It is too early to tell whether the remarkable protests across China against the government’s strict “dynamic zero Covid” policy are a milestone in the country’s long history that will have lasting impact; they may signal growing discontent with …
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The Next Anti-Abortion Tactic: Attacking the Spread of Information
With the dismantling of Roe v. Wade has come a push to crack down on speech and information about reproductive rights. Now that abortion has been banned in more than a dozen states, abortion opponents want to stoke confusion about the legality of not …
Continue readingWhat Too Little Forgiveness Does to Us
Virginia is reeling from two mass shootings in less than a month in Chesapeake and Charlottesville. From what we know, the races and politics of the two people accused of the shootings were quite different. But there seem to be common threads: They …
Continue readingWhere Does Jacob deGrom Rank in Mets History?
When a club drafts a pitcher who goes on to be nicknamed “The Franchise,” leads it to a shocking World Series title and is elected to the Hall of Fame on his first try with 98.8 percent of the vote, there is not much debate as to who is the best …
Continue readingDid You Miss the DealBook Summit?
Business and policy leaders from around the world joined us at our annual newsmaking event last Wednesday. Here’s what happened.
Continue readingWith Mauna Loa’s Eruption, a Rare Glimpse Into the Earth
The world’s largest active volcano erupted for the first time in 38 years, raising excitement among scientists who are eager to unlock its many mysteries.
Continue readingWho Will Care for ‘Kinless’ Seniors?
Lynne Ingersoll and her cat, Jesse, spent a quiet Thanksgiving Day together in her small bungalow in Blue Island, Ill. A retired librarian, Ms. Ingersoll never married or had children. At 77, she has outlived her parents, three partners, her two …
Continue readingU.S. Plans to End Mpox Emergency Declaration in Two Months
With few new cases, the plan not to renew the emergency past Jan. 31 is an acknowledgment that the disease previously known as monkeypox has mostly been suppressed.
Continue readingOutside the stadium, a get-well message for Pelé, who is back in the hospital.
AL RAYYAN, Qatar — The Torch hotel outside Khalifa Stadium has a message on its side tonight sending well wishes to Pelé, the three-time World Cup winner from Brazil who has been battling cancer. A Brazilian newspaper reported that Pelé, 82, was no …
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