In this issue

Iron Fist - President Nayib Bukele’s war on crime in El Salvador has made him one of the world’s most popular leaders. At what cost? By Vera Bergengruen.

TIME100 AI - TIME’s second annual list of the most influential people shaping the galloping new technology that stands to change the world as we know it.

'LOOK FORWARD'

Black women rooting for Vice President Kamala Harris don't want Donald Trump's taunts to distract her

3 mins

Gaza's Doctors Face a New Fight - Polio has resurfaced in Gaza for the first time in 25 years, with the first case confirmed Aug. 16 in a 10-month-old unvaccinated child in Deir al-Balah, the enclave's health authorities said;

Polio has resurfaced in Gaza for the first time in 25 years, with the first case confirmed Aug. 16 in a 10-month-old unvaccinated child in Deir al-Balah, the enclave's health authorities said; the World Health Organization (WHO) announced in July that the virus had been initially detected in wastewater in the city.

2 mins

Polaris Dawn opens a new chapter in space

IT WAS A VERY BIG DEAL ON SEPT. 14, 1966, WHEN ASTROnauts Pete Conrad and Dick Gordon flew their Gemini 11 spacecraft to a record altitude of 850 miles. It has remained a big deal for 58 years, while that benchmark for a crewed spacecraft in Earth orbit remained.

4 mins

It's never too late to make new friends

CHRIS DUFFY ISN'T GOING TO SUGARcoat it: making friends as an adult is hard.

4 mins

HOW TO KNOW IF YOUR DYNAMIC IS TOXIC AND WHAT TO DO ABOUT IT

Friends can be great-until they're not.

2 mins

Long-distance relationships aren't just for romance

NURTURING LONG-DISTANCE friendships takes work, but the payoff is worth it-and even small gestures can keep bonds alive.

2 mins

IRON FIST

A crackdown on El Salvador’s gangs made Nayib Bukele one of the world’s most popular leaders. Is he going too far?

10+ mins

THE 100 MOST INFLUENTIAL PEOPLE IN ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE

IT'S HARD TO IMAGINE WHAT MODERN LIFE would look like without Google.

10+ mins

STILL PROCESSING

Not all ultra-processed foods are the same. Or, some argue, even unhealthy

9 mins

NATASHA ROTHWELL OUT FRONT

The creator-performer moves from beloved supporting roles to center stage in a deeply personal new comedy series

6 mins

3 sisters and one empty recliner

DEATH CAN BOTH TEAR FAMILY MEMBERS apart and bind them closer-often simultaneously.

2 mins

An adaptation of Three Women makes four a crowd

FOR A WORK OF LITERARY NONFICTION TO thrill readers the way Lisa Taddeo's 2019 best seller Three Women has done, it must offer more than just rich subject matter.

2 mins

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