In the early months of the Covid pandemic, when every bit of news seemed bleak, there was one heartwarming narrative that took hold: With humans stuck in their homes, the world was safe again for wild animals, which could now wander freely through cities, parking lots or fields that once might have been crowded with […]
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What the Data Says About Pandemic School Closures, Four Years Later
Four years ago this month, schools nationwide began to shut down, igniting one of the most polarizing and partisan debates of the pandemic. Some schools, often in Republican-led states and rural areas, reopened by fall 2020. Others, typically in large cities and states led by Democrats, would not fully reopen for another year. A variety […]
Read MoreFour Years After Covid-19 Shutdown, Are Audiences Back?
It was four years ago — on March 12, 2020 — that the coronavirus brought the curtain down on Broadway for what was initially supposed to be a monthlong shutdown, but which wound up lasting a year and a half. The pandemic brought live events and big gatherings to a halt, silencing orchestras, shutting museums […]
Read MoreSenate Clears $460 Billion Bill to Avert Partial Shutdown, Sending It to Biden
The Senate gave final approval on Friday to a $460 billion spending bill to fund about half the federal government through the fall, sending the legislation to President Biden’s desk with just hours to spare to avert a partial shutdown. The lopsided 75-to-22 vote cemented a resolution to at least part of a spending stalemate […]
Read MoreCongressional Leaders Strike a Short-Term Deal to Avert Partial Shutdown
Congressional leaders said on Wednesday they had agreed to another short-term stopgap spending bill to head off a partial government shutdown at the end of the week, paving the way for a temporary path out of a stalemate that has repeatedly threatened federal funding over the past six months. The deal, initially floated by Speaker […]
Read MoreThreat of Government Shutdown Driven by GOP Demands and Divisions
The spending showdown that has brought the government to the brink of a partial shutdown this week is being fueled by Republicans in Congress, who, after failing in their efforts to slash federal funding, are still insisting on right-wing policy dictates. House Republicans loaded up their spending bills with hundreds of partisan policy mandates, a […]
Read MoreRepublican Demands and Divisions Drive Impasse Toward a Shutdown
The spending showdown that has brought the government to the brink of a partial shutdown this week is being fueled by Republicans in Congress, who, after failing in their efforts to slash federal funding, are still insisting on right-wing policy dictates. House Republicans loaded up their spending bills with hundreds of partisan policy mandates, a […]
Read MoreSpending Impasse Persists Amid G.O.P. Resistance as Partial Shutdown Looms
Congressional leaders have failed to reach a deal on legislation to keep federal funding going past Friday, with Republicans insisting on adding right-wing policy dictates to the spending bills, pushing the government to the brink of a partial shutdown within days. Senator Chuck Schumer, Democrat of New York and the majority leader, said on Sunday […]
Read MoreNYC Revived Remote Schooling for a Day. It Was a Mess.
New York City public schools on Tuesday embarked on their first major experiment with remote learning since the coronavirus pandemic. More than 900,000 students were asked to join virtual classes during the winter storm. It didn’t go well. Many teachers, parents and students trying to log on found that they were locked out of their […]
Read MoreMaui Economy, 6 Months After Wildfire, Is Still Reeling
Twisted and charred aluminum mixed with shards of glass still lines the floor of the industrial warehouse where Victoria Martocci once operated her scuba diving business. After a wildfire tore through West Maui, all that remained of her 36-foot boat, the Extended Horizons II, were a pair of engines. That was six months ago, but […]
Read MoreCalifornia Aims $2 Billion to Help Students Catch Up From the Pandemic
In the fall of 2020, around the height of the debate over pandemic school closures, a lawsuit in California made a serious claim: The state had failed its constitutional obligation to provide an equal education to lower-income, Black and Hispanic students, who had less access to online learning. Now, in a settlement announced on Thursday, […]
Read MoreMet Opera Taps Its Endowment Again to Weather Downturn
But the Met faces acute challenges. Mounting live opera is expensive, requiring lavish sets, star singers and a much larger orchestra and chorus than the biggest Broadway shows can boast. Inflation has added to the opera company’s burden, with the costs of shipping and materials increasing sharply. And ticket revenues last season from in-person performances […]
Read MoreWhy China Has Lost Interest in Hollywood Movies
Before the sequel to “Aquaman” was released in China last month, Warner Bros. did everything it could to sustain the original movie’s success. The Hollywood studio blanketed Douyin, the Chinese version of TikTok, with movie clips, behind-the-scenes footage and a video of an Aquaman ice sculpture at a winter festival in Harbin, a city in […]
Read MoreTrump Seeks End to Colorado Ban, and a Shutdown Averted
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Read MoreSenate to Pass Stopgap Spending Bill as Congress Moves to Avert Shutdown
The Senate was expected to pass legislation on Thursday to fund the government through early March, putting pressure on the House to quickly follow suit to avoid a partial government shutdown beginning Saturday. Senator Chuck Schumer, the New York Democrat and majority leader, cleared the way on Wednesday for a midday vote on the measure. […]
Read MoreWhen Public Health Loses the Public
“Put on your masks!” My son and I were cycling during the pandemic when a passerby furiously screamed that in our direction. I shouted back something too long about updated recommendations on masking outdoors and was left yelling into the wind, my kid giving me the “Calm down, mom” look. We all had our uncalm […]
Read MoreSenate Advances Stopgap Bill to Avert a Partial Shutdown
The Senate on Tuesday took the first step in advancing a stopgap spending bill to avoid a partial government shutdown at the end of the week, buying time to enact a broader bipartisan funding agreement for the remainder of the year. By a 68-to-13 vote, senators voted to take up the legislation, which would temporarily […]
Read MoreA Rare and Punishing Cold Shuts Schools Across the South
Schools across a wide swath of the South — from Texas and Tennessee to Alabama and Arkansas — announced cold-weather closures for Tuesday, affecting more than half a million children in a region known for its mild winters. The Houston, Dallas and Fort Worth school districts, serving a total of over 400,000 students, were shuttered. […]
Read MoreThe Iowa Caucuses, and 100 Days of War in Gaza
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Read MoreCongressional Leaders Unveil Stopgap Bill to Head Off Shutdown
Congressional leaders unveiled stopgap legislation on Sunday to avert a partial government shutdown, teeing up a race to pass the bipartisan spending deal into law before a deadline at the end of the week. The bill, which came out of a spending deal negotiated by Speaker Mike Johnson and Senator Chuck Schumer, the majority leader, […]
Read MoreCalifornia Has Dealt a Blow to Renewable Energy, Some Businesses Say
California has long championed renewable energy, but a change in the state’s policies last year has led to a sharp decline in the installation of residential rooftop solar in the state. Thousands of companies — including installers, manufacturers and distributors — are reeling from the new policy, which took effect in April and greatly reduced […]
Read MoreConservatives Revolt Over Mike Johnson’s Deal to Avert Shutdown
Conservatives thrust the House back into chaos on Wednesday, grinding business to a halt in protest of the spending deal Speaker Mike Johnson struck with Democrats to avert a government shutdown and leaving the funding package in limbo. A dozen hard-line Republicans defected from the party line to tank a routine procedural measure, blocking consideration […]
Read MoreFinal Campaign Week in Iowa, and a Rare Moon Mission
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Read MoreWith Shutdown Looming, House and Senate Leaders Agree on Spending Levels
Senate and House leaders announced on Sunday that they had struck an overarching agreement on 2024 government funding, but it was not clear whether they would be able to cement the deal and pass it into law in time to avert a partial government shutdown in less than two weeks. After weeks of negotiations and […]
Read MoreBarbara Lynch Has Closed Most of Her Boston Restaurants
The Boston chef Barbara Lynch, whom more than 20 employees accused of multiple forms of workplace abuse in a New York Times report last year, announced Friday that most of her restaurants had closed at the end of 2023. Those include her fine-dining restaurant Menton, one of the city’s most prestigious destinations since it opened […]
Read MoreLaPierre, Longtime N.R.A. Leader, Faces Trial That Could End His Reign
Ms. James seeks to use her regulatory authority over nonprofit groups to impose a range of financial penalties against the defendants and to remove Mr. LaPierre; any money recovered would flow back to the N.R.A. Jury selection is scheduled to begin on Tuesday before State Supreme Court Justice Joel M. Cohen. The trial is expected […]
Read MoreThe Eugene Weekly Halts Publication After Employee’s Embezzlement
A weekly newspaper in Oregon abruptly stopped publishing and laid off all of its workers after an employee embezzled tens of thousands of dollars and left months of bills unpaid, its editor said. The newspaper, The Eugene Weekly, announced on Thursday that it would stop printing after it discovered financial problems, including money not being […]
Read MoreSmileDirectClub Shuts Down, Months After Filing for Bankruptcy
SmileDirectClub, a telehealth company that sold teeth-straightening devices through the mail and faced criticism from medical groups, said on Friday that it had shut down. The company, founded in 2014, sold teeth aligners online and in its shops for $1,850. It marketed them as a faster, cheaper alternative to braces. SmileDirectClub’s initial public offering in […]
Read MoreHouse Censures Jamaal Bowman for False Fire Alarm
The Republican-led House on Thursday formally rebuked Representative Jamaal Bowman, Democrat of New York, for setting off a false fire alarm in a House office building in September, the latest in a series of partisan reprisals using a once-rare form of congressional punishment. The censure resolution, which was introduced by Representative Lisa McClain, Republican of […]
Read MoreFrom Unicorns to Zombies: Tech Start-Ups Run Out of Time and Money
WeWork raised more than $11 billion in funding as a private company. Olive AI, a health care start-up, gathered $852 million. Convoy, a freight start-up, raised $900 million. And Veev, a home construction start-up, amassed $647 million. In the last six weeks, they all filed for bankruptcy or shut down. They are the most recent […]
Read MoreJezebel to Be Resurrected by Paste Magazine
Jezebel, the famed feminist website, is set to return less than a month after it was shuttered. Paste Magazine, a music and culture outlet, acquired Jezebel on Tuesday and planned to start publishing on the site again as soon as Wednesday, said Josh Jackson, a co-founder and the editor in chief of Paste. “The idea […]
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