Wednesday, 30 June 2021

Washington Heights: The ‘Last Bastion of Affordability’ in Manhattan


By BY KARIN LIPSON from NYT Real Estate https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/30/realestate/washington-heights-last-bastion-of-affordability-manhattan.html?partner=IFTTT

Living In ... Washington Heights, Manhattan


By Unknown Author from NYT Real Estate https://www.nytimes.com/slideshow/2021/06/30/realestate/living-in-washington-heights-manhattan.html?partner=IFTTT

Tennis Balls and Boxed Wine: What You Bought After the Covid Shot


By BY KYLE BERGER AND ALANA CELII from NYT Business https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/30/business/covid-shot-impulse-buy.html?partner=IFTTT

Las vacunas de Pfizer y Moderna podrían generar una inmunidad duradera, según científicos


By BY APOORVA MANDAVILLI from NYT en Español https://www.nytimes.com/es/2021/06/30/espanol/coronavirus-inmunidad.html?partner=IFTTT

Capri and Procida: A Tale of Two Islands


By BY JASON HOROWITZ from NYT Travel https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/30/travel/Italy-Capri-Procida.html?partner=IFTTT

How Andrew Yang Went from Front-Runner to Fourth Place


By BY DANA RUBINSTEIN from NYT New York https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/30/nyregion/andrew-yang-mayor.html?partner=IFTTT

I Write About the Law. But Could I Really Help Free a Prisoner?


By BY EMILY BAZELON from NYT Magazine https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/30/magazine/yutico-briley.html?partner=IFTTT

Target Store Closings Show Limits of Pledge to Black Communities


By BY MICHAEL CORKERY from NYT Business https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/30/business/target-baltimore-store-closings.html?partner=IFTTT

Hong Kong Philosopher Taught Life’s Meaning. Now He Visits Students in Jail.


By BY LI YUAN from NYT Business https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/30/business/hong-kong-chow-po-chung.html?partner=IFTTT

Competition Is Good — Even With China


By BY FARAH STOCKMAN from NYT Opinion https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/30/opinion/china-us-competition.html?partner=IFTTT

Expected to Be Demure, Japan’s Girls Face Steep Hurdles to Athletic Dreams


By BY MOTOKO RICH AND HIKARI HIDA from NYT World https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/30/world/asia/japan-girls-sports.html?partner=IFTTT

A Flight Attendant Drafted Her Novel on Cocktail Napkins. It Took Off.


By BY ELISABETH EGAN from NYT Books https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/30/books/tj-newman-falling.html?partner=IFTTT

Tokyo Says It Is Ready for Covid-19. What About Earthquakes?


By BY JOHN BRANCH AND MOTOKO RICH from NYT Sports https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/30/sports/olympics/tokyo-olympics-covid-earthquake.html?partner=IFTTT

Miami Building Collapse Victims: Who They Were


By BY THE NEW YORK TIMES from NYT U.S. https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/30/us/victims-collapse.html?partner=IFTTT

Americans Finally Appreciate Schools. Now What?


By BY EMILY RICHMOND from NYT Opinion https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/30/opinion/education-covid-pandemic-principals.html?partner=IFTTT

Anatomy of a Mascot


By BY DANA THOMAS from NYT Style https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/30/style/radnor-raiders-football-high-school.html?partner=IFTTT

Are You Dreading a Return to ‘Normal’? You’re Not Alone.


By BY KIRK SEMPLE AND ADAM WESTBROOK from NYT Opinion https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/30/opinion/covid-reopening-anxiety.html?partner=IFTTT

Using A.I. to Find Bias in A.I.


By BY CADE METZ from NYT Technology https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/30/technology/artificial-intelligence-bias.html?partner=IFTTT

With ‘Summer of Soul,’ Questlove Wants to Fill a Cultural Void


By BY SALAMISHAH TILLET from NYT Arts https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/30/arts/questlove-summer-of-soul-harlem-cultural-festival.html?partner=IFTTT

FOX NEWS: US Olympian Gwen Berry lashes out after national anthem controversy


US Olympian Gwen Berry lashes out after national anthem controversy





via FOX NEWS https://foxnews.com/us/olympics-gwen-berry-national-anthem-controversy

FOX NEWS: Florida suspect's gun jams -- just after police officer avoids shot to head, sheriff says


Florida suspect's gun jams -- just after police officer avoids shot to head, sheriff says



A Florida suspect is facing several charges after he allegedly fired at two St. Petersburg police officers over the weekend, nearly striking one of them in the head, according to authorities. 

via FOX NEWS https://foxnews.com/us/florida-suspect-gun-jams-police-officer-shot-head-sheriff-says

FOX NEWS: Naval Academy candidate's mom fatally shot by stray bullet


Naval Academy candidate's mom fatally shot by stray bullet



A mother in Annapolis, Maryland, who was there to see her son off to the U.S. Naval Academy, died after she was hit by a stray bullet early Tuesday while outside a hotel in the city, a report said.

via FOX NEWS https://foxnews.com/us/naval-academy-candidates-mom-fatally-shot-by-stray-bullet

FOX NEWS: Immigration judges union moves toward regaining authority


Immigration judges union moves toward regaining authority



The U.S. Justice Department has dropped its opposition to reviving a union for immigration judges that had been stripped of authority during the final months of the Trump administration.

via FOX NEWS https://foxnews.com/us/immigration-judges-union-moves-toward-regaining-authority

Tuesday, 29 June 2021

Self-isolating students in end-of-tenancy 'nightmare'

What happens if a housemate tests positive for Covid just as you were about to move out?

from BBC News - Home https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/newsbeat-57644652

Kim Jong-un Lost Weight. No One Knows How or Why.


By BY CHOE SANG-HUN from NYT World https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/29/world/asia/north-korea-kim-jong-un-weight.html?partner=IFTTT

W.H.O. officials urge vaccinated people to keep wearing masks.


By BY RONI CARYN RABIN from NYT World https://www.nytimes.com/live/2021/06/29/world/covid-19-vaccine-coronavirus-updates/who-officials-urge-vaccinated-people-to-keep-wearing-masks?partner=IFTTT

Concern over the Delta variant triggers lockdowns in the Asia-Pacific region.


By BY LIVIA ALBECK-RIPKA, SAIF HASNAT, YU YOUNG JIN AND MUJIB MASHAL from NYT World https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/29/world/asia/australia-lockdown-delta.html?partner=IFTTT

‘The Vixen,’ by Francine Prose: An Excerpt


By Unknown Author from NYT Books https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/29/books/review/the-vixen-by-francine-prose-an-excerpt.html?partner=IFTTT

How Weird Is the Heat in Portland, Seattle and Vancouver? Off the Charts.


By BY AATISH BHATIA, HENRY FOUNTAIN AND KEVIN QUEALY from NYT The Upshot https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2021/06/29/upshot/portland-seattle-vancouver-weather.html?partner=IFTTT

The War on History Is a War on Democracy


By BY TIMOTHY SNYDER from NYT Magazine https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/29/magazine/memory-laws.html?partner=IFTTT

‘Es muy, muy triste’: las peligrosas labores de rescate en Miami


By BY PATRICIA MAZZEI, RICHARD FEAST AND CHRISTINA MORALES from NYT en Español https://www.nytimes.com/es/2021/06/29/espanol/derrumbe-miami-rescate.html?partner=IFTTT

What Should I Do With My Grandfather’s Cringey Canvases?


By BY KWAME ANTHONY APPIAH from NYT Magazine https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/29/magazine/art-ethics-vaccination.html?partner=IFTTT

As Infrastructure Deal Gathers Steam, Democratic Cracks Begin to Show


By BY JONATHAN WEISMAN from NYT U.S. https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/29/us/politics/infrastructure-democrats.html?partner=IFTTT

Liquor Laws Once Targeted Gay Bars. Now, One State Is Apologizing.


By BY TRACEY TULLY from NYT New York https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/29/nyregion/nj-gay-bars-liquor-laws-.html?partner=IFTTT

An Opioid Case Like No Other: N.Y. vs. the Entire Supply Chain


By BY SARAH MASLIN NIR from NYT New York https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/29/nyregion/opioids-in-new-york.html?partner=IFTTT

Meet the First Woman Officially Drafted by the N.B.A.


By BY BEN PROUDFOOT from NYT Opinion https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/29/opinion/lusia-harris-basketball-nba.html?partner=IFTTT

Why Do We Work So Damn Much?


By BY ‘THE EZRA KLEIN SHOW’ from NYT Opinion https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/29/opinion/ezra-klein-podcast-james-suzman.html?partner=IFTTT

A Few Tennis Pros Make a Fortune. Most Barely Scrape By.


By BY MICHAEL STEINBERGER from NYT Magazine https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/29/magazine/tennis-players-association.html?partner=IFTTT

Sweet Tea From a Grandmother’s Kettle to Your Table


By BY VALLERY LOMAS from NYT Food https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/29/dining/sweet-tea-recipe.html?partner=IFTTT

It’s Not Too Late for a Fourth of July Travel Deal


By BY ELAINE GLUSAC from NYT Travel https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/29/travel/Fourth-of-July-deals.html?partner=IFTTT

Inside Our Subway Tuna Sandwich Test


By BY SARAH BAHR from NYT Times Insider https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/29/insider/subway-tuna.html?partner=IFTTT

Lower Rents? Check. Speakeasy? Check. How Office Landlords Are Enticing Tenants.


By BY KATE KELLY AND PETER EAVIS from NYT Business https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/29/business/new-york-office-space.html?partner=IFTTT

Why You Still Might Want to Have a Home Covid Test on Hand


By BY TARA PARKER-POPE from NYT Well https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/29/well/covid-at-home-test.html?partner=IFTTT

It’s Not Easy Being Greenspeople


By BY ROBERT ITO from NYT Arts https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/29/arts/greensperson-movies-tv-plants.html?partner=IFTTT

FOX NEWS: Rescuers using microwave radar device in Surfside search


Rescuers using microwave radar device in Surfside search



The device developed by NASA is able to see through 8 inches of solid concrete. Adrian Garulay, CEO of Spec Ops Group, with insight on the product.

via FOX NEWS http://video.foxnews.com/v/6261514097001

Northern Trust: Over 9,000 patients contacted in review

The Northern Trust is reviewing the work of a consultant radiologist after concerns were raised.

from BBC News - Home https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-57644390

Monday, 28 June 2021

Why Young Adults Are Among the Biggest Barriers to Mass Immunity


By BY MITCH SMITH, GIULIA HEYWARD AND SOPHIE KASAKOVE from NYT U.S. https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/28/us/covid-vaccine-young-adults.html?partner=IFTTT

The Mike Pence Saga Tells Us More Than We Want to Know


By BY GAIL COLLINS AND BRET STEPHENS from NYT Opinion https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/28/opinion/trump-pence-biden-eric-adams.html?partner=IFTTT

An Unmarried Catholic Schoolteacher Got Pregnant. She Was Fired.


By BY TRACEY TULLY from NYT New York https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/28/nyregion/pregnant-catholic-school-teacher.html?partner=IFTTT

Shopping for Grilling Tools


By BY TIM MCKEOUGH from NYT Real Estate https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/28/realestate/shopping-for-grilling-tools.html?partner=IFTTT

A Woman’s Guide to Making the Most of Social Security


By BY SUSAN B. GARLAND from NYT Business https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/28/business/retirement/women-social-security-retirement.html?partner=IFTTT

Air Pollution’s Invisible Toll on Your Health


By BY JANE E. BRODY from NYT Well https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/28/well/live/air-pollution-health.html?partner=IFTTT