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Inside the Battle for Aleppo

A Manifest Victory

A firsthand account from inside the military operation that led to the liberation of Aleppo and the overthrow of Bashar al-Assad.

The Unwieldy Paper Trail for Retiring US Military Personnel

A Barracked Bureaucracy

Every year, more than 200,000 military personnel prepare to retire from the U.S. armed forces. But first, they must wade through a bewildering array of bureaucracy to prove that they did what they were ordered to, or risk losing pay and benefits from their pension.

Why Americans Are Buying Underground Bunkers

Why Americans Are Buying Underground Bunkers

As a growing number of people say they’re afraid of civil war and government collapse, business seems to be booming for companies that build underground bunkers, with buyers ranging from Silicon Valley billionaires to middle-class families. And some Americans are already living below the soil today.