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Confronting wildfire smoke and its meaning

THE CAUSE OF THE HAZE WAS simple enough.

Tori Bowie

Tragic reminder of a maternal-health crisis

Who was the last VP to run for President against his old boss?

THE 2024 PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN FIELD, WHICH already features the first former U.S. President ever to be criminally indicted, is about to get even more unprecedented.

MAKING THE CASE

To take Donald Trump to trial, bringing charges over his handling of classified documents is only the first challenge

Next Generation Leaders – Argentina - Bizarrap

Elusive hitmaker

U.K. - Matt Fitzpatrick

An exemplary athlete

SOUTH KOREA - New Jeans

K-pop's next act

U.S. - Sage Lenier

Centering solutions in the climate fight

BRAZIL - Rene Silva

Empowerment through local journalism

HONG KONG - Henry Edward Tse

A trailblazer for transgender rights in Asia

U.S. - Drew Afualo

TikTok's crusader for women

AUSTRALIA - Melanie Perkins

Visualizing a world of good in tech

U.S. Roze Traore

Blending two cultures

Next Generation Leaders – U.K. – Florence Pugh – Saving the Movie Star From Extinction

Trendsetters and trailblazers guiding who are the way to a brighter future

A ride-share app that brings people along

The lunchtime rush is just bubbling at Kedai Kopi hawker center in Singapore's Clementi neighborhood when Anthony Tan strolls in.

Beyond Bollywood

Deepika Padukone, India's most popular actress, has a vision for what it means to be a truly global superstar

Johnny Depp, at Cannes, was a spectacle of his own making

The aging process is kind to no one, and that includes Johnny Depp.

8 QUESTIONS

Satya Nadella The man who has helmed Microsoft since 2014 talks AI, jobs, and the case for developing the new technology despite growing concerns

Jason Isbell is finding his purpose

JASON ISBELL SAYS THE DESIRE TO BE HONEST AND FAIR is his compass. \"One day I decided: \"This is what I'm going to claim as the purpose for why I'm here,\" he says. \"I think it's to leave the place a little bit better than I found it, and to experience all the things that I can experience.\"

STAYING POWER

American Born Chinese, the best-selling graphic novel, finally comes to television

Tony nominees J. Harrison Ghee and Alex Newell make history

Newell, left, is nominated for Shucked, Ghee for Some Like It Hot

Reality TV confronts a dark moment for LGBTQ rights

\"ALL THINGS JUST KEEP GETTING BETTER,\" PROCLAIMS the theme song of reality show Queer Eye, which celebrates its 20th anniversary in July. For years, that sentiment rang true for LGBTQ rights.

The only way forward after Pulse

GROWING UP IN RURAL OREGON, I OFTEN DREAMED of a world where I could be all of myself. A world where I didn't feel the nagging societal pressure to be \"Black enough\" for some spaces and \"white enough\" for others. A world that saw my queerness not as a deal breaker, but as a superpower.

FINDING THE WORDS

I'd always been told I was gay, made fun of for it. I felt comfortable in environments with queer women. But something in me knew that I was transgender. It was something I had always known but didn't have the words for, wouldn't permit myself to embrace. \"I was nevera girl. I'll never be a woman. What am I going to do?\" I used to say. Have always said.

5 ways to get better at small talk

FORGET THE \"DON'T TALK TO strangers\" maxim you learned as a kid: brief, pleasant exchanges with people you don't know well (or at all) can enhance your happiness, mood, energy, and overall well-being.

Tina Turner - Indelible voice

WHEN TINA TURNER DIED May 24 at 83, many remembered her as the Queen of Rock 'n' Roll. But the chart-topping hit for which she will perhaps be most remembered isn't a rock song.

Is everyone going back to the office yet?

YOU MIGHT HAVE THOUGHT THAT BY MID-2023, WITH THE pandemic officially over, people would be getting back to the office. But the share of workers in the office full time dropped to 42% in the second quarter of 2023, down from 49% in the first quarter, according to the Flex Report, which collects insights from more than 4,000 companies employing more than 100 million people globally. Meanwhile, the share of offices with hybrid work arrangements hit 30% in the quarter, up from 20% the previous quarter.

How everyday Iranians backed the revolt

Revolutions do not happen only in the streets. Yet the outside world knows the uprising in Iran almost entirely through footage uploaded from camera phones-the thousands upon thousands chanting for the fall of the regime in cities and towns across the country, and the regime answering with batons and shotguns. There has been no window into the kitchens and courtyards where the country's fate will be decided.

What Erdogan's victory means for Turkey and the world

THE RECEP TAYYIP ERDOgan era lives on after the longtime Turkish leader won the May 28 presidential runoff against opposition challenger Kemal Kilicdaroglu.

IS SOCIAL MEDIA SAFE?

The U.S. Surgeon General is calling social media use an \"urgent crisis\" for kids' mental health