COVER STORY this issue: THE RUSSIA SCANDAL. The most pressing question of our time might be: How bad is it? As a candidate and now as President, Donald Trump has smashed the gauges that once tracked the normal temperature, pressure and wind speed in the climate map of American politics. Now when it feels like the barometer is plunging, we can only watch and wonder …
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Every kind of exercise has its perks. Here are the unique benefits of six common types. Running: It’s great for a long life, and even a little pays off. Running just five to 10 minutes a day has been linked to a lower risk of death. Pilates: The ultimate stomach sculptor, Pilates improves posture and activates deeper abdominal muscles than other workouts. Swimming: Moving through water fires up more major muscle groups than other kinds of cardio, engaging your legs, upper body and core …
When David Pressman would sit down with his counterparts from China or Russia to discuss the provocations of North Korea, he often heard the same message coming across the tables: “You need to talk. You need to talk.” It was maddening to Pressman, the former U.S. ambassador to the U.N. for special political affairs. Talking works only if both parties agree to an agenda, and the U.S. and North Korea could not even get that far. “The United States is prepared to talk. We’re prepared to talk about denuclearization of the Korean peninsula,” ” says Pressman, now a partner at Boies Schiller Flexner …
