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The holidays can magnify feelings of loneliness and isolation – especially when you’re navigating them as a single woman after years of celebrating as part of a couple. As a dating coach for women over 50, I hear the ache in women’s voices when they talk about spending the holidays without their partner and feeling … Read more
By knowing when to travel, where to go, and other tips, you can easily find a deal on a winter getaway, from flights to lodging, entertainment, rental cars, and more. If you go on a trip over the holidays, whether for a vacation or a family visit, you’ll usually face packed airports and elevated prices … Read more
I should have taken Robert Frost’s advice and followed The Road Not Taken. Instead, I took the path well-trod – what I thought was a safe and predictable route. But nothing is ever really safe, is it? What’s that saying, “Life is what happens when you’re busy making other plans.” Take me for example. While … Read more
New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani on Friday arrived at the White House to meet with President Donald Trump for a discussion on affordability that could carry high stakes for both men. The Oval Office meeting was requested by Mamdani, the 34-year-old democratic socialist whose stunning triumph in the mayoral race over former New York … Read more
This aerial picture shows the oil tanker Boracay anchored off the Atlantic Coast off Saint-Nazaire, western France on October 1st, 2025. French authorities said Wednesday they were investigating the oil tanker Boracay anchored off the Atlantic Coast and suspected of being part of Russia’s clandestine “shadow fleet”. Damien Meyer | Afp | Getty Images Oil … Read more
You don’t have to move abroad to feel like a stranger. Look around. Prices climb, technology races ahead, and talk about artificial intelligence fills the news. People lose jobs they thought were safe. Some feel left behind, others just feel tired. If you’ve been wondering where you fit in all of this, you’re not alone. … Read more
Next week’s shortened holiday week could prove volatile.
An airplane takes off from New York’s Laguardia Airport after the FAA ordered flight cuts at 40 major airports amid the ongoing U.S. government shutdown in the Queens borough of New York City, U.S., November 7, 2025. Ryan Murphy | Reuters Air traffic controllers and technicians with perfect attendance during the government shutdown will receive … Read more
At an online summit I hosted, I interviewed 15 women who found relief from their menopause symptoms by making simple diet and lifestyle changes. These women did not accept hot flashes, weight gain, and lack of energy as something they had to endure. They did their own research in their particular fields of expertise and … Read more
Lavonne Schaafsma (Courtesy photo) From NPR’s Unsung Heroes column comes the story of a woman whose purse was saved from a thief by two women she didn’t know—and she wasn’t even there. She had left her purse by accident on a bench, and it was the mere optics of the situation that drove two Samaritans … Read more