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My oldest son was my only child for three years. I think that built a bond that doesn’t exist with any of his four siblings who had to share me from day one with an expanding brood of children. I can honestly say, I do not have a favorite child,…
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Laura Lee Ehrlich, 54, who lives on Long Island. Ehrlich has cared for five older loved ones over the last two decades and gave up her job to be a more present caregiver. It’s come at a cost to her savings…
My husband and I were both college athletes. When we had two boys, I think people naturally assumed we’d push the sports route hard. After all, I was a four-year starter on my college soccer team, while my husband played football for an Ivy League college.But we’ve actually taken the…
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Jordan Karp, 30, founder and CEO of Jordan Karp LLC, a real estate brokerage in South Florida. Karp started his own brokerage at 26 years old and has nearly reached $1 billion in transaction volume. The following has been edited for…
An Emmy is the biggest award an actor can win for their work on the small screen — and when there’s a show or a performance Emmy voters love, it often gets multiple nominations and wins.We’ve pored over the stats and compiled a list of the most Emmy-awarded actors of…
Joann Ernst, 72, shook her head as her older grandson decapitated an action figure. The other laid out puzzle pieces in a line, surrounded by a sea of toys.”You have to put all the Play-Doh back in the container so it doesn’t dry out,” Ernst called out to the 5-…
A painful toothache or an oral infection might not sound like an injury that could sideline a soldier in combat, but US Army dental leaders warn that in a future conflict, such easily overlooked conditions could take troops out of the fight, consume scarce evacuation capacity, and further stress a…
YouTuber Markiplier thinks more creators can break into Hollywood without giving up control.The 37-year-old put it to the test earlier this year, when he wrote, directed, and starred in the film “Iron Lung.” He funded the movie’s low 7-figure budget himself, and it became a box-office hit that grossed over…
I grew up in Mexico City and spent most of my life there. Six years ago, I left the country, first for the US and later for the UK, but I never stopped thinking of my birthplace as the place I ultimately belonged.This summer, I returned after two years away,…
PwC US is overhauling its offshore delivery structure in India, bringing its local operations closer to PwC India’s consulting business.The US firm and PwC India plan to form a new joint venture that will merge PwC US’s India-based offshoring hubs — known as Acceleration Centers, or ACs — with PwC India’s…
