The big man had come to Little Island. One Friday morning last month, Nicholas Braun ambled his six-foot, seven-inch self across a bridge over the Hudson River and into this man-made floating park that has fascinated him since it opened in the spring. Or as he put it, “I’ve seen this place a lot from…
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The next step is to bring in her house model, allowing Ms. Lhuillier to see how the fabric moves. “Then I say, ‘OK, I love this’ or ‘Bring it down,’ or ‘I want a different neckline,’ because fit is everything.” From there, her patternmaker determines how to technically build the dress, which is followed by…
DetailsWomen undergoing chemotherapy for breast cancer who stayed physically active had fewer problems with memory and thinking.
WASHINGTON — An independent report commissioned by the Indian Health Service found that officials at the federal agency silenced and punished whistle-blowers in an effort to protect a doctor who sexually abused boys on several Native American reservations for decades. At the same time, the report, written early last year but kept private until now,…
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Workers who make Kellogg cereals including Corn Flakes, Frosted Flakes and Froot Loops went on strike on Tuesday at factories in Michigan, Nebraska, Pennsylvania and Tennessee. “For more than a year throughout the Covid-19 pandemic, Kellogg workers around the country have been working long, hard hours, day in and day out, to produce Kellogg ready-to-eat…
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During the pandemic, Dr. Collins helped found a project involving partnerships and collaborations with pharmaceutical and biotech companies that enabled numerous trials of antivirals and other treatments for Covid-19 to run simultaneously. Some scientists and public health experts have criticized the federal government’s efforts at studying Covid-19 treatments, saying some that ultimately did not show…
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Thanksgiving is on Monday, and now that many Canadians can finally gather with friends — depending on which territory or province you call home — it’s time to make up for last year’s more subdued gatherings. A harvest celebration, Thanksgiving, or L’Action de grâce as it’s known by French Canadians, falls on the second Monday…
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Courtesy When you’re someone who likes to shop as much as me, finding an excuse to dabble in a little retail therapy can be pretty easy. Special event coming up? It looks like I need a new dress! Oh, sweater weather is here? Time to invest in knitwear. And return to the office also means…
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El tuit cosechó fama en internet. Un par imágenes, una al lado de la otra: dos latas azules de Royal Dansk, una llena de galletas de mantequilla con azúcar en envoltorios blancos, junto a una lata idéntica con un surtido mucho menos tentador de botones e hilo. Debajo de la primera imagen decía: “Mis planes…
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The arrival of vaccines and declining Covid-19 cases in the first half of 2021 coincided with an easing of symptoms of anxiety and depression across the United States, according to survey data released on Tuesday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. But symptoms remained much more common in June 2021, the end of…
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