The New York Times

2021-10-22 21:16:45 U.K. POLICE CHARGE SUSPECT IN KILLING OF LAWMAKER

Ali Harbi Ali, 25, was accused of murder and preparation of terrorist acts in the killing of David Amess, a lawmaker who was stabbed in a town east of London last week.

It was alleged that Mr. Ali had plotted to kill a member of Parliament for two years and was suspected of being affiliated with the Islamic State.

The attack has rattled the British political establishment and intensified concerns over the security precautions for members of Parliament. Open / Comment

2021-10-21 19:25:58 AN EXPERIMENTAL H.I.V. VACCINE FAILS IN AFRICA

Researchers ended a large trial in South Africa after finding that an experimental vaccine offered little protection.

Over two years, 63 of 1,109 participants who received the placebo were infected with H.I.V., compared with 51 of 1,079 participants who received the vaccine — giving the vaccine an efficacy rate of 25 percent, which was very disappointing. Open / Comment

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2021-10-19 18:22:31 U.S. will allow to get a second Covid jab of a different vaccine.

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is planning to allow Americans to receive a different Covid-19 vaccine as a booster than the one they initially received. The New York Times reports this, citing sources.

"The government would not recommend one shot over another, and it might note that using the same vaccine as a booster when possible is preferable", the report said.

The approach was foreshadowed on Friday, when FDA researchers presented the findings of a federally funded “mix and match” study to an expert committee that advises the Food and Drug Administration. The study found that recipients of Johnson & Johnson’s single-dose shot who received a Moderna booster saw their antibody levels rise 76-fold in 15 days, compared with only a fourfold increase after an extra dose of Johnson & Johnson. Open / Comment

2021-10-18 14:58:56 Gary Paulsen, a prolific writer and the author of more than 200 young-adult novels like "Hatchet" and "Dogsong" that inspired generations of would-be adventurers with tales of survival, exploration and nature, died on Wednesday. He was 82.
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/14/books/gary-paulsen-dead.html

"Like a good book or piece of music, a park bench allows for a sense of solitude and community at the same time, a simultaneity that’s crucial to life in a great city." In a world that wants you to pay for everything, public seating is becoming a luxury.
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/12/magazine/park-benches.html

The vaccine gap means that people are going to continue to fall sick and die from Covid across the global south for a long time to come. They will need treatment, and it's great news that an antiviral reportedly blunts severity of Covid infection.
But:
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/17/health/covid-treatment-access-molnupiravir.html Open / Comment

2021-10-18 06:32:01 During the siege of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, seemingly average citizens — believing the lie that the 2020 presidential election was stolen — united in breathtaking acts of brutality. Amid a flash of violence, seven men from seven states stood out.
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2021/10/16/us/capitol-riot.html

Police officers and others responsible for public safety should view vaccination against Covid-19 as a key part of their role, Dr. Anthony Fauci said. Police unions in cities across the U.S. are urging members to resist Covid vaccine requirements.
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/17/health/fauci-police-vaccine.html

As Senator Joe Manchin blocks President Biden’s climate plan, new data shows that no state is more exposed to flood damage than his own.
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/17/climate/manchin-west-virginia-flooding.html

As a woman was being raped while on a train near Philadelphia on Wednesday night, riders watched, failed to intervene and did not call 911, the authorities said.
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/17/us/riders-watched-woman-raped-septa.html

Donald Trump is the Republicans’ greatest asset in mobilizing voters. But some fret that his obsession with false claims about the 2020 election could cost the GOP in 2022.
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/17/us/politics/trump-voter-fraud-republicans.html Open / Comment

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2021-10-17 14:04:46 Robert Durst, 78, is on a ventilator in a Los Angeles hospital after testing positive for Covid-19, days after being sentenced to life in prison for murder, his lawyer said on Saturday.
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/16/world/robert-durst-covid-ventilator.html

Iztapalapa, the most populous neighborhood in Mexico City, has become a giant art gallery, blanketed with almost 7,000 pieces of commissioned public art commissioned by the government. But poverty and attacks against women are still pervasive in the area.
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/14/world/americas/mexico-city-iztapalapa-murals.html

Venezuela halted talks with opposition leaders and re-apprehended five American oil executives hours after the U.S. extradited a top government ally.
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/16/world/americas/alex-saab-arrest-venezuela-maduro.html

Gang members in Haiti kidnapped as many as 17 American missionaries and their family members as they were leaving an orphanage, Haitian officials said.
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/16/world/americas/missionaries-kidnap-haiti.html Open / Comment

2021-10-17 06:10:02 Part of the Catholic church in Sicily has imposed a three-year prohibition on naming godparents, arguing that the tradition has become merely a way to fortify family ties — and mob ties, too.
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/16/world/europe/italy-godfather-catholic-church.html

Internal Instagram documents obtained by The New York Times, reveal the company’s angst and dread as it has wrestled behind the scenes with retaining, engaging and attracting 13- to 15-year-olds.
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/16/technology/instagram-teens.html

NASA launched the Lucy mission early on Saturday, sending the spacecraft on a 12-year journey to uncover the secrets contained in Jupiter's Trojan asteroid swarms.
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/16/science/nasa-lucy-launch.html

Low-dose aspirin should no longer be initially prescribed to try to prevent a first heart attack, stroke or colon cancer, a U.S. panel of experts suggested.
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/12/health/aspirin-heart-attack-stroke.html

The radical cleric Muqtada al-Sadr was once an implacable enemy of Washington in Iraq, sending his militia into battle with U.S. forces. Today, he is emerging as something of an ally, acting as a bulwark against Iranian influence
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/16/world/middleeast/iraq-sadr-election.html Open / Comment