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# September 16, 2024 | Vol. 204 No. 7September 16, 2024 |  
Vol. 204 No. 7

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Issue name

September 16th, 2024 | Vol. 204, No. 7 | U.S.

Issue date

September 16, 2024

Location

U.S.

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## Table of Contents

BusinessEntertainmentHealthPoliticsScienceSportsWorld

### Business

[Business](/section/business/)

### How We Chose the TIME100 Most Influential People in AI 2024

Our second edition of the most influential people in AI features the best new additions to our community of AI leaders

### Entertainment

[Entertainment](/section/entertainment/)

### How Natasha Rothwell Wrote Herself Into the Leading Role

'The White Lotus' and 'Insecure' actor on the real-life experiences that inspired 'How to Die Alone,' her first show as creator and lead.

[Entertainment](/section/entertainment/)

### _His Three Daughters_ Is a Lived-In Tale of Sisterhood, Grief, and Grace

Carrie Coon, Elizabeth Olsen, and Natasha Lyonne play three very different sisters trying to get along during their father's final days.

[Entertainment](/section/entertainment/)

### A Disappointing _Three Women_ Adaptation Spotlights One Woman Too Many

A weak fourth character and a disjointed structure suggest Lisa Taddeo's bestseller might not have been so ripe for TV after all.

[Entertainment](/section/entertainment/)

### Justin Theroux on the Joy of Playing His ‘Shallow and Dim’ Swindler in _Beetlejuice Beetlejuice_

TIME spoke with Theroux about the 'Beetlejuice' sequel, his roles in cult classics, and the enduring love for 'The Leftovers.'

### Health

[Health](/section/health/)

### What's the Best Skin-Care Routine?

Here's a regimen that requires only two to three steps at the start and end of the day. 

[Health](/section/health/)

### How to Make Friends as an Adult—at Every Life Stage

It can feel mortifying, but that shouldn't stand in your way.

[Health](/section/health/)

### How to Know if Your Friendship Is Toxic—and What to Do About It

Friends are great—until they’re not.

[Health](/section/health/)

### How to Make a Long-Distance Friendship Work

We asked experts—and people working to maintain their own long-distance friendships—to share their favorite ways to keep bonds strong.

[Health](/section/health/)

### How to Rebuild a Broken Friendship

Whether you had a fight or just lost touch. 

[Health](/section/health/)

### What Makes a Friendship Last Forever?

According to science and real-life best friends.

[Health](/section/health/)

### Why One Dietitian is Speaking Up for 'Ultra-Processed' Foods

Not all ultra-processed foods are the same.

### Politics

[Politics](/section/politics/)

### ‘Act Like You Didn’t Even Hear’: Harris Fans Don't Want Racist, Sexist Attacks to Distract Her

Harris has responded to such Trump attacks with a light touch

[Politics](/section/politics/)

### Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Suspends Presidential Campaign

Independent candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. suspended his presidential campaign Friday.

### Science

[Science](/section/science/)

### The Polaris Dawn Mission Opens a New Chapter in Private Space Flight

The billionaire commander of the Inspiration4 mission is flying once again.

### Sports

[Sports](/section/sports/)

### The NFL's New Kickoff Rules, Explained

The rules are meant to make kickoffs more exciting while also reducing injuries

### World

[World](/section/world/)

### How Nayib Bukele's 'Iron Fist' Has Transformed El Salvador

A crackdown on gangs has made the authoritarian leader arguably the world's most popular head of state

[World](/section/world/)

### Gaza’s Doctors Face a New Battle: The War on Polio

The history of polio shows us the disease is well-equipped to distress Gaza past the point of return.

[World](/section/world/)

### Maria Branyas, the World's Oldest Person, Dies in Spain at 117

Branyas, who was American-born, died in a Spanish nursing home in her sleep, according to her family. 

[World](/section/world/)

### At a Camp for Sudanese Refugees, the Overlooked 'Worst Humanitarian Crisis in the World' Comes Into Focus

Photographer Nicolò Filippo Rosso documented his recent trips to a refugee camp in Adré.


September 16th, 2024 | Vol. 204, No. 7 | U.S.

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