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# September 7, 2026 | Vol. 208 No. 7 September 7, 2026 |  

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Vol. 208 No. 7

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Issue name

September 7th, 2026 | Vol. 208, No. 7 | U.S.

Issue date

September 7, 2026

Location

U.S.


## Table of Contents

BusinessClimateEntertainmentHealthIdeasPoliticsScienceSportsWorld

### Business

[Business](/section/business/)

### Inside OpenAI’s Reboot

In extensive interviews, the leaders of the company that ushered in the AI boom lay out their vision for its future.

[Business](/section/business/)

### PBS Chief Paula Kerger on the Aftermath of Federal Funding Cuts—and What People Get Wrong About Public Media

Kerger discusses what people get wrong about public media and what gives her hope

[Business](/section/business/)

### The CEO Moment: Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla

Post-COVID, the pharmaceutical giant has sought out new avenues of success with cancer-treatment drugs.

[Business](/section/business/)

### TIME100 AI 2026

Meet the innovators, leaders, and thinkers reshaping our world through groundbreaking advances in artificial intelligence.

### Climate

[Climate](/section/climate/)

### What Living Through the Hottest July Ever Looked Like Across the U.S.

Communities across the U.S. felt the heat.

### Entertainment

[Entertainment](/section/entertainment/)

### Tributes Pour In for Actress Hayden Panettiere After Her Death at 36

The actress, best known for "Heroes" and "Nashville," died Sunday in South Carolina.

[Entertainment](/section/entertainment/)

### Willem Dafoe Shines as a Postal Worker and Poet in the Luminous _Late Fame_

Dafoe plays a forgotten poet whose work inspires a group of young intellectuals

[Entertainment](/section/entertainment/)

### Dominic Sessa Summons the Rapscallion Spirit of Anthony Bourdain in the Exhilarating, Tender _Tony_

Matt Johnson's captivating origin story details the bumpy rise of a ne’er-do-well who made good

[Entertainment](/section/entertainment/)

### The 50 Most Underappreciated Shows of the 21st Century

From 'Undeclared' and 'Bunheads' to 'The Knick' and more, these are TIME's most underappreciated TV shows of the 21st Century.

### Health

[Health](/section/health/)

### Stop Saying There's a Nursing Shortage

The U.S. may have less of a shortage of licensed nurses than a shortage of nurses who are willing to work in bedside jobs that have become increasingly demanding.

[Health](/section/health/)

### 10 Foods That Food Safety Experts Never Eat

Some of their no-go foods are obvious. Others are probably in your fridge right now.

[Health](/section/health/)

### Estrogen Therapy May Help Protect Against Alzheimer’s Disease, Study Says

Maintaining hormone levels after menopause may reduce the risk of Alzheimer’s, new research finds.

[Health](/section/health/)

### The New Science of Dreaming

Researchers are trying to decipher what dreams can tell us after dark.

[Health](/section/health/)

### Shinya Yamanaka - Longevity Leaders 2026

Twenty years after his Nobel-winning discovery, doctors are using Yamanaka's cell-reprogramming breakthrough to treat real patients—and address aging itself.

[Health](/section/health/)

### Longevity Leaders 2026

From cell resetters to longevity doctors, these 12 trailblazers are marking the way to a longer, healthier life.

### Ideas

[Ideas](/section/ideas/)

### The Next Fight for Fair Housing Is Online

“The growing acceptance of private listing networks by powerful real estate interests signals a shift in how the market operates,” warns Derrick Johnson.

[Ideas](/section/ideas/)

### The Quiet Miracles of Ordinary Life in New Syria

Syria is trying to shake off the past while building a future on unsteady ground, and there are no easy answers on how to move forward after a war that tore the country apart.

### Politics

[Politics](/section/politics/)

### Trump Is Sued Over Selling Early Access to Truth Social Posts Amid Backlash Against Scheme

The legal challenge lands in the midst of mounting backlash as Democratic lawmakers rally over the controversial early access scheme.

[Politics](/section/politics/)

### Karoline Leavitt to Step Down as White House Press Secretary

Trump said Leavitt will depart to spend more time with her family.

[Politics](/section/politics/)

### 'We're Proving It Works': Inside the DSA’s Push to Remake the Democratic Party

Socialists are winning primaries, inspiring young voters and rattling Democrats. Now comes the hard part.

### Science

[Science](/section/science/)

### A Space Mirror Will Test Turning Night Into Day. What To Know About the Controversial Project

What to know about the controversial project.

### Sports

[Sports](/section/sports/)

### How Aryna Sabalenka Became the Most Compelling Player in Tennis

Sabalenka is aiming to become the first player since Serena Williams to three-peat at the U.S. Open.

### World

[World](/section/world/)

### Eurovision Bars Warring Countries From Hosting

The change comes after several European countries boycotted this year’s competition over the inclusion of Israel.

[World](/section/world/)

### What Is 'Russia's Amazon' Wildberries and Why Is Ukraine Targeting It?

The strikes have drawn attention not only because of their reach inside Russia, but also because of Wildberries’ economic importance, its ties to the country’s financial sector, and the impact on ordinary Russian consumers.


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