A CONSPIRACY OF DUNCES

Tchau!

Brasília, Brazil—The Brazilian Senate voted 61-20 on August 31 to

Murky Motives

Karkamiş, Turkey—Smoke rises on September 1 near the Syrian border

Flagging Spirits

Caracas, Venezuela— Hundreds of thousands of Venezuelans fill the streets

Tide of Humanity

Mediterranean Sea— Migrants, most of them from Eritrea, jump from

A PENALTY KICK IN THE PANTS

In Brazil, the most soccer-obsessed country in the world, politics often tracks the beautiful game

THE POINT OF NO RETURNS

Is there a nasty October surprise hiding in Donald Trump’s taxes?

STORIES NO ONE DARES TELL

After a scandal at Fox, sexual harassment in the news business is making news

THE HURTING HEROES OF 9/11

THE ALARMING DEATH TOLL FROM THE ATTACKS ON SEPTEMBER 11, 2001, IS STILL RISING. THE REASON, DOCTORS SAY: NOXIOUS CHEMICALS RELEASED WHEN THE TOWERS FELL THAT TURNED GROUND ZERO INTO A CESSPOOL OF DEADLY DISEASE

DISRUPTION FROM OUTER SPACE

A MASSIVE stream of satellite photos will soon let us track war crimes, spot environmental disasters as they’re happening and hack the stock market by counting the cars in Wal-Mart parking lots

TAKE TWO iPADS AND CALL ME IN THE MORNING

Tablets can be as effective as sedatives for children in hospitals

DRONES UNLEASHED

Drones are gimmicky now, but once they get AI, they’ll rule the world

FIGHTING FIRE WITH CANCER

Fluorinated chemicals used by firefighters are showing up in our blood, which is setting off alarms

A GIF-WRAPPED PRESENT

Properly attributing every internet image is about to get less daunting

X-RAY VISIONS

The Belgian director who strips theater to its bones—and brought Bowie’s Lazarus to the stage—has a Dutch author in his sights

THE @DAVINCI CODE

Once stuffy and backward-looking, museums are now using social media to show their audiences a better time

War Horses

A Mexican artist tackles the refugee crisis with a work that is as fluid as its subject

BEEF ENCOUNTERS

Meat from Kobe cattle is harder to find than you think. Unless, that is, you’re in Tokyo

The To-Do List

1 STAY Chalet Weiss Spa in Kitzbühel, Austria, is a