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Hailey Bieber is building more than a legacy beauty brand, she’s “building a world,” and her success at doing just that has landed Rhode on TIME’s 100 most influential companies of 2026. Read more here: time.com/collection/tim…

Having a conversation in advance will help prepare you for what it's like to take an antidepressant, anti-anxiety medication, or another psychotropic drug. time.com/article/2026/0…

Underpinning the trend is a purportedly “objective” scale of attractiveness, based on such traits as “facial harmony,” balance, symmetry, and sexual dimorphism, to rank people on a scale. time.com/article/2026/0…

From a new documentary about Martin Short to a live roast of Kevin Hart — here's what to watch this month. time.com/article/2026/0…

Gender-based violence researchers raise concerns about dangerous levels of domestic violence and offer solutions to address the systemic issue. time.com/article/2026/0…

"A decade of backpacking through countries like Laos, Armenia, and El Salvador has taught me that travel makes poor therapy, finding yourself abroad won’t solve the problems waiting for you back at home, and focusing on the journey rather than the destination isn’t as straightforward as it sounds." —Tim Brinkhof for TIME time.com/article/2026/0…

🐢 Read more about @timeforkids' May Kid of the Month here: timeforkids.com/g56/service-st…

'Widow's Bay' is a collection of horror references in search of a point time.com/article/2026/0…

There’s a balance between a one-size-fits-all approach to annual lab tests and ordering labs for every potential marker under the sun. time.com/article/2026/0…

What to know about Trump’s plan to ‘guide’ ships out of the Strait of Hormuz time.com/article/2026/0…

Chuck Schumer urges House and White House to follow Senate in prediction-market ban time.com/article/2026/0…

Trump has ordered 5,000 troops out of Germany and threatened deeper cuts in Spain and Italy, as NATO allies brace for a new era. time.com/article/2026/0…

Britain raised its national terrorism ​threat level to "severe" after the latest antisemitic attack in London was declared a terrorist incident by police. time.com/article/2026/0…

The ruling could have sweeping consequences for minority representation in government and the balance of power in Congress. time.com/article/2026/0…

The ruling was quickly challenged by the pill’s manufacturer, setting up a potential Supreme Court showdown. time.com/article/2026/0…

Republicans blamed the Biden Administration for the closure, but the airline cited rising jet fuel prices, which have skyrocketed since the Iran War began. time.com/article/2026/0…

Hailey Bieber says she feels misunderstood often. That's why she says feeling seen is specifically valuable for her, as the entrepreneur continues to rapidly grow her beauty venture, Rhode. The brand is one of TIME's 100 most influential companies of the year. Read our full interview with Bieber: time-magazine.visitlink.me/DnOFlF

Executives from IBM, VaynerX and Deepblocks talk to TIME about the blistering pace of change all companies are facing in the age of artificial intelligence. time.com/article/2026/0…

Trump's comments come as the U.S. now claims to have redirected 45 ships and frozen $6 billion in Iranian oil revenue. time.com/article/2026/0…

MrBeast, whose real name Jimmy Donaldson, is known for putting people and something himself in extreme, often unusual situations for long periods of time. And while participants can win payouts of up to eight figures, Donaldson’s videos of their adventures draw hundreds of millions of views on YouTube. Across his hometown of Greenville, the out-of-the-way North Carolina city where Donaldson has headquartered his company, 70 or so people are currently trapped — of their own volition — in a grocery store, the wilderness, or one of the studios Donaldson has built on his sprawling corporate campus. Since early 2024, MrBeast’s subscriber and follower count across social media has more than doubled, to over 900 million. As Beast Industries expands beyond YouTube, it has been named one of TIME’s 100 most influential companies of the year. Read more in Donaldson’s profile: time-magazine.visitlink.me/w90SwU

The Eta Aquarid meteor shower is peaking in just a few days. Here's how you can best watch it. time.com/article/2026/0…