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‘We Can’t Act Swiftly, Nimbly, Robustly if We Can’t See What is Happening From a Data Standpoint’
Regular readers know they can count on this space for a sobering look at what’s to come in the world of the coronavirus pandemic. It appears...
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Coronavirus Morning News Brief – May 6: WHO Declares Pandemic Emergency But Not Pandemic Is Over, CDC Director Walensky Stepping Down
The Rippowan River runs through Downtown Stamford. Good morning. This is Jonathan Spira reporting. Here now the news of the pandemic from...
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U.S. Skies Slow to Reopen to Chinese Airlines
An Air China 777 aircraft at New York’s JFK Airport It’s notable that one area of the economy has not yet recovered from the...
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Report from the Coronation in London: King Charles’ Crowning Moment
London was exhilarating. Excitement was in the air. And former colonists flocked to the U.K. capital to celebrate the coronation of a monarch...
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Coronavirus Morning News Brief – May 5: Mayor Contracts Covid for Third Time, Pandemic ‘Safer at Home’ Program Expanded to Other Medical Conditions
An Air China 777 aircraft at New York’s JFK Airport Good morning. This is Jonathan Spira reporting. Here now the news of the pandemic...
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Review: Come Get ‘Shucked’ at the Nederlander Theatre
A lot of people on and around Broadway have been getting “Shucked” recently and I felt the need to do the same – and I’m quite glad I did.. To...
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Coronavirus Morning News Brief – May 4: Here’s How Long Immunity from Vaccines Lasts, Cases Rise in Southeast Asia
Time to mask up again? Good morning. This is Jonathan Spira reporting. Here now the news of the pandemic from across the globe on the...
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My 2023 Mattress Run: How I Retained Hilton Honors Gold Elite Status With 2 Stays
While in pre-pandemic days I did my share of mileage runs to maintain top-level status with either American Airlines or Delta (depending on the...
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Coronavirus Morning News Brief – May 3: Today is World Press Freedom Day, Domestic Travel in China Rebounds
A pop-up coronavirus testing site in New York City’s Theater District Good morning. This is Jonathan Spira reporting. Here now the...
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Here’s What’s Open and What’s Closed on King Charles’ Coronation Day
The coming weekend will be a bank holiday weekend like no other in the United Kingdom, with opportunities for communities across the nation to...
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Coronavirus Morning News Brief – May 2: U.S. to End Vaccine Mandate for International Travelers, Protecting the Birds and the Bees
The carousel at Bear Mountain State Park in N.Y. The carousel’s carved animals represent native to the region. Good morning. This is...
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At Least 6 Dead, 70 Injured After Dust Storm Engulfs Interstate Highway
A highway in Illinois outside Chicago At least six people were killed on a major highway in Illinois on Monday after a dust storm caused as...
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Coronavirus Morning News Brief – May 1: Time to Stock Up on Home Covid Tests, Fauci Says Elderly Remain Heavily Vulnerable
A patient in a doctor’s waiting room. The elderly, said Dr. Anthony Fauci, are “much more vulnerable” to Covid Good...
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First Republic Collapses and Is Seized, Sold to JPMorgan in Second Largest U.S. Bank Failure
A JPMorgan Chase branch in New York City Federal regulators seized First Republic Bank over the weekend and sold it to JPMorgan Chase &...
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Great Moments in Travel History – May 2023
“Tra la, it’s May, the lusty Month of May,” as the song from the hit Broadway musical “Camelot” goes. May, the fifth month in both the Julian...
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Hyatt to Acquire Hotel Booking Site Mr & Mrs Smith for $66 Million
The entrance to the Hyatt Regency in Mexico City Hyatt Hotels announced plans to acquire Mr & Mrs Smith, a hotel booking platform that...
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Why You Should Probably Lease Your New EV and Not Buy It
While many car buyers in the United States are excited about the $7,500 tax credit under the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, their smiles...
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Coronavirus Morning News Brief – April 30: Light a Bonfire for Walpurgis Night to Ward Off Plague, San Francisco’s Pandemic Non-Recovery
San Francisco skyline at night Good morning. This is Jonathan Spira reporting. Here now the news of the pandemic from across the globe on...
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Apple iCloud Services Starts to Come Back Online After Multi-Hour Outage
An Apple iPad on a stand Apple iCloud services such as iCloud Mail, Find My, and iCloud Calendar began to come back online in the late...
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Coronavirus Morning News Brief – April 29: New Drug Could Guard Against All Known Variants; As Covid Evolves, Deaths Could Double, Says Birx
The final performance of “Winnie the Pooh” at the Hundred Acre Wood Theatre, with Winnie-the-Pooh, Tigger, and Eeyore Good...
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Happy 20th Birthday iTunes Music Store: ‘Just 99 Cents Per Song’
The iTunes Music Store turned 20 on Friday. When it was introduced on April 28, 2003 for the Macintosh computer, the online music store was – as...
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Coronavirus Morning News Brief – April 28: Covid Death Toll Approaches New Lows, Court Revives Charges Against Veterans’ Home Officials
A lake area in Henderson, Nevada Good morning. This is Jonathan Spira reporting. Here now the news of the pandemic from across the globe on...
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Coronavirus Morning News Brief – April 27: From Bats to Cats to Rats, Cases in China Rise, School Mask Mandates Return in Some Places
The Old Senate Chamber in the Capitol Good morning. This is Jonathan Spira reporting. Here now the news of the pandemic from across the...
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‘New York, New York,’ ‘Merrily We Roll Along,’ ‘Leopoldstadt’ Lead 2023 Outer Critics Circle Nominations
The 2023 Outer Critics Circle award nominations were announced Tuesday, although, due to continued pandemic disruptions, there was once again no...
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At Some Schools, Covid Testing is Going to the Dogs
The pandemic is literally going to the dogs but, in this case, that’s not a bad thing. “Scent-trained dogs are a strategy for rapid,...