Why Frequent Flier Programs Have Become Essential to Many Airlines

The biggest U.S. airlines make billions of dollars from their loyalty programs and branded credit cards, which some analysts believe are now essential to the businesses.

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A Mayor in Disrepute Saved by an Ambassadorship. The Year Was 1950.

Eric Adams would not be the first to leave Gracie Mansion for an embassy. William O’Dwyer did it decades ago.

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Trump Says U.S. Military Has ‘Never Fought to Win’ Since World War II

As he signed an order recognizing the Defense Department as the “Department of War,” President Trump said that the country “could have won every war, but we really chose to be very politically correct.”

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Energy Secretary Attacks Offshore Wind and Dismisses Climate Change

Chris Wright, who travels to Europe next week to promote American gas, called climate change “not incredibly important.”

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When Congress Should Be Notified About National Security Operations, Explained

The Trump administration failed to tell lawmakers about a 2019 SEAL Team 6 incursion into North Korean territory that went awry.

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Federal Report on Drinking Is Withdrawn

The upcoming U.S. Dietary Guidelines will instead be influenced by a competing study, favored by industry, which found that moderate alcohol consumption was healthy.

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U.S. Is Increasingly Exposed to Chinese Election Threats, Lawmakers Say

Two Democrats on the House China committee noted the use of A.I. by Chinese companies as a weapon in information warfare.

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Second Weak Jobs Report Undercuts Trump’s Claims of a Booming Economy

After a bad employment report in August, President Trump fired the official in charge of the numbers. This month’s data was just as disappointing.

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Billionaire Crypto Investor Hits Out at Trump Family’s World Liberty Financial Firm

Justin Sun, a major investor in World Liberty Financial’s cryptocurrency, said that his coins had been “unreasonably frozen.”

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CBS Abruptly Changes Rules for Editing ‘Face the Nation’ Interviews

The change came less than a week after an interview aired with Kristi Noem, the homeland security secretary. The administration accused the network of deceptively editing her appearance.

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