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# April 21, 2014 | Vol. 183 No. 15 April 21, 2014 |  

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Issue name

April 21st, 2014 | Vol. 183, No. 15 | U.S.

Issue date

April 21, 2014

Location

U.S.

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## Table of Contents

BusinessEntertainmentIdeasPoliticsU.S.World

### Business

[Business](/section/business/)

### Silicon Valley Goes to the Beach

Powered by video and fed by stars, a startup boom in west Los Angeles is giving California a second high-tech mecca

### Entertainment

[Entertainment](/section/entertainment/)

### Skrillex: King of the Imperial Blaster Beat

EDM star's new album <i>Recess</i> is making a big noise in the pop world

[Entertainment](/section/entertainment/)

### Want to Be the Next Letterman? Don't Take Letterman's Job

Jon Stewart, Chelsea Handler, Stephen Colbert, would-be Late Show hosts everywhere: your pretend agent suggests that you think twice when CBS calls.

[Entertainment](/section/entertainment/)

### Pop Chart (10 Apr 2014)

### Ideas

[Ideas](/section/ideas/)

### China's Growing Debt Problem

A new hurdle for the world’s second largest economy

[Ideas](/section/ideas/)

### Why Obama Hit Pause

An Iran deal may be possible. Getting Israelis and Palestinians to make peace may not be

[Ideas](/section/ideas/)

### Dollars for Dialing

The Supreme Court just made being an ultra-wealthy American a lot more annoying

### Politics

[Politics](/section/politics/)

### George H.W. Bush Relishes the Twilight

The 41st President talks about how he is remembered. "It's 'kinder and gentler' all over the place," he says, enjoying a change in regard for his presidency and being witness to another Bush boomlet

[Politics](/section/politics/)

### The Humbling of the Senate Master

Success In Washington no longer translates to the ballot box. It’s made Mitch McConnell a target

### U.S.

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

### The Rise of Fake Pot

Sold openly in stores, popular with kids and unpredictably dangerous, synthetic pot is just around the corner

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

### Common Core Sparks Parent Revolt

A landmark push to bolster U.S. Education standards is being greeted by a big backlash

### World

[World](/section/world/)

### Christians and Tyrants

Why the Middle East persecuted minority is making unholy choices

[World](/section/world/)

### Canada's Ghosts in the Machine

A new art project brings old Vancouver back to life

[World](/section/world/)

### 10 Questions with Pelé

The Brazilian soccer legend talks about his favorite goal, the World Cup and why he’d be even better today 

[World](/section/world/)

### Mickey Rooney

Eternal boy wonder

[World](/section/world/)

### Peter Matthiessen

The writer's writer

[World](/section/world/)

### Time to Change Your Password. Again

[World](/section/world/)

### A Costly Lime Shortage

[World](/section/world/)

### Milestones (10 Apr 2014)

[World](/section/world/)

### The Culture (10 Apr 2014)

[World](/section/world/)

### Briefing (10 Apr 2014)

[World](/section/world/)

### World (10 Apr 2014)

[World](/section/world/)

### Buzzworthy

Pop embraces a dirty new sound

[World](/section/world/)

### What You Said About ... (10 Apr 2014)


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