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# November 9, 2026 | Vol. 208 No. 15 November 9, 2026 |  

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Vol. 208 No. 15

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Issue name

Nov. 9th, 2026 | Vol. 208, No. 15 | U.S., South Pacific, Asia

Issue date

November 9, 2026

Location

U.S., South Pacific, Asia


## Table of Contents

BusinessClimateEntertainmentHealthIdeasU.S.World

### Business

[Business](/section/business/)

### A New Report Sheds Light on the Secretive Race to Build Self-Improving AI

As AI companies warn of the dangers of self-improving AI, a new report offers a rare look at how they’re working to make it a reality.

### Climate

[Climate](/section/climate/)

### Ohio’s Data-Center Revolt Is Upending the Midterms

In conservative Ohio, the pushback against data centers may propel Democrats at the polls.

[Climate](/section/climate/)

### Climate Change Is Accelerating Faster Than We Can Respond, Scientists Warn

“Earth’s climate system is moving deeper into uncharted territory,” scientists warn.

### Entertainment

[Entertainment](/section/entertainment/)

### I've Been Disabled Since I Was a Child. Co-Writing _Being Heumann_ Still Taught Me So Much

Rebekah Taussig on the depicting and defending Judy Heumann's work

[Entertainment](/section/entertainment/)

### John Malkovich and Sam Rockwell Are Pure Delight in Martin McDonagh's _Wild Horse Nine_

Like 'In Bruges' and 'The Banshees of Inisherin,' McDonagh's latest, about 1970s CIA agents sent to Easter Island, deals with fractious male friendships

[Entertainment](/section/entertainment/)

### Lee Chang Dong's _Possible Love_ Is a Delicate Drama of Love and Longing in Anxious Times

The filmmaker behind 'Burning' traces the interconnected stories of two couples across the class divide.

[Entertainment](/section/entertainment/)

### _Nocturne_ Is a Slow-Burning Crime Drama That Struggles to Stay Lit

Liev Schreiber and Zazie Beetz play mind games with a serial killer in Apple's prestige murder pastiche.

[Entertainment](/section/entertainment/)

### _The One About Matthew Perry_ Is More Than the Typical Saga of Fame and Addiction

This three-part Netflix doc takes an honest, empathetic look at the troubled 'Friends' star and the addiction that dominated his adult life. 

[Entertainment](/section/entertainment/)

### John Turturro Will Pick Your Pocket and Steal Your Heart

The veteran New York actor on playing an honorable pickpocket, how his hometown has changed, and his love of dance and basketball.

### Health

[Health](/section/health/)

### What to Know About Pope Leo's Lung Cancer Diagnosis

Surgeons removed part of the Pontiff’s right lung and reported he had adenocarcinoma.

[Health](/section/health/)

### Compounding Pharmacies for Weight-Loss Drugs Are Booming. Should You Trust Them?

As more people turn to telehealth for GLP-1s, one type of pharmacy is coming under scrutiny.

[Health](/section/health/)

### What Hanging from a Bar for 30 Seconds Can Do for Your Body

The bar to getting started is literally low.

[Health](/section/health/)

### Why Dangerous Fungi Are on the Rise

Dangerous molds and yeasts are proliferating in the U.S. and beyond, taking advantage of our warming world—and our warm bodies. 

### Ideas

[Ideas](/section/ideas/)

### The War in Iran Will Make It Harder for Americans to Stay Warm This Winter

With no end to the war in sight and an approaching winter that will see a rise in energy demand and costs, policymakers need to move quickly to offer relief to families, writes Sanya Carley.

[Ideas](/section/ideas/)

### Family Matters: The Secret History Behind Why Vincent van Gogh Cut Off His Ear

"There is a world of personal stories behind the paintings of Vincent van Gogh, and they reaffirm an old adage: we can’t separate the art from the artist,” writes Joan Martelli.

[Ideas](/section/ideas/)

### Why Satire Is No Laughing Matter

Sacha Baron Cohen on the power of comedy in a serious time

### U.S.

[U.S.](/section/us/)

### Cornell Halts Fraternity Parties After Jane Doe’s Lawsuit

In addition to suspending social events at frat houses, the university will allow state police to investigate reported sexual assaults on campus.

[U.S.](/section/us/)

### Your Questions About Voting in the 2026 Midterm Elections, Answered

From using mail-in ballots to finding your polling place, here’s everything you need to know.

### World

[World](/section/world/)

### Israel's Choice

'This election is about the identity of Israel'

[World](/section/world/)

### How French Police 'Lost Control' of Escalating Protests

France’s Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez acknowledged the police had “lost control” in some cities over the weekend as looting broke out and buildings burned.

[World](/section/world/)

### What Is Starshield, SpaceX's Military Version of Starlink, and Why Is It So Important to Ukraine?

Ukrainian forces said its battlefield efforts were temporarily hampered after losing some access to SpaceX’s military-grade satellite Internet service. Experts tell TIME why Starshield is so uniquely important on the Ukrainian battlefield.


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