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Vol. 188 No. 16 & 17  Issue name October 24th, 2016 | Vol. 188, No. 16 & 17 | U.S. Issue date October 24, 2016 Location U.S. Related categories [Government](/vault/subject/government/) [U.S. Government](/vault/subject/u-s-government/) [U.S. Presidents](/vault/subject/u-s-presidents/) [Buy This Cover](https://www.timecoverstore.com/) ## Table of Contents EntertainmentIdeasPoliticsU.S.WorldOthers ### Entertainment [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ### Certain Women Burns Slow but True [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ### _The Accountant_ Pays Small Dividends on Its Star Ritualistic details make the film watchable [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ### Why Table Manners Still Matter [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ### Sci-fi Evolves Into Disturbing Reality In _Black Mirror_ and _Westworld_ [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ### _13th_ : An Amendment With an Identity Crisis Something in the succinct, passionate documentary will make your jaw drop [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ### _Haters Back Off_ Takes a Star from YouTube to TV ### Ideas [Ideas](/section/ideas/) ### My Household Get-out-the-vote Campaign Hits a Teen Roadblock [Ideas](/section/ideas/) ### How Thinking Like a Kid Can Spur Creativity 3 tips for banishing negative thoughts [Ideas](/section/ideas/) ### The Financial World's Rotten Culture Is Still a Threat-to All of Us ### Politics [Politics](/section/politics/) ### Inside Donald Trump’s Total Meltdown [Politics](/section/politics/) ### Why the Russian Hacks of Hillary Clinton's Campaign Should Reassure Us All [Politics](/section/politics/) ### In the Year of Character, Issues Still Matter ### U.S. [U.S.](/section/us/) ### Rebuilding Our Foundations [U.S.](/section/us/) ### Crossing the Border [U.S.](/section/us/) ### Obama Says NASA Will Put a Human on Mars 'by the 2030s.' Can It? ### World [World](/section/world/) ### 10 Questions With Jeremy Corbyn The far-left leader of Britain's main opposition Labour Party on why insurgent leaders are on the rise and why his wife can't stand Donald Trump [World](/section/world/) ### What You Said About ... (13 Oct 2016) [World](/section/world/) ### Pop Chart (13 Oct 2016) [World](/section/world/) ### Milestones (13 Oct 2016) [World](/section/world/) ### Sniffing Out Dog Whistles Even when people want to use neutral language, it can be hard to find ground that feels fair to all sides. One of the most powerful arbiters of phrasing, the AP Stylebook, has recommended avoiding many loaded phrases over the years, and other major media outlets often follow that advice. [World](/section/world/) ### America's New Cardinals Pope Francis recently named 17 new Cardinals, including three Americans, who will serve as his primary advisers after their Nov. 19 induction. Like Francis, the trio come from the church's progressive wing, having spoken for immigrants, women and LGBT Catholics, and their appointment signals a shift toward (relative) liberalism among the U.S. Catholic leadership. [World](/section/world/) ### This Just In (13 Oct 2016) [World](/section/world/) ### A Glow-In-the-Dark Bike Path [World](/section/world/) ### For the Record (13 Oct 2016) [World](/section/world/) ### Under the Influence A flock of starlings recently made headlines by mysteriously flying into trucks and cars on an Austrian motorway, causing miles-long traffic jams. Turns out it was because they were drunk--specifically, on fermented berries. 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