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# August 5, 2019 | Vol. 194 No. 5 August 5, 2019 |  

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Vol. 194 No. 5

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August 5th, 2019 | Vol. 194, No. 5 | U.S.

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## Table of Contents

BusinessEntertainmentIdeasPoliticsWorld

### Business

[Business](/section/business/)

### What Will Smart Homes Look Like 10 Years From Now?

### Entertainment

[Entertainment](/section/entertainment/)

### Irma Thomas Remembers Father of Funk Art Neville

[Entertainment](/section/entertainment/)

### A Racist Seeks Redemption in _Skin_

[Entertainment](/section/entertainment/)

### Dark Secrets at Book Club and a Deadly Wellness Retreat. 5 Unexpected Summer Thrillers

[Entertainment](/section/entertainment/)

### Hannah Gadsby’s New Show _Douglas_ Takes a Hammer to the Patriarchy—Again

[Entertainment](/section/entertainment/)

### 'Nothing Lasts Forever.' Quentin Tarantino on Sharon Tate, _Once Upon a Time ... in Hollywood_ and Retirement

'I’ve given what I’ve got to work at this level. And to work at another level is not interesting to me'

### Ideas

[Ideas](/section/ideas/)

### This is Puerto Rico's Moment for Real Change

[Ideas](/section/ideas/)

### Jamie Lee Curtis Reviews a Summer Thriller About the Dangers of Decluttering

### Politics

[Politics](/section/politics/)

### What Do the Democrats Stand For? Inside a Fight Over America's Future

The Democrats' debate will shape America's future

[Politics](/section/politics/)

### Preet Bharara on Robert Morgenthau, Justice Seeker

[Politics](/section/politics/)

### Why Joe Biden's Campaign is Struggling

The former Vice President may be the most fragile front runner in a generation

[Politics](/section/politics/)

### 'I Believe in My Work.' How Rep. Ilhan Omar Rose From Refugee to Trump's Top Target

### World

[World](/section/world/)

### A Violent Turn in Hong Kong Protests Marks a Dangerous New Phase

[World](/section/world/)

### Iceland's Prime Minister Talks Climate Change and Gender Equality Over Ice Cream

[World](/section/world/)

### Inside the Fight Over How Notre Dame Should Rise From the Ashes


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