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We all make mistakes. Messing things up every now and again is just part of the human condition. Despite one’s best intentions, life is simply filled with minor missteps, omissions and silly errors.

Champagne makers in France say Americans often order Champagne in ways that surprise them, and they hear the same mistakes again and again. Some visitors use the word “champagne” for almost any ...

Even the most competent and ambitious professionals stumble when trying to navigate their own personal growth, career transitions and leadership challenges. Often, progress stalls not because of a ...

Leaving the military is often treated as a logistical exercise rather than a legal one. Servicemembers focus on employment, housing, and family transitions, while assuming the legal and benefits ...

Is passive investing damaging the economy? In this episode of MoneyWeek talks, Andrew Craig, founder of Plain English Finance and author of How to Own the World and Our Future is Biotech, talks to ...

They breezed loudly through the front door. There’s no noise like the cacophony of youth. They couldn’t have been more than 20 years old. But they were, as evidenced by the drinks the bartender served ...

FIRST ON FOX: Arkansas Republican Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders is firing back at a legal group who took issue with her recent move to close state offices on Friday, December 26 to celebrate Christmas ...

New Orleans mayor-elect Helena Moreno takes office in nine days from now, on Monday, January 12. While the new administration says it will work swiftly to get the city's affairs back on track, ...

After speculation they’d skip both royal Christmas and the holiday with their parents, the sisters’ surprise move signaled an alignment with the royal family Stephanie Petit is a Royals Editor, Writer ...

Sarah Ferguson could be about to make her biggest mistake yet. For weeks now, it has been rumoured that the former duchess could be planning a big comeback after her big downfall. Just months ago, it ...