Covid UK lockdown is one of the toughest in the WORLD, study claims
University of Oxford researchers have scored the pandemic response of 180 countries using measures including whether schools and offices are open and stay-at-home orders. Read more...
NY prosecutors try to 'flip' Donald Trump's CFO to co-operate with probe into former president
The emphasis on Allen Weisselberg, is aimed at 'flipping' him to cooperate with the investigation - attempting to turn one of Trump's most important aides into a witness against him. Read more...
Climate change has weakened the Gulf Stream System 'close to tipping point'
Known formally as the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC), it is the driving force whichbrings warm water from the Gulf of Mexico up to the UK. Read more...
How a Queens Shaobing Stall Survives a Pandemic
Yukun Shaobings stuffed flatbreads have become a hit in Flushing despite the pressures of Covid and high rents. Read more...
F.T.A. When Jane Fonda Rocked the U.S. Army
A newly exhumed documentary delves into the actresss anti-Vietnam vaudeville tour of American military bases in 1972. Read more...
A Provenal Estate That Is a Home and a Gallery
Near Grasse, France, an Italian curator has created a rustic residence and an outdoor exhibition space dedicated to the work of artists she admires. Read more...
Newly single tennis starNick Kyrgioshas been 'sliding into Rita Ora's DMs'
Fresh from his breakup with his ex-girlfriend Chiara Passari,Nick Kyrgios has reportedly set his sights on Rita Ora. Read more...
Benedict J. Fernandez, Photojournalist and Mentor, Dies at 84
He photographed Martin Luther King Jr. and produced classic images of the protest movements of the 1960s. Read more...
A No-Recipe Recipe Manifesto
Trust yourself, follow the prompt and wing it. You dont need a recipe to create a fantastic dinner. Read more...
Toko Shinoda, a leading figure in contemporary Japanese art, dies age 107
Celebrated artist Toko Shinoda, who combined Abstract Expressionism with the traditions of Japanese calligraphy, has died at the age of 107. Read more...
Helena Christensen sports eye-catching lilac cargo pants as she's seen walking her dog Kuma in NYC
She recently celebrated the fifth birthday of her adorable little pooch. And on Wednesday, supermodel Helena Christiansen was seen taking a walk with her dog in NYC. Read more...
Sylvia Caplin
An article about lifestyle expert Carole Caplin published on September 18 erroneously referred to her mother as the late Sylvia Caplin. We are happy to report that Sylvia Caplin is alive, well and continuing to work. Our apologies for these errors and the distress caused. Read more...
Man United star Bruno Fernandes 'set for double-your-money pay rise' with 200,000-a-week deal
The Portugal international midfielder is set to have his Manchester United salary doubled to over 200,000-a-a-week to make him the fifth-highest earner at the club, according to reports. Read more...
Amazon Went on a New York Buying Spree as Online Shopping Surged
The e-commerce giant added at least nine new warehouses in the city over the past year as 2.4 million packages a day strained the nations largest urban delivery system. Read more...
Big savers face freeze on pension, inheritance and capital gains tax breaks
The lifetime allowance, the total amount you can pay into a pension and still get tax relief, will remain at 1,073,100 until 2026. Read more...
Dating on a Budget in the 1960s
Metropolitan Diary Dinner, a cruise and ground transportation, courtesy of the subway system, Chinatown and the Staten Island Ferry, could add up to very little 50 years ago. Read more...
Can We Patch Up the Natural World Weve Hurt?
In Under a White Sky, Elizabeth Kolbert explores the human efforts to confront the effects of climate change, and all their unintended consequences. Read more...
Netflix Productions Are More Diverse Than Studio Films, Study Shows
The study, which the streaming giant commissioned, looked at films and TV series from 2018 and 2019. Read more...
TV journalist reporting on car thefts is robbed at gunpoint by thieves who steal his camera
Don Ford, a veteran journalist for KPIX was setting up to interview neighbors in the Twin Peaks about the recent car thefts when the thieves jumped out of their luxury car. Read more...
NASA Will Listen for Thumps on Mars From Perseverance Rover39;s Arrival
Parts of the new visitor will make large impacts that could be picked up by the InSight spacecrafts seismometer. Read more...
NYT columnist David Brooks 'draws a second salary from a project funded by Facebook'
Brooks takes an additional salary for his work with the Aspen Institute's Weave project, according to Buzzfeed. In 2018 Facebook gave 0k to the think tank for Weave. Read more...