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# October 3, 2016 | Vol. 188 No. 13 October 3, 2016 |  

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Vol. 188 No. 13

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Issue name

October 3rd, 2016 | Vol. 188, No. 13 | U.S.

Issue date

October 3, 2016

Location

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## Table of Contents

BusinessEntertainmentHealthIdeasPoliticsScienceU.S.WorldOthers

### Business

[Business](/section/business/)

### The High-Tech-Home Revolution Is Taking Longer Than Advertised

### Entertainment

[Entertainment](/section/entertainment/)

### Once Cool Magnificent Seven Now a Middling Septet

[Entertainment](/section/entertainment/)

### Pop Chart (22 Sep 2016)

[Entertainment](/section/entertainment/)

### Why Cities Need More Trees

[Entertainment](/section/entertainment/)

### Infinite Jests from the Good Place

### Health

[Health](/section/health/)

### The Mindful Classroom

Some experts think mindfulness is the antidote to distraction, misbehaving--even poor math scores. Are they on to something?

[Health](/section/health/)

### The Medical Records You've Been Waiting for Are Right Here in This Column

Hillary Clinton's and Donald Trump's medical records aren't records at all

### Ideas

[Ideas](/section/ideas/)

### There's No Such Thing As a Selective Patriot

Colin Kaepernick is right to take a knee

[Ideas](/section/ideas/)

### Colin Kaepernick Had No Choice but to Kneel

'We must understand what Kaepernick is protesting'

[Ideas](/section/ideas/)

### Coming of Age at a Gay Wedding in Richard Peck's _The Best Man_

[Ideas](/section/ideas/)

### With a Little Help, You Too Can Write a Young-Adult Novel

A new guide explains how

### Politics

[Politics](/section/politics/)

### European Politics Are Swinging to the Right

Austria is poised to elect a far-right President, in the clearest sign yet of a continental drift rightward.

[Politics](/section/politics/)

### Heroin, Obamacare and Pride: Why Trump Is Finding an Audience In Southern Ohio

[Politics](/section/politics/)

### Wells Fargo Customer Fraud Deals Political Setback to Banks

### Science

[Science](/section/science/)

### This Just In (22 Sep 2016)

### U.S.

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

### All Across the Country, Athletes Are Fueling a Debate About How America Defines Patriotism

From NFL stadiums to high school sidelines, athletes are protesting during the national anthem--and fueling a debate about how America defines patriotism

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

### A Museum Embraces the Triumph and Struggle of Black America

### World

[World](/section/world/)

### China Puts a Limit on Russian Ambition

[World](/section/world/)

### New York's Next Monument

[World](/section/world/)

### Brangelina

[World](/section/world/)

### Kashmir Attack Pushes India and Pakistan to the Brink

[World](/section/world/)

### The Real Retirement Struggle: Defining Yourself As More Than the Sum of a Long Career

[World](/section/world/)

### For the Record (22 Sep 2016)

[World](/section/world/)

### What You Said About ... (22 Sep 2016)

[World](/section/world/)

### Milestones (22 Sep 2016)

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