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When the Covid-19 pandemic arrived, it invited Americans to choose their path to salvation. Would it be scientific reason, predicated on patience with process and trial and error? If so, eminent minds like Bill Gates and Anthony Fauci were there on our screens to explain how viruses spread exponentially and…

Some people collect stamps in their free time. Others play chess or go bird-watching. David Perdue, the senior senator from Georgia, trades stocks. An analysis by The New York Times earlier this month found that Perdue reportedly accounts for one-third of all stock trades made by senators in recent years,…

Former New York mayor Rudy Giuliani speaks about Donald Trump’s legal challenges to his election loss at the Republican National Committee Headquarters in Washington in November. Photo: EPA-EFE US president’s lawyer has been travelling across the country as he leads a legal push to challenge the election results ‘Get better…

Abia State Governor, Okezie Ikpeazu, has suspended his chief of staff, Anthony Agbazuere.This was announced in a terse statement on Sunday. The statement was signed by the secretary to the state government, Chris Ezem.It noted that Agbazuere’s suspension takes immediate effect.”Abia State Governor, Dr Okezie Ikpeazu, has directed the immediate…

December 4, 2020 | 5:56pm | Updated December 4, 2020 | 5:57pm Enlarge Image A NY Waterway ferry on the water near 39th Street and 12th Avenue, New York, NY. Gregory P. Mango The New York Waterway ferry service – the nation’s largest privately-owned commuter ferry company – has been…

Last week, on Thanksgiving, I offered a list of 10 things I was thankful for this awards season. But obviously, you can’t tell the story of this awards season — or this year — with only nice thoughts and gratitude. After all, it’s a year without movie theaters to a…

When I plug my information into models predicting when I might get the Covid-19 vaccine, I have to scroll almost to the end, past 268 million or so other Americans, until I see my place in line. Health workers and those working and living in care facilities will be the…

Eric Risberg/Associated PressFree-agent catcher James McCann could be headed to the New York Mets, according to MLB Network's Jon Heyman, who reported Thursday that the team is "making a serious push" for the former Chicago White Sox star.MLB insider Robert Murray said "it is looking increasingly likely" that the 30-year-old…

Hundreds of protesters gathered on Wednesday night outside a Staten Island bar that shut down after refusing to follow Covid-19 measures, authorities said.The large demonstration came a day after Mac’s Public House, a bar in an area where the city prohibits indoor dining, was forced to close its doors after…

(Reuters) - Joe Biden will not immediately cancel the trade agreement that President Donald Trump struck with China nor take steps to remove tariffs on Chinese exports, the New York Times on Wednesday quoted the U.S. president-elect as saying.In an interview with Times columnist Thomas Friedman that gave clues to…