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This week’s new issue of TIME, hitting newsstands and tablets Friday, May 24, is dedicated to covering the devastation that followed the pivotal 16 minutes between when sirens first alerted Moore residents and when the tornado touched down.

(Photograph by Alonzo Adams/AP)

Introducing the latest issue of TIME, featuring our cover story ‘The Angelina Effect.’

Read a preview of the story here.

(Photograph by Melodie McDaniel-Trunk)

Robert Redford and Mia Farrow appeared on the March 18, 1974 cover of TIME. The two starred in a film adaption of The Great Gatsby released that year, with a screenplay by Francis Ford Coppola.

Want more Gatsby? Read Richard Corliss’ review of Baz Luhrmann’s 2013 remake of the classic F. Scott Fitzgerald novel.

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Above: The Cicada Millennial in its natural state.

Related: Billions of cicada millennials set to overrun East Coast, social media

This week’s cover of TIME focuses on the millennial generation, or as cover story author Joel Stein calls them, ‘The New Greatest Generation.’

Read a preview here.

(Photograph by Andrew B. Myers for TIME)

“I thought, Sure, this girl can act. But, man, this girl can also just be.”

— Jodie Foster on Jennifer Lawrence for the 2013 TIME 100. Continue reading here.

(Photograph by Mark Seliger for TIME)

The 2013 TIME 100: The most influential people in the world.

(Cover Photograph by Mark Seliger for TIME)

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“I saw the cop lift up the baby. When I look at the photos, I cry. The baby was screaming.”

Freelance photographer Bill Hoenk was on hand to document the chaos following the second explosion at the finish line of the Boston Marathon. His photograph of a Boston police officer carrying a wounded child is the cover image of TIME’s digital edition, a special report on the tragedy in Boston.

Read more here. (WARNING: graphic images)

(cover photo: Bill Hoenk)

Whatever you thought of Margaret Thatcher — and during an unbroken stretch in office from 1979 to 1990 the former Prime Minister, who died on April 8 after a stroke, aged 87, attracted both passionate support and deep loathing — you never doubted her force of will.

Farewell to the Iron Lady: Margaret Thatcher (1925-2013)

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Photograph by Peter Hapak for TIME

“My parents have been married for 45 years and I always knew that was something that I wanted. I want our children to say, ‘My daddies are married.’ We wanted to feel like a complete package.”Eric LaBonté

This week’s cover story, ‘How Gay Marriage Won,’ explores the dramatic cultural shift towards recognizing same-sex unions. We’re asking our followers to share their stories and photos with us.

Why is marriage important to you? Share a photo that symbolizes your commitment to each other — whether it’s a wedding photo, a picture of your family or just an image that captures your love for one another. Post your photo to Tumblr using the hashtag #TIMEGayMarriage and you could appear on TIME.com 

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