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# May 11, 2026 | Vol. 207 No. 15 May 11, 2026 |  

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Vol. 207 No. 15

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Issue name

May 11th, 2026 | Vol. 207, No. 15 | South Pacific

Issue date

May 11, 2026

Location

South Pacific


## Table of Contents

BusinessClimateEntertainmentHealthIdeasPoliticsWorldOthers

### Business

[Business](/section/business/)

### TIME100 Most Influential Companies of 2026

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

[Business](/section/business/)

### AI Helped Spark a Quantum Breakthrough. The World 'Is Not Prepared'

New research suggests quantum computers capable of breaking internet encryption may arrive sooner than expected—with AI helping speed the way.

### Climate

[Climate](/section/climate/)

### The Bigger Energy Lesson Behind Iran’s Control Over the Strait of Hormuz

The Strait of Hormuz is open again. But don’t get comfortable.

[Climate](/section/climate/)

### Do Americans Worry About Climate Change? New Polling Shows Concern Is at a Near Record High

New Gallup polling shows concern about the climate is at a near record high in the U.S.

### Entertainment

[Entertainment](/section/entertainment/)

### How Elizabeth Strout Gets Inside People's Minds

In her 11th novel, Pulitzer Prize winner explores the inner life of a man grappling with loneliness

[Entertainment](/section/entertainment/)

### _Baby Reindeer_ Creator's _Half Man_ Tests Our Tolerance for Pain. But to What End?

In his new HBO series, 'Baby Reindeer' creator Richard Gadd stares even deeper into the abyss of masculinity. But to what end?

[Entertainment](/section/entertainment/)

### _The Audacity_ Is a Sharp Satire for Tech's Fear and Self-Loathing Era

A 'Succession' alum created this slow but insightful show about Silicon Valley's fear and self-loathing era—and you can tell

[Entertainment](/section/entertainment/)

### With _Michael_, the King of Pop Gets a Not-So-Regal Biopic

The movie falls so far short of the complete picture that it barely captures the essence of Michael Jackson.

[Entertainment](/section/entertainment/)

### _The Christophers_ Is One of the Best Movies of the Year So Far

Steven Soderbergh's new movie about an artist and an art forger is the kind only a meticulous master filmmaker could make.

### Health

[Health](/section/health/)

### Why You Should Stop and Smell a Flower for Just 30 Seconds

How smells impact your mental health, and the benefits of sniffing a flower for just 30 seconds.

### Ideas

[Ideas](/section/ideas/)

### The Cuba Question

As the U.S. continues its blockade, Cubans wonder what President Trump’s ‘Donroe Doctrine’ means for the future of the Caribbean island.

[Ideas](/section/ideas/)

### The Myth of the Adult Friend Group

We’re wired for one-on-one intimacy, writes Meehika Barua.

[Ideas](/section/ideas/)

### In Cuba: To Be, or Not to Be

America’s energy embargo “has driven life on the Caribbean island into a near-catatonic state,” writes Cuban author Leonardo Padura.

[Ideas](/section/ideas/)

### Waiting for Spring in Havana

“Cuba needs to be rid of its oppressors once and for all, as quickly as possible,” argues Carlos Eire.

[Ideas](/section/ideas/)

### What Cuba Needs

Cuba needs “neither foreign rescue nor another official mythology. It needs the space and the institutions to rebuild itself,” writes Ricardo Torres.

### Politics

[Politics](/section/politics/)

### What We Know About the ‘Massive’ Military Complex Being Built Beneath the White House

As the court battle over Trump’s ballroom drags on, his planned reconstruction of an underground bunker is being pulled into the spotlight.

[Politics](/section/politics/)

### Trump Order to Require Banks to Collect Citizenship Info 'In Process,' Bessent Says. Here's What to Know

Here's what we know about the potential order so far—and how it could impact banks and customers.

[Politics](/section/politics/)

### Eric Swalwell Resigns from Congress Amid Sexual Misconduct Allegations

The allegations, which Swalwell denies, also ended his bid to become California Governor. Swalwell had been a Democratic frontrunner.

[Politics](/section/politics/)

### JB Pritzker May Be Running for More Than Governor

The Illinois Democrat takes aim at a third term, Trump, and perhaps the presidency.

### World

[World](/section/world/)

### Hungary’s Viktor Orbán Ousted by Voters After 16 Years in Power. Here’s What That Means

The longtime Prime Minister's defeat could reshape Hungary's ties to the E.U., Ukraine, and the global far-right movement he helped inspire. 

### Others

[America’s 250th Is Repeating a Familiar MistakeThe push to downplay slavery today echoes the 1932 Washington Bicentennial, writes John Garrison Marks.](/article/2026/04/06/america-s-250th-is-repeating-a-familiar-mistake/)


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