With Students Missing Online Classes, Teachers Are Going to Students
At a charter school in a poor area of Washington, some teachers spend one day a week going door to door, tracking down students who arent logging on, and whose education is suffering. Read more...
Conservative MP Sir Desmond Swayne says Britons will not tolerate another 'absurd' lockdown
MP for New Forest West Sir Desmond Swayne said that the Government's focus should be on lowering hospital admissions so lockdown can be lifted. He described lockdown as 'madness'. Read more...
Pro-Navalny Protest Photos Wave of Anger Rolls Across Russia
Demonstrators in more than 100 cities rallied in support of the jailed opposition leader Aleksei A. Navalny in the biggest protests the nation has seen in years. Read more...
Progressives Are Seething Over Bidens Likely Pick for Banking Regulator
A former Obama administration official is the front-runner to be comptroller of the currency. The prospect has angered groups hoping for more dramatic reform. Read more...
Facing Intensifying Crises, Biden Pledges Action to Address Economy and Pandemic
With job losses, record coronavirus numbers and politics in turmoil after the storming of the Capitol, the president-elect pressed for quick passage of a stimulus package to help struggling Americans. Read more...
Selena Gomez hopes her knife skills make the cut in new season of 'Selena + Chef'
Selena Gomez is putting it on all the line -- including her fingers -- in the new season of "Selena + Chef." Read more...
Thousands of doses of the Oxford Covid-19 vaccine 'could be wasted'
EXCLUSIVE The Specialist Pharmacy Service says partially used vials 'must not be onwardly transported'. But NHS advice says it is fine to move them between households. Read more...
DR ELLIE CANNON What it's like helping Britain to jab its way to freedom
DR ELLIE CANNON Hallelujah! In a single word, Christine, 79, summed up the mood of the nation. Considering I'd just jabbed her in the arm with a needle, it's not the reaction I expected. Read more...
Hugh Jackman takes a stroll with his two dogs through the West Village neighborhood
He's most famous for playing the superhero X-Man Wolverine in 10 films. But Hugh Jackman was seen spending time with his canine companions on Saturday in NYC. Read more...
Manchester United to make call on Jesse Lingard's future only after FA Cup tie against Liverpool
Jesse Lingard is wanted on loan this month by Newcastle United, West Brom and Sheffield United and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer will take stock once he knows his side's FA Cup fate. Read more...
Bridgerton fans spot the streets are still paved with YELLOW LINES
Viewers took to social media to joke that Brits living in the 19th Century must have been 'pioneers' after they appeared in the opening scenes of the racy Netflix period drama. Read more...
Harold Bloom Is Dead. But His Rage for Reading Is Undiminished.
Robert Gottlieb considers the celebrated Yale critic on the occasion of his last, posthumously published book, The Bright Book of Life, which revisits the novels that inspired his passion and awe. Read more...
Asbestos
In a controversial article, The Great Asbestos Hysteria (Mail, February 23), we said that according to the Health and Safety Executive, the risks from white asbestos products are insignificant, and arguably zero in the case of lung cancer. The HSE assessments related to specific levels of exposure to white asbestos fibres, not white asbestos products, and found a risk from higher levels. The article said that asbestos in UK schools is almost all white. According to the HSE, the more harmful brown asbestos was also frequently used in schools. The writer was in error in saying that the HSE had been forced to withdraw a series of commercials claiming that mesothelioma kills 4,500 a year. In fact, the advertisements were based on an estimate of 4,000 deaths from all asbestos-related disease. Read more...
Chris Whitty's fury at Guardian for 'total nonsense' claim Pfizer vaccine might be 33% effective
The newspaper quoted 'Israeli experts' as saying only a third of people who have received one jab were protected. No 10's advisers say the real figure is 89 per cent, starting 14 days after the first jab. Read more...
David Arquette admits he'd like to apologise to daughter Coco,16, as 'divorce is so difficult'
The Scream actor turned wrestler,49, split from Coco's mother and ex-wifeCourteney Cox in 2013 after tying the knot in 1999. Read more...
How Can We Read Edith Wharton Today?
Published in 1913, The Custom of the Country follows the social rise of Undine Spragg, a fictional character who, in many ways, feels very modern. Read more...
N.B.A. Tightens Rules as Virus Crisis Spreads
For at least the next two weeks, players wont be allowed to leave their homes except for basketball activities and essential activities. Also No more handshakes. Read more...
A Conversation on Go Tell It on the Mountain
The novelist Ayana Mathis speaks about James Baldwins 1953 classic. Read more...
Federer remembers life changing kiss
The Swiss star remembers the first time he kissed his now-wife and reflects on how his family has helped shape and change his game. Read more...
New mortgage lender claims it will let you lock in your interest rate for THIRTY years
Perenna, which is hoping to launch this summer, says it will allow borrowers to fix the rate of interest on their mortgage for up to 30 years - meaning that they would not need to constantly remortgage. Read more...
China debuts bullet train that can operate in extremely cold temperatures
China has unveiled a new high-speed bullet train designed for extremely cold climates. The CR400AF-G train can operate at speeds of up to 350 kilometers per hour in temperatures as low as -40 degrees Celsius. Read more...