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Amtrak’s sleeper cars are not in my budget. I usually book a regular coach seat, even if the journey is scheduled to take over 20 hours.I don’t typically get to choose my seat on Amtrak, but whenever I do, I’m savvy about it. A spot far from the bathroom or…
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Feliz Hebert, 69, who moved to Somers, Connecticut, to be closer to family, then ultimately moved back to Cape Cod, Massachusetts. The conversation has been edited for length and clarity.In 2006, my husband and I moved back to Massachusetts after living…
This story is based on an interview with full-time caregiver Deaundra Vega, 52, of Colorado Springs. It has been edited for length and clarity.I met my future husband, Jesse, online in 2022, but we quickly established that I already knew members of his family.We went on a few dates, and…
Rush hour is turning into every hour.The fight for fully remote jobs is dead, but a small victory for many employees has been a flexible schedule. A 9-to-5 doesn’t necessarily mean being at the office from 9-to-5.But with no standard arrival or departure times, people’s non-traditional commutes have meant we’re…
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Aashna Doshi, a 23-year-old former Google software engineer based in New York City. The following has been edited for length and clarity.I took a big risk to get my Google job. Now I’m taking another one by leaving it.Around February 2024,…
The team was stuck.Someone called over a recent hire from another team — one of SharkNinja’s emerging AI power users.Within about 90 minutes, he had built an AI tool that automated a cumbersome process for tracking projects and holding teams accountable.Word of the worker’s feat spread beyond the group gathered…
Who are all these people? Why are they not at work?”That’s typically the first thought that crosses the mind of Erika, a 36-year-old attorney in New Jersey, when she commutes mid-day or runs an early-afternoon errand, only to find the sidewalks stuffed with people. Then comes the sobering realization: “I’m…
A Texas woman died after a Tesla crashed through a brick home while the driver said an automated driving-assistance system was engaged, authorities said.The crash happened around 8:03 p.m. on Friday in Katy, Texas, where Michael Butler was driving a Tesla Model 3, the Harris County Sheriff’s Office said in…
Ukraine is trying to isolate Crimea from over 70 miles away with its new drones, and new fuel cuts on the peninsula suggest the campaign is bearing fruit.Crimea’s Russian-appointed governor, Sergei Aksyonov, announced on Sunday that the annexed peninsula would cease public fuel sales entirely.”Fuel will be sold only to…
Mila Kunis says years of growing up together taught her and Ashton Kutcher to embrace change in their relationship.During an appearance on “The Drew Barrymore Show” on Sunday, Kunis said reconnecting with Ashton Kutcher in her late 20s came with a unique advantage: They already knew each other’s history. The…
