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# May 26, 2025 | Vol. 205 No. 17 May 26, 2025 |  

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## Table of Contents

EntertainmentHealthIdeasPoliticsSportsWorld

### Entertainment

[Entertainment](/section/entertainment/)

### How Taylor Jenkins Reid Became a Publishing Powerhouse

She's the brains behind the best-selling novels loved by readers–and Hollywood

[Entertainment](/section/entertainment/)

### Celine Song's Journey From Matchmaking to _Materialists_

The 'Past Lives' filmmaker's sophomore feature starring Dakota Johnson is inspired by her days as a Manhattan matchmaker.

[Entertainment](/section/entertainment/)

### Are You Watching a Movie? Or Is it Just Content?

It's deeper than just theatrical versus streaming: these days, it's getting harder to know when you've spotted a real movie in the wild.

### Health

[Health](/section/health/)

### How We Chose the TIME100 Most Influential People in Health of 2025

Among an upended global health order, medical innovation pushes forward. Read how TIME chose the list of doctors, scientists and more.

### Ideas

[Ideas](/section/ideas/)

### How Mark Carney Won Canada's Pivotal Election

The Liberal leader has steered his party to an unprecedented turnaround—facing down Trump and Pierre Poilievre. 

[Ideas](/section/ideas/)

### Social Media Platforms Shouldn't Own Your Identity

Utah Governor Spencer Cox and Frank H. McCourt Jr. argue that social media users should be able to own their personal data and content.

[Ideas](/section/ideas/)

### Why Trump and the Saudis Are Cozying Up

Here's what to expect from the U.S. President's high-stakes trip to Riyadh, Doha, and Abu Dhabi. 

[Ideas](/section/ideas/)

### My Dad’s Death and the Forgotten Half of America’s Gun Crisis

Access to a gun made my dad eight times more likely to die by suicide, primarily because firearms are the most lethal suicide method.

### Politics

[Politics](/section/politics/)

### Exclusive: Inside Trump’s First 100 Days

In an interview, Trump discussed amassing power, court battles and an agenda that is transforming America

[Politics](/section/politics/)

### In Pope Leo XIV, Donald Trump Finds a New Foil

Some of Robert Prevost's views are at odds with the kind of Catholicism practiced by J.D. Vance

### Sports

[Sports](/section/sports/)

### Paige Bueckers Takes It to the Next Level

The WNBA's No. 1 draft pick adds to the league's momentum

### World

[World](/section/world/)

### 'Peace Be With You': Pope Leo XIV Steps Onto the World Stage

The first American pope succeeds Francis, preaching peace while confronting Church divides and urgent global crises.

[World](/section/world/)

### 'It's a Game Changer': Mineral Deal Raises Hopes of GOP Uniting Behind Ukraine

[World](/section/world/)

### ‘No One’s Coming’: Inside Gaza as Israel Expands Its Military Control

After Israel announced plans to fully occupy Gaza indefinitely, human rights groups voice concerns over aid and safety for Palestinians living in the territory. Israel has imposed a near-total blockade on Gaza since March.


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