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New York Health Commissioner Dr. Howard Zucker on Friday defended the state's decision in March to force nursing homes to admit hospital residents with the coronavirus, blaming staff for spreading the virus.The guideline, enacted on March…

In her clinical practice, Dr. Gearhardt encountered patients - some obese and others not - struggling in vain to control their highly processed food intake. Some try to eat them in moderation only to find that they lose control and eat so…

Here’s what you need to know:Retail sales surged 5.3 percent in January, far higher than analysts and economists expected, providing a needed jolt to an economy that showed signs of weakening at the end of last year.The large jump in sales,…

In Victorian England, flowers were sometimes used as a form of coded communication to express feelings that could not be spoken aloud. Each flower is supposed to have a specific meaning - for example, daisies that convey innocence, while…

More than 7,500 people signed a petition urging The Times not to publish his name, including many prominent figures in the tech industry. "The petitioners gave his full name on The Times and said" would seriously damage public discourse by…

Amazon sued New York attorney general Letitia James on Friday for preventing her from bringing safety charges against the company at two of its New York City warehouses.The company also asked the court to force Ms. James to state that she…

This article is part of the On Tech newsletter. You can sign up here to receive it on weekdays.A remarkable clash between an American internet company and the world's largest democracy takes place over the reasonable limits of freedom of…

Here’s what you need to know:Amid the so-called meme stock frenzy, it is perhaps fitting that a cryptocurrency based on a meme has been swept up in the mania.Dogecoin, a digital currency created as a joke, is now the world’s 10th largest…

In a moment, a herd of goats romps about and casually rummages in the shaggy grass. The next time her long ears twitch and her large golden eyes stare as they purposefully run away. They pick up speed while seemingly attentive to a…

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo and New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy will hold a joint press conference on Friday on the coronavirus pandemic as both states gradually reopen their economies amid falling cases.Both Cuomo and Murphy have taken…