Queen Elizabeth II is having a quiet Christmas, her first since Prince Philip’s death.
For most of the last three decades, Queen Elizabeth II of Britain has attended church services on Christmas Day in Sandringham, near her English …
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Europeans Ponder Living With, Not Defeating, Covid
MADRID — Covid-19 infections were rising all across Spain, but the message from the country’s leader was clear: The government was not entering …
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Those over 60 would be eligible for a fourth shot in Israel.Credit…Ronen Zvulun/ReutersIsrael weighs a fourth dose of a vaccine Israel is …
More European countries, seeing record case spikes, embrace pediatric vaccines and tighter restrictions.
Officials in Spain said they would announce an outdoor mask mandate on Thursday, shortly after the country reported almost 50,000 new coronavirus …
Christmas Is Weird
When I was growing up, one toy captured my imagination: a Power Wheels Jeep. It was the Christmas present that seemed out of reach of my family’s …
A Feast Isn’t Just About Food. It’s About Joy.
There’s a long tradition among social thinkers and policymakers of treating workers as walking, talking machines that turn calories into work and …
Finding Inspiration in an Otherwise Dull Year
I want to end the year with a bibliography of sorts. I’ve written, to date, 33 editions of this newsletter, all of which required quite a bit of …
Safety Issues and Defects of Troubled Supertall Tower Are ‘Vastly Exaggerated,’ Developer Says
The sponsor that developed 432 Park Avenue, the supertall condo tower in Midtown Manhattan whose residents have complained about numerous design …
U.S. Considers Warning Ukraine of a Russian Invasion in Real-Time
WASHINGTON — The Pentagon is working on a plan to provide Ukraine with battlefield intelligence that could help the country more quickly respond …
In an Evolutionary Race to Dominate the Seas, Ichthyosaurs Were the Winners
About 246 million years ago, a sea lizard with a skull the size of a grand piano died in the ancient ocean that is now Nevada. It was an …