EU not backing COVID vaccine patent suspension at WTO
The EU on Friday submitted a proposal to the WTO for a multilateral pact aimed at boosting production of COVID-19 vaccines, but which calls for compulsory...
Daily Archive: June 4, 2021
Megha Ganne: 17-year-old high school junior has day to remember at US Women’s Open
The last time an amateur took the lead after a round in the US Women’s Open was when Jane Park did so at Newport Country Club...
When Was the Pinnacle of Saturday Night Live? A YouTuber Watches One Episode from Each Season & Reports Back
How do we evaluate a show like Saturday Night Live? And to what, exactly, can it be compared? Before its “lackluster” debut on October 11,1975, nothing quite...
Experts see strides on AIDS, but COVID-19 halted progress
Some researchers believe COVID-19 has derailed the fight against HIV, siphoning away health workers and other resources and setting back a U.S. campaign to decimate the...
As Trump readies summer rallies and speeches, allies worry he’s stuck in the past
A cadre of aides and advisers working to tame Donald Trump’s obsession with the 2020 election, including his fixation with debunked voter fraud theories and ballot...
Coalition Deal to Oust Netanyahu Puts Israeli Arabs in the Spotlight
An Arab party’s decision to join a right-leaning Israeli government would be an important, if uncertain, step toward inclusion rather than perpetual opposition.
The secret that this UFO report exposes
Sometime later this month, Congress is expected to receive a detailed report from the Defense Department and the Office of the Director of National Intelligence that...
Clinical hematologists urgently needed in Africa
The acute shortage of hematologists in Sub-Saharan Africa has given rise to an urgent need for training to help address increasing cases of blood disorders, scientists...
New York City Can’t Just Gentrify Its Way Back to Normal
Outdoor cafes and to-go cocktails are scenes from a privileged lockdown. What is the plan for neighborhoods that were struggling before Covid?
Synthetic data mimics real health-care data without patient-privacy concerns
The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated the need to quickly understand how best to fight the virus, but it also presents challenges to initiating studies involving actual...
