--- --- Back to the vault # April 8, 2024 | Vol. 203 No. 11April 8, 2024 | Vol. 203 No. 11  Issue name April 8th, 2024 | Vol. 203, No. 11 | Asia, Europe, Middle East Africa, South America, South Pacific Issue date April 8, 2024 Location Europe, Middle East, and Africa, Asia, South Pacific, North America, South America [Buy This Cover](https://www.timecoverstore.com/) ## Table of Contents BusinessClimateEntertainmentHealthIdeasPoliticsScienceU.S.World ### Business [Business](/section/business/) ### An Expert on Trust Says We're Thinking About It All Wrong Botsman says we’re asking many of the wrong questions about trust and so we’re missing some of the solutions. [Business](/section/business/) ### The UAE Is on a Mission to Become an AI Power The tiny Gulf nation—using oil wealth and its citizens’ data—is betting on AI to project influence beyond its borders. ### Climate [Climate](/section/climate/) ### How We Chose the 2024 TIME Earth Awards ​​The list honors individuals influencing the future of the planet through their work in climate justice. ### Entertainment [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ### How _The Sympathizer_ Counters 50 Years of Hollywood Vietnam War Narratives An HBO adaptation of Viet Thanh Nguyen's 'The Sympathizer' challenges long-held beliefs about the Vietnam War. [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ### How Alex Garland and His Cast Created the Sobering Dystopia of _Civil War_ How filmmaker Alex Garland and actors Kirsten Dunst, Wagner Moura,a nd Cailee Spaeny created a visceral American conflict for their new A24 movie. [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ### _Monkey Man_ Is a Jumbled Parable Made With Heart Dev Patel tries too hard, and for too much, in his directorial debut, but he's compelling enough to make you believe almost anything. [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ### _Jerrod Carmichael Reality Show_ Makes Reality TV—Hilariously, Painfully—Real Again The comedian continues his experiment in radical honesty with this hilarious and painful unscripted series for HBO ### Health [Health](/section/health/) ### A Man Has Received the First Pig-Kidney Transplant The Massachusetts man is doing well and is expected to leave the hospital soon. [Health](/section/health/) ### A 5-Minute Quiz Revealed Olivia Munn's Breast Cancer Risk. You Can Take It Too Olivia Munn credits the Breast Cancer Risk Assessment Tool with saving her life. [Health](/section/health/) ### How to Respond to an Insult, According to Therapists “What a wild thing to say out loud.” ### Ideas [Ideas](/section/ideas/) ### 'We've Been Fasting Since October.' The Horror of Ramadan in Gaza Ramadan started early for Muslims like me in Gaza this year. In some sense, we’ve been fasting since October. But for tragic reasons. ### Politics [Politics](/section/politics/) ### Biden's Campaign Is In Trouble. Will the Turnaround Plan Work? The President's reelection campaign is in trouble. Will the turnaround plan work? [Politics](/section/politics/) ### Why Trump Flipped on TikTok “This is Biden’s ban now, and tens of millions of young voters know it," says a Trump ally. [Politics](/section/politics/) ### The Fight for Same-Sex Marriage Isn’t Over. Far From It. If Roe could fall after 49 years, there’s no reason to think Obergefell is any safer. ### Science [Science](/section/science/) ### How Animals and Nature React to an Eclipse As the sun vanishes, the planet and its creatures are transformed. ### U.S. [U.S.](/section/us/) ### Retired Admiral William McRaven on Why U.S. Leadership Matters In an interview, the retired admiral who took down Osama bin Laden discusses the AI race and what he’s going to do with $50 million. ### World [World](/section/world/) ### Why India’s Next Election Will Last 44 Days Nearly 970 million Indians could head to the polls between April 19 and June 1\. Here's why the election takes so long. [World](/section/world/) ### Kate Middleton Reveals She Was Diagnosed With Cancer The Princess of Wales announced that she is facing cancer and is undergoing what she called “preventative” chemotherapy. [World](/section/world/) ### U.S. Falls Out of Top 20 Happiest Countries for the First Time Ever Out of the more than 140 nations surveyed, the U.S. landed in 23rd place, compared to 15th place in 2023\. [World](/section/world/) ### The Woman Fighting to Free Her Husband—and All Political Prisoners—in Russia As Putin readies to win another election, Evgenia Kara-Murza fights to free her husband—and all political prisoners. 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