WASHINGTON — Speaker Nancy Pelosi is preparing to unveil a sweeping plan to lower the cost of health care, moving to address the top concern of voters while giving moderate Democrats who face tough re-election races a way to distance themselves from the Medicare for All plan embraced by the progressive left and derided by…
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The Food and Drug Administration said on Monday that it had warned seven companies to stop selling products that claim to cure or prevent the coronavirus, saying such products were a threat to public health because they might prompt consumers to stop or delay appropriate medical treatment. It was the first time that the agency,…
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In a move intended to give Americans greater control over their medical information, the Trump administration announced broad new rules on Monday that will allow people for the first time to use apps of their choice to retrieve data like their blood test results directly from their health providers. The Department of Health and Human…
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I pride myself on creating pantry-staple-focused recipes, vague roadmaps that you can tweak and shuffle based on what you’ve already got — yes, you can use red onions in that shallot pasta — bolstered by vegetables or meat, if you like. My robust, if not chaotic, kitchen reflects that, meaning I can always make dinner…
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You can get your fizz and pucker on at the city’s first fermentation festival, a gathering of foods and drinks that rely on the chemistry of yeasts, molds and bacteria. More than 20 local companies will be on hand with pickles, kombucha, beer, cheese, bread, wine, sake, cured meats, kimchi and, since it’s organized by…
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Jacquie Aiche The Vibe: Hollywood Boho The Price: Fine, up to $17,000 Ever wonder where all those celebs get their 14k belly chains? From Jacquie Aiche, that’s who. Fans of the designer include Alessandra Ambrosia, Vanessa Hudgens, and all of the definitive, boho chic players. Look to this brand for belly chains, zodiac inlay pendants,…
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There’s a new player on the mock-meat front: vegan corned beef. Jenny Goldfarb, a vegan for nearly 10 years whose family was in the Jewish deli business in New York, decided that the taste of a hefty corned beef sandwich or a Reuben should not be on vegans’ no-fly list. She spent months in her…
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The chef Thomas Keller’s talent for frying chicken is such that many years ago he opened a family-style restaurant, Ad Hoc, down the road from his French Laundry in Yountville, Calif., where it was and still is the specialty. Now it’s landing in New York, at his elegant TAK Room in Hudson Yards, on Monday…
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WASHINGTON — With the Democratic presidential contest down to a two-person race, Senator Bernie Sanders has declared that he will wield his signature issue, Medicare for all, as a crucial distinction between his campaign and the surging candidacy of former Vice President Joseph R. Biden. “Joe essentially wants to maintain what I consider to be…
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Mochi meets dressy petits fours at the Mochidoki shop in SoHo opening on Thursday. It’s the first shop for the company, founded in 2015, which has been selling its mochi-wrapped ice cream confections to restaurants like Nobu and, more recently, online to retail customers. The pastry chef Michael Laiskonis is consulting. At the SoHo shop,…
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