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They are at time.com/newsletters and are separate from a paid subscription. Vol. 202 No. 17  Issue name November 20th, 2023 | Vol. 202, No. 17 | Europe, Middle East, and Africa Issue date November 20, 2023 Location Europe, Middle East, and Africa [Buy This Cover](https://www.timecoverstore.com/) ## Table of Contents BusinessEntertainmentHealthIdeasPoliticsSportsU.S.WorldOthers ### Business [Business](/section/business/) ### How TIME and Statista Determined America's Top Law Firms of 2024 ### Entertainment [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ### Matthew Perry Is Mourned by His _Friends_ Castmates in Moving Tributes Actor Matthew Perry, best known for portraying Chandler Bing on 'Friends,' was found dead at his Los Angeles home on Saturday, Oct. 28\. [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ### The Audition That Landed Barbra Streisand Her Broadway Debut In an excerpt from 'My Name Is Barbra,' the legendary performer shares the story of her 1961 audition for 'I Can Get It for You Wholesale.' [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ### _The Curse_ Is a Brain-Breaking Revelation Even If You Already Know Nathan Fielder's Schtick Nathan Fielder teams with Emma Stone and Benny Safdie for an HGTV satire unlike anything you've seen before. [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ### _A Murder at the End of the World_ Is a Smart, Stylish Cozy Mystery Agatha Christie meets AI in a fascinating FX mystery from 'The OA' creators Brit Marling and Zal Batmanglij ### Health [Health](/section/health/) ### How to Cultivate Hope When You Don't Have Any Hope is a way of thinking—and experts say it can be taught. [Health](/section/health/) ### Physicians Are Dramatically Underdiagnosing Early Cognitive Decline, a Precursor to Alzheimer's Ninety-nine percent of doctors miss MCI, a dementia precursor in older adults. [Health](/section/health/) ### Should We End Obesity? The weight-loss drug explosion has forced a reconsideration of what 'healthy' means. ### Ideas [Ideas](/section/ideas/) ### Mike Johnson's Election Marks the End of Reagan's GOP The election of Speaker Mike Johnson spells the final end of Reagan's GOP. But maybe that's as it should be. [Ideas](/section/ideas/) ### The Gaza Invasion Will Not Make Israel Safer Netanyahu should understand that the Israeli invasion of Gaza will make Israel less safe. [Ideas](/section/ideas/) ### The Love Story of My Chosen Family Zooey Zephyr on her fiancee, her future stepson, and the LBGTQ community. [Ideas](/section/ideas/) ### I Got Divorced. But My Family Is Still Whole "If I knew nothing of what was missing, what had been removed, my life would look full and beautiful." ### Politics [Politics](/section/politics/) ### Pence, Who Couldn't Derail Trump, Is Looking at Who Might Pence, who has said Trump must “never” be allowed to return to power, is weighing who to endorse, advisers say. ### Sports [Sports](/section/sports/) ### What Fuels Max Verstappen's Formula One Success As he heads into the Las Vegas Grand Prix, the three-time world champion shows no signs of slowing down [Sports](/section/sports/) ### Caster Semenya Isn't Just Fighting for Herself "It’s a reminder to those out there who feel rejected that they belong." ### U.S. [U.S.](/section/us/) ### Maine Is Missing Opportunities to Stop Gun Violence, Experts Say Maine doesn’t have specific measures that have been shown to reduce gun deaths among adults, according to experts. ### World [World](/section/world/) ### ‘Nobody Believes in Our Victory Like I Do.’ Inside Volodymyr Zelensky’s Struggle to Keep Ukraine in the Fight 'Nobody believes in our victory like I do. Nobody,” Zelensky told TIME [World](/section/world/) ### The Struggle to Save Lives Inside Gaza's Hospitals Much of the enclave is a battlefield, with more than 2 million civilians and combatants intermixed [World](/section/world/) ### Sheikh Hasina and the Future of Democracy in Bangladesh Bangladesh’s Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has taken an authoritarian turn. Is it enough for the U.S. to abandon its support? [World](/section/world/) ### The Arabic Word _Thakla_ Speaks to Gaza's Grief. There's No English Equivalent The word "thakla" refers to a parent who has lost a child. There is no English-language equivalent. [World](/section/world/) ### Biden Cast Doubt on Gaza's Death Toll. Palestinian Officials Responded With 6,747 Names After President Biden cast doubt on the Palestinian death toll in Gaza, Palestinian officials released a list of 6,747 names. [World](/section/world/) ### ‘Nothing Has Changed’: Families of Itaewon’s Crowd Crush Victims Aren’t Ready to Move On The dodging of official responsibility is sadly all too common in South Korea. ### Others ### [8 Rules for Navigating Your Family Text ChainFamily text chains can be overwhelming, but they don't have to be.](/6330928/family-text-chains-how-to-navigate/)[Why You Should Record Your Family’s History—And How to Do ItBy preserving your relatives' voices, you have a gift to pass down for generations](/6330874/how-to-record-family-history/)[How to Set Boundaries With Relatives, According to Family TherapistsFour family therapists detail how setting healthy boundaries with your family members can lead to deeper relationships. ](/6331383/how-to-set-boundaries-family/) ### ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":210,"height":60},"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"]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https://time.com/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"November 20th, 2023 | Vol. 202, No. 17 | Europe, Middle East, and Africa","item":"https://time.com/magazine/europe/6335252/november-20th-2023-vol-202-no-17-europe-middle-east-and-africa/"}]}]} ```