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PARTING SHOT

An Unreliable Seal of Approval

A lot of sites with .org in their addresses are publishers of false or misleading information

Seeking Sanctuary

More than 4 million Ukrainians are expected to flee their country in coming months, ushering in "Europe's largest refugee crisis this century”

Gen Z Is Changing Shopping Forever

How? For starters, choosing brands that take stands on social issues and even reflect the whims of social media stars. Here are four ways all that is happening

FOR SALE RUSSIAN OIL $25B / OBO

○ With little chance of a rich offer, exiting Russia could cost BP its entire investment

SPUN OUT

Peloton’s high-intensity sprint to nowhere

Turning Points: McKenzie Penworks

Tough, sparkling, and unique, Tim McKenzie’s DiamondCast resins are beloved by pen companies and collectors alike.

Russians Are Stuck in Putin's Web

○ A long-planned break from the Western internet has become more real than ever

A Brief History of Fisher Space Pen

The ballpoint used by astronauts is also a fashion icon meant for everyday use. This is the story of how it came to be.

Nailing the Landing

Can the Fed bring down inflation without sending the economy into recession?

Neoliberalism Still in Vogue In Moscow

○ Putin doubles down on free markets and fiscal restraint even as Russia’s import-dependent economy reels

How to Build a Jewelry Portfolio

As an asset class, luxury baubles have never been hotter. Here’s what you need to know to get in on the gem game*

How the Ukraine Invasion Almost Wounded a Covid Pill

○ Many researchers at Enamine, a key contract drug research group in Kyiv, have had to flee

A Racial Refinancing Gap At Wells Fargo

○ It turned down half its Black refi applicants, far more than other major lenders

A New Lease on Life for Relics of the Cold War

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has been widely called the “First TikTok War” because of the flood of videos from the front lines, or at least purporting to be.

The Meds Are in the Mail

In two years the telehealth startup Cerebral has built a $4.8 billion mental health business on TikTok ads and readily available medications

The WFH Experts In Hot Demand

Professors who’ve long studied remote work are now sought-after business advisers

Scout's Honor

Girl Scout Alicia Serratos helps aspiring gardeners in every state plant and grow their own food.

Putin's Endgame? Ukraine in Ruins

○ He may have envisioned an easy victory, as in Crimea. Instead he got Chechnya

Stromae Returns

The Belgian star’s long-awaited new album tackles mental health, fatherhood and misogyny while sidestepping the culture wars

The World's BEST Hospitals 2022

This year’s expanded ranking of more than 2,200 premier destinations for general medical care around the globe and throughout the U.S.

PUTIN'S ENDGAME

Invading Ukraine is just the beginning. What is the Russian leader’s ultimate goal?

It's Not All in Your Head

The root causes of anxiety can often be found in the body. Here’s what you can do about it

Courteney Cox

COURTENEY COX KNOWS A THING OR TWO ABOUT SCARY STORIES - FROM THE Scream franchise to having lived in Gypsy Rose Lee's house (“Everyone said, "This house is haunted”).

Ukraine Special Report

Special Report

The Rise and Fall of the Bond King

In an excerpt from her new book on Bill Gross, the co-host of NPR’s Planet Money shows how the billionaire genius came to have it all, but failed to keep it

The Gummy Game

Tasty chewables are booming, aiming to treat everything from mental fog to menstrual cramps. But are they really helpful? Or just delicious hype?

The $100 Billion Bet On 5G Is Wilting

Three years after the technology’s rollout, big carriers haven’t found a road map to riches

Cancun's New Luxury

A resort complex just south of the spring break destination aims to meld posh amenities with eco-friendly development.

COLONIZED FROM WITHIN

THE WORLD'S ELITE WANT THEIR CHILDREN TO HAVE WHITE TEACHERS AND WESTERN OUTLOOKS, AND INTERNATIONAL SCHOOLS AIM TO PLEASE