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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The cardboard pizza box has a status in American culture at least equal to that of the soup can. Andy Warhol did not silk-screen them, but a Philadelphia artist named Ed Marion painted a series of portraits on them, “right where the pie would sit,” as he explained. Other artists, including Ed Hardy, contributed designs…
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This obituary is part of a series about people who have died in the coronavirus pandemic. Read about others here. Growing up in Trinidad in the 1940s, Monica Alexis was known in her family for a precocious sense of compassion. Her older brother suffered from severe diabetes and she bandaged his swollen feet nightly. After…
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As, in a very different way, was Matthew Williams’s Givenchy collection. His official “show” debut, after a low-key presentation last season, was also largely black and white, with dashes of lipstick red, lavender and smoky orange. Filmed in a cavernous arena with a flooded floor, it was high in aggression and attitude, rife with extreme…
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On the morning that Shelly Kendeffy received her second dose of the Moderna Covid-19 vaccine, she felt fine. By afternoon, she noticed a sore arm and body aches, and by evening, it felt like the flu. “My teeth were chattering, but I was sweating — like soaked, but frozen,” said Ms. Kendeffy, 44, a medical…
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For her primetime interview with Oprah Winfrey, it’s clear that Meghan Markle wants her clothes to do at least some of the talking. Her dress, a stunning silk Armani gown, was chosen specifically for the television special because it features an embroidered lotus bloom, a flower believed to symbolize rebirth and resilience. 18kt Gold Aquamarine…
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