The president’s plan shifts away from a near-singular focus on vaccination, as new cases of the variant have emerged in the United States. Some nations make Covid tests available at little to no cost for consumers. The U.S. plan for home testing includes submitting receipts to private insurers. President Biden’s strategy includes new testing requirements for international travelers and insurance reimbursement for at-home coronavirus tests. “We’re going to fight this variant with science and speed, not chaos and confusion,” Mr. Biden said in a speech. Here’s the latest. Genomic surveillance has improved enormously in recent months, but the system has built-in delays, and blind spots remain. In a comparison of seven different brands, researchers found that most shots give a strong boost, even in mix-and-match combinations. Evidence from South Africa, where the Omicron variant already dominates, shows a high rate of reinfection of people who have already had the coronavirus. The directive, which affects 56,000 employees, faced immediate opposition from some Jewish and Catholic leaders, who sent a letter to Mayor Bill de Blasio urging him to reconsider. The vote to fund the government through mid-February came after lawmakers staved off a Republican threat to force a shutdown over vaccine mandates. The anti-abortion and abortion rights movements are already beginning to mobilize for a new, deeply unsettled post-Roe political reality. The trend is towards liberalizing reproductive freedom, not repressing it. Justice Amy Coney Barrett seemed to lean into identity politics at Wednesday’s arguments over a major abortion case. Our democracy may not be strong enough for post-Roe politics. Republican obstructionism is getting even more naked. The response to a new variant of the coronavirus suggests a teachable epoch gone to waste. Governing by brinkmanship means missing lots of vacations. More than 100,000 Americans died of overdoses in a single year, exceeding the number of people who died from car crashes and guns combined. Charles M. Blow, Ross Douthat, Lulu Garcia-Navarro and Michelle Goldberg agree on one thing after oral arguments: It’s not looking good for Roe. Ms. Peng’s celebrity certainly has driven interest in her case. But her allegations also are groundbreaking. The geopolitical consequences may be radical. “My life has been completely turned upside down,” Anjanette Young said. “I can’t sleep at night.” Readers express concern about the ramifications if Roe v. Wade is overturned. Also: Unvaccinated health workers; working remotely; hopes for Democrats. It doesn’t take much to see the roots of his ideology. The irony is that this time, its proponent is Jewish. Intervening in children’s lives early can help break the cycle of intergenerational poverty. Most people have become used to making health-risk assessments during the pandemic, but that doesn’t make the decision about whether to travel or cancel easier — especially with a new variant circulating. What the orthopedist saw on the X-rays surprised him. 与新冠病毒搏斗了近两年后,这个世界到底学到了什么? “Never look at his eyes,” Ms. Maxwell told workers at Jeffrey Epstein’s Florida estate, according to testimony at her sex-trafficking trial. The ride-hailing giant made an abrupt shift as officials in Washington and Beijing have grown increasingly skeptical of Chinese corporate access to Wall Street’s money. In an emotional interview with ABC News, the actor asserted, ‘Someone put a live bullet in a gun.’ Two dozen homes and businesses burned in the town of Denton as unseasonably warm temperatures descended from the Great Plains to the Mid-Atlantic. About an hour after Jacqueline Avant was killed, the police arrested a man after he accidentally shot himself in the foot while burglarizing a home in Hollywood. Under questioning by Mr. Smollett’s defense team, two brothers who say they participated in a fake attack denied suggestions they had lied to avoid prosecution. Mask requirements prevented Covid-19 cases and deaths in Missouri, the state found, but data supporting that conclusion was not released until a month later. The death of 22-month-old Charles Rosa-Velloso was just one of several opioid-related fatalities of young children this year. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers receiver and two other players had fake vaccination cards in violation of the Covid-19 protocols established by the league and its players’ union. No one was reported injured, but prosecutors say that the recall prompted by Nicholas Mitchell’s tampering resulted in nearly $230,000 in losses to a Maine-based supermarket chain. Andy Akiho’s 11-part, 80-minute new work for percussion quartet is a lush, brooding celebration of noise. Tears of joy prevailed as the most-used emoji in 2021, despite Gen Z’s stated contempt for it. A Danish documentary uses animation to tell the poignant, complicated story of an Afghan refugee. “I love Dickens and Twain above all.” Focus groups with Virginia voters led to a bluntly worded memo on what Democrats need to do going into the midterms. More Recent Articles |
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