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Why Can’t Italy’s Economy Get Into Gear? Consider the Taxi Line

Painfully long waits for taxis offer a clue about the country’s 30 years of stagnation

The Formula to Get More Time Off Using Your Vacation Days

Piggybacking on public holidays to create longer breaks, taking off Mondays are among the tricks

This Country Will Police ‘Shrinkflation’ at the Supermarket

South Korea will soon require companies that slim down products to show the old and new sizes on packaging

How TikTok Brings War Home to Your Child

The popular app can feed young users a stream of intense, polarized and hard-to-verify videos about the Israel-Hamas war

There Are Interesting Homes. And Then There Are Homes With Life-Size Dinosaurs.

We asked three real-estate professionals about some of the most unusual properties they’ve ever listed

The City That’s Trying to Replace Politicians With Computers (It’s Working) 

After sneaking his AI-written water bill into law, Ramiro Rosário says government press-release writers could go, too

Ukraine’s Front-Line Troops Are Getting Older: ‘Physically, I Can’t Handle This’

Corruption and fear are hindering effort to rebuild army

To Fix Your Food Budget, Trim the Waste

To rein in your spending, don’t shop for a version of yourself that doesn’t exist

New York Times Sues Microsoft and OpenAI, Alleging Copyright Infringement

News publisher says AI tools use its content without permission; tech companies have said training AI with web content is ‘fair use’

The Classic New Year’s Eve Outfit Clichés—and What to Wear Instead

It’s time to retire those tired New Year’s Eve staples—plastic crowns, chintzy boas, sequin gowns—and try these stylish, celebration-worthy alternatives.

The Top 5 Interior Design Trends for 2024, According to Hundreds of Professionals

Bossy brass makes way for silvery metals. Interior architecture that’s rich in curves elbows out sharp corners. And those black houses? Over. These are among the trends coming and going next year.

Your Desktop, Phone Screen and Inbox Are a Mess. 6 Tips for Digital Decluttering.

Start 2024 by getting yourself organized online.

Throwing Punches and Opening Emergency Doors: Airline Passengers Are Still Losing It

In-flight outbursts, from disruptive to dangerous, continue running high over a year after airlines dropped mask requirement

What Poker Can Teach You About Winning at Work

Women poker players teach professionals how to play the game to get savvy about their careers

By Holman W. Jenkins, Jr. , The Wall Street Journal

Before it can launch nuclear missiles, AI will have to prove it can find a TV show worth watching.

Restaurants Have Ways to Stop You From Splitting Meals

As more diners share appetizers and entrees at the table, eateries rework their menus

Stay-at-Home Girlfriends Are Having a Moment

Social media offers a Gen-Z take on life outside the workforce, with minimal housework and maximal self-care: ‘It’s really not what it seems’

How Putin’s Right-Hand Man Took Out Prigozhin

Nikolai Patrushev, a top ally of the Russian leader for decades, put in motion the assassination of the mutinous chief of the Wagner mercenary group

The $720 Million Resort Run by a Budget Airline

Allegiant Air, known for its no-frills flights, unveils its upscale hotel on Florida’s Gulf Coast; will travelers bite?

Are You a Morning Person? You Might Want to Thank Your Neanderthal Genes

New study links DNA inherited from our extinct cousins to a propensity for being early risers