How the Pandemic Stalled Peak TV
Where’s “Succession”? “Atlanta”? After the number of scripted shows fell for the first time in a decade, Hollywood hopes to satisfy a restless audience with less costly fare. View the Original Article More
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in Apple TV Plus, Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Netflix Inc, Quarantine (Life and Culture), Television, Web-Original ProgrammingWhere’s “Succession”? “Atlanta”? After the number of scripted shows fell for the first time in a decade, Hollywood hopes to satisfy a restless audience with less costly fare. View the Original Article More
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in Administration for Community Living, Computers and the Internet, Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Elderly, Older Adults Technology Services, Smith, Social Media, Tina F, Vaccination and ImmunizationPlenty of seniors do feel comfortable texting, tweeting and surfing the internet. But for those who do not, taking the time to learn a new skill often feels daunting, Mr. Kamber said. Older Adults Technology Services has taught 48,000 people how to get started online since the pandemic began, he said, and operates a tech […] More
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in Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), International Olympic Committee, Olympic Games (2020), Vaccination and ImmunizationA survey of German Olympic athletes this year illuminated the prickly dynamics of that stance: 73 percent of respondents said they agreed with the current vaccine protocols that did not give them special treatment. But when asked if they should receive priority if vaccination was required to compete in the Games, 70 percent of athletes […] More
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in Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Deaths (Obituaries), Derek (1957-2021), Dubai (United Arab Emirates), Fashion and Apparel, Jewels and Jewelry, Khan, Pop and Rock Music, Rap and Hip-HopHe was an architect of the over-the-top look known as “ghetto fabulous.” Later, unable to support his own lavish lifestyle, he fell from grace. View the Original Article More
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in AstraZeneca PLC, China National Pharmaceutical Group Corp (Sinopharm), Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), International Relations, United States International Relations, United States Politics and Government, Vaccination and Immunization, World Health OrganizationPoor countries will remember who came to their assistance, and when. Moscow and Beijing saw an opportunity early on, sending masks and protective gear to hard-hit countries last spring. Now, with low- and middle-income countries clamoring for vaccines, countries from Serbia and Algeria to Brazil and Egypt are getting doses from China and Russia. Serbia, […] More
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in AstraZeneca PLC, Bolsonaro, Brazil, Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Jair (1955- ), Pfizer Inc, Sao Paulo (Brazil), Sinovac Biotech Ltd, Vaccination and ImmunizationMr. Bolsonaro even found time to oppose a proposal, brought to the World Health Organization by India and South Africa, to temporarily lift patent restrictions on coronavirus vaccines. Allowing developing countries — including Brazil — to manufacture vaccines sooner and at much greater scale apparently held no interest. Eventually the federal government, under public pressure, […] More
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in Connecticut, Content Type: Service, Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), East Hartford (Conn), Federal Emergency Management Agency, Vaccination and Immunization, your-feed-healthcare, your-feed-scienceEAST HARTFORD, Conn. — With the nation’s coronavirus vaccine supply expected to swell over the next few months, states and cities are rushing to open mass vaccination sites capable of injecting thousands of shots a day into the arms of Americans, an approach the Biden administration has seized on as crucial for reaching herd immunity […] More
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in Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Coronavirus Risks and Safety Concerns, Instagram Inc, Maldives, Social Media, Travel and VacationsIn a season of lockdowns, Georgia Steel was jet setting. A digital influencer and reality television star, Ms. Steel left England in late December for Dubai, where she promoted lingerie on Instagram from a luxury hotel. By January, she was at a resort in the Maldives, where spa treatments include body wraps with sweet basil […] More
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in AstraZeneca PLC, Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Europe, European Union, Frauds and Swindling, Pfizer Inc, Vaccination and ImmunizationBRUSSELS — In vaccine-hungry, cash-rich Europe, the hunt for more doses has nations trading with each other, weighing purchases from Russia and China, and fielding offers from middlemen ranging from real to outright frauds. Amid building anger over a sluggish European Union coronavirus vaccine rollout that has left them far behind several other wealthy countries, […] More
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in 2021), Cheney, Conservatism (US Politics), Conservative Political Action Conference, Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Donald J, Kristi, Liz, Mike, Noem, Pompeo, Presidential Election of 2020, Storming of the US Capitol (Jan, TrumpORLANDO, Fla. — A pair of influential House Republicans used a conservative political gathering on Saturday to lavish praise on former President Donald J. Trump and, in ways subtle and direct, marginalize their G.O.P. colleagues who have distanced themselves from Mr. Trump in the aftermath of the Capitol riot last month. House Minority Leader Kevin […] More
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in Clinical Trials, Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Food and Drug Administration, Johnson & Johnson, Vaccination and ImmunizationWASHINGTON — The Food and Drug Administration on Saturday authorized Johnson & Johnson’s single-shot Covid-19 vaccine for emergency use, beginning the rollout of millions of doses of a third effective vaccine that could reach Americans by early next week. The announcement arrived at a critical moment, as the steep decline in coronavirus cases seems to […] More
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in Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Demonstrations, Freedom of Speech and Expression, Hasel, Juan Carlos I, King of Spain, Labor and Jobs, Pablo (1988- ), Politics and Government, Protests and Riots, Quarantine (Life and Culture), Rap and Hip-Hop, YouthBARCELONA — It had all the markings of a free speech showdown: Pablo Hasél, a controversial Spanish rapper, had barricaded himself on a university campus to avoid a nine-month jail sentence on charges that he had glorified terrorism and denigrated the monarchy. While students surrounded him, police in riot gear moved in; Mr. Hasél raised […] More