Things to Bring to College That You Can’t Buy at Target

Extra-long sheets. Shower shoes. The wall hooks and putty that hold things up but don’t leave marks. Most colleges provide a list of things that new students might bring if they’re living on campus, and most big-box stores stock all of it and then some. But there’s another list you may want to consider, containing […]

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Is Xenophobia on Chinese Social Media Teaching Real-World Hate?

The video posted last year on Chinese social media showed more than 100 Japanese children, supposedly at an elementary school in Shanghai, gathered in their schoolyard. Chinese subtitles quoted two students leading the group as screaming: “Shanghai is ours. Soon the whole China will be ours, too.” The messages were alarming and infuriating in China, […]

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You Tested Positive for Covid. Can You Still Travel?

As new coronavirus variants gain traction across the United States, summer travelers are facing a familiar and tiresome question: How will the ever-mutating virus affect travel plans? In light of updated guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the answers may be slightly different from those in previous years. Here’s what to know […]

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Saks Owner Is Said to Acquire Neiman Marcus in High-End Retail Deal

In a move that will further consolidate the luxury retail market, the parent company of Saks Fifth Avenue has agreed to acquire Neiman Marcus in a $2.65 billion deal, creating the ultimate high-end department store behemoth, two people close to the negotiations said on Wednesday. The deal, which had been rumored since Neiman Marcus filed […]

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Women in India Face a Jobs Crisis. Are Factories the Solution?

Before her husband died, leaving her to raise their 2-year-old daughter alone, Sarika Pawar had never imagined working a regular job. Like her own mother and most of the women she knew in rural India, she spent her days confined to her village. Her hours were consumed with looking after her toddler, boiling water to […]

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How Reliant Is the U.S. on Avocados From Mexico?

Americans have a growing appetite for avocados, and a single state in Mexico supplies nearly all of the fruit eaten in the United States. This reliance is highlighted when imports are disrupted. The U.S. Department of Agriculture recently suspended inspections of avocados and mangoes set to be shipped from Mexico, citing security issues for agency […]

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Student Loan Borrowers Owe $1.6 Trillion. Nearly Half Aren’t Paying.

After an unprecedented three-year timeout on federal student loan payments because of the pandemic, millions of borrowers began repaying their debt when billing resumed late last year. But nearly as many have not. That reality, along with court decisions that regularly upend the rules, has complicated the government’s efforts to restart its system for collecting […]

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