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TIME has published its second annual list of the World’s Best Companies, in partnership with Statista, a leading international provider of market and consumer data and rankings. The result of this quantitative study: 1,000 companies forging the path into the future. Here’s how the winners were selected. Methodology The research project “World’s Best Companies 2024” is a comprehensive analysis conducted to identify the top performing companies across the globe.

LONDON — Britain’s much-loved but overstretched health system is in critical condition and must “reform or die,” Prime Minister Keir Starmer said Thursday, claiming that years of neglect and botched restructuring had made the United Kingdom an increasingly unhealthy nation. Starmer promised a 10-year plan to fix the state-funded National Health Service, which in recent years had gone from a source of national pride to a symbol of a state and society under growing strain. [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”] “We are becoming a sicker society,” Starmer said during a speech in London, pinning blame on the Conservative Party that was in power for 14 years until July. “The last government broke the NHS,” he said. A national icon on life support Founded in 1948 in a country determined to build a fairer society out of the ruins of World War II, the NHS provides free health care to citizens and residents, funded through taxation. So critical to the national identity that its 75th birthday was marked with a thanksgiving service at London’s Westminster Abbey, it has been dubbed Britain’s secular religion — though one in which some people are losing faith. Even its most ardent supporters acknowledge the NHS is an unwieldy behemoth that has struggled for years to cope with an aging population and rising demand.

Presented by exclusive partner of Latino Leaders Nissan, TIME will convene this year’s honorees at a special event in Los Angeles on October 24th Today, TIME reveals the second annual TIME Latino Leaders list, highlighting 17 trailblazing U. S.-based Latino figures who are reshaping their industries and the world. TIME’s 2024 LATINO LEADERS LIST INCLUDES: Amar Santana, chef [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”] Ana Navarro, co-host of The View and CNN political commentator Aubrey Plaza, actor Camila Mendes, actor Claudia Romo Edelman, founder of We Are All Human Cristina Rivera Garza, author Eugene Hernandez, director of the Sundance Film Festival and head of public programming at the Sundance Institute George Lopez, actor and comedian Hezly Rivera, Olympic gymnast Isabel Casillas Guzman, administrator of the Small Business Administration Julio Frenk, incoming chancellor at UCLA María Zardoya, singer of The Marías Michelle Freyre, global brand president of Clinique and Origins at Estée Lauder Nava Mau, actor Tanya Saracho, producer, screenwriter and playwright Tefi Pessoa, content creator Wilson Cruz, actor –See the full 2024 TIME Latino Leaders list here: https://bit.ly/4g9bKLV –The full list and accompanying profiles are available on TIME.com in both English and Spanish Of the 2024 list, TIME editors write: “Latinos have always been a part of the fabric of America—indigenous to the continent and a continuously growing proportion of the national population…Latinos’ influence on politics, culture, and all of society is undeniable—which is why TIME inaugurated a list last year during Hispanic Heritage Month to spotlight Latino Leaders, inspiring figures who are reshaping their industries and the world.

Presentado por Nissan, nuestro colaborador exclusivo de TIME Latino Leaders, TIME reunirá a los homenajeados de este año en un evento especial en Los Ángeles el 24 de octubre. Hoy, TIME revela la segunda lista anual de TIME Latino Leaders, destacando a 17 figuras latinas pioneras basadas en EE. UU. que están remodelando sus industrias y el mundo. LA LISTA TIME LATINO LEADERS DE 2024 INCLUYE: [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”] Amar Santana, chef Ana Navarro, co-anfitriona de The View y comentarista política de CNN Aubrey Plaza, actriz Camila Mendes, actriz Claudia Romo Edelman, fundadora de We Are All Human Cristina Rivera Garza, autora Eugene Hernandez, director del Festival de Cine de Sundance y jefe de programación pública en el Sundance Institute George Lopez, actor y comediante Hezly Rivera, gimnasta olímpica Isabel Casillas Guzman, administradora de la Administración de Pequeñas Empresas Julio Frenk, nuevo rector de UCLA María Zardoya, cantante de The Marías Michelle Freyre, presidenta global de marca de Clinique y Origins en Estée Lauder Nava Mau, actriz Tanya Saracho, productora, guionista y dramaturga Tefi Pessoa, creadora de contenido Wilson Cruz, actor –Ve la lista completa de TIME Latino Leaders 2024 aquí: https://bit.ly/4g9bKLV –La lista completa y los perfiles acompañantes están disponibles en TIME.com tanto en inglés como en español. Sobre la lista 2024, los editores de TIME escriben: “Los latinos siempre han formado parte del tejido de Estados Unidos—indígenas del continente y una proporción en continuo crecimiento de la población nacional…La influencia de los latinos en la política, la cultura y toda la sociedad es innegable—por lo que TIME inauguró una lista el año pasado durante el Mes de la Herencia Hispana para destacar a los Líderes Latinos, figuras inspiradoras que están remodelando sus industrias y el mundo.

The Kamala Harris campaign has fully embraced Taylor Swift’s debate night endorsement, in which the musician pledged her support to Harris and the vice presidential candidate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz. The official Harris Walz store soon began selling friendship bracelets with beads spelling out the words “Harris Walz 24” to capitalize on the attention.

Vaya abajo de la página para leer este artículo en español. Latinos have always been a part of the fabric of America—indigenous to the continent and a continuously growing proportion of the national population. Today, one in five people in the U. S. identifies as Latino. It’s the country’s largest racial or ethnic minority group, according to the Census Bureau—and it’s expected to grow from 65 million people to over 111 million by 2060.