But That Doesn’t Make Them Allies


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