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The US Navy’s plan to repair its public shipyards is expected to cost billions more and take decades longer than originally planned, according to a new government watchdog report.The Shipyard Infrastructure Optimization Program is intended to fix poor conditions at the Navy’s four public shipyards, which maintain the fleet’s nuclear-powered…
As a teenager, I’d sit on my bed flipping through glossy magazines, fascinated and completely absorbed by the empowering stories about women. The news felt dominated by men, but magazines seemed to offer a different world — one where women’s lives, bodies, careers, and opinions were worthy of entire pages.…
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Felisha Case, a former technical program manager at LinkedIn who was laid off in May. She’s 40 and lives in the Denver area. The following has been edited for length and clarity.A week before I was laid off from LinkedIn, a…
For our daughter’s first birthday, my husband and I flew to Malaga, Spain, with our almost-1-year-old, my mom, my dad, my mother-in-law, and two family friends. We were a group of eight, all traveling together and sharing a four-bedroom, three-bathroom Airbnb for a week of sightseeing and celebrating.As a travel…
When my son was in sixth grade, he looked at me one afternoon in our garage while I was unloading groceries and said something I never expected to hear. He said, “Mom, you’re not going to make me go to college, are you?”I paused, unsure of the answer.He was 12…
Positano, Italy, is known for its colorful, picturesque buildings nestled into the cliffs.This charming village boasts stunning architecture, quaint boutiques, vibrant pottery, fresh seafood, and wine tastings in unique places like converted caves.Experiencing all of this — and more — is exactly why I chose Positano as the home base…
