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Maria Cramer
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How Sites Like Tripadvisor and Yelp Are Fighting Fake Reviews
Third parties pay writers for posts praising or panning hotels, restaurants and other places they never visited. How review sites like Yelp and Tripadvisor are…
How Green is Your Cruise?
As cruise companies head into their busiest season, they say they have ambitious plans to find cleaner sources of fuel. But critics say the progress…
Woman Gets 4 Months After Shoving Flight Attendant, Spitting on a Passenger
Kelly Pichardo, 32, will also have to pay more than $9,000 to American Airlines for the altercation, which came as incidents involving unruly passengers unnerved…
Revelry and Unease in Alaska as Cruises Return
Ships are carrying fewer passengers than they did before the pandemic, but in port towns where the bulk of the economy depends on cruise travel,…
MacKenzie Scott Gives $436 Million to Habitat for Humanity
The donation is part of an ongoing effort by Ms. Scott to give away her fortune.
MacKenzie Scott Gives $436 Million to Habitat for Humanity
The donation is part of an ongoing effort by Ms. Scott to give away her fortune.
Frito-Lay Workers in Kansas Ratify Contract, Ending Strike
The workers at a Frito-Lay plant in Topeka went on strike this month to protest forced overtime and so-called suicide shifts, which they said left…
The Year of Purchasing and Purging
The pandemic spurred people to buy. It also compelled them to shed their belongings and their old identities.