Efforts to move toward universal health coverage are complicated, with potentially high costs, difficult policy trade-offs and the risks of industry opposition. Even policies with widespread support in Congress could face intense lobbying campaigns from opponents who fear additional government intervention and loss of revenue. One example is a proposal to eliminate surprise medical billing.…
Parents and unpaid caregivers of adults in the United States reported far higher rates of mental health issues during the coronavirus pandemic than people who held neither of those roles, federal researchers reported on Thursday. About 70 percent of parents and adult caregivers — such as those tending to older people, for example — and…
WASHINGTON — The Affordable Care Act on Thursday survived a third major challenge as the Supreme Court, on a 7-to-2 vote, turned aside the latest effort by Republicans to kill the health care law. The legislation, President Barack Obama’s defining domestic legacy, has been the subject of relentless Republican hostility. But attempts in Congress to…
Edward BerthelotGetty Images One of the best shopping days of the year is upon us: Amazon Prime Day. Yes, the most wonderful time of year is practically here, where you can get all your favorites from viral TikTok finds to must-have beauty products at unbelievable prices. While the two-day online festivities don’t kick off until…
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A Canadian couple who drew widespread criticism for flying to a small Indigenous community in January to get vaccinated pleaded guilty on Wednesday to violating local coronavirus restrictions, according to court records. The couple, Rodney and Ekaterina Baker of Vancouver, appeared virtually in Yukon Territorial Court and pleaded guilty to charges under the territory’s Civil…
PARIS — The diva sings of love and unmitigated lust. Dressed in a scarlet evening gown with her hair pulled high, she cries out to her beloved, longs for a night of undying passion and yearns for the sun not to rise. The vocalist in the 1969 concert video is Umm Kulthum: the Arab world’s…
Sponge cake doesn’t typically fall high on people’s list of favorite desserts. Its name doesn’t stir the heart, and so often it’s dry and tasteless. But, when properly made, sponge cake is tender and bouncy with a cloudlike crumb that deftly soaks up the flavors of whatever it’s paired with, like whipped cream, coffee or…
Zhao: Searchlight Pictures 20th Century Studios; Tran: @spenserharrison, @stayluckystudios; Ephron: Everett Collection Style Points is a weekly column about how fashion intersects with the wider world. A few weeks ago I did something highly uncharacteristic and set an alarm to buy a T-shirt. It wasn’t your garden-variety Supreme or Vetements I was after, but a…
Amazon The marriage of influencer and Amazon that is The Drop—limited-edition collections co-designed by a content creator with IG chops—basically creates a fashion world power couple every time a new collab hits. And when they’re really good, collections can sell out before the 30-hour drop is even over. After seeing that happen with @signedblake earlier…