The week’s bestselling books, April 5

Hardcover fiction 1. The Night We Met (Indie Exclusive Edition) by Abby Jimenez (Hachette Book Group: $30) Friendship, missed connections and life-altering split-second decisions converge after one fateful night. 2. The Correspondent by Virginia Evans (Crown: $28) A lifelong letter writer reckons with a painful past. 3. Kin by Tayari Jones (Knopf: $32) The bond…

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When Executive Presence Backfires

When Executive Presence Backfires

Imagine a senior leadership team gathered to debate a key strategic initiative. Around the table, you’re probably picturing confident, decisive voices—people who project polish, command attention, and always seem to have the answers. After all, confidence and decisiveness are hallmark traits of executive presence, a quality long sought by boards, taught at top business schools,…

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NJ progressive Analilia Mejia accused of dodging in-person debates before special election

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A progressive House candidate backed by Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., is under fire for dodging in-person debates with her GOP opponent ahead of an April special election, prompting accusations that she is reluctant to defend her far-left platform before voters. Republican candidate…

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Why we become attached to trees

Why we become attached to trees

RJ Laverne’s childhood home in Detroit had a big elm out front. In fact, the whole neighborhood was lined with them: great, graceful trees whose branches spread across the street to create a shady canopy. Elms were so widely planted in cities and suburbs in the 19th and 20th centuries that they became known as…

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Do water picks really work? Dentists weigh in.

Get the Popular Science daily newsletter💡 Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Perhaps you are one of the many Americans who have a small boxy tank balanced precariously on their bathroom sink. Or maybe you’ve seen one at a friend’s house—the appliances known as water flossers, oral irrigators, or often by…

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