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1971 Gloria Steinem was dubbed “The New

Just Did It

After a grueling men’s decathlon, the event’s winners posed in the Olympic Stadium on August 5, with other participants. Left to right, in the rings: silver medalist Kevin Mayer of France, gold medalist Damian Warner of Canada and bronze medalist Ashley Moloney of Australia. Warner scored 9,018 points, making him the first athlete to break the 9,000-point barrier at the Olympics

No Relief

DIBYANGSHU SARKAR DIBYANGSHU SARKAR/AFP/GETTY; People wade through waterlogged

Conflagration

Dozens of burned vehicles sit in heavy smoke

Flash Point

On August 7, protesters clash with police during

Do You Have What It Takes to Run Your Own Business?

Here’s how to figure out if you’ve got the right stuff to succeed

More Than Just ‘Twisties’

An Olympic gymnast says she and her fellow athletes face a lot of challenges in the sport that men don’t

Has Climate Change Reached A Crisis Point?

Some voices in the political and economic argument over climate change warn there is little time left to act, but others call those fears overblown

YES, THE CLIMATE IS CHANGING. NO, IT’S NOT AN EMERGENCY

STEPPEUA/GETTY FOR THE VAST MAJORITY OF THE TIME

XISHO WDOWN

AS BEIJING TIGHTENS ITS CONTROL, GLOBAL CEOS WEIGH THE RISKS OF DOING BUSINESS IN CHINA

CAN ANYONE MAKE CHINA PLAY BY THE RULES?

The global economy depends on Tokyo and Washington coordinating their defense against cyber and trade threats, says Prime Minister Suga

FIGHT BACK

TikTok’s Black Creators

Climate Activism Through Art

COURTESY OF LINDBLAD EXPEDITION; TOP RIGHT: NOAM GALAI/GETTY

Crying and Laughing

Comedy and sorrow play equal roles in SNL’s Cecily Strong’s memoir This Will All Be Over Soon

Holland Taylor

TWENTY YEARS AFTER HOLLAND TAYLOR BECAME EVERYONE’S FAVORITE