How to Plan a Family Heritage Trip

Online tools are helping Americans travel abroad to discover their ancestry, seek out relatives and obtain documentation for dual citizenship. Here are tips for your journey.

Business - The New York Times - Yesterday

How to plan a family trip in the footsteps of Paddington Bear, from London to Peru

World - Yahoo News - November 7

How Diana's trips to homeless shelters changed Prince William

Prince William sets out the personal motivation behind Homewards, his project to tackle homelessness.

A Lebanese family planning for a daughter's wedding is killed in an Israeli strike on their home

Maya Gharib was planning to get married in October, though she was worried her brother living abroad wouldn't be able to make it back to Lebanon as tensions with Israel grew

World - ABC News - October 31

Birth control on the ballot as abortion bans increase barriers to family planning

Millions of Americans will be able to vote on November ballots whether to protect access to birth control such as IUDs, the pill and emergency contraception.

Politics - NBC News - November 1

How we met: ‘I tripped and completely humiliated myself. Then I tried to style it out’

CJ and Lyndsey’s first date led to a journey to A&E. But they bonded over glassblowing, online zines and ADHD, and ended up proposing to each other. Tell us your story of how you met someone ...

World - The Guardian - November 7

Bookings for Disney's first cruise in Asia are opening soon. Here's how much the trip costs

The Disney Adventure starts at $958 for two people, but rates go higher for those who want ocean views, verandahs and "Frozen" themed suites.

Business - CNBC - November 15

Lebanon’s ancient heritage faces a barrage of Israeli airstrikes

The conflict is taking a devastating toll on Lebanon’s ancient heritage, with airstrikes wiping out centuries-old villages and endangering fragile, millenia-old archaeological sites, like the Roman ...

UK farmers plan to protest at Parliament over a tax hike they say will ruin family farms

World - Yahoo News - 4 days ago

UK farmers plan to protest at Parliament over a tax hike they say will ruin family farms

British farmers are descending on Parliament to protest a hike in inheritance tax that they say will deal a “hammer blow” to struggling family farms

World - ABC News - 4 days ago

One of the world's richest families plans to create Paris's next big soccer success

Antoine Arnault, son of LVMH CEO and Chairman Bernard Arnault, told CNBC the investment in the second-tier club was about "emotions" rather than finances.

Business - CNBC - 21 hours ago

How Democrats are planning to fight Trump's mass deportation plan

Advocacy groups opposing Donald Trump's plan to deport millions of undocumented immigrants are pre-drafting lawsuits that could be filed as soon as he takes office.

How to talk to your family and friends about not posting photos of your kids

You’ve decided you don’t want to post pictures of your baby online. What about all the requests for cute photos from grandparents?. Welcome to Opt Out , a semi-regular column in which we help you ...

World - The Guardian - October 24

How Billy met Molly - the orphaned otter who is now part of the family

A man's bond with an orphaned otter changed his life and became a movie hit.

How the Budweiser Clydesdales help honor veterans and military families

The iconic Budweiser Clydesdales have partnered with Folds of Honor, a nonprofit helping military families, for more than 14 years.

How Trump’s Immigration Plans Could Affect the Economy

Expelling noncitizens on a mass scale is likely to raise prices on goods and services and lower employment rates for U.S. workers, many economists say.

Business - The New York Times - November 13

Chef Michael Mina is showcasing foods from his heritage

Chef Michael Mina, who opened his first New York City restaurant this year, is showcasing foods from his heritage in the cookbook "My Egypt"

Heritage Foundation: the rightwing ‘Project 2025’ think-tank banking on Trump

Republican candidate now seeks to distance himself from controversial group and its manifesto

World - Financial Times - October 29

Heritage leader admits to ‘tactical error’ after Project 2025 backlash

Kevin Roberts, the president of the Heritage Foundation, admitted his organization made a “tactical error” in not addressing the backlash soon enough after Project 2025 was brought to light. “We ...

Politics - The Hill - November 11

Your pictures on the theme of 'road trip'

A selection of pictures on the theme of 'road trip'.

When two become one: how a pair of cottages near York became a sustainable family home

Seventeenth-century riverside cottages with a warren of tiny spaces have been transformed into a sanctuary for modern living. At first glance, you might think it was its good old-fashioned period ...

World - The Guardian - November 8

How to say 'no' when family and friends ask to borrow money, from a financial therapist

Here's one way to set financial boundaries with friends or family members and how to manage guilt when you need to say no, according to a financial therapist.

Business - CNBC - November 10

How the PACT Act helped my family as cancer took my husband’s life

If you are a veteran and have been diagnosed with a condition that is presumed to have been caused by your service, I urge you to enroll in VA health care and file a disability claim.

Politics - The Hill - November 11

Trump's mass deportations could split 4 million families. How one is getting ready.

Migrant families and immigration advocacy groups are preparing for millions of families to potentially be separated from each other during the mass deportations planned by President-elect Donald ...

How Trump and Harris' health care stances and policy plans compare

A look at Kamala Harris and Donald Trump's stances on health care and what they've said about health care policy going into 2024 presidential election.

Here's how Starbucks' new CEO plans to overhaul its struggling cafes

Starbucks to bring back ceramic mugs and messages written in Sharpie pens to revive a coffeehouse vibe at its nearly 40,000 stores.

How Trump and Harris' stances and policy plans on marijuana legalization compare

Both Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump have offered their views on legalizing weed.

Election Day Can Be Stressful. Here’s How Some People Plan to Spend It.

Watching the news, attending election parties, singing with friends and getting Botox are among the activities some people have planned.

Lifestyle - The New York Times - November 5

Here's how Harris and Trump's tax plans would impact your taxes

Harris and Trump both have proposed historically large tax overhauls. Here's what to know.

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