Here’s what you need to know: ImagePresident Donald J. Trump speaking during his coronavirus news conference on Wednesday.Credit…Doug Mills/The New York Times A doctor says he was removed after pressing for rigorous vetting of treatments embraced by Trump. The doctor who led the federal agency involved in developing a coronavirus vaccine said on Wednesday that…
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Here’s what you need to know: ImageAn oil field north of Basra, Iraq, last month. Iraq will be harder hit than almost any other oil-dependent state, according to the International Energy Agency. Credit…Essam Al-Sudani/Reuters The coronavirus and an oil glut yield chaos worldwide. From Iraq to Venezuela, nations reliant on oil sales have seen the combination of…
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The cats, from different parts of the state, are showing only mild symptoms and are expected to be fine. Testing positive does not mean the cats have the same illness that people have. Nor does it mean that the cats can pass on the illness to people. And tests for pets are not the same…
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This obituary is part of a series about people who have died in the coronavirus pandemic. Read about others here. Salsa musicians had a post-gig ritual in the Bronx. When the music stopped, off they’d go to Joe’s Place, a Puerto Rican restaurant, where the owner and chef José Torres would lay out a free…
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With the coronavirus continuing to upend familiar rhythms of life, leaving schools shuttered, millions out of work and billions stuck at home, those looking for ways to pass the time have gotten creative. In the absence of jam-packed calendars, people are turning to social media challenges in droves. Some bring together families for choreographed dance…
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The plan to sell Victoria’s Secret to a private equity investor appears to be in trouble, with the buyer saying on Wednesday it wanted to terminate the deal because of the retail chain’s response to the coronavirus pandemic. Sycamore Partners, which agreed to buy a majority of Victoria’s Secret from its embattled owner, L Brands,…
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Korina Emmerich has been crafting face masks that pay homage to her Indigenous heritage for years, but now that the CDC has urged the general population to cover up in public, it’s hard to keep up with demand. Holed up with a sewing machine inside her Brooklyn studio, the 34-year-old former Project Runway contestant is…
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NAIROBI, Kenya — In the largest slum in Kenya’s capital, people desperate to eat set off a stampede during a recent giveaway of flour and cooking oil, leaving scores injured and two people dead. In India, thousands of workers are lining up twice a day for bread and fried vegetables to keep hunger at bay.…
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“Unreasonably dark joke,” read a coronavirus meme circulating on social media in recent weeks. “Shouldn’t we wait until after the pandemic to fill out the census?” The joke is dark, yes. But is it any darker than countless other coronavirus memes out there? Even more pointed is a spoof movie poster for “Weekend at Bernie’s,”…
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