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Read More [Access all games](/games/) * [FANTASY PREDICTION MARKETSMarket MoversThink you know the wisdom of the crowd? Choose the outcome the market thinks is more likely, beat the clock, and climb the leaderboard.PLAY NOW](/games/market-movers/) * [PLAY ON WORDSLinkedIn this addictive word-association game, find the steps that will unite two seemingly unrelated words in just four moves.PLAY NOW](/games/linked/) * [TIME FOR GAMESWhat Year Was It?Five real TIME covers from our century-spanning archive: look at the pictures, read the clues, guess the years.PLAY NOW](/games/cover-game/) * [TIME FOR GAMESRace to the Red BorderChoose from a variety of images to test your jigsaw puzzle speed-solving skills.PLAY NOW](/games/jigsaw/) ## Health *  Klaus Vedfelt—Getty Images ### [How to Pack a Low-Waste School Lunch](https://time.com/article/2026/08/31/how-to-reduce-school-lunch-food-waste/) by Angela Haupt *  Fcafotodigital—Getty Images ### [4 Easy Ways to Start the Mediterranean Diet](https://time.com/article/2026/08/31/how-to-start-mediterranean-diet/) by Kari Sonde *  Eli Lilly Co. ### [Mounjaro Is Now Approved to Lower the Risk of Heart Events](https://time.com/article/2026/08/28/eli-lilly-drug-mounjaro-approved-to-lower-heart-events-risk/) by Alice Park  Klaus Vedfelt—Getty Images ### [How to Pack a Low-Waste School Lunch](https://time.com/article/2026/08/31/how-to-reduce-school-lunch-food-waste/) by Angela Haupt  Eli Lilly Co. ### [Mounjaro Is Now Approved to Lower the Risk of Heart Events](https://time.com/article/2026/08/28/eli-lilly-drug-mounjaro-approved-to-lower-heart-events-risk/) by Alice Park  Fcafotodigital—Getty Images ### [4 Easy Ways to Start the Mediterranean Diet](https://time.com/article/2026/08/31/how-to-start-mediterranean-diet/) by Kari Sonde *  [cholesterol](/tag/cholesterol/) ### [An Experimental One-Time Treatment for High Cholesterol](https://time.com/article/2026/08/28/one-time-treatment-high-cholesterol-crispr-results/) by Alice Park [cholesterol](/tag/cholesterol/) *  [Diet & Nutrition](/tag/dietnutrition/) ### [Will Eating a ‘Retinol Salad’ Improve Your Skin?](https://time.com/article/2026/08/27/will-eating-retinol-salad-improve-your-skin/) by Erica Sweeney [Diet & Nutrition](/tag/dietnutrition/) *  [cholesterol](/tag/cholesterol/) ### [An Experimental One-Time Treatment for High Cholesterol](https://time.com/article/2026/08/28/one-time-treatment-high-cholesterol-crispr-results/) by Alice Park [cholesterol](/tag/cholesterol/) *  [Diet & Nutrition](/tag/dietnutrition/) ### [Will Eating a ‘Retinol Salad’ Improve Your Skin?](https://time.com/article/2026/08/27/will-eating-retinol-salad-improve-your-skin/) by Erica Sweeney [Diet & Nutrition](/tag/dietnutrition/) *  [heat](/tag/heat/) ### [How Your Body Adapts to Changing Temperatures](https://time.com/article/2026/08/27/how-your-body-adapts-to-heat-temperature-changes/) by Veronique Greenwood [heat](/tag/heat/) *  [Brain](/tag/brain/) ### [At Least One in Four NFL Players May Have CTE](https://time.com/article/2026/08/27/one-in-four-nfl-football-players-may-have-cte/) by Jeffrey Kluger [Brain](/tag/brain/) More Health Stories ## Entertainment *  Rich Fury—Getty Images for The Recording Academy ### [What We Know About ‘Dollyfest’](https://time.com/article/2026/08/31/dollyfest-dolly-parton-festival/) by Chantelle Lee *  Sarah Shatz—Disney ### [Breaking Down the 'Furious' Finale](https://time.com/article/2026/08/26/furious-season-1-finale-explained/) by Megan McCluskey *  David Lee—Netflix ### [Breaking Down the Ending of 'The Whisper Man'](https://time.com/article/2026/08/25/whisper-man-ending-explained/) by Olivia B. Waxman  Rich Fury—Getty Images for The Recording Academy ### [What We Know About ‘Dollyfest’](https://time.com/article/2026/08/31/dollyfest-dolly-parton-festival/) by Chantelle Lee  David Lee—Netflix ### [Breaking Down the Ending of 'The Whisper Man'](https://time.com/article/2026/08/25/whisper-man-ending-explained/) by Olivia B. Waxman  Sarah Shatz—Disney ### [Breaking Down the 'Furious' Finale](https://time.com/article/2026/08/26/furious-season-1-finale-explained/) by Megan McCluskey *  [movies](/tag/movies/) ### [Barney, But Make It Horror](https://time.com/article/2026/08/28/buddy-casper-kelly-interview/) by James Grebey [movies](/tag/movies/) *  [movies](/tag/movies/) ### [Run, Don't Walk, to See 'Coyote vs. Acme'](https://time.com/article/2026/08/27/coyote-vs-acme-review/) by Stephanie Zacharek [movies](/tag/movies/) *  [movies](/tag/movies/) ### [Barney, But Make It Horror](https://time.com/article/2026/08/28/buddy-casper-kelly-interview/) by James Grebey [movies](/tag/movies/) *  [movies](/tag/movies/) ### [Run, Don't Walk, to See 'Coyote vs. Acme'](https://time.com/article/2026/08/27/coyote-vs-acme-review/) by Stephanie Zacharek [movies](/tag/movies/) *  [photo essay](/tag/photo-essay/) ### [Dolly Parton's Life, in Pictures](https://time.com/article/2026/08/26/dolly-partons-life-in-pictures/) by Chantelle Lee [photo essay](/tag/photo-essay/) *  [celebrities](/tag/celebrities/) ### [Here Are Tim Curry's Most Unforgettable Roles](https://time.com/article/2026/08/26/tim-curry-movies-and-tv-shows-unforgettable/) by Rebecca Schneid [celebrities](/tag/celebrities/) More Entertainment Stories ## AI *  Kiyoshi Ota—Bloomberg/Getty Images ### [The Bigger Bet Behind Nvidia’s Hugging Face Deal](https://time.com/article/2026/08/28/nvidia-hugging-face-chips-open-source/) by Harry Booth *  Samuel Boivin—NurPhoto/Getty Images ### [OpenAI’s Models Went Rogue. Investigating Them Required More AI](https://time.com/article/2026/08/27/openai-hack-hugging-face-investigation/) by Billy Perrigo and Harry Booth *  Courtesy of Philip Colligan ### [Philip Colligan](https://time.com/collection/time100-ai/2026/philip-colligan/) by Steve Friess  Kiyoshi Ota—Bloomberg/Getty Images ### [The Bigger Bet Behind Nvidia’s Hugging Face Deal](https://time.com/article/2026/08/28/nvidia-hugging-face-chips-open-source/) by Harry Booth  Courtesy of Philip Colligan ### [Philip Colligan](https://time.com/collection/time100-ai/2026/philip-colligan/) by Steve Friess  Samuel Boivin—NurPhoto/Getty Images ### [OpenAI’s Models Went Rogue. Investigating Them Required More AI](https://time.com/article/2026/08/27/openai-hack-hugging-face-investigation/) by Billy Perrigo and Harry Booth *  [TIME100 AI 2026](/tag/time100-ai-2026/) ### [Wafa Ben-Hassine](https://time.com/collection/time100-ai/2026/wafa-ben-hassine/) by Steve Friess [TIME100 AI 2026](/tag/time100-ai-2026/) *  [TIME100 AI 2026](/tag/time100-ai-2026/) ### [Andrea Bartz](https://time.com/collection/time100-ai/2026/andrea-bartz/) by Andrew R. Chow and Steve Friess [TIME100 AI 2026](/tag/time100-ai-2026/) *  [TIME100 AI 2026](/tag/time100-ai-2026/) ### [Wafa Ben-Hassine](https://time.com/collection/time100-ai/2026/wafa-ben-hassine/) by Steve Friess [TIME100 AI 2026](/tag/time100-ai-2026/) *  [TIME100 AI 2026](/tag/time100-ai-2026/) ### [Andrea Bartz](https://time.com/collection/time100-ai/2026/andrea-bartz/) by Andrew R. Chow and Steve Friess [TIME100 AI 2026](/tag/time100-ai-2026/) *  [TIME100 AI 2026](/tag/time100-ai-2026/) ### [Angle Bush](https://time.com/collection/time100-ai/2026/angle-bush/) by Steve Friess [TIME100 AI 2026](/tag/time100-ai-2026/) *  [TIME100 AI 2026](/tag/time100-ai-2026/) ### [Erin Brockovich](https://time.com/collection/time100-ai/2026/erin-brockovich/) by Andrew R. Chow [TIME100 AI 2026](/tag/time100-ai-2026/) More AI Stories ## Climate *  Kevin Carter—Getty Images ### [How Should You Prepare For A Super El Niño?](https://time.com/article/2026/08/31/how-to-prepare-super-el-nino/) by Simmone Shah *  Klaus Vedfelt—Getty Images ### [How to Pack a Low-Waste School Lunch](https://time.com/article/2026/08/31/how-to-reduce-school-lunch-food-waste/) by Angela Haupt *  (Photo by Michael Ciaglo/Getty Images) ### [How Experts Shrink Their Home's Water Usage](https://time.com/article/2026/08/26/water-experts-s-habits-to-reduce-their-water-footprint/) by Simmone Shah  Kevin Carter—Getty Images ### [How Should You Prepare For A Super El Niño?](https://time.com/article/2026/08/31/how-to-prepare-super-el-nino/) by Simmone Shah  (Photo by Michael Ciaglo/Getty Images) ### [How Experts Shrink Their Home's Water Usage](https://time.com/article/2026/08/26/water-experts-s-habits-to-reduce-their-water-footprint/) by Simmone Shah  Klaus Vedfelt—Getty Images ### [How to Pack a Low-Waste School Lunch](https://time.com/article/2026/08/31/how-to-reduce-school-lunch-food-waste/) by Angela Haupt *  [Leadership Report](/tag/co2-leadership-report/) ### [Companies Are Bracing Themselves For El Niño’s Ripple Effects](https://time.com/article/2026/08/21/el-nino-economic-business-disruption/) by Justin Worland [Leadership Report](/tag/co2-leadership-report/) *  [climate](/tag/climate/) ### [How Climate Change Is Messing With Your Blood](https://time.com/article/2026/08/19/climate-change-impacting-blood-carbon-dioxide-levels/) by Jeffrey Kluger [climate](/tag/climate/) *  [Leadership Report](/tag/co2-leadership-report/) ### [Companies Are Bracing Themselves For El Niño’s Ripple Effects](https://time.com/article/2026/08/21/el-nino-economic-business-disruption/) by Justin Worland [Leadership Report](/tag/co2-leadership-report/) *  [climate](/tag/climate/) ### [How Climate Change Is Messing With Your Blood](https://time.com/article/2026/08/19/climate-change-impacting-blood-carbon-dioxide-levels/) by Jeffrey Kluger [climate](/tag/climate/) *  [Oceans](/tag/oceans/) ### [Column: What It Means to Build a Truly Sustainable Ocean Economy](https://time.com/article/2026/08/19/local-communities-sustainable-ocean-economy/) by Paul Polman [Oceans](/tag/oceans/) *  [Leadership Report](/tag/co2-leadership-report/) ### [What Wildfire Smoke Reveals About How We Respond to Climate Risk](https://time.com/article/2026/08/14/climate-change-wildfire-air-pollution-risks/) by Justin Worland [Leadership Report](/tag/co2-leadership-report/) More Climate Stories ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Organization","@id":"https://time.com/#organization","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/#webpage"},"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":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/#webpage","url":"https://time.com/","name":"TIME | Current & Breaking News | National & World Updates","description":"Breaking news and analysis from time.com. 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