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# November 28, 2016 | Vol. 188 No. 22 & 23November 28, 2016 |  

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Vol. 188 No. 22 & 23

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November 28th, Dec 5th 2016 | Vol. 188, No. 22 & 23 | U.S.

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November 28, 2016

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U.S.

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## Table of Contents

BusinessEntertainmentIdeasPoliticsU.S.WorldOthers

### Business

[Business](/section/business/)

### Investors Try to Predict Trump

### Entertainment

[Entertainment](/section/entertainment/)

### 5 Questions With Natalie Portman

The Oscar-winning actor stars in <i> Jackie </i>, about the emotionally turbulent week Jacqueline Kennedy endured after her husband was assassinated

[Entertainment](/section/entertainment/)

### Rogue One Rewinds-and Rewrites-the   _Star Wars_  Legacy

[Entertainment](/section/entertainment/)

###   _Lion_’s True Story of an Unlikely Homecoming

[Entertainment](/section/entertainment/)

### Eddie Redmayne Wants to Make You Believe In Magic Again

[Entertainment](/section/entertainment/)

### Leonard Cohen

Singer of the sublime

[Entertainment](/section/entertainment/)

###   _Hidden Figures_  Calculates the Sum of a Story Untold

'We need new heroes, and these women are new heroes for us'

[Entertainment](/section/entertainment/)

### A Comeback King Fights His Way Back Into the Ring

[Entertainment](/section/entertainment/)

### The Workaholic's Case for a Four-Hour Day

### Ideas

[Ideas](/section/ideas/)

### Hold Yourself Accountable — You'll Be Happier

### Politics

[Politics](/section/politics/)

### Inside Donald Trump’s Chaotic Transition

The President-elect lays the groundwork for his January move into the Oval Office. But he's quickly learning that politicians campaign, Presidents govern. Inside the chaotic first days of Donald J. Trump's transition to power, it's clear that he faces a steep learning curve

[Politics](/section/politics/)

### Why We Must Focus Now on Maintaining Democracy, Civility and Perspective

[Politics](/section/politics/)

### How Donald Trump Can Make Airports and Bridges Great Again

[Politics](/section/politics/)

### The First Steps to 'Drain the Swamp'

[Politics](/section/politics/)

### The Return of 'Drill, Baby, Drill'

[Politics](/section/politics/)

### Donald Trump’s Immigration Hard Line Would Affect Millions

[Politics](/section/politics/)

### Bummed About the Election? Finding a New Country Is a Lot Harder Than It Looks

[Politics](/section/politics/)

### Avoid Political Tension at Thanksgiving

[Politics](/section/politics/)

### The U.S. Continues to Come Apart In the Wake of a Divisive Election

### U.S.

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

### Gwen Ifill

Trailblazing journalist

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

### Leon Russell

Master of the Boogie

### World

[World](/section/world/)

### Most Influential Photos

We set out to find images that changed the world. Along the way, we unearthed incredible stories of how they were made

[World](/section/world/)

### What You Said About ... (17 Nov 2016)

[World](/section/world/)

### For the Record (17 Nov 2016)

[World](/section/world/)

### The Sky Is Falling

A large metal cylinder, thought to be a part of a Chinese rocket, crashed into the jade-mining area in northern Burma on Nov. 10\. The 15-ft. drum is just the latest piece of space junk to come crashing down to earth.

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