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North Chatham, a hamlet in upstate New York halfway between Hudson and Albany, doesn’t have much going on. You have to go to the next hamlet over for a store or restaurant. There’s a church, a post office, and a small public library with only about 800 cardholders.The North Chatham…
Flying between New York and Australia is about to get a whole lot nicer.As part of Qantas’ “Project Sunrise” initiative offering more direct routes to and from Australia, the airline is rolling out specially modified Airbus A350 jets with enhanced luxury cabins.This includes refreshed first, business, premium economy, and regular…
There’s only one Amtrak train with first-class seating. I’ve ridden it twice.The train line’s first-class cars are exclusive to the Acela, a Northeast express service that has business and first-class cars (no coach).In 2022, I took a $270 first-class Acela ride from New York City to Baltimore and thought it…
Qatar Airways’ Qsuite is legendary, with double beds and quad seating options that have made it one of the most coveted business-class seats in the sky. But the QSuite varies plane to plane, and the subtle yet meaningful differences can change the experience.When flying Qsuite to or from the US,…
A majority of Americans hear themselves in Dolly Parton’s “9-to-5.”Sixty percent of Americans identify as working class, according to a Pew Research analysis of a January 2026 survey. That’s up from 54% in 2024.And the label, historically applied to lower-earning workers, resonates across earnings levels. Middle-income families, who make between…
When you board your inaugural first-class flight, act like you’ve been there before. Accept a glass of bubbly without asking what it costs, stick to the overhead bin space above your seat, and please, don’t hover over your fellow upgraded passengers.When flying up front, etiquette is key for blending in…
This intern season, fetching lattes for bosses is out. Teaching bosses how to use AI is in.When Jasreen Toor interned at the agentic human resource company Eightfold AI this summer, her day wasn’t filled with answering phones or taking notes. Instead, she spent most of her time building and then…
ZUOYING, TAIWAN — Taiwan’s navy deployed two medium-class strike drones on Saturday for the island’s biggest annual military exercise, and their designs resemble those of the loitering munitions giving Ukraine fresh wins against Russia this year.The pair of fixed-wing, propeller-driven drones appeared during a littoral combat drill simulating an attack…
