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Politics, world news, photos, video, tech reviews, health, science, and entertainment news. title: TIME | Current & Breaking News | National & World Updates image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- # Abby Abrams ## Abby Abrams Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close ## Abby Abrams Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close *  Jan 10, 2019 ### [America's Most Diverse Congress: Meet the Class of 2019](https://time.com/5496321/new-members-of-congress-2019/) [U.S.](/section/us/) *  Aug 6, 2014 ### [Nearly 1 in 10 Cancer Survivors Still Smokes](https://time.com/3063648/cancer-survivors-still-smoke/) And only about 40% said they planned to quit [HEALTH](/section/health/) *  Aug 1, 2014 ### [U.S. will evacuate 2 Americans with Ebola from West Africa](https://time.com/3070911/ebola-evacuation-west-africa-cdc-isolation/) Emory Hospital in Atlanta announced on Thursday that it will treat at least one patient [HEALTH](/section/health/) *  Aug 1, 2014 ### [Julia Roberts Can Still Recite Her Lines From _Pretty Woman_ and _Notting Hill_](https://time.com/3070782/julia-roberts-pretty-woman-notting-hill/) Julia Roberts is still "just a girl" [ENTERTAINMENT](/section/entertainment/) *  Jul 30, 2014 ### [5 Fruits and Veggies A Day Can Lower Your Risk of Death](https://time.com/3057931/fruits-vegetables-death-lower-risk/) An apple (or five) a day may do more than keep the doctor away [HEALTH](/section/health/) *  Jul 29, 2014 ### [Found: The Part of Your Brain That Senses Dread](https://time.com/3048559/brain-senses-dread/) This tiny part of your brain tracks bad experiences [HEALTH](/section/health/) *  Jul 25, 2014 ### [Promising Drug Fails to Slow Breast Cancer](https://time.com/3034116/nexavar-fails-breast-cancer-study/) Researchers had hoped to add breast cancer to the list of cancers for which the drug is already appr... [HEALTH](/section/health/) *  Jul 25, 2014 ### [Hear YouTube Superstar Troye Sivan's Single 'Happy Little Pill'](https://time.com/3034455/troye-sivan-single-happy-little-pill-youtube-star/) His EP drops Aug. 15 — and pre-orders have already buoyed it to the top of the charts [ENTERTAINMENT](/section/entertainment/) *  Jul 25, 2014 ### [Morning-After Pill May Not Be Affected By Body Weight](https://time.com/3031073/plan-b-works-regardless-body-weight/) Recent studies raised questions about the effectiveness of the contraceptive method among heavier wo... [HEALTH](/section/health/) *  Jul 25, 2014 ### [Your Great Grandmother's Exposure to Pesticides Could Be Making You Obese](https://time.com/3028766/pesticide-exposure-diseases-obesity/) The effects of pesticides can span three generations, according to the latest research [HEALTH](/section/health/) *  Jul 24, 2014 ### [Gains in Life Expectancy in the U.S. May Be Slipping](https://time.com/3025289/chronic-medical-conditions-life-expectancy/) Nearly four in five Americans over age 67 have multiple chronic medical conditions [HEALTH](/section/health/) *  Jul 23, 2014 ### [Learning to Read Does Not End in Fourth Grade](https://time.com/3015497/learn-to-read-past-fourth-grade/) Do you remember when reading stopped requiring so much effort, and became almost second nature? [HEALTH](/section/health/) *  Jul 22, 2014 ### [Want to Learn a Language? Don't Try So Hard](https://time.com/3013439/language-trying-hurts-learning/) If at first you don't succeed, trying again might not help you when it comes to learning languages. [HEALTH](/section/health/) *  Jul 18, 2014 ### [Finally, _Homeland_ Season 4 Trailer Revealed!](https://time.com/3006240/homeland-season-4-trailer/) Featuring Carrie Mathison in the Pakistani danger zone [ENTERTAINMENT](/section/entertainment/) *  Jul 18, 2014 ### [Putin's Approval Rating Reaches Record High in Russia](https://time.com/3005439/putin-approval-ratings/) Russians are also satisfied with their freedom, military and elections [WORLD](/section/world/) Meta: null ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Organization","@id":"https://time.com/","name":"TIME","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/","name":"Home"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/author/abby-abrams/","name":"Abby Abrams"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Person","@id":"https://time.com/author/abby-abrams/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/author/abby-abrams/"},"name":"Abby Abrams","jobTitle":null,"description":"","url":"https://time.com/author/abby-abrams/","sameAs":["https://x.com/abby_abrams"],"worksFor":{"@type":"Organization","name":"TIME","url":"https://time.com/"}}] ```