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The U.S. COVID-19 Outbreak Is Still Bad—And it Could Get Worse
Especially in places with low vaccination rates
How Small Retailers Are Getting Creative to Survive a Pandemic Holiday Season
For Mitchell and Skye Cohen, the third-generation owners of Economy Candy in New York City, the short period between Halloween and New Year’s is usually the busiest season. The store would serve upwards of a thousand customers in a weekend, when shoppers flocked to the small Lower East Side store to buy candy in bulk…
Booming During The Pandemic — Singapore Real Estate Business
An expert sheds light on how the Singapore real estate business performed with robustness and resilience even when the pandemic reared its ugly head.
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Artists at Art Basel reflect the times
Art Basel's first curator-led virtual fair features many strong works that express the zeitgeist.
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Artists at Art Basel reflect the times
Art Basel's first curator-led virtual fair features many strong works that express the zeitgeist.
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‘Assaults, Threats and Intimidation.’ Violence on Flights Skyrockets as Passengers Return to Air Travel
Airlines have reported about 3,000 cases of disruptive passengers since Jan. 1, according to a spokesman
After Weeks of Declining Vaccination Rates in the U.S., They Went Back Up in June. Will the Momentum Last?
On April 8, more than 4.3 million people in the U.S. received a COVID-19 vaccine dose. But after that peak, the numbers began to fall. By June 3, the national seven-day average for daily shots given had dropped to 850,000. But after that—with weeks to go before the Fourth of July, the date by which…
COVID-19 May Lead to a Heart-Disease Surge
Pulmonologists, emergency responders and intensive-care teams have been the point of the medical spear in battling the COVID-19 pandemic in the U.S. over the past 12 months, but before long, expect another group of specialists to be more engaged than ever: cardiologists. Take a nation that already eats too much, drinks too much, exercises too…
How Long Can Mexico’s President Defy Political Gravity?
How long can Andrés Manuel López Obrador defy gravity? The list of his country’s problems is long. Though Mexico’s President promised to combat violent crime upon taking office in 2018, drug cartels still control big pieces of Mexico’s territory, and homicide rates remain at historic highs. The economy was underperforming even before the pandemic. The…
In Texas-Mexico Border Towns, COVID-19 Has Had an Unconscionably High Death Toll
Alfredo “Freddy” Valles was an accomplished trumpeter and a beloved music teacher for nearly four decades at one of the poorest middle schools in El Paso, Texas. He was known for buying his students shoes and bow ties for their band concerts, his effortlessly positive demeanor and his suave personal style—“he looked like he stepped…
U.S. Nursing Home Deaths Soared 32% in 2020, Government Watchdog Says
The report from the inspector general of the HHS found that deaths overall jumped by 169,291 from the previous year—before COVID-19 appeared
Philippine President Duterte Threatens to Jail People Who Refuse COVID-19 Vaccine
“If you’re a person who’s not vaccinated and a potential carrier, to protect the people, I have to sequester you in jail,” Duterte said Monday