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How the State Department’s Travel Advisory System Works
The U.S. assigns safety rankings to many countries, giving guidance to Americans considering trips abroad. Here is how that information is compiled and updated.
‘Shark Tank’ Star Barbara Corcoran Is Selling Her Dream Penthouse
Her nickname now is “The Queen of New York Real Estate,” but Barbara Corcoran was still on a pauper’s budget the day she saw the penthouse that would become her home. It was 1992, and Ms. Corcoran, the founder of Corcoran Realty, was pinching pennies …
Trump’s Third-Term Musings Are Part of a Pattern
When Republicans took control of Congress in 1947, they were still angry that President Franklin D. Roosevelt had won a fourth term in 1944, and they set out to pass a constitutional amendment to limit future presidents to two terms. John Jennings …
I Almost Quit My Career for My Kids. Then I Met Joan Darling.
As Mother’s Day approaches, the Opinion Video above asks: Is it possible to be a great mom and have a great career? That question has plagued the filmmaker Shaina Feinberg. Before Ms. Feinberg was born, her mother dreamed of a successful career as a …
How a Red-District Democrat Is Navigating Trump
transcript How a Red-District Democrat Is Navigating Trump Representative Marie Gluesenkamp Perez discusses Trump’s tariffs and where Democrats have gone wrong. You go back a couple of decades in American politics — [CLIP] Coverage of election ’96 …
‘The Economy Is Holding a Collective Breath’: Three Economists on What the Fed Should Do Now
Matthew Rose, an Opinion editorial director, hosted an online conversation with three economists about the future of the Federal Reserve, which meets this week, and how it should manage an economy that’s increasingly hard to read. Matthew Rose …
Not All Students Go to College. We Need to Make That OK.
For years, America’s approach to education has been guided by an overly simplistic formula: 4+4 — the idea that students need four years of high school and four years of college to succeed in life. Even with this prevailing emphasis on college …
NBA playoffs takeaways: Nuggets top Thunder in final seconds, Knicks down Celtics in OT
The two road teams of Monday’s conference semifinal games executed well in the fourth quarter and stole Game 1 victories.
Xi Can’t Conquer Taiwan Until He Tames His Own Generals
President Xi Jinping of China is believed to have ordered his armed forces to be prepared to invade Taiwan by 2027, if necessary, raising the specter of a catastrophic military conflict in the next few years that would almost inevitably draw in the …