Planning to Visit Hawaii? Here’s What You Need to Know About the Wildfires.
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Planning to Visit Hawaii? Here’s What You Need to Know About the Wildfires.

Devastating fires on Maui and the Big Island have destroyed businesses and homes, and caused at least six deaths. They are also upending tourism, leaving travelers wondering what to do.
Read Your Way Through Appalachia
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Read Your Way Through Appalachia

Barbara Kingsolver, whose Pulitzer-winning “Demon Copperhead” offered a variegated portrait of the region, guides readers through a literary landscape “as bracing and complex as a tumbling mountain creek.”
The Risks Hidden in Public Pension Funds
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The Risks Hidden in Public Pension Funds

Attracted by promises of high returns, many public pension funds have been loading up on private equity but may not fully appreciate the dangers, our columnist says.