COVID “We are in the process of being told how to live with something we were told to be afraid of.” Janice Chung/The New York Times By Gina Kolata, New York Times Service March 18, 2022 | 1:13 PM When Dr. Arnold Monto, a public health researcher at the University of Michigan, lectures about influenza,…Continue Reading
COVID “I am deeply honored for this chance to serve this country I love.” Dr. Ashish Jha, dean of Brown University’s School of Public Health, stands for a portrait, Wednesday, Dec. 23, 2020, in Newton, Massachusetts. Elise Amendola/AP Photo Dr. Ashish Jha had “some news” to share this week — President Joe Biden asked him…Continue Reading
National The young teen, who is still unidentified, was among the dead. People watch after releasing balloons during a memorial for Jackson Zinn at a Texas Roadhouse restaurant, Thursday, March 17, 2022, in Hobbs, New Mexico. Zinn, who worked at the restaurant, was killed with several other student golfers and the coach of University of…Continue Reading
Politics More than 30 Republicans voted against the spending bill. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky virtually addresses the US Congress on March 16, at the US Capitol Visitor Center Congressional Auditorium, in Washington, DC. J. Scott Applewhite/POOL/AFP via Getty Images By Mariana Alfaro and Eugene Scott, Washington Post March 18, 2022 | 8:21 AM WASHINGTON –…Continue Reading
Russia-Ukraine James Whitney Hill, who grew up in Minnesota, had been sharing his experiences on Facebook. Ukrainian policemen carry a body away from a five-story residential building that partially collapsed after a shelling in Kyiv on March 18, 2022, as Russian troops try to encircle the Ukrainian capital as part of their slow-moving offensive. Sergei…Continue Reading
“The Outfit” is a cheap, talky and stagy chamber drama that thinks it is clever. But the smartest thing about director and cowriter Graham Moore’s film is casting Mark Rylance as Leonard (aka “English”) the main character, a cutter — not a tailor — who makes bespoke suits. (To be fair, the suits are quite…Continue Reading
After months of stalling debate, World Trade Organization member states appear to have finally reached a consensus in the stalemate negotiations for a COVID-19 intellectual property waiver that is a watered-down version of the one proposed by India and South Africa 18 months ago. The original waiver called for the temporary suspension of all intellectual…Continue Reading
This story originally appeared on Winter is Coming. The streaming wars are in full swing, and it’s getting a little crowded on that battlefield. We’ve gotten to the point where there are too many streaming services for one person to reasonably follow without spending themselves into the poorhouse, with some companies even having multiple services you have…Continue Reading
In an unfortunate turn of events for sponge users, a recent study has revealed that those sudsy rectangular squares may be more optimal for bacteria growth than even a petri dish in a lab. When you think about the composition and environment of a sponge, some obvious aspects can help explain why; consider the consistent…Continue Reading
A robot car of the General Motors subsidiary Cruise is on a test drive.Andrej Sokolow | picture alliance | Getty ImagesDETROIT – General Motors is acquiring SoftBank Vision Fund 1’s equity ownership stake in its majority-owned Cruise autonomous vehicle unit for $2.1 billion, the automaker announced Friday afternoon.Softbank first acquired a minority ownership in Cruise…Continue Reading
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