The New Zealand Herald is bringing back some of the best stories of 2019 from our premium international syndicators, including The New York Times, Financial Times, The Times of London and Harvard Business Review.
This afternoon we look at the confessions of a whistleblower, Trump's $1 billion in business losses, Sophie Turner steps out of Sansa's shadow, the bridges of Paris and early risers.
Confessions of a whistleblower
Brittany Kaiser is the politics intern who became a pivotal player at Cambridge Analytica, the notorious company accused of handling stolen Facebook data to influence the Trump election and Brexit referendum. The star of Netflix's documentary The Great Hack has now written a book about her decision to go public. Can she be trusted?
Hugo Rifkind of The Times meets Kaiser to find out for himself.
Decade in the red: Trump tax figures show over $1 billion in business losses
Newly obtained tax information reveals that from 1985 to 1994, Donald J. Trump's businesses were in far bleaker condition than was previously known.
Russ Buettner and Susanne Craig from The New York Times investigate.
Who is Sophie Turner without Sansa Stark?
After years of tragedy, upheaval and cataclysm, Winterfell is now secure and on the way to recovery in the capable hands of the new Queen in the North, Sansa Stark.
Game of Thrones was the defining pop-culture franchise of the decade, so who is Sophie Turner now without Sansa Stark?
We're about to find out, writes Jeremy Egner for The New York Times.
Paris's bridges and why I'll never get over them
Spanning the Seine, of steel, stone and wood, the city's many bridges offer lessons in history, architecture — and romance.
Elaine Sciolino of The New York Times study's Paris through its history.
Waking up at 4am every day is the key to success. Or to getting a cold
Tim Cook, the CEO of Apple, rises a little before 4am every day. President Donald Trump wrote in his 2004 book that he only needs four hours of sleep a night. David Cush, the former Virgin America CEO, has said that he wakes up at 4:15.
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