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# December 4, 2023 | Vol. 202 No. 19December 4, 2023 |  
Vol. 202 No. 19

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Issue name

December 4th, 2023 | Vol. 202, No. 19 | Asia

Issue date

December 4, 2023

Location

Asia

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## Table of Contents

BusinessClimateEntertainmentHealthIdeasPoliticsWorld

### Business

[Business](/section/business/)

### The Bombshell Evidence That Led to Sam Bankman-Fried’s Conviction

The former FTX CEO was found guilty on all seven counts and could spend 120 years in jail. Here’s how events unfolded, according to his inner circle

### Climate

[Climate](/section/climate/)

### How We Chose the 100 Most Influential Climate Leaders in Business for 2023

The inaugural TIME100 Climate list includes leaders driving climate action in the businesses of energy, finance, culture, health, and more.

[Climate](/section/climate/)

### What Happens When You Put a Fossil Fuel Exec in Charge of Solving Climate Change

To hear the big oil CEO tell it, climate progress depends on market buy-in as much as international negotiations.

[Climate](/section/climate/)

### Why It's So Hard to Break Up With Your Utility

A referendum in Maine would have gotten rid of two maligned for-profit utilities. Why did it lose? 

### Entertainment

[Entertainment](/section/entertainment/)

### The Movie Wives Would Like a Word

In 'Maestro,' 'Priscilla,' 'Ferrari,' and 'Oppenheimer,' the movie wife has come barging in from the sidelines in all her glory.

[Entertainment](/section/entertainment/)

### _Squid Game: The Challenge_ Proves That Nasty Reality TV Is Back With a Vengeance

The "nice" reality shows of the late 2010s have given way to a new generation of cutthroat competitions where cruelty reigns supreme.

[Entertainment](/section/entertainment/)

### _Fargo_ Season 5 Is a Sharp, Darkly Hilarious Return to Form

Juno Temple, Jon Hamm, and Jennifer Jason Leigh star in a season that brings gender and class to bear on the war of good vs. evil

### Health

[Health](/section/health/)

### Yes, You Can Get Better at Saying No

Be intentional about what you communicate, reinforce it with body language, and carry a visual reminder of why it matters.

[Health](/section/health/)

### The Whole World Is at Risk for 'Compassion Fatigue'

In a world of 24/7 bad news, everyone is at risk.

### Ideas

[Ideas](/section/ideas/)

### Was Thomas Hobbes Too Optimistic?

The English philosopher's analysis about the state of nature resonates today, but if anything he wasn't pessimistic enough.

[Ideas](/section/ideas/)

### Why Ukraine's Stalemate Will Likely Last Another Year

Ian Bremmer on why Ukraine's stalemate with Russia is unlikely to break in the next year.

[Ideas](/section/ideas/)

### We Didn't Have Much Money. My Daughter Still Deserved Joy

'Class' author Stephanie Land on creating special moments for her child amid financial precarity

### Politics

[Politics](/section/politics/)

### Nikki Haley Walks Away With the Debate, and the Attention of Trump-Averse Republicans

Haley, who called Ramaswamy "scum" for mentioning her daughter's TikTok, is the only viable Trump rival left standing.

[Politics](/section/politics/)

### Ohio Votes to Protect Abortion Access in Major Statewide Victory for Reproductive Rights

It was another statewide victory for reproductive rights.

### World

[World](/section/world/)

### How War in the Middle East Got the British Home Secretary Fired

Suella Braverman was fired after making divisive comments about pro-Palestine protesters.

[World](/section/world/)

### Former Israeli Prime Minister: Israel’s Endgame in Gaza Should be a Palestinian State

Ehud Barak speaks with TIME about the Hamas attack, Netanyahu’s future, and the Jewish state’s existential crisis.

[World](/section/world/)

### Taiwan's Presidential Frontrunner Faces a Balancing Act With China

William Lai must balance his base’s craving for formal independence with the threat of invasion from a Chinese leader under pressure.

[World](/section/world/)

### TIME's Top 100 Photos of 2023

These are the photographs that capture the year

[World](/section/world/)

### Imprisoned Nobel Winner Narges Mohammadi Tells Angelina Jolie Iran's People Will Prevail

The Nobel Peace Prize winner talks with Angelina Jolie about life in an Iranian prison, the roots of the protest movement, and what gives her hope.


December 4th, 2023 | Vol. 202, No. 19 | Asia

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