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Politics, world news, photos, video, tech reviews, health, science, and entertainment news. title: August 8th, 2022 | Vol. 200, No. 5 | Asia, Europe, Middle East, and Africa, South America, South Pacific image: https://gcp-na-images.contentstack.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- Back to the vault # August 8, 2022 | Vol. 200 No. 5August 8, 2022 | Vol. 200 No. 5  Issue name August 8th, 2022 | Vol. 200, No. 5 | Asia, Europe, Middle East, and Africa, South America, South Pacific Issue date August 8, 2022 Location Europe, Middle East, and Africa, Asia, South Pacific, South America [Buy This Cover](https://www.timecoverstore.com/) ## Table of Contents BusinessClimateEntertainmentHealthIdeasPoliticsScienceSportsU.S.World ### Business [Business](/section/business/) ### The Story Behind TIME's Metaverse Cover Micah Johnson, a former Major League baseball shortstop turned digital artist, rendered an image of a virtual portal featuring his character Aku [Business](/section/business/) ### People Are Refusing to Pay Their Mortgages in China. The Protest Could Spill Into the Wider Economy Analysts say the homeowner protest is affecting 235 property developments in 24 of China's 31 provinces [Business](/section/business/) ### Elon Musk Faces Major Challenges At Tesla And SpaceX. Now Twitter’s Lawsuit Looms Large ### Climate [Climate](/section/climate/) ### The U.K.'s Hottest Day Ever Sparks a Climate Culture War Brits were told to "keep cool and carry on" and not be "snowflakes" ### Entertainment [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ### Joy Behar Won't Shut Up After 25 years on The View, the co-host has plenty more to say – and she doesn't care if you like it [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ### _The Last White Man_ Interrogates a World Obsessed With Whiteness [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ### Netflix's _Uncoupled_ Is a Gay Rom-Com Stuck in the _Sex and the City_ Era Not even Neil Patrick Harris can save this badly dated Netflix series from SATC creator Darren Star ### Health [Health](/section/health/) ### Why It's Way Harder to Get Tested for Monkeypox Than It Should Be People who want to get tested for monkeypox face a list of obstacles, including a lack of testing capacity and slow turnaround times. [Health](/section/health/) ### There's a New Number to Call for Mental-Health Crises: 988 The 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline will dramatically expand the capacity of call centers to answer calls. ### Ideas [Ideas](/section/ideas/) ### The Metaverse Will Reshape Our Lives. Let's Make Sure It's for the Better [Ideas](/section/ideas/) ### Ehud Barak: Iran Can Transform Itself into a Nuclear Power—And It's Too Late to Stop It By Surgical Attack [Ideas](/section/ideas/) ### What Italy's Political Chaos Means for Europe ### Politics [Politics](/section/politics/) ### Why Joe Manchin Does Not Care if His Party Hates Him He values his constituents’ contempt of Washington far more than he fears his colleagues’ contempt of him. [Politics](/section/politics/) ### Jim Clyburn's Long Quest for Black Political Power The South Carolina congressman's influence in Democratic politics is as far-reaching as it is unsung [Politics](/section/politics/) ### Republican Congressman Adam Kinzinger on Where the Jan. 6 Committee Goes Next ### Science [Science](/section/science/) ### The James Webb Telescope Has Already Made Its First Scientific Discovery "We’re potentially looking at the most distant starlight ever seen" ### Sports [Sports](/section/sports/) ### Brittney Griner's Fight for Freedom For now, the U.S. feels the ball is in Moscow’s court ### U.S. [U.S.](/section/us/) ### Emily Oster Still Thinks Data Can Help Ease (Some) Parental Anxiety ### World [World](/section/world/) ### What to Know About the Pope’s Visit to Canada and Apology to Indigenous Communities Pope Francis will begin a weeklong trip across Canada that he called a “pilgrimage of penance” [World](/section/world/) ### The Story Behind TIME’s Brittney Griner Cover Artist Lorna Simpson centers Griner’s steadfast gaze, but with her uniform superseded by a celestial overlay of meteor showers—taken from a 19th century print—that extends into the background. [World](/section/world/) ### Vietnam's Richest Man Is Launching an Ambitious—and Controversial—Gambit to Sell Americans Electric Cars Vietnam's top company wants to conquer the U.S. EV market, starting with a $4 billion plant in North Carolina. 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