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Young Sheldon’s Raegan Revord Comes Out as Nonbinary
It doesn’t take a genius to see that Raegan Revord is living their authentic self. The Young Sheldon alum—who played Missy Cooper, the younger twin of Iain Armitage‘s titular character—confirmed that they identify as nonbinary, sharing how their personal journey has become a full circle. “It’s so cool because growing up, whenever I would see a…
Read MoreSenators Chose to Yell at RFK Jr. Instead of Trying to Stop Him
This article is part of The D.C. Brief, TIME’s politics newsletter. Sign up here to get stories like this sent to your inbox. As a practical matter, it’s not normal for Senators to tussle with the nation’s top health official. But amid a spiraling, three-hour hearing on Thursday, Senators from both parties couldn’t hide their…
Read MoreRFK Jr. Doubles Down on Vaccine Skepticism in Contentious Hearing
It’s been a tumultuous week for U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. He and the Trump Administration fired Susan Monarez, director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), just a month after she was confirmed, which triggered a series of high-profile resignations within the agency. Days later, nine…
Read MoreElon Musk’s xAI Faces High Exec Turnover as CFO and Key Leaders Step Down
Elon Musk’s A.I. firm is best known for its Grok chatbot. Photo by Jared Siskin/Patrick McMullan via Getty Images Mike Liberatore, chief financial officer of Elon Musk’s xAI, has left the company after just three months, the Wall Street Journal first reported. His exit adds to a wave of high-profile turnover at the startup. Launched…
Read MoreThe Dangerous Myth of Digital Transformation
Data-driven flywheels, not digital transformations, define tomorrow’s winners. Unsplash+ Every decade in business brings a new buzzword. The 1980s had “re-engineering.” The 1990s, “synergy.” The 2000s, “disruption.” The 2010s gave us “digital transformation.” Today the phrase still lingers in boardrooms and consultant decks, often sprinkled with “AI-native” promises that legacy companies can somehow shed their…
Read MoreTexans Could Soon Be Able to Sue Abortion Pill Providers
Private citizens may soon be able to sue people who send abortion pills to patients in Texas, under a recently passed bill that furthers the state’s effort to crack down on abortion. HB 7 passed both chambers of the Republican-controlled state legislature in recent days, and the bill now heads to the desk of Republican…
Read MoreGigi Hadid Shares Sweet Note for Daughter Khai on First Day of School
Gigi Hadid is setting her daughter up for success. As students return to their classes for the fall, the model sent 4-year-old Khai—whom she shares with ex Zayn Malik—off to school with a hearty lunch accompanied by some sweet words of encouragement. In a photo shared on Instagram Stories Sept. 4, Gigi showed the contents…
Read MoreStartup Founders Embrace Bootstrapping as Venture Capital Loses Its Shine
Kikoff founder Cynthia Chen (L) and Stacker founder Noah Greenberg (R). Courtesy Kikoff and Stacker As venture capital slows outside of A.I. and a handful of oversized deals that skew averages (like OpenAI’s latest $40 billion round), startup founders are increasingly turning to the good old art of bootstrapping—growing a company without outside capital. “Ninety-nine…
Read MoreWeighted Vests Are the Latest Fitness Trend. Do They Work?
When the fitness company Peloton added weighted-vest classes to its streaming exercise offerings in May 2025, its members rejoiced, says instructor Rebecca Kennedy. “They were like, ‘Finally! You answered my prayers’!” she laughs. “The appetite has been really wild.” Strapping extra weight to your body while working out is nothing new; the practice of “rucking”—walking…
Read MorePutin and Xi Ponder Immortality: What to Know
“In the past, we used to say that very rarely people lived to 70, but these days at 70 years old you’re still a child,” a Russian translator of Xi could be heard telling Putin. “In a few years, with the development of biotechnology, human organs can be constantly transplanted so that people can live…
Read MoreWest Coast States to Offer Their Own Vaccine Guidance
California, Oregon, and Washington announced on Wednesday that they are creating a health alliance that will share “credible information” about vaccine safety and efficacy, at a time when the federal health agency tasked with releasing vaccine guidance has been thrown into chaos. In a joint statement, the Democratic governors of the three West Coast states…
Read MoreYou Can Now Inject Yourself With an Alzheimer’s Drug at Home
Self-testing and self-treating are becoming bigger trends in medicine, and now, you can conduct part of your treatment at home by yourself if you have Alzheimer’s disease. On Aug. 29, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the first at-home treatment for Alzheimer’s. Lecanemab, sold under the brand name Leqembi—which the FDA approved in…
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