TIME 100: Taylor Swift, by Shawn Mendes
All of the things you need to know now from the editors of TIME
1m Apr 17, 2019
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TIME 100: Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson, by Gal Gadot
All of the things you need to know now from the editors of TIME
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TIME 100: Nancy Pelosi, by Hillary Clinton
All of the things you need to know now from the editors of TIME
1m Apr 17, 2019
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TIME's 100 Most Influential People of 2019
All of the things you need to know now from the editors of TIME
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TIME 100: Xi Jinping, by Jon Huntsman
All of the things you need to know now from the editors of TIME
1m Apr 17, 2019
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Notre Dame Cathedral’s History Has Always Been One of Destruction and Restoration
The full extent of the damage caused by the fire that broke out at Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris on Monday can't yet be known. The fire destroyed a majority of the original roof and Parisians who live nearby were evacuated during the day out of fear that the building might collapse entirely, but the towers were saved, no casualties have been reported so far and President E...
7m Apr 16, 2019
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The Tiananmen Massacre Is One of China’s Most Censored Topics. Here’s a Look at What Gets Banned
More than 1,000 posts related to the Tiananmen Square Massacre that were removed from the Internet by Chinese censors were made public on Monday. The database contains images of 1,056 posts that were deleted from Sina Weibo, a popular micro-blogging site with more than 400 million users, between 2012 and 2018. Researchers at the University of Hong Kong collected the pos...
4m Apr 16, 2019
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Taylor Swift Shut Down Your Theories About New Music. Here's What to Know
Hold tight, Swifties: Taylor Swift says you'll be the "first to know" when she has new music to release, and at last we have a countdown and a date: April 26. “I love your passion, I love your attention to detail, I love how much you care. I love seeing all the things you’re posting online," she said of her fans at the iHeartRadio Music Awards on March 14. "I just wante...
6m Apr 16, 2019
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Donald Trump’s Changing Positions On Releasing His Taxes
Donald Trump said he would release his tax returns. Then he said he'd do it after an audit. Now he says the public doesn't care. Over the years, the president and members of his Administration have changed tactics several times on the question of whether he would follow a decades-old precedent and release his old tax returns. In a 2014 interview, Trump said he would ...
2m Apr 16, 2019
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The FDA Just Approved a New Prescription Weight-Loss Drug. Here’s How It Works
In a rare move, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a novel prescription drug meant to help with weight loss and weight management. The drug, called Plenity and developed by Gelesis, has been cleared for overweight or obese adults with a body mass index of at least 25, even if they do not have other health problems. It should be used in conjunction with ...
4m Apr 16, 2019
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A Third of People With Cancer Use Alternative Medicine. Here’s Why That Could Be Dangerous
About a third of cancer patients use alternative medicine — but many of them don't tell their doctors, according to a new research letter published in JAMA Oncology. Complementary and alternative therapies are those that people use in addition to or instead of traditional medical care.
3m Apr 16, 2019
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President Trump to Present Tiger Woods With Presidential Medal of Freedom
(WASHINGTON) — President Donald Trump says he will present Tiger Woods with the Presidential Medal of Freedom. Woods won his fifth Masters title Sunday, overcoming personal and professional adversity to once more claim the green jacket.
1m Apr 16, 2019
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President Trump Says Migrants Will Be Sent to Sanctuary Cities
(WASHINGTON) — President Donald Trump suggested Monday that his threat to ship migrants to so-called sanctuary cities is taking effect, even though it remains unclear whether such a plan is feasible. "Those Illegal Immigrants who can no longer be legally held (Congress must fix the laws and loopholes) will be, subject to Homeland Security, given to Sanctuary Cities and ...
3m Apr 16, 2019
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Lori Loughlin and Husband Plead Not Guilty in College Admissions Bribery Scam
(BOSTON) — "Full House" actress Lori Loughlin and her fashion designer husband, Mossimo Giannulli, pleaded not guilty Monday to charges that they paid $500,000 in bribes to get their daughters into the University of Southern California. The couple is among 50 prominent parents, athletic coaches and others charged in a sweeping college admissions bribery scam that has em...
3m Apr 16, 2019
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Why Did the Dragon React So Angrily to Jon and Daenerys’ PDA?
While many Game of Thrones fans are shipping Jon Snow and Daenerys' burgeoning romance, it appears that Drogon, pre-eminent dragon of the Seven Kingdoms isn't too hot for this pairing. During the season eight premiere on Sunday night, the dragon appeared to be watching Jon with a healthy dose of wariness as the former King of the North made out with Queen Daenerys. ...
2m Apr 16, 2019
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Now We Know What Actually Happened to Ed Sheeran’s Character on Game of Thrones
Warning: This post contains spoilers for Game of Thrones. Poor Ed Sheeran. On Sunday night's season eight Game of Thrones premiere episode, fans of the Divide singer discovered what happened to the red-headed bard's character on the show — although you had to be paying very close attention to the dialogue or you might have missed the reference. Sheeran first popped u...
2m Apr 16, 2019
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Elisabeth Moss Revives the Riot-Grrrl Vibe in Her Smell
In the second half of 1994--beginning not even six months after the suicide of her husband, Kurt Cobain--Courtney Love went on tour with her band, Hole, in a series of performances that exposed a woman in free fall. I saw one of those shows: Love opened herself wide to the audience as if she had no idea, or didn't care, how much she should keep to herself. She flirted with...
3m Apr 15, 2019
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Review: The Game of Thrones Season 8 Premiere Was Like a Dysfunctional Family Reunion That Never Ends
Theon and Yara. Jon and Sam. Arya and Gendry. Tyrion and Sansa. Bronn and the brothel. Arya and the Hound. Jaime and Bran. Jon and Sansa. Jon and Bran. And, of course, Jon and Arya. It's only fitting that Game of Thrones would open its eighth and final season—one that follows an excruciating 20-month hiatus—with an episode full of long-awaited reunions.
5m Apr 15, 2019
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Ilhan Omar Cites More Death Threats Against Her Since Trump’s Tweet
WASHINGTON (AP) — Rep. Ilhan Omar says she's faced increased death threats since President Donald Trump spread around a video that purports to show her being dismissive of the 2001 terrorist attacks. "This is endangering lives," she said, accusing Trump of fomenting right-wing extremism. "It has to stop.
5m Apr 15, 2019
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Pete Buttigieg Enters Presidential Race With a Message of Generational Change
Pete Buttigieg formally announced his bid for the presidency on Sunday, drawing thousands of people out into the freezing rain to hear his call for a new generation of American leadership. "One day they will write histories, not just about one campaign or one presidency but about the era that began here today, in this building, where past, present, and future meet," the...
5m Apr 15, 2019
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Tim Ryan Is Trying to Break Through in the 2020 Field With a Midwestern Message
You may have heard of Tim Ryan's cousin. Sitting on a barstool in an office-park brewery in West Des Moines, Iowa, Ryan tells the tale of how cousin Donny called him up two decades ago, shell-shocked and soon to be out of a job at the electrical-parts factory where he'd worked for seven years. The last thing Donny did was box up the equipment he'd been running to ship it t...
7m Apr 15, 2019
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Sending Migrants to ‘Sanctuary Cities’ Not Preferred Solution to Fix Immigration System, White House Says
(WASHINGTON) — White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders said Sunday the president wants to explore a twice-rejected proposal to send migrants to "sanctuary cities," but it was not the preferred solution to fix the straining immigration system. Sanders said it was one of many options on the table, though she hoped the solution would be for Congress to work with the pre...
3m Apr 15, 2019
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Trump and Xi Need to Resolve the Trade War, but Real Peace Is Unlikely
"We're very well along," says President Trump about U.S.-China trade talks. "Significant work remains," caution his spokespeople. Negotiators representing the world's two largest economies have worked hard for months to resolve long-standing conflicts over market access, protection of intellectual property, and other issues that led Trump last year to order billions of dol...
4m Apr 15, 2019
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The Risks of Getting a Tattoo Are Rare, But Real. Here’s What to Know
Nearly three in 10 Americans have a tattoo, yet ink is still somewhat stigmatized. Many job seekers and office workers hide their body art rather than risk disapproval from higher-ups. Research also finds that tattoo stigma is widespread. A recent study, published in the journal Stigma and Health, found that when hypothetical patients with HIV or lung cancer had tattoos...
4m Apr 15, 2019
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Over 120 People Have Been Killed Since Fighting Broke Out in Libya: U.N.
(CAIRO) — More than 120 people have been killed since a Libyan military commander launched an assault on the capital 10 days ago, igniting clashes with rival militias, the U.N. health agency said Sunday. The self-styled Libyan National Army, led by Field Marshal Khalifa Hifter, launched a surprise offensive against Tripoli on April 5 and is battling rival militias loose...
2m Apr 15, 2019
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What to Know About the Origins and Meanings of the Major Holy Week Rituals
For many Christians, the annual celebration of the resurrection of Jesus Christ — a key moment in the religion's calendar — begins long before Easter Sunday. Holy Week, which begins on Palm Sunday and ends on Holy Saturday, comprises the seven days before Easter Sunday. During that time, Christians, in special ceremonies and through distinct rituals, commemorate the w...
9m Apr 14, 2019
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Little Shows Marsai Martin Is a Comedic Star to Watch
Modern comedies tend to rely more on language than on sight gags to earn laughs. But Little--its basic plot conceived by 14-year-old Marsai Martin, of black-ish, who also stars in the film--earns its greatest laughs by riffing on visual contrasts of big and little, small and tall. Regina Hall plays Jordan Sanders, the head of a hugely successful Atlanta tech company: she's...
2m Apr 14, 2019
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A Century After a Massacre in India During British Colonial Rule, the U.K. Faces Demands for an Apology
Standing right next to a bullet-ridden red brick wall in the Jallianwala Bagh Memorial in the north Indian city of Amritsar is a signboard with a caption that reads: “The wall has its own historical significance as it has 36 bullets marks which can be easily seen.” Those 36 bullets were among the 1,650 fired by British troops into an unarmed crowd, without warning, on A...
6m Apr 14, 2019
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Column: 'Game of Thrones' May Be the Last True Water-Cooler Show. Is That Such a Bad Thing?
Game of Thrones fans are sure to witness many deaths in season 8, but rumor has it that the show’s most painful casualty will come after the series finale. As Netflix firehoses content and cashed-up streaming services keep emerging to transform media giants’ intellectual property into profit, critics like me have been fretting over the seemingly inevitable demise of televi...
9m Apr 14, 2019
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Why Japan’s Traditions Help It Succeed in Modern World
Every morning, my Japanese wife Hiroko gets out of bed before dawn and boils hot water to make tea for her father. It hardly matters that he died six years ago. The household altar on which she also lays out his favorite snacks sits next to the boom box on which she'll soon be blasting out Green Day's "21st Century Breakdown.
4m Apr 14, 2019
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Here Are All the Major Players in the NXIVM Case, Where Women Were Allegedly Held as 'Sex Slaves'
This week, the former Smallville actress Allison Mack pleaded guilty to racketeering conspiracy and racketeering charges, marking another blow to the purported self-help group NXIVM. While the organization describes itself as a "community guided by humanitarian principles," a former member who fled used a different word: "cult.
8m Apr 14, 2019
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“The Space I’m Occupying Isn’t Just for Me.” Lizzo Fulfills Her Own Self-Love Prophecy
There's a Lizzo lyric for every problem. Feeling less than beautiful? "Mirror, mirror on the wall," Lizzo sings on "Juice," "Don't say it, 'cause I know I'm cute." Had a rough day? "Come now, come dry your eyes/You know you a star, you can touch the sky," she soothes on "Good as Hell." Need to dance? Throw on "Tempo," her recent collaboration with Missy Elliott.
9m Apr 14, 2019
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We Broke Down Every Second of the First Star Wars: Episode IX — The Rise of Skywalker Trailer
Warning: This post contains spoilers for Star Wars: The Force Awakens and Star Wars: The Last Jedi Fans have waited over a year for the first footage from the ninth and final entry in the Star Wars Skywalker saga. Director J.J. Abrams finally dropped the first teaser trailer during Star Wars Celebration on April 12.
13m Apr 14, 2019
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The Quick Read About… What's Happening in Libya
What Happened This Week: There’s been no shortage of drama in North Africa these last couple weeks following the ousters of longtime rulers in both Algeria and Sudan. But the other story you need to be paying close attention to is the current push being made by General Khalifa Haftar to capture the Libyan capital of Tripoli.
6m Apr 13, 2019
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From the Roman Empire to Brexit, Britain Has Always Struggled to Define Its Relationship With Europe
Britain today is consumed by its relationship with Europe. Almost three years after 52% of U.K. voters opted to leave the European Union, lawmakers and the public are still struggling to decide what they want their future ties to the bloc to look like, forcing Prime Minister Theresa May to repeatedly ask other E.U. leaders for an extension of the exit date. On April 10, th...
11m Apr 13, 2019
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West Virginia Is Looking for the Descendants of Civil War Veterans Who Never Claimed Their Medals
This week holds two major Civil War anniversaries: America's deadliest war started on April 12, 1861, when Southerners who seceded from the Union fired shots at the federal government's Fort Sumter in Charleston Harbor in South Carolina, and came to an unofficial end on April 9, 1865, when Confederate General Robert E. Lee surrendered to future president Ulysses S. Grant i...
7m Apr 13, 2019
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White Supremacists Have Weaponized an Imaginary Viking Past. It’s Time to Reclaim the Real History
After New Zealand passed new gun laws this week, most automatic and semi-automatic weapons have become outlawed there as of Friday — a swift response to the March 15 shootings in Christchurch that left 50 Muslim men, women and children dead at the hands of an alleged white supremacist terrorist. But guns weren’t the only weapon used by the shooter.
6m Apr 13, 2019
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President Donald Trump Takes the Stage in a New Chinese Opera
Donald Trump can already seem larger than life. But what if there were two of him? From Apr. 12 to 14, audiences in Hong Kong will get a chance to find out. In the city's historic Sunbeam Theater, the U.S president—or rather a loose portrayal of him—will step into the colorful world that is Cantonese opera. He'll be joined by China's "great helmsman" Mao Zedong, North K...
7m Apr 12, 2019
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A Baby Was Born With DNA from 3 People. Here's How
Researchers at the Institute of Life in Athens, Greece announced that a healthy baby boy was born on Tuesday morning to a 32-year-old woman who had experienced several failed cycles of IVF. The six-pound boy, who the doctors say in a statement is healthy, was born using a technique called maternal spindle transfer. In the procedure, the grouped-together DNA from a mothe...
7m Apr 12, 2019
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EPA Chief Says Climate Change Is Not His Top Priority
The head of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) defended big energy infrastructure projects and said Thursday that climate change is not his highest priority. Speaking to Reuters from his Washington D.C. office, agency chief Andrew Wheeler, a former coal lobbyist, said that concerns about the impact of climate change were overblown under former President Barack Ob...
2m Apr 12, 2019
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Why You Can't Blame the Lakers' Magic Johnson for Calling It Quits
Magic Johnson quit his gig as president of basketball operations for the Los Angeles Lakers on Tuesday evening, in unforgettable fashion. Before LA's last game of its dismal regular season (the team finished 37-45), Johnson told the world of his decision before telling the woman who hired him in the first place: Lakers owner Jeanie Buss. He was afraid Buss was going to tal...
5m Apr 12, 2019
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Why the Charge Against Julian Assange Makes No Mention of Espionage or 2016 Russian Hacking
Wikileaks is at the center of major questions in Robert Mueller's investigation, including whether anyone involved in Donald Trump's presidential campaign assisted the organization in releasing hacked materials. But the charge in the one-count indictment against Wikileaks founder Julian Assange unsealed on Thursday shortly after his arrest doesn't speak to those questions ...
5m Apr 12, 2019
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Why Does Medicine Cost So Much? Here’s How Drug Prices Are Set
From 2007 to 2016, Mylan raised the list price of its EpiPen about 500%, from just under $100 to more than $600. From 2002 to 2013, insulin prices more than tripled. From 2012 to 2019, the average price of AbbVie’s rheumatoid-arthritis drug Humira climbed from $19,000 a year to $60,000 a year—and that’s after rebates. These are dramatic examples of a systemwide problem: pr...
12m Apr 12, 2019
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Review: Bless This Mess Is the First Promising Network Sitcom of 2019
Pam Grier is a fount of wisdom and experience. So when her latest character, Constance, offers some advice in the debut episode of ABC's sitcom Bless This Mess, you can bet it's going to reverberate through the entire series. "The best kind of love ain't happy," Constance tells her dejected new neighbor Mike (Parenthood alum Dax Shepard). "The best kind of love is honest."...
3m Apr 12, 2019
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The Neverending Nightmare of Life in Brexit Britain
Before his country voted to leave the European Union on that fateful day of June 23, 2016, Ralf Little had little interest in what happened in Westminster, the political heart of the U.K. Now, the British actor and footballer says, his eyes have been opened. “Imagine waking up on a transatlantic flight to discover that the plane is not being flown, as you thought, by a qu...
6m Apr 12, 2019
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10 Books That Will Help You Solve Your Financial Problems
With the approach of the tax deadline, many across the U.S. are stopping to take a closer look at their finances. Almost everyone has financial problem areas that could be improved with a little professional guidance. From how to best file your taxes or negotiate a raise to planning for retirement, money headaches can come in many different forms — just like the strategies...
8m Apr 12, 2019
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Let's Look at the Moments That Got People Shipping Brienne and Tormund on Game of Thrones
It took five and a half seasons, but eventually Game of Thrones fan favorites Brienne of Tarth (Gwendolyn Christie) and Tormund Giantsbane (Kristofer Hivju) were bound to meet — and to the delight of the show's viewers, their brief interactions provided all fans needed to start shipping their relationship as "Tarthbane.
4m Apr 12, 2019
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The Gender Pay Gap for Doctors Is Getting Worse. Here’s What Women Make Compared to Men
Despite the often-quoted statistic that women in the U.S. make 80 cents for every dollar earned by men, the actual figure varies depending on a woman's race, geographic location and industry. Women of color, for example, have an even larger pay gap than white women. And women in certain fields, such as financial services, are further from pay parity than their peers in oth...
4m Apr 11, 2019
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President Trump Faces Tough Decision on North Korea at White House Today
President Donald Trump will face a difficult, potentially dangerous, decision when he meets with South Korean president Moon Jae-In at the White House today, three U.S. officials familiar with the matter tell TIME. The U.S. intelligence community has advised the White House that Moon will ask Trump to ease some of the economic sanctions imposed on North Korea for its ro...
4m Apr 11, 2019
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5 Video Games You’ve Never Heard Of But You Should Be Playing
Big-ticket games like The Division 2 and Sekiro are great, but sometimes you might be in the mood for something a little different — and maybe a little cheaper, too. Thankfully, we’re living in the golden age of indie video games that you can download right to your console or PC for a pittance. Here are five great indie games worth playing right now: Baba Is You [vid...
9m Apr 11, 2019
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