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Fed Chair Kevin Warsh vows to make 5 years of high inflation 'a thing of the past'

Warsh called inflation "a tax on the American people" in his first appearance before Congress as the central bank's leader

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The best — and most charming — small towns in the Pacific Northwest

From Hood River's volcano views and wind-sport gorge to Friday Harbor's ferry-only San Juan Islands where orca sightings anchor daily life

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The best — and most affordable — alternatives to the Maldives

From Panama's Bocas del Toro bioluminescent bays and overwater villas to Zanzibar's sugar-sand beaches and UNESCO-listed Stone Town

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The 10 best islands in the world to visit in 2026

From the Galápagos' wildlife found nowhere else on Earth to Dominica's year-round sperm whales and volcanically heated Boiling Lake

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The 10 most unforgettable neighborhoods in Tokyo

From Golden Gai's tiny bars and old-school nightlife in Shinjuku to Yanesen's temple-lined lanes where old Tokyo survives intact

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The best hidden summer destinations in Europe

From Svalbard's polar bears and midnight-sun cruises to Albania's quiet Riviera beaches a 30-minute ferry from Corfu

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The 10 best small towns to experience cowboy culture in the American West

From Bandera's oldest honky-tonk in Texas to Deadwood's swinging-door saloons where Wild Bill Hickok was shot mid-poker game

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The 10 best things to do in Spain in 2026

From the Alhambra's Moorish palace towers to secluded Menorca coves reachable only on foot along a 14th-century coastal path

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These are the 10 most impressive national parks in China

From Jiuzhaigou's gem-toned lakes and staggered waterfalls to Hua Shan's wooden planks bolted to a sheer cliff above a 2,000-meter drop

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The 10 best national parks to visit in Europe this summer

From Jostedalsbreen's 60-kilometer ice cap above Norway's longest fjords to Teide's volcanic moonscape and 83 visible constellations at night

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The 10 best ways to visit Paris on a budget

From picnics along the Seine with grocery-store wine to free admission at the Musée d'Orsay on the first Sunday of every month

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The 7 best things to do in Bermuda

From a rum swizzle at the historic Swizzle Inn to a fried fish sandwich on raisin bread that wins over skeptics with every bite

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Top 7 U.S. family camps to visit this summer

From a Utah desert drive-in built among classic cars to a 37,000-acre Montana ranch with hot-air balloon rides and a dedicated kids' camp

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10 Australian destinations that belong on every traveler's bucket list

From Uluru's ancient Anangu culture and drone light shows to Rottnest Island's car-free quokka trails off the coast of Perth

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The best historic sites to visit in the Scottish Highlands

From Skara Brae's 5,000-year-old stone furniture on Orkney to Dunrobin Castle, built on profits from the Highland Clearances

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The safest cruise destinations in the world, ranked

From Iceland's virtually crime-free glaciers and geysers to Japan's near-zero violent crime and tranquil temple ports

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The 10 SUVs with the highest ground clearance on the market

From a Rivian R1S that fords 43 inches of water on electric power to a Ford Expedition Tremor with a Rock Crawl mode for technical descents

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These are the fastest sedans on the market right now

From a Lucid Air Sapphire that hits 60 mph in under two seconds to a Cadillac CT4-V Blackwing with a six-speed manual and 472 horsepower

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The most incredible places to visit in Europe right now

From Paris's layered arrondissements and world-class museums to Dubrovnik's intact medieval walls above the Adriatic

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The best — and most adventurous — things to do in Colorado this summer

From alpine wildflowers carpeting Crested Butte's meadows in mid-July to a 1882 steam locomotive climbing into the San Juan Mountains above Durango

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The 10 best places to visit in Madagascar

From baobab-lined highways in Madagascar's west to a rainforest where the indri's echoing call announces the world's largest lemur

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The 10 best things to do in Santorini

From Bronze Age ruins beneath Santorini's ash to an active volcano hikers can walk into at the caldera's center

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The best places to visit in South Korea in 2026

From Seoul's 24-hour noraebang bars and Michelin-starred restaurants to Gyeongju's royal tomb mounds and the oldest observatory in East Asia.

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The 10 best things to do in Thailand

From Chinatown's oyster omelets and neon alleys after dark to a limestone peak temple designed to mirror seven levels of Buddhist enlightenment

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The best museums in France for art and history lovers

From the Louvre's 35,000 works across 403 halls to a WWI tunnel network beneath Arras where New Zealand miners once hid an entire army

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The best places to swim in New York City this summer

From Coney Island's century-old boardwalk and 56-mph roller coasters to a Governors Island spa where soaking pools overlook the Financial District

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Here are the best gelato shops in Italy

From Palermo's brioche-wrapped pistachio gelato to a Calabrian waterfront kiosk that has served bergamot and tartufo since 1918

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The top 10 free activities in Tokyo

From iconic fashions on the streets of Harajuku to a morning Sumo practice viewing at Arashio Stable, the best free activities

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The best quiet beaches to visit in Mexico

Rewarding off-the-grid coastal destinations, including a hidden gem near Tulum and a beach filled with flamingos

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The best rooftop bars in New York City

From Overstory's 64-floor Art Deco perch above the Financial District to a Bushwick natural wine rooftop two stories above the street

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The most comfortable and fuel-efficient commuter cars of 2026

From a Honda Civic with class-leading rear legroom under $25,000 to a Ridgeline whose SUV-based ride fits downtown parking structures

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The most reliable used pickup trucks to buy in 2026

From a 2020 Ford Ranger with the lowest five-year ownership cost on the list to a GMC Sierra Denali that brought hands-free driving to trucks in 2020

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The best museums in Kyoto for art, history, and culture

From a sake museum in a 1637 brewery with a free tasting to a Pritzker-designed gallery focused on living Kansai artists

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The most unforgettable places to visit in Scotland

From Scotland's capital, to an area with over 50 whiskey distilleries and a prehistoric site that predates Stonehenge

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Welsh beaches that are worth the trip this summer

The best beaches to visit in Wales — from dolphin-watching at Mwnt to romantic views at Llanddwyn Beach

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Best food and drink experiences in Burgundy

Essential food and drink experiences in Burgundy, from wine tasting to seeing how Dijon mustard is made

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The best places to visit near Champs-Élysées in Paris

From a Parisian cabaret that rivals Moulin Rouge, to quiet garden spaces, the best places to visit near Champs-Élysées

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The best places to drink coffee in Costa Rica

From Escalante's density of direct-trade cafés in San José's most energetic neighborhood to Finca Rosa Blanca's plantation hotel

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The best places in the world for solo travelers in 2026

From Iceland's predator-free trails and midnight sun hikes to Queenstown's flashpacker hostels at the gateway to Milford Sound

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Here are the best romantic weekend trips for couples in every part of America

From Big Sur's hidden beaches and cliff-side hot springs to the Inn at Little Washington's tasting menus 90 minutes from D.C.

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The best ancient sites and ruins to visit in Greece

From the Acropolis above Athens to the stone archway entrance of the original Olympic stadium at Olympia

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The 10 best places to visit in the U.K. this summer

From London's free world-class museums to the Giant's Causeway's 40,000 basalt columns on the north Antrim coast

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The best — and most unique — things to eat and drink in Iceland

From geothermally baked underground rye bread in the Mývatn volcanic zone to langoustines grilled in butter at the Höfn harbor festival

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The best — and most delicious — things to eat and drink in Taiwan

From beef noodle soup born of civil war homesickness to bubble tea invented at a Taipei roadside stand and now exported worldwide

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The best national parks in Japan

From Nikko's autumn canyon foliage around UNESCO shrines to Yoshino's thousand cherry trees and a millennium-old pilgrimage route to Kumano

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The best things to do in Fukuoka, Japan

From yatai stalls where eight diners share a charcoal grill to a 41-meter bronze reclining Buddha that dwarfs any statue in Kamakura

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The best things to eat and drink in Athens in 2026

From sesame koulouria eaten on the morning commute to floodlit Parthenon views from a rooftop bar above Monastiraki

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The best things to do in Paris this summer

From swimming in the Seine with an Eiffel Tower view to free riverside salsa and swing dancing at Quai Saint-Bernard on summer evenings

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Here are the best spots to visit in Java, Indonesia

From Jakarta's Old Town Dutch colonial architecture to Mount Bromo's lunar sand sea, accessible by 4WD with no hiking required

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The most unique places to stay in Tokyo

From a roaring Godzilla statue atop Hotel Gracery's roof to sleeping cubbies built directly into floor-to-ceiling bookshelves in Shinjuku

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