“Unfortunately, Dr. Califf, you are not the exception to that rule,” Senator Sanders said, asking how the American people can “feel comfortable you’re going to stand up to this powerful special interest.” “I have a history of doing that,” Dr. Califf replied, noting that he agreed to comply with the agency’s ethics pledge. In May…
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Xavier Becerra, the secretary of health and human services, hinted on Tuesday that the Biden administration may need to ask Congress for more money to fight the coronavirus pandemic, depending on the scope and severity of a potential new wave of infections fueled by the Omicron variant. During a round-table discussion with reporters that focused…
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Even if shopping this time of year is mostly gift-focused, no one ever said the gifts can’t be for you, right? Whether you’re still hunting for the perfect thing for a style-obsessed sister, fashion-forward friend, or, yes, yourself, you reallllly don’t need to go anywhere but Amazon to find a good option that’s probably ready…
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Adorned with dried Queen Anne’s lace, red clover flowers, bolted callaloo, dried onion flowers, fresh thyme and a fresh cabbage rose on top, the cake that baker Aimee France made for a recent wedding at the Loeb Boathouse in Central Park looked as if it could have been decorated with flora she found while transporting…
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Even those of us who enjoy cooking go through periods where we feel uninspired by our usual rotation of recipes. But nothing snaps you out of a cooking funk quite like the thrill of a brand-new cookbook. Hundreds of cooking guides hit bookshelves this year, each of them a testament to the exciting-if-you-let-it-be art of…
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A Poem in My Pocket Walking home, I stopped before a poet for hire and told him I’d had eggs retrieved from my ovaries to create a child I’ll never meet. I expected him to be shocked, but he’d just learned that his mother has other children, so he understood, in a way. He sees…
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Sloane Crosley, an essayist and novelist, said that during the pandemic “a lot of us were living in one-woman shows, performed seven nights a week. No intermission. It’s nice to be in an ensemble cast again, to see all the players, good and bad.” Ah yes, the bad. Weirdly, my brain doesn’t bother to register…
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The love affair between fashion and NFTs shows no sign of abating. The latest nonfungible token to get everyone tingling with excitement: a perfect 3-D digital replica of the patchwork JW Anderson cardigan that became a viral hit during the pandemic when Harry Styles wore it. Created with xydrobe, it sold at auction on Dec.…
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The economic impacts are staggering. A 2018 report by researchers at the University of New Hampshire and Colorado State University for the advocacy group Protect Our Winters shows the five least-snowy winters between 2001 and 2016 cost the industry an estimated $1 billion and more than 17,000 jobs a season. Mr. Scott, the climate professor,…
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“Peanuts” fans who have dreamed of visiting Snoopy’s red doghouse, Lucy’s therapy booth (only 5 cents!) or Charlie Brown’s classroom will have their chance next year, with an interactive experience in Honolulu called “The Search for Snoopy: A Peanuts Adventure.” The event will take visitors through the familiar scenery of Charles M. Schulz’s newspaper strips…
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