Rio Cancels Carnival Street Parties but Keeps Parade
RIO DE JANEIRO — While Rio de Janeiro’s renowned Carnival parade will go on, the city will cancel its street parties, the mayor said on Tuesday …
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Hedgehogs Are a Source of Drug-Resistant Bacteria, Study Finds
The tiny, spiny and adorable hedgehog is helping to upend conventional wisdom about the origins of drug-resistant bacterial infections that kill …
Jimmy Carter: I Fear for Our Democracy
One year ago, a violent mob, guided by unscrupulous politicians, stormed the Capitol and almost succeeded in preventing the democratic transfer …
Using Harsh Language, Macron Issues a Challenge to the Unvaccinated
PARIS — Faced with a surge in coronavirus cases driven by the Omicron variant, President Emmanuel Macron of France said Wednesday that he wanted …
America’s Most Urgent Threat Now Comes From Within
For many Americans, the events of Jan. 6 brought the issue of domestic violent extremism to the fore. Through livestreamed images, they watched …
A Year After Jan. 6: ‘Democracy Is at Risk’
To the Editor: Re “Every Day Is Jan. 6 Now” (editorial, Jan. 2): We are very close to losing our Republic. I know we are tired after the last few …
The Impact of Jan. 6 Is Still Rippling Throughout the World
The Jan. 6 attack on Congress by a mob inspired by former President Donald Trump marked an ominous precedent for U.S. politics. Not since the …
Why Republicans Keep Falling for Trump’s Lies
When called upon to believe that Barack Obama was really born in Kenya, millions got in line. When encouraged to believe that the 2012 Sandy Hook …
We Have to Stop Relying on Luck to Weather the Pandemic
I have some good news and some bad news, and they’re both the same. Seven independent lab studies have found that while Omicron’s mutations make …
YIVO Institute Makes Archives of Yiddish Life Available Online
Almost 100 years ago, a group of Jewish linguists and historians decided to create a “scientific institute” that would collect literary …