Volcanoes are erupting in The Philippines, but on-fire Australia received some welcome rain. The Iran war cries have been called off and The Donald’s military powers are about to be hamstrung by the Senate. Meanwhile, his impeachment trial is starting, and we’re all on Twitter for a front-row seat.
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11/09/2021
New Zealand’s Sea Lions Are Back, and Crashing Golf Courses and Soccer Matches
After their populations were decimated by hunters, New Zealand’s sea lions are returning to the coasts — sometimes surprising locals by turning up in unexpected places.
11/06/2021
Infrastructure Bill Makes First Major U.S. Investment in Climate Resilience
The measure includes $47 billion to help communities prepare for the new age of extreme fires, floods, storms and droughts that scientists say are worsened by human-caused climate change.
11/04/2021
At One Alaskan Hospital, Indigenous Foods Are Part of the Healing Plan
In a state hit hard by Covid, seal soup, caribou stew and other traditional dishes are prepared for patients who are often hundreds of miles from home.
11/04/2021
Opinion: Democrats Need to Confront Their Privilege
One of the Democratic Party’s core problems is that it still regards itself mainly as the party of the underdog. But as the information-age economy has matured, the Democratic Party has also become the party of the elite, especially on the cultural front.
11/05/2021
Covid Updates: Pfizer Says Its Antiviral Pill Is Highly Effective
Pfizer announced on Friday that its pill to treat Covid-19 had been found in a key clinical trial to be highly effective at preventing severe illness among at-risk people who received the drug soon after they exhibited symptoms.
11/03/2021
N.Y.C. Cabbies Win Millions More in Aid After Hunger Strike
The announcement was a victory for drivers who stopped eating to protest an earlier bailout plan they said did not go far enough.
11/02/2021
Biden Administration Moves to Limit Methane, a Potent Greenhouse Gas
The Biden administration said Tuesday that it would heavily regulate methane, a potent greenhouse gas that spews from oil and natural gas operations and can warm the atmosphere 80 times as fast as carbon dioxide in the short term.
11/02/2021
An Unsolved Mystery: Why Do More Men Die of Covid-19?
Azita Ghahramani worried she wouldn’t survive Covid-19 because of her health conditions, including high blood pressure. So she and her husband, Scott Downing, and their son became hypervigilant.
11/01/2021
Global Leaders Pledge to End Deforestation by 2030
The landmark agreement reflects a growing recognition of nature’s role in helping to address global warming. Still, critics said it wasn’t ambitious enough.
10/29/2021
Opinion: I’m With Condoleezza Rice About White Guilt
Condoleezza Rice, the first Black female secretary of state, who now heads Stanford University’s Hoover Institution — and who, by her account, attended segregated schools in the Deep South — was a guest last week on “The View.”
10/27/2021
Merck Will Share Formula for Its Covid Pill With Poor Countries
Merck has granted a royalty-free license for its promising Covid-19 pill to a United Nations-backed nonprofit in a deal that would allow the drug to be manufactured and sold cheaply in the poorest nations, where vaccines for the coronavirus are in devastatingly short supply.
10/25/2021