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John Cusack in "Say Anything"; Heath Ledger in "10 Things I Hate About You" —20thCentFox/Everett; Buena Vista/Everett Decades of romantic comedies have taught us that words are cheap.

Volunteers clean one of the iconic lion statues at the Qasr el-Nil bridge in Cairo, Egypt on February 12, 2011, a day after President Hosni Mubarak resigned.

—Michael Kappeler—picture alliance/Getty Images, Arturo Holmes—Getty Images, Hyoung Chang—MediaNews Group/The Denver Post/Getty Images, Jamie McCarthy—Tribeca Festival/Getty Images, Dimitrios Kambouris—Art Basel/Getty Images Honorees at TIME’s first TIME1…

Lee Jun-young and Song Kang in Four Hands, Two Sonatas —Courtesy of tvN When Four Hands, Two Sonatas launched in late August, the Korean drama presented as a traditional coming-of-age melodrama about two, piano-obsessed teens at a hyper-competitive arts h…

President Donald Trump speaks with reporters while aboard Air Force One on June 5, 2026, en route to Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin.

The Spanish Prime Minister, Pedro Sanchez, sits during a plenary session of the Congress of Deputies in Madrid on Oct. 2, 2026.

The Nobel Prize medal in Literature that was awarded in 1996 to Polish poet Wisawa Szymborska, photographed in Krakow, Poland, on January 15th, 2025.

A sign for COP31 near the entrance of the Antalya Expo Venue in Antalya, Turkey on September 30, 2026.

—bymuratdeniz—Getty Images Doctors often use the phrase “flu before boo” to remind people to get their flu vaccine before Halloween.

Anne Hathaway as the mysterious Verity Crawford in Verity —Courtesy of Amazon MGM Studios Warning: This post contains spoilers for Verity.

A maintenance worker walks out of the headquarters of Russia's health watchdog Rospotrebnadzor in Moscow on Oct. 5, 2026.

Director Alex Gibney at a screening of "Musk" in Washington D.C. in September 2026.

An aerial view shows fall foliage at its peak, with vibrant red, orange, and yellow leaves transforming the landscape into a colorful autumn scene in WVermont on Oct. 3, 2026.

B1 bombers prepare to depart for home at RAF Fairford in England on Oct. 4, 2026.

A screenshot from a video of authorities arresting a Chinese national suspected of acting on behalf of the Chinese government, posted by First Assistant U.S.

Students walk past Cornell Police headquarters on the Cornell University campus in Ithaca, New York, on Sept. 30, 2026.

College basketball betting odds on the video board at the Westgate SuperBook sports book on November 18, 2025 in Las Vegas, Nevada —Aaron M.

—Vladimir Sukhachev—Getty Images I keep losing my wireless headphones.

From left: Democrats Abdul El-Sayed, James Talarico and Angie Nixon —Sarah Rice—Bloomberg/Getty Images, Bill Clark—CQ-Roll Call, Inc/Getty Images, Joe Raedle—Getty Images) In the past, Democrats rarely felt the need to explain their position on capitalism.

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—Malte Mueller—Getty Images In November 2008, I was eight months pregnant, watching the election returns roll in.

A sign displays the prices of unleaded gasoline and diesel fuel as a driver refuels a vehicle with diesel fuel at a G&M gas station in Torrance, California, US, on Monday, Sept. 28, 2026.

A sticker is presented to voters after they submit their ballot.

For almost a decade, it's been my job to think about where AI is heading and what could go wrong, first at OpenAI, then DeepMind, then as Chief Scientist at the UK AI Security Institute (AISI).

—Finn Gomez—Getty Images Every election, when I head to the polls, I try to bring my kids with me.

—DrAfter123—Getty Images The ability to manage one’s thoughts, regulate emotions, and restrain impulses is key to a happy and healthy life.

Teresa Ribera, executive vice president of European Commission, during a Bloomberg Television interview on Sept. 2 —Michael Nagle/Bloomberg via Getty Images For decades, the European Union has led the world in implementing policies designed to cut emissio…

Christopher Abbott and Florence Pugh in East of Eden —Netflix This article discusses all seven episodes of Netflix's East of Eden.

Anti-riot police officers face protesting students carrying out blockading action outside the secondary school Le Corbusier, in Aubervilliers, northern Paris on October 1, 2026.

—Andriy Onufriyenko—Getty Images Another day, another jaw-dropping feat by AI.

Brazil's President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and U.S.

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—Joao Paulo Burini—Getty Images This week, Hillsborough County in Florida, which includes Tampa, declared a state of emergency linked to a growing number of dengue cases.

Alan Cumming, left, and David Morrissey in Tip Toe —Starz Tip Toe refuses to be misunderstood.

Kenneth Branagh in Atonement —Courtesy of Kino Lorber In April 2003, a family in Baghdad was driving home as U.S.

The campus of Cornell University on September 30, 2026, in Ithaca, New York.

Yolanda Renee King, Martin Luther King III, and Arndrea Waters King on January 15, 2024 in Tampa, Florida.

Media witnesses recount the moments before the execution of Christa Pike was halted in Nashville, Tenn., on Sept. 30, 2026.

People sit in the cockpit of a FlyDubai 737 Max on display at Al-Maktoum International Airport during the Dubai Airshow on Nov. 20, 2025.

President Donald Trump rides in his motorcade as he arrives at the Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., on April 1, 2026.

Francis and Thomas Randolph in The Widower —Courtesy of Netflix On the night of May 8, 2008, Thomas Randolph called Las Vegas police with a disconcerting alert.

Merchandise for sale inside the Cornell Store at the Cornell University campus in Ithaca, N.Y., on April 11, 2023.

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—TIME Berating reporters, revoking credentials, suing news organizations—hardly a week goes by without Donald Trump’s attacking the press.

President Donald Trump being photographed by Dan Winters for TIME at the White House in Washington, D.C. on Sept. 28, 2026.

Donald Trump struts onto the new White House helipad, an 80,000-sq.

President Donald Trump photographed at the White House in Washington, D.C. on Sept. 28, 2026.

On Sept. 28, about five weeks before Election Day, President Donald Trump sat down for an interview with TIME in the White House.