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U.S. Shows Signs of ‘Rapid Authoritarian Shift,’ Report Warns
Civic freedoms in the U.S. have declined in the wake of President Donald Trump's return to office, the annual report from CIVICUS found.
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A’ja Wilson: Athlete of the Year 2025
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Why Mike Johnson Is Miserable
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KPop Demon Hunters Is TIME's 2025 Breakthrough of the Year

Person of the Year Entertainment

What started as a passion project became a global phenomenon.

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TIME's Top 100 Photos of 2025

We stand at scenic overlooks and lift our lens to capture a post card view that, of course, looks better on a postcard. It’s not about gear, or the 10,000 hours. It’s simply that almost any photograph is improved by having people in it—a lesson TIME’s Top 100 Photographs of 2025 underscores in images that…

People

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Voices

Why Young People are Struggling to Communicate
- ByRachel Konrad
- Matt Abrahams
What Syria Achieved One Year Ago
- ByHassan Hassan
How to Actually Solve the Rwanda-DR Congo Conflict
- ByLiam Karr
- Yale Ford
The EPA Is Giving Polluters a Free Pass
- ByCynthia Palmer

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AI

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Teaching AI to See—and Shape—Reality
by Tharin Pillay
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How AI Is Reshaping Diplomacy and Global Affairs
by Chad de Guzman
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Why AI Makes Alexis Ohanian ‘Bullish’ About Live Entertainment
by Chad de Guzman

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Teaching AI to See—and Shape—Reality

by Tharin Pillay

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Why AI Makes Alexis Ohanian ‘Bullish’ About Live Entertainment

by Chad de Guzman

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How AI Is Reshaping Diplomacy and Global Affairs

by Chad de Guzman

Ideas
It's Time to Rage Against the AI Music Machine
by C.J. Farley
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Why Kissinger Worried About AI
by Eric Schmidt
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It's Time to Rage Against the AI Music Machine
by C.J. Farley
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Why Kissinger Worried About AI
by Eric Schmidt
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Tech
The CEO Who Believes AGI Is Already Here
by Billy Perrigo
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AI Could Double US Productivity Growth: Anthropic Study
by Billy Perrigo
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Health

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Your Bedroom Probably Isn't Dark Enough
by Veronique Greenwood
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What to Know About Early Menopause
by Holly Burns
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How to Make Gift-Giving Less Stressful
by Angela Haupt

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Your Bedroom Probably Isn't Dark Enough

by Veronique Greenwood

Photo-Illustration by Chloe Dowling for TIME (Source Image: Yevgen Romanenko—Getty Images)

How to Make Gift-Giving Less Stressful

by Angela Haupt

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What to Know About Early Menopause

by Holly Burns

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The 4-Word Trick to Saying Goodbye
by Angela Haupt
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Do Delayed-Release Caffeine Pills Work?
by Matt Fuchs
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The 4-Word Trick to Saying Goodbye
by Angela Haupt
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Do Delayed-Release Caffeine Pills Work?
by Matt Fuchs
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RFK-Appointed Committee Votes to End Newborn Vaccine
by Alice Park
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Child Mortality Is Likely on the Rise
by Alice Park
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Climate

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The History—and Future—of Thanksgiving Storms
by Simmone Shah
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What Climate Change Means For Your Thanksgiving Dinner
by Simmone Shah
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Why War Is So Bad For Emissions
by Simmone Shah

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The History—and Future—of Thanksgiving Storms

by Simmone Shah

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Why War Is So Bad For Emissions

by Simmone Shah

Rising global temperatures can impact cranberry production. — Darren McCollester—Getty Images

What Climate Change Means For Your Thanksgiving Dinner

by Simmone Shah

Climate
Amid the Ashes
by Justin Worland/Altadena, Calif.
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Gavin Newsom’s Climate Warning for American Companies
by Justin Worland/Belem, Brazil
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Amid the Ashes
by Justin Worland/Altadena, Calif.
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Gavin Newsom’s Climate Warning for American Companies
by Justin Worland/Belem, Brazil
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Ecuador's Constitution Protects Nature. Now That's at Risk
by Simmone Shah
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Fossil Fuel CO2 Emissions Set to Hit Record High in 2025
by Simmone Shah
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Entertainment

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KPop Demon Hunters Is TIME's 2025 Breakthrough of the Year
by Eliza Berman
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Leonardo DiCaprio Is TIME's 2025 Entertainer of the Year
by Stephanie Zacharek / Los Angeles
The 10 Best Video Games of 2025
by Richard Newby

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KPop Demon Hunters Is TIME's 2025 Breakthrough of the Year

by Eliza Berman

The 10 Best Video Games of 2025

by Richard Newby

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Leonardo DiCaprio Is TIME's 2025 Entertainer of the Year

by Stephanie Zacharek / Los Angeles

Entertainment
Breaking Down the Ending of 'The Price of Confession'
by Kayti Burt
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Breaking Down the Finale of The Last Frontier
by JP Mangalindan
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Breaking Down the Ending of 'The Price of Confession'
by Kayti Burt
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Breaking Down the Finale of The Last Frontier
by JP Mangalindan
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Breaking Down the Twisted Ending of 'Dear X'
by Kayti Burt
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Breaking Down the Ending of 'The Abandons'
by Barry Levitt
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