Senate Democrats press Trump on possible vaccine shortage
They questioned if the U.S. is facing a vaccine cliff after the administration reportedly passed up offers to buy more Pfizer doses.
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Help! My Wife Needs to Stop Treating This Toy Like It’s Our Baby.
I know she is in pain, but this is dumb and unreasonable.
John le Carré Knew England’s Secrets
Writing about John le Carré is intimidating. Writing an appreciation after he has died feels doubly so. In some ways, this fear says much about the England that le Carré was so masterful at capturing: the class consciousness and fear of straying beyond your place. Le Carré inhabited an England beyond my horizons, not just the cloak-and-dagger one, but the one that exists at Eton and at Oxford and in many parts of London, lands that remain foreign to most of us.
I’m Really Sorry, but Let’s Talk About That Chicken Movie
Late last month, the crew of a helicopter surveying a desolate stretch of the Utah desert came across an unexpected finding: a metal structure, tall and thin, gleaming among the matte-red rocks. Soon after, the object vanished. But people began finding similar ones, in California and Romania and the Netherlands—elongated prisms studding the earth, their provenance, for the most part, unknown.
2 more vaccine developers could seek FDA’s green light by February
This would mean the U.S. would have four Covid-19 vaccines available — including the first vaccine to only require one shot.
We Thought Buying This Stuff Would Make 2020 Better. Boy Were We Wrong.
From 5 pounds of Pez to a monstrosity of a fan.
UnitedHealth hires former Trump official who helped pick it to dispense recovery funds
William Brady, who was chief of staff to the deputy secretary at HHS, recently started as the vice president for digital at UnitedHealth’s Optum.
Covid vaccinations begin in the United States as deaths surpass 300,000
“First Vaccine Administered. Congratulations USA! Congratulations WORLD!” President Donald Trump tweeted.
The Pandemic Proved Cities Have Built Way Too Many Luxury Apartments
For years, they were addicted to housing developments few could afford.
Shut It Down: Calls Grow to Close Fort Hood After Probe into Murders & Sexual Assaults at Army Base
The U.S. Army has fired or suspended 14 officers and soldiers stationed at Fort Hood, Texas, following an investigation into sexual assaults and murders at the base, including the bludgeoning to death of 20-year-old soldier Vanessa Guillén, whose remains were found in July. “These are institutional failures at scale.
Vaccine Equity: Why Communities of Color & Incarcerated People Should Get Early Access to Shots
As the first shipments of a federally approved COVID-19 vaccine arrive across the United States, healthcare workers and residents of nursing homes will receive the first shipments, and epidemiologist Camara Phyllis Jones says communities of color with high rates of COVID-19 should also get consideration for early access.
Greta Thunberg: 5 Years After Paris Agreement, World Is “Speeding in the Wrong Direction” on Climate
Swedish activist Greta Thunberg, who launched the global Fridays for Future youth climate movement, issued a stark warning on the fifth anniversary of the Paris Climate Agreement that the world is not doing enough to keep global heating below 2 degrees Celsius — the target set in the landmark 2015 deal. “The gap between what we need to do and what is actually being done is widening by the minute.
Dear Care and Feeding: My Husband Keeps Buying Our Kids More Presents Than They Can Handle
Parenting advice on gift grief, bossy girls, and reading woes.
When Did Smokey Bear Get So Hot?
The iconic preventer of forest fires has become a thirst trap, and I’m the only one brave enough to admit it.
Facebook Kowtowed to Conservatives and Got Nothing in Return
Years of bending over backward for Trump and his allies did not buy the social network a regulatory hall pass.
I’m Sorry, but We Shouldn’t Just Send Everyone Relief Checks
Congress should help Americans who really need it before helping those who don’t.
The Dark Side of GoFundMe
Critics say the platform enables fraud and exploits holes in the social safety net.
We’ll Be Stuck With Trump’s Postmaster General for a While
Louis DeJoy is likely to last well into the Biden administration.
CDC advisory panel recommends Covid-19 vaccine for people 16 and over
CDC Director Robert Redfield now has to sign off on the recommendations from the independent panel.
First vaccine shipments will arrive in states on Monday
The FDA late Friday authorized Pfizer’s vaccine for emergency use.
Help! My Spouse Won’t Evict Their Horrible Brother From Our House.
He’s been living with us for almost six years.
Dear Care and Feeding: My MIL Recklessly Gave Us COVID, and Now She’s Banning Me From Christmas
Parenting advice on reckless MILs, religious disagreements, and toy shaming.
Go Absolutely Wild Decorating for the Holidays This Year
Banish the gloom of 2020 with as many trees, treats, and twinkles as you can manage.
Biden top economic adviser facing accusations of mismanagement, verbal abuse
A former high-level employee at Heather Boushey’s think tank publicly aired the accusations on Tuesday night.
Biden backs up Tanden as Republicans attack her tweets
“That disqualifies almost every Republican senator and 90 percent of the administration,” the president-elect said of GOP criticism.
How climate change could spark the next home mortgage disaster
Taxpayers are backing more than a trillion dollars in home mortgages, but the agencies buying them are neglecting to consider climate risks.
Deese to be Biden’s top White House economic adviser
Brian Deese is an executive at investment giant BlackRock.
Biden unveils diverse economic team as challenges to economy grow
The president-elect intends to name Cecilia Rouse, Neera Tanden and Wally Adeyemo to senior roles in his administration.
Andrew Bacevich on Why Retired General and Raytheon Official Lloyd Austin Should Not Head Pentagon
Joe Biden’s nominee for defense secretary, retired four-star Army General Lloyd Austin, would make history as the first African American to lead the Pentagon if confirmed by the Senate. But Austin can only be confirmed if he secures a waiver from Congress due to laws designed to preserve the civilian control of the military, and several leading Democratic senators have indicated they would oppose granting a waiver.