De Blasio’s Costly Legacy: The Biggest City Work Force Ever

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Omicron: Third wave looms as India Covid cases spike

Major cities such as Mumbai, Delhi and Kolkata are recording a sharp daily jump in coronavirus cases.

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COVID-19 has taken many children's parents. Their relative caregivers face host of hurdles

Caregivers face a host of hurdles taking in their relative children. The pandemic has made the problem more urgent.

     

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What Default? With Confetti and Fanfare, Evergrande Says It’s Ready to Build.

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Bangladesh: Women-only beach scrapped after social media outcry

Critics accused the government of pandering to hardline Islamist groups in the country.

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From the tallest woman to the biggest sandcastle, these world records were broken in 2021

From the world's largest pot brownie, the biggest sandcastle to the world's oldest weightlifter, here's a look at 2021 world records.

     

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Officials defend shortened isolation period for those with COVID; Fauci warns of large NYE parties: Live updates

The CDC is recommending reducing the number of isolation days from 10 to five for those who test positive for COVID-19. The decision has been heavily criticized and defended.

     

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In 2021, We Were There: The Year’s 14 Most Popular Dispatches

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Ómicron podría protegernos contra la variante delta, según un nuevo estudio

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16 New Books Coming in January

By BY JOUMANA KHATIB from NYT Books https://ift.tt/3FS2CIQ

As At-Home Tests Surge, Doubts Rise About Accuracy of Public Covid Counts

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5 Things to Do This Weekend

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Rapid tests, lots of rapid tests: How US schools plan to reopen amid omicron-fueled COVID surge

School districts across the U.S. are adopting new COVID-19 testing plans to avoid infections, quarantine and remote learning amid omicron surge.

     

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Manhattan D.A. Leaves Office With One Big Case Up in the Air

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How 'fake news' affected the world in 2021

Misinformation about the Covid pandemic and climate change is slowing an effective collective response to these emergencies.

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From Oklahoma City to Jan. 6: How the US government failed to stop the rise of domestic extremism

For decades prior to the Jan. 6 insurrection, officials prioritized international terrorism, even as deaths linked to domestic terrorism were rising.

     

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Economy, job growth set to slow but remain strong in 2022 as worker shortages persist and inflation, supply snarls ease along with COVID

Economy, job growth are set to slow but remain strong in 2022 as worker shortages persist and inflation, supply bottlenecks abate along with COVID

     

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How to watch every meteor shower in 2022

From the Quadrantids in January to the Geminids in December, there are at least 11 opportunities to see meteor showers in 2022. Here's how to see them all.

     

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