In late spring, local strawberries ripen and perfume the fields in some lucky areas. It’s that same alluring scent that wafts from a package of a Japanese breed of strawberries now growing year-round in a vertical indoor farm in New Jersey. Called Omakase strawberries, the Oishii brand berries make up for their lack of intense…
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Over the past year, many scientific teams around the world have reported that obese people who contract the coronavirus are especially likely to become dangerously ill. Now, a large new study, of nearly 150,000 adults at more than 200 hospitals across the United States, paints a more detailed picture of the connection between weight and…
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Many people who experience long-term symptoms from the coronavirus did not feel sick at all when they were initially infected, according to a new study that adds compelling information to the increasingly important issue of the lasting health impact of Covid-19. The study, one of the first to focus exclusively on people who never needed…
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Courtesy of Dior / @Elina_Kechicheva Dior’s magic is the stuff of fairytales. From its embrace of the feminine mystique to an international, all-star fanbase that includes its newest face, Jisoo of Blackpink, to supernatural growth in sales in 2020 despite a global pandemic, the fashion house knows the power of storytelling. For its fall-winter 2021…
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Everyone — and my testing — did come to this: The schnitzel must be swirled constantly as it cooks, which promotes rapid, even cooking, and encourages the crust to lift away from the meat. Still, my success rate seemed to hover around 75 percent, with the crust sometimes steadfastly refusing to puff, even when I…
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WASHINGTON — President Biden on Monday canceled a visit to a coronavirus vaccine plant run by Emergent BioSolutions after The New York Times published a lengthy investigation into how the company gained outsize influence over the nation’s emergency medical reserve. Instead of visiting Emergent’s facility in Baltimore on Wednesday, the president will convene a meeting…
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Monday issued long-awaited advice to Americans fully vaccinated against Covid-19, freeing them to take some liberties that the unvaccinated should not, including gathering indoors in small groups without precautions while still adhering to masking and distancing in public spaces. The agency offered good news to grandparents who…
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A spokeswoman for Mr. Blunt said he did not intervene on the company’s behalf. Emergent executives, meanwhile, warned that there could be job losses at the factory in Lansing, Mich. — the capital of a swing state at the center of a contentious presidential campaign between Mr. Trump and Hillary Clinton. In calls with federal…
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BERKELEY, Calif. — The bagels at Boichik Bagels have the look of Labrador puppies curled up for afternoon naps: soft and pudgy, golden roly-polys (practically made for that old puppy-or-bagel meme). The bread has a comforting squish — thick but yielding, chewy but not densely so, with a shiny, sweet-and-salty crust and a rich, malty…
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DeMellier London The LIFE Tote x SOS Children’s Villages demellierlondon.com $245.00 One of the most impressive International Women’s Day initiatives this year comes from Meghan Markle-worn handbag brand DeMellier London. As part of the handbag brand’s 7 Women, 7 Causes campaign, 7 different canvas and leather totes have been created and 100 percent of the profits from each…
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