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# July 28, 2014 | Vol. 184 No. 4 July 28, 2014 |  

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Vol. 184 No. 4

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Issue name

July 28th, 2014 | Vol. 184, No. 4 | U.S.

Issue date

July 28, 2014

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U.S.

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## Table of Contents

BusinessEntertainmentHealthIdeasScienceU.S.World

### Business

[Business](/section/business/)

### The Emoji’s Strange Power

The Internet’s favorite icon can do much more than decorate a tweet

[Business](/section/business/)

### How to Stop Your Child From Spending a Fortune on Mobile Games

A few taps and swipes, and the costs can start to add up

### Entertainment

[Entertainment](/section/entertainment/)

### Anton Corbijn: Dutch Master

The director of Philip Seymour Hoffman’s last film soldiers on 

[Entertainment](/section/entertainment/)

### Jenny Lewis, Bon Voyager

Indie queen Jenny Lewis just wants a good night's sleep

[Entertainment](/section/entertainment/)

### 10 Questions With Keira Knightley

The actress on bleeding fingers, working with her mom and how she discourages male attention

[Entertainment](/section/entertainment/)

### Nadine Gordimer

South Africa's Literary Conscience

### Health

[Health](/section/health/)

### Is Organic Food Really Healthier?

The latest research sheds some light on how to shop

### Ideas

[Ideas](/section/ideas/)

### The Border and Obama

It's time to stop running away from the nation's troubles

[Ideas](/section/ideas/)

### Silicon Valley's Arrogance Is Out of Beta and Ready to Ship

Venture capitalist Tim Draper's proposal for a Silicon Valley state (and 5 others) is the apotheosis of tech hubris

[Ideas](/section/ideas/)

### Party in the USA

What I learned about this great country of ours when I threw an America-themed party

### Science

[Science](/section/science/)

### Invasive Species, Coming Soon to a Habitat Near You

From pythons to pine beetles, alien wildlife is on the move

[Science](/section/science/)

### In the Latest Issue

### U.S.

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

### U.S. Navy’s Biggest Ships Are in China’s Sights

A new missile threatens American aircraft carriers in the Pacific

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

### In Hot Pursuit of Cold Cases

Meet the prosecutor taking on 11,000 forgotten unsolved rape cases

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

### Surprise: The Economy isn't As Bad As You Think

7 signs America has turned the corner

### World

[World](/section/world/)

### Briefing (17 Jul 2014)

[World](/section/world/)

### In Charities We Trust

The IRS takes nonprofits at their word

[World](/section/world/)

### Closing the Sunscreen Gap

[World](/section/world/)

### Aliens Among Us

[World](/section/world/)

### World (17 Jul 2014)

[World](/section/world/)

### Milestones (17 Jul 2014)

[World](/section/world/)

### LeBron James

Homecomer

[World](/section/world/)

### Warren Rising

The liberal Senate populist is winning crowds in red states

[World](/section/world/)

### The Culture (17 Jul 2014)

[World](/section/world/)

### Pop Chart (17 Jul 2014)


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