An Interview With the Man Who Waited Five Years to Open a Mysterious Safe—and Found the Weirdest Thing Possible Inside
Yes, as in the 2002 feature starring Vin Diesel.
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The Most Spectacular Corrections From the New York Times’ Weddings Column
There were how many diamonds on the ring? The groom has been married how many times?
Joe Biden Calls Out Republicans Who Voted Against Stimulus But Tout Its Benefits
“Some people have no shame,” the president joked.
What Breakthrough Infections Can Tell Us
With 165 million people and counting inoculated in the United States, vaccines have, at long last, tamped the pandemic’s blaze down to a relative smolder in this part of the world. But the protection that vaccines offer is more like a coat of flame retardant than an impenetrable firewall. SARS-CoV-2 can, very rarely, still set up shop in people who are more than two weeks out from their last COVID-19 shot.These rare breakthroughs, as I’ve written before, are no cause for alarm.
The Man I Just Dated Kept a “Horrible” Secret From Me. I Want Him to Know What He Did.
I tried to sic my doctor on him, but she declined to get involved.
Is Self-Help Advice Doomed to Be Conservative?
A “bootstraps” approach to life’s challenges can’t be all there is.
All the Sad, Lonely Pandemic Puppies
Bowen the goldendoodle is never home alone. When he first came home as a puppy, last June, his parents were working remotely because of the pandemic. If they try to leave their Boston apartment for even a few minutes now, he makes his unhappiness audible. “He’s whining and barking, and we just don’t want to upset the neighbors,” Jon Canario told me. So they don’t. Wherever they go, he goes. Wherever he can’t go, they don’t go.
New Jersey lifts mask mandate, social distancing rules in time for Memorial Day
Businesses can continue to require customers and employees to wear coverings, the governor said.
Dr. Monica Gandhi on the Origins of COVID-19, Vaccine Equity, the Debate over Masks & More
President Joe Biden has ordered U.S. intelligence agencies to investigate the origins of COVID-19 as new questions are being raised over whether an accidental leak from a Chinese virology lab is to blame for the pandemic. The Wall Street Journal reports three employees of the Wuhan Institute of Virology fell ill with COVID-like symptoms in the autumn of 2019 and were hospitalized in November of that year, before the first recorded case of COVID-19.
No Tokyo Olympics: As COVID Spikes in Japan, Calls Grow to Cancel Games. IOC Refuses. Who Profits?
Pressure is growing on organizers to cancel the Tokyo Olympics as Japan struggles to contain a fourth wave of COVID-19 cases. The games, which were delayed by a year due to the pandemic, are scheduled to begin July 23 even though less than 3% of the Japanese population has been fully vaccinated against COVID-19, one of the lowest rates in the developed world. Jules Boykoff, author and former Olympic athlete who played for the U.S.
Biden expected to use budget to strengthen abortion rights bona fides
Omitting traditional anti-abortion provisions from his budget proposal could be his strongest statement yet on the issue.
There’s Just One Problem With Ford’s Electric F-150
Joe Biden says the pickup truck is fast. It’s heavy, too.
The Only Mayor in America Having Fun Right Now
He rode a roller coaster! He ate a burger for breakfast! His rival is under investigation!
Moderna’s Covid-19 vaccine appears safe and powerfully effective in teens
The finding could pave the way for the shot to become the second authorized in the U.S. for use in teens.
U.S. warns against travel to Japan as Olympics loom
Japan has experienced a surge in coronavirus cases.
Death-certificate omissions stymie FEMA funeral assistance program
More than 200,000 people have sought reimbursement of up to $9,000 per family for Covid-19-related funeral expenses.
The Unlikely, Lifesaving Queerness of Bob Dylan
The bard of the ’60s wasn’t gay, but his art made a huge difference for those who were.
I May Have Lied to My Boyfriend About My Real Relationship With My Best Friend
Do I need to come clean?
Help! I Want to Give Up My Career to Become a Cop.
I can’t shake this feeling that it’s the right path for me.
A Biden-friendly economist is creating a big headache for president’s spending plans
The study adds fuel to an intense national debate about what is behind a suspected worker shortage and what policy changes are needed to accelerate Americans’ return to work as the pandemic subsides.
Tax the rich? Executives predict Biden’s big plans will flop
Corporate executives and lobbyists say they are confident they can kill almost all of these tax hikes by pressuring moderate Democrats in the House and Senate.
Biden pressed to send clear message on economy as warning signs flash
The White House’s reaction to unexpected jobs and price data has opened the administration up to GOP attacks.
Lockdown mentality still holding the economy back, banking official says
Neel Kashkari of the Minneapolis Fed says things should get better as people overcome fears related to the pandemic.
Mark Carney on Canada’s economic growth: ‘It’s going to take more than one budget’
“There were elements of growth in the balance from what I can see and understand,” Carney said in a long response that didn’t directly answer the question.
George Floyd’s Murder Was “Clarion Call” to Defund Police. What’s Changed in Year Since His Death?
George Floyd’s murder on May 25, 2020, sparked a global uprising against systemic racism and police brutality and put the spotlight on decades-long movements dedicated to abolition and criminal justice reform.
I Will Not Yield My Values: Fired AP Journalist Emily Wilder Speaks Out After Right-Wing Smears
In her first TV interview, we speak with Emily Wilder, the young reporter fired by the Associated Press after she was targeted in a Republican smear campaign for her pro-Palestinian activism in college. Wilder is Jewish and was a member of Students for Justice in Palestine and Jewish Voice for Peace at Stanford University before she graduated in 2020.
News Roundup: Grand jury seated in Trump criminal probe; patience with Senate GOP wearing thin
In the news today: A newly seated grand jury begins to hear evidence of criminal behavior inside the Trump Organization. Patience for Republican “negotiations” over infrastructure spending is wearing thin. As Senate Republicans continue efforts to kill a proposed independent probe of the Jan. 6 insurrection, a fallen officer’s mother is asking to meet with the Republicans trying to block the probe from going forward.