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With remote learning, a 12-year-old knows her English is slipping away

Juliana Kim, The New York Times
Posted at Dec 30 07:41 PM

NEW YORK — When Taniya Ria moved to the Bronx from Bangladesh in 2019, she didn’t know a word of English. Within months, Taniya, now 12, was translating for her mother, making American friends in class and getting good grades. Then the pandemic arrived. Read more »

He was hospitalized for COVID-19. Then hospitalized again. And again.

Pam Belluck, The New York Times
Posted at Dec 30 04:02 PM

Nearly a year into the pandemic, it’s clear that recovering from COVID-19’s initial onslaught can be an arduous, uneven journey. Now, studies reveal that a significant subset of patients are having to return to hospitals, sometimes repeatedly, with complications triggered by the disease or by the body’s efforts to defeat the virus.   Read more »

More contagious coronavirus variant found in Colorado

Carl Zimmer and Bryan Pietsch, The New York Times
Posted at Dec 30 01:38 PM

The first United States case of the more contagious coronavirus variant that was initially discovered in Britain was found in Colorado on Tuesday, Gov. Jared Polis said, raising the worrisome possibility that the variant is already well established in the patient’s community — and perhaps elsewhere.  Read more »

9 ways the pandemic will change travel in 2021

The New York Times
Updated as of Dec 30 10:39 AM

On the brink of the new year, we looked at nine of the most pressing queries facing the travel industry and individual travelers. Read more »

US diet guidelines sidestep scientific advice to cut sugar and alcohol

Roni Caryn Rabin, The New York Times
Posted at Dec 30 08:10 AM

Rejecting the advice of its scientific advisers, the federal government has released new dietary recommendations that sound a familiar nutritional refrain, advising Americans to “make every bite count” while dismissing expert recommendations to sharply reduce consumption of sugar and alcoholic beverages.   Read more »

Small number of COVID patients develop severe psychotic symptoms

Pam Belluck, The New York Times
Posted at Dec 30 08:07 AM

A small number of COVID patients who had never experienced mental health problems are developing severe psychotic symptoms weeks after contracting the coronavirus. Read more »

She’s a chess champion who can barely see the board

Dana Mackenzie, The New York Times
Updated as of Dec 29 01:27 PM

Meet Jessica Lauser, the reigning 3-time US Blind chess champion. You can call her Chessica — the nickname her math teacher gave her in eighth grade. Read more »

The secret to longevity? 4-minute bursts of intense exercise may help

Gretchen Reynolds, The New York Times
Posted at Dec 29 11:22 AM

If you increase your heart rate, will your life span follow?  Read more »

With money, and waste, China fights for chip independence

Raymond Zhong and Cao Li, The New York Times
Posted at Dec 28 08:58 AM

Computer chips are the brains and souls of all the electronics the country’s factories crank out. Yet they are mostly designed and produced overseas. China’s government is lavishing money on anyone who can help change that.   Read more »

Holidays in a Pandemic? Here’s What Happened in 1918

Jacey Fortin, The New York Times
Posted at Dec 27 04:59 PM

That pandemic, like the coronavirus today, seemed to roll across the United States in waves. Read more »

'Vodka in your coffee Cup’: When Pandemic Drinking Goes Too Far

Alix Strauss, The New York Times
Posted at Dec 26 11:46 AM

Some women in the US are hoping to regain control over their drinking habits spurred by the COVID-19 pandemic.  Read more »

COVID-19 patient bludgeoned to death in California hospital

Concepción de León, The New York Times
Posted at Dec 25 09:37 PM

An 82-year-old man who was being treated for COVID-19 at a hospital north of Los Angeles was bludgeoned to death with an oxygen tank last week by his roommate, authorities said. Read more »

A century after phony flu ads, companies hype dubious COVID cures

Tiffany Hsu, The New York Times
Posted at Dec 25 01:56 PM

With a pandemic raging, a spate of ads promised dubious remedies in the form of lozenges, tonics, unguents, blood-builders and an antiseptic shield to be used while kissing. That was in 1918, during the influenza outbreak that eventually claimed an estimated 50 million lives, including 675,000 in the United States. Read more »

5 ways to ring in the New Year at home

Alix Strauss, The New York Times
Posted at Dec 24 11:41 AM

Your homebound New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day can still be romantic, nostalgic and filled with traditions — old and new. Here are five creative and unexpectedly connective options to consider as you rethink your 2021 corona countdown.   Read more »

How cities lost control of police discipline

Kim Barker, Michael H. Keller and Steve Eder, The New York Times
Posted at Dec 23 12:22 PM

Any significant changes are likely to require dismantling deeply ingrained systems that shield officers from scrutiny, make it difficult to remove them and portend roadblocks for reform efforts, according to an examination by The New York Times. Read more »

Does the shoe fit? Try it on with augmented reality

Kate Conger, The New York Times
Posted at Dec 23 12:21 PM

The app displays goods as a filter on what they see on their phones, stitching shoes onto customers’ feet, adding makeup to their faces and dropping furniture into their apartments. Read more »

Experts skeptical travel bans could stop spread of new coronavirus variants

Marc Santora, The New York Times
Posted at Dec 23 11:12 AM

With countries trying to stop the spread of a new possibly more contagious, coronavirus variant identified by Britain, it may also be too late. It is not known how widely the variant is already circulating, experts say, and the bans threaten to cause more economic and emotional hardship as the toll wrought by the virus continues to grow.  Read more »

NBA Eastern Conference preview: Will the Nets reign supreme?

Sopan Deb, The New York Times
Posted at Dec 23 12:05 AM

The Eastern Conference is wide-open this year. Here’s a look at where it stands. Read more »

NBA Western Conference preview: The Lakers reloaded

Scott Cacciola, The New York Times
Posted at Dec 22 05:46 PM

The Lakers, just 72 days removed from winning the title, will return to the grind Tuesday when they face the Clippers, another team with big goals. Read more »

The UK coronavirus variant: what we know

Carl Zimmer and Benedict Carey, The New York Times
Posted at Dec 22 02:57 PM

Neil Ferguson, a public health researcher at Imperial College London, estimates that the variant has an increased transmission rate of 50% to 70% compared to other variants in the United Kingdom.   Read more »