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# August 17, 2026 | Vol. 208 No. 5 August 17, 2026 |  

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Vol. 208 No. 5

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Issue name

August 17th, 2026 | Vol. 208, No. 5 | U.S., South Pacific

Issue date

August 17, 2026

Location

U.S., South Pacific


## Table of Contents

BusinessEntertainmentHealthIdeasPoliticsScienceWorldOthers

### Business

[Business](/section/business/)

### How OpenAI Lost Control of an AI Model—and What Needs to Change

TIME spoke with experts and insiders about what must change to prevent the next AI escape.

[Business](/section/business/)

### The Robots Cometh

The humanoid revolution is coming—and the Chinese firm Unitree is leading the charge.

### Entertainment

[Entertainment](/section/entertainment/)

### _Ted Lasso_ Doesn’t Know What to Do With Women’s Soccer

Jason Sudeikis' Apple TV hit used to be about masculinity. Now it's a workplace comfort show about nothing in particular

[Entertainment](/section/entertainment/)

### Christopher Nolan on Helen, Athena, and His New Ending for _The Odyssey_

The director discusses Zendaya and Lupita Nyong'o's characters 

[Entertainment](/section/entertainment/)

### Mary Steenburgen Does Not Feel Bad if You Lost Your Tennis Court to Pickleball

The veteran actress on her new comedy 'The Dink'

[Entertainment](/section/entertainment/)

### The Meaning of _Roots_ at 50

Alex Haley's niece reflects on the legacy of her uncle's seminal book, 'Roots: The Saga of an American Family,' half a century after its publication 

### Health

[Health](/section/health/)

### Measles Cases in the U.S. Are at a 35-Year High

New numbers from the CDC reveal a trend that's worrying doctors.

[Health](/section/health/)

### 13 Summer Skin-Care Tips Dermatologists Swear By

Dermatologists don't skip these warm-weather skin-care habits.

[Health](/section/health/)

### What to Know About Aortic Dissection, the Condition That Killed Lindsey Graham

The U.S. Senator died from an aortic dissection, when the lining of the artery tears.

### Ideas

[Ideas](/section/ideas/)

### When ICE Kills, We Cannot Look Away

“Our collective power to hold ICE accountable starts with looking out for our neighbors,” writes Kica Matos.

[Ideas](/section/ideas/)

### Why Russia Is Choking Ukraine’s Black Sea Ports

Russia is attacking Ukraine’s Black Sea ports to choke its economy and boost Moscow’s leverage by inflicting pain on major grain importers in Africa and Asia.

[Ideas](/section/ideas/)

### The Cost-of-Living Crisis Is Rewriting the Rules of Dating

Traditional markers of adulthood have become unattainable. Living alone or picking up every dinner bill are no longer reliable proxies for ambition, writes Meehika Barua.

### Politics

[Politics](/section/politics/)

### 5 Takeaways From Trump’s Speech on Elections

The President’s presentation may have been a rhetorical win for his base, but it was a fact-checker’s minefield—and may end up backfiring bigly.

[Politics](/section/politics/)

### Jason Crow's Road From Paratrooper to Democratic Power Player

When he's not facing death threats, he's helping House Democrats recruit candidates

### Science

[Science](/section/science/)

### America Is Finally Taking Extraterrestrials Seriously

Politicians and scientists are united in their effort to better understand what have long been known as UFOs.

### World

[World](/section/world/)

### How Delcy Rodríguez Went From Maduro Loyalist to Trump Proxy

The acting president of Venezuela insists that she is not surrendering Venezuelan sovereignty but opening the country’s economy in the best interests of its people.

[World](/section/world/)

### In Japan, Prime Minister's Sleep Schedule Prompts Work-Life Balance Debate

Sanae Takaichi posted about how little sleep she gets on the job, but it has drawn criticism from some who say she’s valorizing overwork.

[World](/section/world/)

### What Is the Youth-Led ‘Cockroach Movement’ Staging Mass Protests in India?

The movement, born just over two months ago as a satirical online campaign, has quickly swelled into a formidable real-world political force

### Others

[The New Rush to Mine AmericaThe road to critical minerals runs through communities.](/article/2026/08/04/critical-mining-america-photo-essay/)


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