States file their Covid-19 vaccine plans to CDC without plans to pay for them, officials say
States still have no idea how they're going to pay for coronavirus vaccine distribution, despite filing plans last week, state officials said Monday. Read more...
Emma Straub and P. Z. Reizin This week's best new fiction
Our devices are spying on us - but whose side are they on? Daisy's smart fridge is tired of harvesting marketing data on her toxic food and dating choices. Read more...
Genetics 'Junk' DNA inherited from our ancient ancestors could be rewiring our brains, study finds
Working with flies, expert from the University of Oxford have found that some junk DNA appears to be related to specific genes that control our behaviour and emotions. Read more...
Rape case prosecutors are told sext messages and hook-up apps do imply consent in new CPS guidelines
Prosecutors in rape and sex assault cases have been reminded that victims sending nude selfies or using hook-up apps is not the same as giving sexual consent Read more...
Hockey Broadcaster Mike Doc Emrick Retires
Emrick, NBCs lead play-by-play voice known for his myriad ways to describe puck movement, had called N.H.L. games for 40 seasons. Read more...
Dennis Williams, Former U.A.W. Leader, Is Accused of Conspiracy
The ex-president of the United Auto Workers was charged with using union funds for personal expenses. The case is part of a long federal investigation. Read more...
The Oxford Illustrated History Of The Book is illustrated with the most sumptuous images of books
When is a book not a book? When it's a bit of veal skin, or a slice of bamboo or a tortoise shell? Or maybe it's got nothing to do with form and everything to do with content? Read more...
Queen Elizabeth has her first royal engagement in months -- but doesn't wear a mask
Queen Elizabeth II carried out her first public engagement since Britain's coronavirus lockdown in March, stepping out on Thursday without a mask despite a resurgence of the virus. Read more...
Coronavirus US CDC reports surge in Hispanic American deaths
American minorities have been hit particularly hard by COVID-19 - and the share of Hispanic people dying of the disease in the US has only grown, from 16.3% to 26.4% over the summer, the CDC found. Read more...
Liam Neeson doesn't steal much more than your time in 'Honest Thief'
By the standards of Liam Neeson thrillers (and there are a lot from which to choose), "Honest Thief" is pretty weak tea, a passable, low-octane action movie that doesn't do much more than steal one's time. Like second-tier John Wayne westerns, Neeson offers enough of what his fans want, but a thin script and stilted dialogue make the battle harder than usual. Read more...
Men increase their bite size when hungry while women show more restraint, study finds
Japanese researchers examined differences between chewing and eating behaviours between genders by feeding them bread and sausages. Read more...
Professor's email claims he has to cancel class because of a gunshot, COVID-19, and a divorce
Twitter user @decentbirthday shared a screenshot of the message that was allegedly sent by an English professor named Patrick Wilson last Monday. Read more...
Chinese State TV to Air N.B.A. for First Time Since Hong Kong Rift
China Central Television, a state-run network, stopped airing N.B.A. games after a team executive expressed support for pro-democracy protesters in Hong Kong last fall. Read more...
New York Post Published Hunter Biden Report Amid Newsroom Doubts
Some reporters withheld their bylines and questioned the credibility of an article that made the tabloids front page on Wednesday. Read more...
What the SAGE scientists REALLY told Boris Johnson 10pm pubs curfew won't work
The UK Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (SAGE) put forward two dozen suggestions about how to navigate the country through a second wave of the pandemic in September. Read more...
Ivory Coast police rescue 11 children working on cocoa farms
Police on Wednesday rescued 11 children and two teenagers working on cocoa plantations in southwestern Ivory Coast and arrested three farmers on suspicion of people trafficking, the police commissioner said. Read more...
Republicans Clash on Stimulus Package as Trump Says Go Big
The president said he wanted a much larger package than the .8 trillion measure under discussion. The top Senate Republican said his party could not accept a deal anywhere near that big. Read more...
Childhood obesity may be caused by changes in the reward centre of the brain
Researchers from Yale University used a novel MRI technique to take a closer look at the microstructures of the brain to discover links between obesity and reward. Read more...