Senate Republicans on Wednesday appeared ready to block a bill that would establish federal protections for in vitro fertilization and other fertility treatments in the wake of a ruling by the Alabama Supreme Court that frozen embryos should be considered children. Senator Tammy Duckworth, Democrat of Illinois, planned to try to bring the bill up…
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Americans ages 65 and older should receive an additional dose of the latest Covid vaccine this spring, scientific advisers to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Wednesday. The spring shot would be a second dose of the most recent iteration of the Pfizer-BioNTech, Moderna or Novavax vaccines introduced in the fall. The…
The first time I heard a friend praising “wilted salad,” the memories came flooding back. They were not entirely good. I could picture that half-full bowl of droopy, oil-slicked greens sitting in the fridge, leftover from the night before. When I was growing up, my mother hated the idea of wasting food so much that…
Having friends over for dinner tomorrow? Do yourself a favor and make everything today. More and more, I cook today for tomorrow, for any number of reasons. After a night in the fridge, many dishes improve, deepening and intensifying in flavor. Soups and stews of all sorts are usually better if made in advance. And…
Earlier this month, American Airlines announced that beginning May 1, it will require travelers to book directly with the airline, partner airlines or “preferred travel agencies” in order to receive points in its loyalty program. The unprecedented move confused many travelers eager to protect their mileage currency, prompting posts like this one on X: “@AmericanAir…
People at Milan Fashion Week usually go big with their outfits, often by incorporating bold prints or visible logos or some combination of the two. This season, both off and on runways, many achieved an outsize presence by wearing red, shades of which were abundant in the streets and incorporated into the collections of brands…
Young women who find out they have breast cancer often have a very short window to make lifelong decisions about their futures.
The secret to the silkiest pasta sauces is not oil, cheese or even copious amounts of butter and cream. It’s the starchy water the pasta cooks in, which, when added back to the pan after draining, binds and melds the ingredients during their final simmer. Mark Bittman shows us how to harness that starchiness in…
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