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Omicron, Now 2 Years Old, Is Not Done With Us Yet
The dominant variant of the coronavirus has proved to be not only staggeringly infectious, but an evolutionary marvel.
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US
Asylum in America, by the Numbers
A migration crisis is overwhelming government resources as thousands of people come to the United States looking for safety every day.
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Books
Mick Herron Has Made a Blockbuster Career Writing About Foul-Ups and Has-Beens
The author of the “Slow Horses” series says he relates more with failures. With millions of books sold and the third season of the series airing next month, he may have to wrap his head around success.
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The Crisis in Issue Polling, and What We’re Doing About It
A poll can be very close to the actual result but miss the key story line. We’ll try new question forms; we might even try an experiment or two.
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The Great Disconnect: Why Voters Feel One Way About the Economy but Act Differently
Americans are angry and anxious, and not just about prices, which may be driving economic sentiment more than their financial situations, economists said.
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Newyork
Excuse Me While I Do My Holiday Preset
Some people are pulling back — in socializing, spending, eating — not to avoid Covid, but to bolster their mental health.
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In Death Valley, a Rare Lake Comes Alive
Furnace Creek and Stovepipe Wells are among the roadside outposts inside Death Valley National Park, while Dante’s View draws tourists at sunset and Hell’s Gate greets visitors arriving from the east. In the summer, it is so hot here, along ...
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Newyork
When Students’ Cellphones ‘Colonize Their Minds’
More from our inbox: The ‘Catastrophists’ vs. American DemocracyCompassion Prevails. ‘How Refreshing.’Credit...Zack Wittman for The New York TimesTo the Editor: Re “Kids Aren’t the Ones With the Cellphone Problem,” by Pamela Paul (column, Nov. 10 ...
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World
In Ukraine’s Slowed-Down War, Death Comes as Quickly as Ever
The agony came in waves as the wounded Ukrainian soldier in the back of the ambulance slipped in and out of consciousness. The driver, hurtling past cratered fields on roads thick with mud, was racing to escape Russian artillery fire north of the ...
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For an Aging President, a Birthday With a Bite
President Biden has no plans for a lavish public celebration when he turns 81 on Monday, even as Democrats search for a strategy to assuage voters’ concerns about his age by next year’s election.