The second COVID-era Halloween is upon us, but the festivities look set to be much closer to business as usual across much of America after 2020’s disruption.Why it matters: While the holiday is coming just before kids are set to be vaccinated, trick-or-treaters look set to be out in (almost) full force.State of play: Our Axios…Continue Reading
Abortion would immediately become illegal in at least 12 states if the Supreme Court were to overturn Roe v. Wade, and more would likely follow suit quickly.Why it matters: States have been preparing contingency plans for a post-Roe landscape while state Republicans ramped up efforts to get the landmark ruling overturned. And the future of…Continue Reading
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U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks as European Commission’s President Ursula von der Leyen looks on during a joint statement about steel and aluminium tariffs, on the sidelines of the G20 leaders’ summit in Rome, Italy October 31, 2021. REUTERS/Kevin LamarqueOct 31 (Reuters) – The United States and the European Union on Sunday took steps…Continue Reading
Of the dozens of patients Dr. Jim Yates has treated for Covid-19 at his long-term care center in rural Alabama, this one made him especially nervous.The 60-year-old man, who had been fully vaccinated, was diagnosed with a breakthrough infection in late September. Almost immediately, he required supplemental oxygen, and lung exams showed ominous signs of…Continue Reading
Two years ago, Bi, the mother of an outdoor-loving kindergartener in Beijing, registered her son for English classes three times a week to give him what she described as “an immersion environment” to learn the language.But now, as the Chinese government bans all tutoring related to school studies after school and on weekends and vacations, Bi,…Continue Reading
Worldwide media coverage of onetime Japanese Princess Mako’s so-called “royal wedding” has it backward. Mako’s spartan civil ceremony, naked of pomp and circumstance, marks a reverse-storybook transformation from Princess Mako into the commoner Mrs. Mako Komuro. She has taken her husband’s family name and his status. And Japan’s imperial family, rather than gaining a son,…Continue Reading
ABU DHABI – Fighters from Saturday’s UFC 267 event took home UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay totaling $298,000. The program, a comprehensive plan that includes outfitting requirements, media obligations and other items under the fighter code of conduct, replaces the previous payments made under the UFC Athlete Outfitting Policy. UFC 267 took place at the Etihad…Continue Reading
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The Tennessee Titans and Indianapolis Colts will meet on Sunday afternoon in Week 8 at Lucas Oil Stadium for a game that will have serious implications for the AFC South. If the Titans win, they would practically lock up the division, as they’d own a three-game lead and the first-place tie-breaker, which is head-to-head record.…Continue Reading