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The pace of US vaccinations is ticking upward as the delta variant drives up demand for shots. / CNBCYour weekend white paper: A study shows Ohio's Covid lottery...
According to the CDC, the Delta variant appears to spread as easily as measles and chickenpox. / CNN The life sciences sector is booming to the point that office...
The increase in government aid prompted by the coronavirus will cut poverty nearly in half this year from prepandemic levels. / The New York TimesCongressional Republicans want to move...
From 2051 to 2080, prolonged, record-breaking events are expected to become three to 21 times more probable. / The VergeWhether or not the human body can survive in our heat-riddled future comes...
This week we’ll discuss the second half of Jhumpa Lahiri’s Whereabouts. What will the change in seasons bring? More loneliness and misery? Plus, it’s time to vote on which of our July novels will head to the summer finale.
California, New York City, and the Department of Veterans Affairs announce that employees must get vaccinated or face weekly testing. / PoliticoMeanwhile, a restaurant in Huntington Beach says patrons...
"All five influenza pandemics we have details about developed more virulent variants before settling down." A history of variants. / The Washington Post The very important differences between how...
By tracking marsquakes, NASA's InSight mission has been able to create the first detailed map of the red planet's interior. / The New York Times "Broadcast TV...
Photos and impressions from the 2020 Summer Olympics and Paralympics Opening Ceremony. / The Japan Times A Spanish swimmer wanted her nursing baby in Tokyo, but the rules are so ...
Over the past two weeks, Covid cases in the US have nearly tripled. / Associated Press Success in driving down new Covid cases may have caused many Americans to...
Moving as briskly along as the summer heat allows, this week we’re in Italy to discuss the first half of Jhumpa Lahiri’s Whereabouts.
Will Hoenig: I think the reality of endemic Covid needs to be communicated to the world at this point. / TwitterIf you're fully vaccinated, what's your risk...
Yesterday, the UK reopened with "freedom day," even as new Covid cases surged by 41%. / The Guardian, NPR Also yesterday: The US State Dept. and CDC told Americans they...
Journalists from multiple news groups present evidence of industrial-scale spying that targets reporters activists, politicians, and business executives around the world. / The Washington Post Here is an overview of the...
The combination of more Delta and more unmasked, unvaccinated people means "your vaccine-induced immunity is challenged more often." / STATFewer than half of people in the U.S. ages 18...
The US surgeon general has published an advisory warning that vaccine misinformation is a "serious threat to public health." / CNN As coronavirus cases surge, Los Angeles County once...
One week before the Olympics, Tokyo reports its highest number of new Covid cases in almost six months. / ABC NewsA record number of French people sign up for...
Canada and Thailand defend mixing Covid vaccines after the World Health Organization's chief scientist calls the strategy "chaotic." / The Washington PostSee also: Weed becomes the latest giveaway...
This week we discuss the back half of Kazuo Ishiguro’s Klara and the Sun. If you thought the first half was fraught with ethical dilemmas, well, get ready to get thorny.
Vladimir Putin's United Russia party is loath to lock down ahead of fall elections, creating a Covid doom loop. / Foreign Policy David Wallace-Wells: Now is the time to rethink...
Asthma attacks plummeted during the pandemic, and researchers are now reconsidering the most common triggers. / The Atlantic Crypto traders are running into a big problem in trying to...
Thursday's dramatic flooding in New York City is a sign the city's infrastructure isn't prepared for future climate conditions. / The Guardian A tour of the ...
Several Asian countries rush to implement tough new restrictions to fight variants of the coronavirus. / The Associated PressFive undervaccinated clusters, mostly in the South, put the entire United...
Last month was the warmest June on record for North America. / The Boston Globe Scientists say last week's Pacific Northwest heat wave would have been "virtually impossible"...
Helen Branswell runs through 12 lessons Covid-19 taught us about developing vaccines during a pandemic. / STAT Heathrow airport is trying fast-track lanes for fully-vaccinated arrivals. / BBC News ICU nurses in Appalachia...
The world's poorest nations won't receive Covid vaccines for another two years. / Nature See also: How countries without adequate Covid vaccine access are simultaneously fighting the...