・ 0 観 0 取 ' t have tO 臧 0 ー every day Even yo 臼ヤ e convinced Ofthe many health benefits Of exercise, it can still be tough 。 tosqueeze 血 tO a busy schedule. NationaI guidelines recommend 150 minutes Of moderate-intensity p れ ysic activity eac h week. LuckiIy, science has vindicated people whO cram that amount intO one ortwo days on the weekend instead Of spreadingit out. These so-called weekend warriors get about the same benefits as those WhO exercise more Often , finds researchrecently published inJAMA lnternal Medicine. ⅲ a survey Of more than 63 , 000 people in Europe, those whO said they did 150 minutes weekly of moderately intense exercise ⅲ one 0 パ WO days lowered their risk Of dying early om any cause by 30 % to 34 % , compared with people whO were inactives Here'S the remarkable part: people whO exercised on most days Ofthe week lowered theirrisk by 35 % , which is れ Ot very different om the risk reduction Of those whO exercised less frequently. The findings support the idea that を、 you don't れ a tO WO 水 out every day in 0 e ー tO 厄 w the risk Of diseases that can shorten YO 町 lifeÄhat should be heartening tO anyone whO finds 社 hard tO ca Ⅳ 0 out time for fitness every day. ——Alice Park 難 ill make your j0b less stressful EXERCISE IS THE BESTWAY to deflect the stress ofthe workday, and you can get physical and emotional benefitsjust from walking. Even a 15-minute stroll helps people focus more at work and feel less exhausted at the end ofthe day, found a recent study published in theJournal 可 Occu 〃砒 i0 れ襯 Health Psych010gy. Researchers told almost 100 workers in a variety offields to tweak their typical lunch routine s for 10 workdays in a row. After eating a quick lunch, half took a 15 -minute stroll through a nearby urban park, while the other group found a quiet place inside

The most pressmg question Of 0 r time might be: How bad iS it? AS a candidate and now as President, DonaId Trump has s mashe d the gauges that once tracked the normal temper- ature, pressure and wind speed in the climate map Of American politics. NOW when it feels like the barometer is plung- ing, we can onlywatch and wonder: Wh0 can predict what's coming next, with SO many broken indicators? Yet certain 01d ways survive. Like a farmer forecasting the weather by the ache in his knee, Washington has a feeling that this storm could be a monster. And the twinge that forecast the deluge was Donald Trump Jr. facing a camera and issuing what sounded a little like an apology. which iS an ominous Sign in an Administration that means never having tO say you re sorry. A bombshell report in the New York Times revealed the junior Trump's enthusiastic response tO "obviously very high level and sensitive ” morsels supposedly collected by the Kremlin—a report SO accurate that the young Trump shared the proof himself on Twitter rather than try the # FakeNews do dge. Then the President's eldest son paid a visit tO FOX News host Sean Hannity's show. For Trumpers in trouble, this is like a grounded child serving detention at Grandpa's house. He frowns, then spins a better excuse than the child could ever create alone, followed by ice cream. Even in that gentle setting, Trump Jr. felt a need to drop the nonstop offense ofbrand Trump. "ln retrospect; ” he said, "I probablywould have done things a little differently. ' SO, how bad is it? lnvestigators in Congress and theJustice Department have mile s tO go before determining whether President Trump or his son, son-in-law or advisers cooperated—or even conspired— with Russian offcials tO tilt the outcome Of last year's election. But this much is now clear, thanks t0 Trump Jr. 's Twitter stream: whether the Trumps teamed up with the Russians or not, they certainly wanted tO. And that overrides the months ofdenials 仕 om the Trump orbit that there was anything t0 what the President has repeatedly called a "witch hunt. ” When Trump Jr. was asked on July 24 , 2016 , about Democratic claims that Russia was trying t0 help the Trump c ampaign, he responded with unmitigated outrage on CNN. "lt's disgusting. lt's so phony; ” he said. "I can't think ofbigger lies ・ ' He now admits that he knew of purported Russian attempts tO help his father weeks earlier. ln fact, he tried to make it happen. The proof is ⅲ an email chain, with the subject line: "Russia - Clinton - private and confidential. ” lt involved Trump Jr. , who shared it with both Trump son-in-law Jared Kushner and former campaign manager Paul Manafort. Whether they readwhat he sent them is a matter ofsome dispute, but the email managed t0 gather all three men for a meeting. The campaign was in furious swing, yet these inner-circle advisers hosted a visitor from Moscow at Trump Tower. She was said t0 be conveying dirt on Hillary Clinton, compliments 0f the Kre mlin. The tip ster who arranged the meeting promised the younger Trump that they could expect "offcial documents and information that would incriminate Hillary and her dealings with Russia and would be very useful to your father. ” And in case that wasn't clear enough, he added, "This is obviously very high level and sensitive information but is part Of Russia and its government's support for Mr. Trump. ” He said it had been passed by Russia's "Crown prosecutor' just that morning. TO which Trump Jr. replied, "lf it's what you say I love it. ' So much for White House efforts t0 deny a Russia problem. At the time of the meeting last June, Manafort— later resigned over his financial ties tO Russia and its loyalists in Ukraine— was still riding high. DonaId Trump, the billionaire giant killer ofprimary season was struggling tO assume the mantle Of presumptive GOP nominee, raise money for the general election and transform his campaign from chaos t0 clout, all while the party 's Never Trumpers hunte d feverishly THE SUMMER OF 2016 May3 瓦 oc 0 取 取 om ー取 a 住 0 取 After Donald Trump wins the lndiana primary, the Republican NationaI C ommittee declares him the pre sumptive nomine e and begins preparations for the general ele ction. June 3 you say I love it. " Jr. replies, "lf it's what Minute s later Trump port for Mr. Trump. itS government's sup- as ・ 'part Of Russia and tion on HiIIary Clinton on damaging informa- ing a meeting tO pass Trump Jr. about hav- stone emails Donald Publicist Rob Gold- The OTer Of 可 June 7 Trump promises "major speech ” 0 取 を e C 取取 to 取 s Hours after hiS son sche dule s a mee ting with the Russian lawyer, Trump announces a 1れa 」 or speech. "We're going tO be discussing all of the things that have taken place with the CIintons," he says. June 8 the campaign. actively involved in Kushner, who was brother-in-law Jared Manafort as well as his chairman Paul Trump campaign Goldstone tO former the email from Trump Jr. forwards Manafort ー 00 e 臧 1 取 Kushner a 取 June 9 The meeting The thre e Trump aide s meet with NataliaVeselnitskaya in Trump Tower. Kushner leaves after severalminute S, say participants. Trump Jr. says the promised information on Clinton was vague and not valuable. 28 TIME July 24 , 2017

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R 取取 i 取 g may even be g00 ・ for your knees Running has a reputation for causing wear and tear on knees over time, leading tO jOint pain' arthritis and otherinjuries. But a recent small study found that a short run actually lowered inflammation in runners' knee joints,leading experts tO question whether running really does increase a person's risk forinjuries—orif it helps prevent them. ln the po , published in the European 」 ourn ofApplied Physiology,researchers at Brigham Young University brought 15 healthy runners ages 18 tO 35 intO a lab, where they tOOk samples Of their 00d and knee-joint fluid before and after a 30-minute run on a treadmill. They 飜 SO tOOk samples when the runners were at rest. The researchers expected tO find an increase in molecules that spurinflammation in the subjects' knee fluid after they ran—but they didn't. lnstead, they found that pro-inflammatory markers actually decreased after a 30-minute 川 n. The scientists ended up getting complete information 行 om only six Of the people in the study, but they saw the same results in every one of them. The research here hasn't quite reached the finish line. Long-term results may be different, given that this study only looked at inflammation right after people ran rather than a week 0 「 a month later. Other factors, like weight genetics, may a 0 contribute tO whether a person is more likely tO get arthritis 0 ー Other injuries om running. More research iS needed tO determine exactly hOW much running is good for the knees. the meantime, people whO run can reduce their risk fO ′ knee problems through cross-training and taking time tO ー e00 e ら as welt as paying attention tO any pain 0 ー swelling. But for now, the benefits Of running likely outweigh any potential disadvantages, especially when it's done ⅲ moderation. —Alexandra Sifferlin lt's as great for your brain as for your b0dy EXERCISE MAKES THE HEART PUMP BLOOD faster—a boon for the brain, which is the biggest consumer 0f oxygen ⅲ the body. Physical activity also increases levels 0fthe brain-derived neurotrophic factor, which is known to help protect and repair brain cells and grow new ones. people WhO exercise have even been shown tO have more volume ln certain parts Of the brains. Moving more alSO appears tO lower the chances Of memory IOSS and Alzheimer's disease—even for people wh0 are genetically at risk. ln a June study, researchers followed people wh0 had at least one parent with Alzheimer's disease or at least one gene linked to Alzheimer's, or both. People wh0 spent at least 68 minutes a day doing moderate physical activity had better glucose metabolism—which signals a healthy brain— than people who did less. Aerobic exercise, like running and swimming, appears tO be best for brain health. That's because it quickly increases a person's heart rate, pumping more blOOd north tO the noggin. —A. s.

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dismissed the offer of "very high level ” Russian "support ” as phony or fake. On the contrary, the prospect Of Russian assistance was real enough tO pull three verybusy men into a Trump Tower 0ffce tO meet With a messenger from Moscow. They also failed to report the alleged effort Of a foreign power tO influence the election. Kushner failed even tO report the meeting on hiS initial security-clearance application. Again: HOW bad is it? The entire 2016 race was a test Of shifting standards. ln that sour season 0f deeply unpopular candidates, millions of people undoubtedly felt that stopping Clinton was a cause SO important that they could countenance any number Of strange alliances. Likewise, there were millions who, in the waning days 0f the campalgn, clicked happily on a salacious dossier of anti-Trump material gathered by gumshoes in an effort tO stop him. for a miracle tO stop the takeover. Just But while partisanship is one thing, hours after the Russia meeting was Russian oligarch Aras Agalarov, Russia has long been an entirely differ- left, 0 d Trump 叩 e 肝 after the scheduled, candidate Trump announced MiSS Universepageant in Moscow ent matter. From Damascus tO Turtle Bay, t0 the world that he was drafting a "major in November 2013 from Oil fields tO outer space, Russia is a speech ” t0 make public “ a11 ofthe things fierce rival of the U. S. and has been for that have taken place with the Clintons. ” generations. What politician jumps in to the bottom of the email invitation tO Trump Jr. acknowle dge d on Twitter bed with Russia? Whether overt or covert, the meeting, SO he did not understand the that he took the meeting ⅲ hopes ofmin- Moscow's stance toward Washington runs Russian promise it contained. was on ing the dirt, but says he instead received a a short, troubling gamut from mischie- the fourth page ofa forwarded conversa- dreary lecture on issues ofRussian adop- vous tO hostile. "Russia iS the one coun- tion; ” said a source familiar with Kush- tion from an empty-handed lawyer, along try that could physically destroy Amer- ner's knowledge. with some vague claims about donors tO ica; ” former U. S. ambassador tO Ukraine What actually happened is a mystery the Democratic National Committee. The Steven Pifer noted in a Brookings lnsti- for special counsel R0bert Mueller t0 meeting "went nowhere but had tO listen, tution paper published last Oct0ber. For unravel. What may matter more in the he typed; later he assured Hannity that he advisers tO a would-be President tO take meantime, though, is what the three men had le 仕 Dad out of the episode entirely, at face value an Offer Of clandestine as- did not do. UnIike the President and his a claim echoed by White House offcials. sistance from Moscow is foolish at best, spokespeople, these key insiders never Kushner maintains that he failed tO read 第 ツ 0 JulY27 JuIy24 JuIy 24 June 15 June 14 Tr 題取ー Jr. 臧 e 取 s C 取 tO 取 campaign ia むⅵ取 g を 0 requestto Moscow accuses Russia of el father trying を 0 el Trump ln a news conference, A hacker claiming tO Asked minutes later CIinton campalgn Trump says, "Russia, be ℃ uccifer 2. O " on CNN about the manager Robby if you are listening, I later identified by claim that Russia Mook tells CNN that hope you are able tO U. S. intelligence as was helping Trump, the campaign has find the 30,000 emails a front for Russian Trump Jr. reacts with been told Russians that are missing intelligence groups— outrage , calling the were leaking the DNC after being deleted begins posting allegations political emails as part Of an from Clinton's private documents obtalne d "lies. " "lt's disgusting. effort tO help Trump. computer server. from the DNC hack. lt's SO phony," he says. The DNC says ' 5 been hacked The Democratic National C ommitte e announce s that it has been hacke d, with cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike saying it determined that Russian-intelligence- linke d groups were behind the intrusion. The nrst 臧 OC me 取を s are released 29

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reckless for sure and potentially treason- ous in the worst-case scenario. Maybe this is what it means tO elect a billionaire de almaker to the White House. Trump has promised tO put "Amer- ica first. ” But in this episode, the guid- ing mind-set seems, at best, tO be a very strange, postnational wheeler-dealer- ism. The juicy fruit dangled ⅲ front of Trump Jr. was supposedly passed 仕 om the Kremlin's chief prosecutor tO a real e state oligarch name d Aras Agalarov. He has been a pal of the Trumps ever since the future Pre s ident staged a Mis s Uni- verse pageant in Moscow in 2013. Known as "Putin's builder ” for his close ties tO the Russian leader, Agalarov proposed a part- nership tO construct a Trump-branded skyscraper in the Russian capital, and he remained in touch with the new Presi- dent even after the deal fell through. Ag- alarov also had well-established ties to Yuri Chaika, Russia's pro secutor general since 2006 , and publicly came t0 Chaika's defense against corruption claims in 2015. Agalarov's son Emin, a pop star in Russia for whom Trump once appeared in a music video, iS on a first-name basis with Trump Jr. lt was Emin who first asked for the meeting—via his publicist, a Fleet Street veteran of Britain's rough-and-tumble tabloids named Rob Goldstone. Although E min did not wind up at Trump Tower (instead, the visitor was a connected attorney named Natalia Veselnitskaya), the overall picture was a series Of transactions, from 1 れ ogul tO mogul, heir tO heir, Moscow tO London tO Manhattan. Borders vanish when you're 100king down 仕 om a privatejet at cruising altitude. BUT WITH CONGRESSIONAL commit- tees at work and with Mueller bulking up his staff at the Justice Department, questions Of patriotism may pale beside questions oflegal and political jeopardy. ln 1974 , before Trump had built his first tower or Trump Jr. had drawn his first breath, Senator LIoyd Bentsen of Texas explained in a silky drawl the reasoning behind his proposed ban on international SUpport for U. S. political campaigns. "I am s aying that contributions by foreign nationals are wrong, B e nts en honeye d "and they have no place in the American political system. Over the years, the Bentsen amend- 30 TIME JulY24, 2017 ment has been interpreted tO ban many types Of informatio n sharing, on grounds that information is itself a thing Of value. For example, the Federal Election Commission ruled in a 1990 case that polling data can be a thing of value if shared with a campaign. Legal experts are split on the question 0f whether Trump Jr. could be charged with conspiring to break Bentsen's law by accepting anti-Clinton research—a thing Of value t0 the Trump campaign—even ifthe supposed research was never, in fact, delivered. One skeptic is Jan Baran, an expert 0 Ⅱ campaign laws at the firm 0f Wiley Rein. For many years, he notes, federal regulations have permitted foreign nationals tO volunteer on U. S. campaigns, and in this case the Agalarovs might simplybe volunteers wh0 offered t0 carry 'documents and information ” that they picked up at no cost. SO where is the foul? "Everyone's upset that Don Jr. met with Russians, but I don't see where there's a violation Of campaign-finance laws, let alone a conspiracy tO violate those laws,' Baran says. Other theories of legal peril lurk out- side of campaign law. Perhaps Trump Jr. violated the ancient Logan Act, a relic of the 18th century that forbids "intercourse With any foreign government ” in connec- tion With "disputes or controversles With the United States. ” Would it matter that no one has been convicted under the law in more than 200 years? Senator Tim Kaine, a Democrat from Virginia and Clinton's running mate, raised the stakes further by saying that these fresh revelations move the Russia investigation intO the realms Of' perjury, A more plausible charge iS obstruction Of justice—and here the President himself might be vulnerable false statements and even, potentially, treason. ” The first two crimes on his list might apply t0 Kushner, who had t0 6 Ⅱ out a form disclosing contacts with foreign offcials as part 0f the screening process for security clearance for an offlcial White House position. lfhe could be shown tO have omitted the meeting with the Russian lawyer on purpose, he could be vulnerable. Neither Trump Jr. nor Manafort was subject tO the vetting. Treason, meanwhile, iS an extremely hard case to make. Only about 30 Americans in the history Of the country have been charged with it. The only crime defined in the Constitution, treason is limited t0 "levying war ” against the U. S. , "adhering tO their enemies ” or giving [those enemies] aid and comfort. ” The attempted hanky-panky at Trump Tower is not likely tO meet that test. A more plausible charge is obstruction ofjustice—and here the President himself might be vulnerable. As inve stigators dig deeper into all things Russia-related, they might find explanations for some 0f Trump's seemingly erratic decisions. Why did he praise former FBI director James Comey publicly, allegedly court his loyalty privately and then fire him so abruptly? Why didTrump encourage the Russians to hack Clinton's emails, then deny evidence that Russian hacking t00k place? Was he tryng tO derail or divert the inve stigation? Even ifhe was, can a Presidentbe indicted for thwarting an investigation when his exe cutive authority clearly includes the Justice Department? Such questions may explain why one Of Mueller's first hires is an expert in constitutional law and the limits Of executive power. Mueller, WhO was for a dozen years the director Of the FBI, has been summoned back tO the Justice Department tO riddle out his own verslon ofthe question "HOW bad is it? ” SO far he isn't saymg. Beyond the legal implications lies the political damage, which will be tallied over time. Trump hadjust returned from a trip to Europe when the latest bad news broke, blotting out coverage ofhis speech defending Western values in Poland and casting ajaundiced light on his first meet- ing with Putin. With his agenda bottled up in Congress by the cork 0f an unpop- ular health care bill, Trump may be los- ing any ability t0 focus political attention

し癶をざ ( LightBox WORLD lraq controls Mosul once again. But whO controls lraq? IN MOSUL, ISIS HAS LOST MORE than a city. Defeat there marks a re- versal 0fthe victory that first put ISIS on the map inJune 2014. While the Syrian city 0fRaqqa is its capital, Mosul was where it declared the state that's now in full retreat, and the trau- matized people oflraq's second city can finally begin to rebuild their lives. Now things will move from bloody t0 complicated. The conflict has el- evated Shi' ite militias tO prominence as a potent military and political force, shifting the balance ofpower away from Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi. His rival, former leader Nouri aI-MaIiki, will be watching closely t0 plot new political alliances with ambitious militia le aders. Kurdish forces also now claim military control ofsome territories contested by Baghdad, and Kurdish political leaders have seized the moment by calling for an indepen- dence referendum. A vote might not b e binding, but it would certainly heighten the conflict between the Shi'ite-dominated government in Baghdad and offcials ofthe Kurdis- tan Regional Government. FinaIIy, free ofISIS and its war, Sunnis will again demand greater influence, new rights and more resource s 仕 om Baghdad, intensifying tensions not only between Sunnis and Shi'ites but among Sunni factions as well. Lower Oil prices will make it tougher for the government t0 pay for a long and expensive reconstruction process—and bribes for those wh0 can be bought. lt's possible that three years of life under IS IS will bring conflict- weary lraqis ofall stripes to seek compromise and build relations. But unfortunately, the nation's history suggests otherwise. —IAN BREMMER An lraqi army soldier waves a Shi'ite f ね in MosuI's 0 City on July 9 Photograph by Frederic LaFargue For more 0 工 our bestphotography, visittime.com/lightbox 14 TIME July 24 , 2017