Pandemic
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US
Biden Picks Retired General to Lead New White House Pandemic Office
The News President Biden has picked Dr. Paul Friedrichs, a military combat surgeon and retired Air Force major general who…
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News
DeCamp to End Commuter Bus Service to New York City From New Jersey
The bus line, which serves northern New Jersey, has struggled to retain ridership since the start of the pandemic. Its…
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News
An Even Deadlier Pandemic Could Soon Be Here
As the world is just beginning to recover from the devastation of Covid-19, it is facing the possibility of a…
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World
Hong Kong Tries to Repair Its Battered Image With Plane Ticket Giveaway
The city’s reputation has been hammered by protests, a harsh security law and strict Covid measures. It hopes a giveaway…
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News
The U.S. Must Help China Avoid Covid Catastrophe. Here’s How.
China rolled back its longstanding pandemic strategy “zero Covid,” which had protected the country for nearly three years, in early…
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News
Our History of the Pandemic Is a Mess
We are entering the fourth year of the pandemic, believe it or not: Freshmen are now seniors, toddlers now kindergartners…
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Business
What TikTok Told Us About the Economy in 2022
From Barbiecore to revenge travel, social media trends gave us a clear picture of the forces reshaping the economy.
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US
Two Decades After 9/11 Inquiry, a Similar Plan for Covid Stalls in Congress
The 9/11 Commission prompted a national reckoning over the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. But some experts fear the chance to…
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World
German Plotters, Long Dismissed as Fringe, Got a Lift From QAnon
Reichsbürger, the movement behind a plan to overthrow Germany’s government, gained momentum from conspiracy theories that grew during the pandemic,…
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US
Florida Lawmaker Charged With Pandemic Aid Fraud
State Representative Joe Harding, a sponsor of the law that critics have called “Don’t Say Gay,” is accused of illegally…