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The Brief July 6, 2025

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Why Rural Hospitals Are Closing

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It's not just Medicaid or Medicare: Private insurance payments lag in rural areas.

by Alana Semuels / Thomasville, Ala.

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The Making of an American Pope

How a kid from the Midwest became the leader of the Catholic Church

Voices

When TikTok Trends Send Kids to the ER
- ByDr. Nicholas Cozzi
The ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ Will Devastate Schools
- ByJessica Alcantara
- Laura Petty
How I Learned to Love My Body—Especially in the Summer
- ByMari Andrew
Column: Saving Our Mysterious Oceans
- ByDona Bertarelli
- Wendy Schmidt

TIME100 Most Influential Companies 2025

These are the world's most influential businesses of the year

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AI

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This AI Beats Doctors at Diagnoses
by Alice Park
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Senators Vote Against 10-Year AI Ban
by Billy Perrigo and Andrew R. Chow
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AI Could Make Pandemics 5x More Likely
by Billy Perrigo

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This AI Beats Doctors at Diagnoses

by Alice Park

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AI Could Make Pandemics 5x More Likely

by Billy Perrigo

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Senators Vote Against 10-Year AI Ban

by Billy Perrigo and Andrew R. Chow

Tech
Danes Could Get Copyright to Their Own Image Under AI Bill
by Solcyré Burga
Tech
Tech
The States’ Rights Battle Over AI Rules
by Andrew R. Chow
Tech
Tech
Danes Could Get Copyright to Their Own Image Under AI Bill
by Solcyré Burga
Tech
Tech
The States’ Rights Battle Over AI Rules
by Andrew R. Chow
Tech
Ideas
Why AI Rings Every One of My Alarm Bells
by Paul Tudor Jones
Ideas
Ideas
The Dangers of AI Personalization
by Andrew Luttrell and Jake Teeny
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Health

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Which Is Worse: Hot Dog vs. Hamburger?
by Lauryn Higgins
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Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ Threatens Maine's Reproductive Health Care Access
by Chantelle Lee
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Is Taking a 'Fart Walk' Good for You?
by Perri Ormont Blumberg

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Which Is Worse: Hot Dog vs. Hamburger?

by Lauryn Higgins

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Is Taking a 'Fart Walk' Good for You?

by Perri Ormont Blumberg

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Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ Threatens Maine's Reproductive Health Care Access

by Chantelle Lee

Health
This AI Beats Doctors at Diagnoses
by Alice Park
Health
Health
The 4 Words Not to Say to Your Doctor
by Angela Haupt
Health
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This AI Beats Doctors at Diagnoses
by Alice Park
Health
Health
The 4 Words Not to Say to Your Doctor
by Angela Haupt
Health
Health
Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ Threatens Planned Parenthood Funding
by Chantelle Lee
Health
Health
How to Actually Do Laundry the Right Way
by Lauryn Higgins
Health

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Climate

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Bald Eagles Are Thriving. Could Trump Change That?
by Simmone Shah
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We're Living in the Age of Fire. It Will Only Get Worse
by Stephen Maher
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Column: Saving Our Mysterious Oceans
by Dona Bertarelli and Wendy Schmidt

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Bald Eagles Are Thriving. Could Trump Change That?

by Simmone Shah

A diver surveys a coral reef on Nov, 27, 2017 near the Comoros archipelago, Indian Ocean. — Alexis Rosenfeld—Getty Images

Column: Saving Our Mysterious Oceans

by Dona Bertarelli and Wendy Schmidt

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We're Living in the Age of Fire. It Will Only Get Worse

by Stephen Maher

Climate
Climate Action Isn’t Dead. It’s Just Not Focused on the U.S.
by Justin Worland / London
Climate
Climate
What to Do in a Power Outage
by Simmone Shah
Climate
Climate
Climate Action Isn’t Dead. It’s Just Not Focused on the U.S.
by Justin Worland / London
Climate
Climate
What to Do in a Power Outage
by Simmone Shah
Climate
Climate
Is Climate Change Making Heat Domes More Likely?
by Simmone Shah
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Climate
What Conflict in Iran Means for Climate Change
by Justin Worland
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