Category: Coronavirus (2019-nCoV)

In ‘There There,’ the Actors in the Room Are Far Far From Each Other

The New York Times – Movies:
Andrew Bujalski set the rules for the ultimate pandemic film: No one could be in the same location. That wound up including the cinematographer and director.
Many States Are Sending Checks to Help Residents With Inflation

The New York Times – Business:
Up to 20 are using some of their budget surpluses to help taxpayers deal with high inflation. But some economists worry that the payments could fuel inflation.
Will Covid Boosters Prevent Another Wave? Scientists Aren’t So Sure.

The New York Times – Business:
The shots may help older, pregnant and immunocompromised Americans dodge serious illness or death. But the doses are not likely to prevent infections in any group, recent studies suggest.
Why Office Buildings Are Still in Trouble

The New York Times – Business:
Hybrid work, layoffs and higher interest rates are leaving lots of office space vacant and hurting the commercial real estate business.
Engineers From Taiwan Bolstered China’s Chip Industry. Now They’re Leaving.

The New York Times – Business:
The lure of money and new opportunities enticed talent to work in China’s semiconductor plants. The looming Cold War in tech changed the calculus.
Novak Djokovic Is Cleared to Play in Australian Open

The New York Times – Sports:
Australia has lifted the tennis star’s three-year ban on entering the country, imposed when he was deported in January over his failure to be vaccinated for Covid.
As the Pandemic Drags On, Americans Struggle for New Balance

The New York Times – Business:
As offices, restaurants and schools fill up, people are adjusting expectations and habits in another moment of deep uncertainty.
Yellen Calls for ‘Stabilizing’ U.S. Relations With China Ahead of G20

The New York Times – Business:
The Treasury secretary said in an interview that the United States was not trying to “paralyze China’s economy and stop its development.”
What’s Next for Kyrie Irving’s Career?

The New York Times – Sports:
Irving’s antisemitic movie post is his biggest controversy yet. But the potential fallout could affect not just his basketball career but the N.B.A. itself.
China Adjusts Some Pandemic Policies, While Sticking to ‘Zero Covid’

The New York Times – Business:
Investors cheered the changes, although officials emphasized that measures “must not be relaxed.”
China’s Great ‘Zero-Covid’ Guessing Game

The New York Times – Business:
Companies, investors and global policymakers are trying to divine when the Chinese government will drop its strict restrictions. It comes down to one man: the country’s top leader, Xi Jinping.
Imagining a Monument to an Unimaginable Number of Covid Deaths

The New York Times – T Magazine:
In cities, especially, monuments have become not just an artistic genre unto themselves but evanescent, ever-evolving tributes to those we lost — and continue to lose.