--- --- Back to the vault # December 9, 2024 | Vol. 204 No. 19December 9, 2024 | Vol. 204 No. 19  Issue name December 9th, 2024 | Vol. 204, No. 19 | Worldwide Issue date December 9, 2024 Location U.S., Europe, Middle East, and Africa, Asia, South Pacific [Buy This Cover](https://www.timecoverstore.com/) ## Table of Contents BusinessClimateEntertainmentHealthIdeasPoliticsScienceWorld ### Business [Business](/section/business/) ### How LTK Revolutionized Shopping Co-founder and president Amber Venz Box says her platform has helped creators build millionaires and driven billions of dollars in sales for brands. ### Climate [Climate](/section/climate/) ### A New Era of Climate Geopolitics is Playing Out at COP29 The questions in Baku are less about whether the international climate push will go on but about how. ### Entertainment [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ### _Emilia Pérez_ Is an Exuberant Ode to Human Possibility Jacques Audiard’s operatic musical stars Zoe Saldaña, Karla Sofia Gascon, and Selena Gomez in an act of radical imagination. [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ### Pablo Larraín's _Maria_ Strives, and Fails, to Capture the Magic of La Diva Callas Pablo Larraín's drama starring Angelina Jolie as the opera singer is a movie made with great respect, but very little that qualifies as real feeling. [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ### Netflix's _The Madness_ Casts Colman Domingo in a '70s-Style Paranoid Thriller for Our Time Colman Domingo stars in this action-packed Netflix series about a political pundit who learns he's being framed for a murder [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ### How a Room Full of Lifeless _Westworld_ Robots Inspired Charles Yu's _Interior Chinatown_ The author and showrunner on his story about shining a light on the faceless characters typically on the margins. ### Health [Health](/section/health/) ### Is It Time to Worry About Bird Flu? Health officials say risk remains low—but that could change. [Health](/section/health/) ### Teens Are Stuck on Their Screens. Here's How to Protect Them Psychologists are calling on parents, educators, policymakers, and content creators to make video-viewing healthier for teens. [Health](/section/health/) ### FYI: People Don't Like When You Abbreviate Texts It's bc they indicate lack of effort. [Health](/section/health/) ### Can Hearing About Someone Else’s Problems Fix Your Own? With traditional mental-health care in short supply, regular people might help fill the gap. ### Ideas [Ideas](/section/ideas/) ### Don’t Worry, You’re Not ‘Undateable’ Being vulnerable doesn’t make you hard to date. In fact, your vulnerability, when shared intentionally, is powerful, writes Logan Ury. [Ideas](/section/ideas/) ### Why Maiden Names Matter in the Age of AI and Identity ‘In the digital age, a name is more than just a label. It’s tied to our professional history and social media presence,’ writes Shelley Zalis. [Ideas](/section/ideas/) ### Erdoğan Is Plotting His Next Power Grab The longtime Turkish strongman has his eye on rewriting the constitution to allow for another presidential term. ### Politics [Politics](/section/politics/) ### How Elon Musk Became a Kingmaker The world‘s richest man has a lot to gain from Trump’s return to the Oval Office [Politics](/section/politics/) ### As Trump Seeks Mass Deportations, Workplace Raids May Not Help Much Trump wants federal agents raiding worksites, after Biden largely ended such tactics [Politics](/section/politics/) ### Once Again, Donald Trump Misreads the Senate Trump's Cabinet picks must "come before the Senate," says McConnell. ### Science [Science](/section/science/) ### The World's Freshwater Resources Drop to Troubling Low Climate change is contributing to a global drying with no end in sight, according to a new study. [Science](/section/science/) ### Inside Capitol Hill's Latest UFO Hearings Witnesses argue that the government knows more than it's admitting. ### World [World](/section/world/) ### Muhammad Yunus on the Race to Build Bangladesh 2.0 Reassuring global firms that Bangladesh remains open for business is a top priority of the interim government. Still, the glacial pace of reform means doubts fester. 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