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The Calibri font is the latest government worker to be fired from the Trump Administration for its association with diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility.  In an action that reads like a story from The Onion (and will certainly be fodder for Saturday Night Live or South Park), U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has banned the font and ordered diplomats to use Times New Roman for official documents instead, the New York Times reported after obtaining a leaked memo on the topic.  Calibri, which is a sans-serif font, was apparently adopted in 2023 during Biden’s tenure. It was chosen by…

In Tuscany, schiacciata — which is pronounced skee-ah-CHA-tah and roughly means “crushed,” “flattened” or “squashed” — is a versatile word applied to a variety of breads and bread-like things, from a piece of sweet focaccia studded with roasted grapes around the autumn harvest to a savory situation that more closely resembles a panino and comes stuffed with your choice of cured meats and cheeses.In this recipe from my cookbook “Stuzzichini,” instead of the flour-based, focaccia-like traditional schiacciata, the base is made of blended root vegetables that get a boost from baked-in cheese. There’s a slight tang from beets, an earthy…

A Southwest Airlines plane takes off from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport in Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S., November 7, 2025. Tim Evans | ReutersSouthwest Airlines is “actively pursuing” the possibility of opening a network of airport lounges, CEO Bob Jordan told CNBC on Wednesday, as the airline industry continues to fight over premium travelers.”I think lounges would be a huge, next benefit for our customers,” Jordan said in an interview. “And you [would] have a lounge network that allows you to offer that premium credit card that provides lounge access.”Southwest is discussing airport leases and lounge possibilities, along with its credit card…

by Sarah Kuta Last updated: 11:45 AM ET, Tue December 9, 2025 Celestyal Cruises is offering up to 50 percent off cruise fares this wave season.The promotion applies to 226 Greek, Mediterranean and Arabian Gulf sailings departing between December 2025 to October 2027. Travelers can also enjoy up to $581 in specialty food and beverage credits on 14 Greek, Mediterranean and Arabian Gulf sailings, as well as up to $232.50 in shore excursion credits on 186 Greek, Mediterranean and Arabian Gulf sailings.The offer is available now through February 5, 2026, while availability lasts. “This is one of our most generous…

It’s normal for parents, or anyone, to have questions about vaccinations — but what happens if your pediatrician urges a shot that’s under attack by the Trump administration?That’s getting more likely: The nation’s leading doctors groups are in an unprecedented standoff with federal health officials who have attacked long-used, lifesaving vaccines. The revolt by pediatricians, obstetricians, family physicians, infectious disease experts and internists came to a head when an advisory panel handpicked by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. urged an end to routine newborn vaccination against hepatitis B, a virus that can cause liver failure or liver cancer.That vaccine…

Which U.S. cities are considered best for ringing in the New Year? That is, without putting a strain on the wallets of travelers who’ve already been hit hard by inflation.A study by WalletHub compared the 100 biggest U.S. cities across 26 key metrics to determine which destinations are the best choice for pop-the-cork toasts and fireworks celebrations without breaking the bank. Times Square might be the most famous destination for ringing in the New Year, but it’s also extremely expensive as local businesses are known to hike up their prices for major events. WalletHub Analyst Chip Lupo said in a…

India has proposed a mandatory royalty system for AI companies that train their models on copyrighted content — a move that could reshape how OpenAI and Google operate in what has already become one of their most important and fastest-growing markets globally. On Tuesday, India’s Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade released a proposed framework that would give AI companies access to all copyrighted works for training in exchange for paying royalties to a new collecting body composed of rights-holding organizations, with payments then distributed to creators. The proposal argues that this “mandatory blanket license” would lower compliance costs for…

As shoppers flood stores across the country during the year’s biggest shopping season, retail workers are bracing for what many describe as the most demanding — and often demoralizing — stretch of the job.“It magnifies everything,” said Nick Leighton, host of the podcast “Were You Raised by Wolves?,” which he co-hosts with comedian Leah Bonnema. Together, they dissect etiquette and the subtleties of social behavior. “People are stressed, they’re busy, they’re frazzled,” he said. “When that happens, we tend to forget other people exist.”Whether it’s gridlocked parking lots or shelves picked clean, the holiday retail environment can become a pressure…

Thrive Market headquarters at Fast Company Creativity Counter-Conference in Los Angeles.Araya Doheny | Getty ImagesThrive Market is officially going dry.The online health and grocery marketplace will become the first major online grocer to remove all alcohol products when it takes them off its subscription service. The company plans to replace the category entirely with a lineup of over 20 brands and 100 products spanning nonalcoholic beer, wine and mocktails.”It’s time to really double down on nonalcohol and take a stand that is aligned with where science and where we think attitudes among health and wellness consumers is shifting,” Thrive CEO…

The TPI-Tern partner ship will reduce redundancies such as duplicate data entry. (Source: Prostock-studio / Adobe Stock)Travel Planners International Travel (TPI) and Tern, a travel technology platform, are partnering to eradicate advisor work redundancies such as duplicate data entry and logging bookings into their CMS and again into their host agency’s back-office systems. “That redundant work eats into selling time, creates reconciliation errors and delays in commission tracking,” TPI  said.When the integration goes live in mid-December, advisors “using Tern will have their bookings sync automatically to TPI’s back office,” the host agency said. With many advisors using different systems for…