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# December 8, 2025 | Vol. 206 No. 19 December 8, 2025 |  

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## Table of Contents

BusinessClimateEntertainmentHealthIdeasPoliticsScienceWorld

### Business

[Business](/section/business/)

### The Best Companies for Future Leaders 2026

TIME and Statista name the 175 best companies for future leaders in 2026.

[Business](/section/business/)

### No, That AI-Generated Country Song Isn’t a No. 1 Hit

Despite viral claims, the AI-generated “Walk My Walk” is far from America’s top country song.

### Climate

[Climate](/section/climate/)

### Amid the Ashes

Watching my hometown rebuild after the L.A. fires revealed a bleak truth about America's climate future

### Entertainment

[Entertainment](/section/entertainment/)

### Jon M. Chu Has a Vision for America

An interview with "Wicked: For Good" director Jon M. Chu on the blockbuster sequel, conspiring with Ariana Grande and Trump's war on DEI.

[Entertainment](/section/entertainment/)

### Jacobi Jupe Was Already Shooting _Hamnet_ When He Got an Unexpected Co-Star: His Older Brother Noah

The younger Jupe plays Shakespeare's son Hamnet, while his older brother plays Hamlet in the play into which the Bard channels his grief.

[Entertainment](/section/entertainment/)

### Claire Danes Gets Her Best Role Since _Homeland_ in the Addictive Netflix Thriller _The Beast in Me_

The ideally cast, impeccably paced, diabolically addictive Netflix thriller is one of the year's most suspenseful rides.

[Entertainment](/section/entertainment/)

### _The Seduction_ Puts a Steamy, Feminist Spin on _Dangerous Liaisons_

HBO Max's delectable first French-language series recasts 'Dangerous Liaisons' villain the Marquise de Merteuil as a wounded woman fighting for freedom

[Entertainment](/section/entertainment/)

### Ken Burns Breaks Down the Powerful Stories Behind _The American Revolution_

TIME talked to Ken Burns about his new PBS documentary on the American Revolution.

### Health

[Health](/section/health/)

### The Rise, Fall, and Potential Return of the Food Pyramid

The Trump Administration may soon bring back a dietary visual guide from the past.

[Health](/section/health/)

### 6 Migraine Symptoms That Aren't Headaches

Neurologists share which surprising migraine symptoms they see most often.

[Health](/section/health/)

### What to Know About the New 'Subclade K' Flu Variant

Here's how to protect yourself from the virus that’s dominating cases in the U.K. and Japan.

[Health](/section/health/)

### We Aren’t Ready for the Next Pandemic. This Game Proves It

In simulations across the country, students are practicing pandemic scenarios. The results are often unsettling.

### Ideas

[Ideas](/section/ideas/)

### We’re All Working for the Algorithm Now

In a world where every moment can become content, intimacy has become the price of visibility.

[Ideas](/section/ideas/)

### Trump's New Ukraine Peace Plan Is a Nonstarter

The full details are not yet clear but reportedly include demands to cede more territory and limit its armed forces. 

[Ideas](/section/ideas/)

### Why Humanitarian Efforts Keep Failing

David Beasley, former executive director of the UN World Food Programme reveals the danger of treating crises in isolation.

### Politics

[Politics](/section/politics/)

### In Epstein Saga, Signs of Trump Losing His Grip on the MAGA Movement He Birthed

For years, MAGA was whatever Donald Trump said it was.

[Politics](/section/politics/)

### Which Countries Have Stopped Sharing Intelligence With U.S. Over Boat Strikes in Caribbean?

Amid concern over the Trump Administration's actions, some countries have now suspended—or curtailed—their intelligence sharing with the U.S.

[Politics](/section/politics/)

### The Trump Administration Plans to Introduce 50-Year Mortgages. Here’s What That Would Mean for Home Buyers

The Trump Administration is working to introduce 50-year mortgages—a plan that has drawn criticism from experts.

### Science

[Science](/section/science/)

### James Watson, Co-Discoverer of DNA's Double Helix, Leaves Behind a Troubling Legacy

The co-discoverer of DNA's double-helix structure had a long history of racist and sexist actions and beliefs

### World

[World](/section/world/)

### Former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Sentenced to Death for Crimes Against Humanity

Hasina, the ousted former Prime Minister of Bangladesh, has been sentenced to death by a special tribunal on charges of crimes against humanity.


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