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# Jacob Koffler


## Jacob Koffler


## Jacob Koffler


* ![&lt;&gt; on July 30, 2015 in Ayr, Scotland.](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltcf1c4688bf29456c/69885d8acd1bba272b6fc8f6/gettyimages-482354638.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Aug 7, 2015  
### [Donald Trump's 16 Biggest Business Failures and Successes](https://time.com/3988970/donald-trump-business/)  
Ventures that went belly-up and plenty that made it big  
[BUSINESS](/section/business/)
* ![The iconic red rectangular TIME logo with the word 'TIME' in white, bold, uppercase serif letters.](/images/missing-image-1x1.svg)  
Aug 6, 2015  
### [Offbeat Power Players](https://time.com/3987013/offbeat-power-players/)  
After years of turmoil, U.S. hydropower production is poised to grow by more than 5% in 2016, accord...  
[WORLD](/section/world/)
* ![Ray Tensing](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltc3f60df9bd43857f/69885d060a4a22a2239c55fc/ray-tensing.jpg?branch=production&width=640&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Jul 29, 2015  
### [Campus Cop Indicted in Killing of Unarmed Black Man](https://time.com/3976976/samuel-dubose-footage/)  
"I'm treating him like a murderer"  
[U.S.](/section/us/)
* ![The iconic red rectangular TIME logo with the word 'TIME' in white, bold, uppercase serif letters.](/images/missing-image-1x1.svg)  
Jul 24, 2015  
### [5 Inspiring Athletes Who Will Get You Excited for the Special Olympics](https://time.com/3970192/special-olympics-inspiring-athletes/)  
From the athlete who hugged Obama to the runner who finished the Boston Marathon  
[SPORTS](/section/sports/)
* ![The iconic red rectangular TIME logo with the word 'TIME' in white, bold, uppercase serif letters.](/images/missing-image-1x1.svg)  
Jul 23, 2015  
### [A Brief History of Interstellar Broadcasts](https://time.com/3969244/a-brief-history-of-interstellar-broadcasts/)  
The Breakthrough Message isn't humanity's first effort to craft a greeting for alien life. Here's a ...  
[WORLD](/section/world/)  
* ![Obama Daily Show](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte362da691654f1a6/69885bdce53aba450e4deb53/obama-dailyshow.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Jul 21, 2015  
### [A Brief History of Obama's Daily Show Appearances](https://time.com/3966335/a-brief-history-of-obamas-daily-show-appearances/)  
The President will appear on the show with Stewart as anchor for the final time on Tuesday night  
[ENTERTAINMENT](/section/entertainment/)
* ![The iconic red rectangular TIME logo with the word 'TIME' in white, bold, uppercase serif letters.](/images/missing-image-1x1.svg)  
Jul 21, 2015  
### [Canadian Lightning Strike Survivor Wins Lotto](https://time.com/3966033/canadian-lightning-strike-survivor-wins-lotto/)  
The odds that Peter McCathie would be struck by lightning and win the lotto are approximately 1 in 2...
* ![The iconic red rectangular TIME logo with the word 'TIME' in white, bold, uppercase serif letters.](/images/missing-image-1x1.svg)  
Jul 21, 2015  
### [Jon Stewart Slams Trump on Comments](https://time.com/3965860/jon-stewart-donald-trump-john-mccain/)  
We'll miss you, Jon Stewart
* ![Hillary Rodham Clinton](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt89b6a4c8f79679da/69885b32f887dce07ce9163f/hillary-clinton6.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Jul 16, 2015  
### [Clinton Dominates Univision Poll](https://time.com/3960958/clinton-hispanic-univision-poll/)  
64% of respondents said they would vote for Hillary Clinton in the 2016 presidential election  
[POLITICS](/section/politics/)
* ![Barack Obama confederate flag oklahoma](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt982b7187d4a96815/69885b242dce012e639e4a6b/oklahoma-city-obama-confederate-flag.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Jul 16, 2015  
### [Obama Greeted by Confederate Flag Wavers in Oklahoma](https://time.com/3960867/obama-confederate-flag-oklahoma/)  
The protesters were led by a black man  
[POLITICS](/section/politics/)  
* ![The iconic red rectangular TIME logo with the word 'TIME' in white, bold, uppercase serif letters.](/images/missing-image-1x1.svg)  
Jul 16, 2015  
### [11 Models Who Became Actors](https://time.com/3959516/cara-delevingne-paper-towns-model-actors/)  
With supermodel Cara Delevingne making her movie debut in <i>Paper Towns</i>, take a look at other m...  
[ENTERTAINMENT](/section/entertainment/)
* ![The iconic red rectangular TIME logo with the word 'TIME' in white, bold, uppercase serif letters.](/images/missing-image-1x1.svg)  
Jul 16, 2015  
### [Pluto Gets Its Moment in the Spotlight](https://time.com/3960524/pluto-gets-its-moment-in-the-spotlight/)  
[SCIENCE](/section/science/)
* ![Pluto, as seen from New Horizons in pictures taken over the last 12 months.](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltcc6fe4404a973049/69885ad535ba6f8dc3c0e2d2/new-horizons.gif?branch=production&width=1920&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Jul 14, 2015  
### [See Pluto Transform in a Year of New Horizons Images](https://time.com/3957640/new-horizons-pluto-images/)  
Our gif shows the evolution of its images from a barely perceptible gray blob to a closeup showing a...  
[SCIENCE](/section/science/)
* ![This graphic presents a view of Pluto and Charon as they would appear if placed slightly above Earth's surface and viewed from a great distance.](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt8bf467a21d7730a0/69885ad4524fc02076df38f6/nh-pluto-charon-earth-size.jpg?branch=production&width=2400&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Jul 14, 2015  
### [Amazing Graphic Compares Pluto to Earth](https://time.com/3957602/pluto-earth-graphic/)  
Pluto, with a diameter of 1,473 miles, is slightly larger than previously thought  
[SCIENCE](/section/science/)
* ![Pluto nearly fills the frame in this image from the Long Range Reconnaissance Imager \(LORRI\) aboard NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft, taken on July 13, 2015 when the spacecraft was 476,000 miles \(768,000 kilometers\) from the surface.](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt178b2d4e321ce471/69885acff887dcd762e91587/11760313_10153395767546772_2253785496907644245_n.png?branch=production&width=1920&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Jul 14, 2015  
### [9 Facts About Pluto You Need to Know](https://time.com/3957053/pluto-facts/)  
New Horizons is the first NASA mission devoted to studying the former planet  
[SCIENCE](/section/science/)

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