Three years into the pandemic, the coronavirus continues to impress virologists with its swift evolution. A young version, known as XBB.1.5, has quickly been spreading in the United States over the past few weeks. As of Friday, the Centers for Disease Control estimated that it made up 72 percent of new cases in the Northeast…
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More often than not, I nodded along as I listened to back episodes. Gerda and I started spending more time on our walks, much to her delight, and my headphones discouraged strangers from trying to engage me in mind-numbing doggy chitchat. To celebrate her new outdoorsy lifestyle, Gerda took NASCAR-style laps around the dog run,…
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Más que nada, Tom era diferente porque era alguien a quien yo misma había buscado y que, para mi sorpresa, me había correspondido. Era una aspiración, pero se había hecho realidad. Como quien gana la lotería, no sabía qué hacer con el premio. “No tengo idea de por qué le gusto”, les repetía a mis…
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Social media and new communication platforms may have been lifelines during the pandemic, but have they gobbled up too much of your time? Do you have more streaming subscriptions than you could ever use? Along with aspirations for more exercise or a better diet, it might be time to reset your tech life. And we’ll…
DetailsMaybe there’s an author you’ve always wanted to read. Or maybe this is the year you actually finish “The Power Broker.” Tell us about it.
The Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved a new Alzheimer’s drug that may modestly slow the pace of cognitive decline early in the disease, but also carries risks of swelling and bleeding in the brain. The approval of the drug, lecanemab, to be marketed as Leqembi, is likely to generate considerable interest from patients…
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When I was 5, my cousin started calling me “Mibu.” My siblings and other cousins followed suit. And then my aunts, uncles and parents did, too. To this day, my family still calls me “Mibu,” and I still answer to it. My cousin has no idea what prompted the name. We just know that it…
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“While we empathize and understand that the insured’s travel was negatively impacted,” he wrote, “the plan does not cover errors made in determining travel documentation.” I begged to differ, noting that your policy covers trip delays caused by common carriers “including, but not limited to, scheduled departure and return times and actual departure and return…
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You might assume that the children of New York Times food editors and writers have adventurous palates. Surely, you might think, a person who spends so much time cooking and eating would raise a fearless eater who happily devours composed salads for school lunch. But, dear reader, you’d be wrong. Most of our kids are…
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