Here’s what you need to know: ImageNew infections have soared in France in recent weeks, but the country’s death rate is a small fraction of what it was at its peak.Credit…Kiran Ridley/Getty Images Even as cases rise, Europe tries to contain the virus with targeted measures rather than nationwide lockdowns. In the early days of…
BERKELEY, Calif. — One by one, celebrities came forward this week to say they were sick of the misinformation and hate speech on Instagram and Facebook, its parent company. Many of them — Kim Kardashian West, Katy Perry, Leonardo DiCaprio — have tens of millions of followers on social media. Then the stars went further.…
Toni Tipton-Martin, the longtime food editor and writer whose books “The Jemima Code” and “Jubilee” redefined the story of Black cooks in America, will become the new editor in chief of Cook’s Country. The magazine and its public television show are part of the America’s Test Kitchen franchise, which includes Cook’s Illustrated, cookbooks and a…
While we anxiously await the development and approval of a safe and effective vaccine against Covid-19, there’s another health-sparing and lifesaving vaccine already available to nearly everyone over the age of 6 months. Yes, that’s the flu vaccine, offered as an annual event that not nearly enough people partake in. The excuses are numerous, ranging…
PARIS — In the early days of the pandemic, President Emmanuel Macron exhorted the French to wage “war” against the coronavirus. Today, his message is to “learn how to live with the virus.” From full-fledged conflict to cold war containment, France and much of the rest of Europe have opted for coexistence as infections keep…
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Josiah KamauGetty Images Tutus and Timberlands: Throughout her seven-year life, North West has been a little style icon. Relive her best looks here. View Gallery 72 Photos 1 of 72 March 2, 2020 Wearing a fuchsia-hued bomber jacket and joggers alongside mom, Kim in Paris. 2 of 72 March 2, 2020 On another Paris outing,…
A Chicago-area rabbi, who formerly owned a nursing home chain at the heart of the biggest default in the history of a federal mortgage-guarantee program, has been indicted by federal authorities on charges he bilked millions of dollars from investors. The indictment against Zvi Feiner and a business partner, Erez Baver, is the latest chapter…
Headliner The Tyger Eddy Buckingham and his partner in Chinese Tuxedo, Jeff Lam, have headed, in dramatic fashion, to Southeast Asia with their new restaurant. The full black, orange, brown and yellow-splashed interior will not be revealed for a couple of weeks, but some of the furniture is being moved to the sidewalk for dining.…
LOS ANGELES — On a recent Saturday morning, the chef and writer Jocelyn Ramirez faced the camera on her laptop, dug her hands into a bowl of pale, unripe jackfruit, and pulled it apart with her fingers for a rapt audience on Zoom. “It’s a foundation. It’s a blank canvas,” Ms. Ramirez said. Her business,…