--- title: August 26th, 2024 | Vol. 204, No. 5 | U.S. description: Breaking news and analysis from time.com. Politics, world news, photos, video, tech reviews, health, science, and entertainment news. canonical: https://time.com/magazine/us/7011441/august-26th-2024-vol-204-no-5-u-s/ og:title: August 26th, 2024 | Vol. 204, No. 5 | U.S. og:description: Breaking news and analysis from time.com. 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Politics, world news, photos, video, tech reviews, health, science, and entertainment news. twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt747d4e37ac960024/698a59c0db2987e7ce26bf69/TIM240826-Kamala-Cover-FINAL.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 --- Back to the vault # August 26, 2024 | Vol. 204 No. 5August 26, 2024 | Vol. 204 No. 5  Issue name August 26th, 2024 | Vol. 204, No. 5 | U.S. Issue date August 26, 2024 Location U.S. [Buy This Cover](https://www.timecoverstore.com/) ## Table of Contents BusinessClimateEntertainmentHealthHistoryIdeasPoliticsScienceSportsU.S.WorldOthers ### Business [Business](/section/business/) ### The Personal Check Is Disappearing. Here's What Comes Next Get ready for instant payments, in which money moves from your account to another immediately. [Business](/section/business/) ### 'More _Veep_ Than _West Wing_:' Inside Sam Bankman-Fried’s Attempted Conquest of Washington An excerpt from Andrew R. Chow's "Cryptomania" details Sam Bankman-Fried's insidious influence campaign in Washington D.C. [Business](/section/business/) ### My Week at the Buzzy Meditation Retreat That Promises Bliss on Demand Can you hack your way to happiness? I tried to find out ### Climate [Climate](/section/climate/) ### How to Avoid A Climate Backlash The energy transition hangs in the balance, as green policies fuel right-wing politics [Climate](/section/climate/) ### Madhvi Chittoor ### Entertainment [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ### Keivonn Woodard [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ### How We Chose the 50 Best Romance Novels There is a subgenre, a trope, and a plot for every reader [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ### The Stars of _Industry_ on How It Became the Must-Watch Show of the Summer Marisa Abela and Myha’la discuss the whodunnit that anchors Season 3 and comparisons to Succession ### Health [Health](/section/health/) ### How Often Do You Really Need to Wash Your Sheets? Probably more than you think. [Health](/section/health/) ### Dementia Is Often Preventable. Here's What You Can Do, According to the Latest Research People can do more than they think. ### History [History](/section/history/) ### The Surprising Legacy of Watergate in Today's Politics Well-intentioned reforms in the 1970s produced a parade of unintended consequences that made government less functional and eroded checks and balances. ### Ideas [Ideas](/section/ideas/) ### Where Venezuela Goes From Here The autocratic Nicolás Maduro is trying to steal the election. The opposition is fighting back. How will this all unfold? [Ideas](/section/ideas/) ### Everyone on the Internet Will Die. We Need a Plan for Their Data Billions of internet users will die in the coming decades. Society must have a plan for their data. ### Politics [Politics](/section/politics/) ### The Reintroduction of Kamala Harris The Vice President's star turn atop the new Democratic ticket has reshaped the presidential race. [Politics](/section/politics/) ### ‘Their Brutal Ordeal Is Over.’ Biden Announces Release of Americans in Russia Prisoner Swap “Now their brutal ordeal is over, and they’re free." [Politics](/section/politics/) ### How Kamala Harris Got to Yes on Tim Walz The pick adheres to the two key rules of picking a running mate. ### Science [Science](/section/science/) ### Shanya Gill ### Sports [Sports](/section/sports/) ### Dom Pecora ### U.S. [U.S.](/section/us/) ### 'Hope Is the Oxygen of Democracy.' Darren Walker Looks Toward the Future "Hope is the oxygen of democracy," says the outgoing president of the Ford Foundation ### World [World](/section/world/) ### Exclusive: Netanyahu at War In an interview with TIME, embattled Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says the Gaza war will not end soon. [World](/section/world/) ### How Online Misinformation Stoked Anti-Migrant Riots in Britain What to know about the anti-migrant violence erupting in Britain and how social media escalated the attacks. [World](/section/world/) ### Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Resigns Under Pressure From Military and Mass Uprising Here’s what to know. [World](/section/world/) ### Inside Photographing the 2024 Paris Olympics Photographer Robbie Lawrence traveled to Paris for TIME to capture the beauty and movement of Olympic sports. ### Others ### [How We Chose TIME’s 2024 Kid of the YearHeman Bekele, a 15-year-old from Virginia, has a big idea with life-saving potential.](/7005486/kid-of-the-year-2024/)[Jordan Sucato](/6996555/jordan-sucato-2/) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":210,"height":60},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https://time.com/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"August 26th, 2024 | Vol. 204, No. 5 | U.S.","item":"https://time.com/magazine/us/7011441/august-26th-2024-vol-204-no-5-u-s/"}]}]} ```