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Small Fixes Can Pay Off When You Sell Home

You want to sell your home, but the kids have scuffed up the floors and chipped the paint. The kitchen could use a face-lift and the lawn has seen better days. Every seller has to decide whether to sink money into their house before listing it, and how much. Lately, the stakes have grown as the cost of construction and materials has skyrocketed. Borrowing to pay for those repairs has gotten more expensive, too.

Firebrand Carried Torch For Far Right

Jean-Marie Le Pen, the French firebrand who rekindled far-right politics in the heart of Europe, has died at the age of 96.

Canada Populist Taps Discontent In a Bid to Lead

In early 2022, much of Canada ’s political establishment lined up to blast the Freedom Convoys —lines of truckers who blocked access to the country’s capital to protest Covid-19 vaccine mandates.

How to Fix Boeing: A Repair Manual

Aerospace leaders suggest ways the jet maker can pull out of its tailspin

U.S. Weighs Swap With Taliban to Free American Hostages

The Biden administration is negotiating with the Taliban to exchange U.S. citizens detained in Afghanistan for at least one high-profile prisoner alleged to be an Osama bin Laden associate held in Guantanamo Bay.

Firms Struggle to Find Workspaces They Like

The troubled U.S. office industry is starting the new year with a problem it hasn't contended with in years: Some business districts face a looming shortage of top-shelf workspace.

U.S. Dockworkers, Employers Resume Talks

Unionized dockworkers and employers returned to the bargaining table with both sides still divided over the core issue of automation at the ports and barely more than a week to go before a potential strike at gateways from Maine to Texas.

Israel Must Bolster Military, Panel Warns

Army should shift from deterrence toward an attack posture.

Legal Hurdles Abound for DOGE's Ideas

Musk, Ramaswamy may be limited in attempts to slash federal spending

Quake Hits Near Tibetan Holy City

At least 126 die in southwestern China; tremors are felt in Bhutan, India, Nepal

Home Brand Jonathan Adler to Sell Itself

Owner of Reese Witherspoon's fashion company is set to be the buyer

The Fight For a Free Poland

On Sept. 9, 1943, a four-engine British Halifax bomber dropped three Polish paratroopers into their occupied homeland.

Getty and Shutterstock Set Agreement to Merge

Getty Images Holdings and stock-photo rival Shutterstock are merging to form a company valued at about $3.7 billion to meet booming demand for licensed images and videos, as artificial intelligence disrupts the business of content creation.

Bank Wants Workers In Office All Five Days

Senior executives at JPMorgan Chase are discussing a plan to require all of the bank's roughly 300,000 employees to return to the office five days a week, people familiar with the matter said.

Find Your Digital Photos to Organize

Sort through old photos. It's that to-do list item that keeps getting pushed down to make room for tasks that aren't so over-whelming.

Researchers Dig Into Risks Of Ultra-Processed Foods

How packaged products are made could hold answers to why some are more unhealthy

It's a Great NBA Matchup That No One Saw Coming

IT'S THE SECTION of the sports calendar that fans have been dreaming about all year.

A High-Tech Golf League Is Ready to Tee Off

The TGL launches with superstar players - and a bet that fans will tune into the latest bold attempt to spruce up the sport

Trump Escalates Panama, Greenland Threats

President-elect puts military or economic coercion on the table as he upends norms

Debt-Ceiling Battle This Time Around Offers New Twists

Here we go again. The U.S. government is hitting the debt limit, triggering a familiar cycle of brinkmanship, bipartisan negotiation and possible crisis. This round, however, has a few twists.

After Tragedy, New Orleans Grapples With Tourists' Fears

City follows path of others that have kept visitors coming: A mix of new messaging, more security

GFL Environmental to Sell Services Business In $5.6 Billion Deal

GFL Environmental Inc. reached an agreement to sell its environmental services business in a deal valued at $5.6 billion Canadian dollars, equivalent to $4.2 billion U.S. dollars.

Left and Right Alike Are Blind to Trade-Offs

Economics is stingy about offering up free lunches. Yet politicians on both left and right love to try to serve them.

Judge Bars Release of Report on Trump

A separate bid to delay his coming criminal sentencing in New York is denied

Lebanon Truce Strained as Deadline Looms

Hezbollah and Israel accuse each other of violations ahead of a Jan. 26 pullout date

'Battery Belt' Counts on EV Success

Towns gear up as automakers build plants, despite fears subsidies are at risk

The NFL's Hottest New Offense Is the Oldest Trick in the Book

Heading into the playoffs, old-school smash-mouth football saw a dramatic resurgence this season-taking advantage of shifts that emphasize defending against the passing game

If You Want to Buy a House, First Figure Out Hidden Costs

Besides the mortgage, count on having money for taxes, insurance, maintenance and more

I'm Still Not Sure Anyone Can Beat Kansas City

I'm going to get to the NFL in a moment, but as I write this column Sunday night, my delighted children are skipping around the house, as their schools have declared a snow day. Keep in mind: Not a flake of snow has fallen from the sky, there's merely a forecast of incoming snow, and yet school officials are increasingly conscientious about weather safety, and also eager to suck up to the all-powerful sled industry.

AI Bots Get Autonomy For Some Work Tasks

Artificial-intelligence agents have emerged as one of the most exciting aspects of generative AI for business because they take chatbots to the next level, performing complex tasks without help from humans.