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What We Know About the New P.1 Strain of the Coronavirus

The new variant, detected amid a horrifying resurgence of COVID cases in Manaus, Brazil, has alarmed scientists around the world.
Biden Displays Basic Pandemic Competence With His COVID Executive Orders

His initial wave of coronavirus policies intends to ramp up the production of vaccines and testing — and to “restore trust” in the federal government.
Trump’s Revenue Is Cratering at the Worst Possible Time

The ex-president has $900 million in loans coming due in the next four years, and his businesses took a 40 percent hit in 2020.
Joe Biden Has Already Removed Trump’s Oval Office Diet Coke Button

Plenty of changes at the White House.
Biden Begins Enacting Pandemic Plan: Live Updates

On his first full day in office, Biden will focus on tackling COVID-19, signing 10 orders that aim to increase testing, vaccinations, and supplies.
New Union Square Plan Takes Over Streets to Make a Bigger, Greener Park

The $100M proposal would make the area more pedestrian-friendly.
A Proud Boys Organizer Has Been Arrested for His Role in the Capitol Riot

Joseph Biggs, who belongs to the far-right extremist group and stormed the building on January 6, is facing a slate of federal charges.
Okay, You Can Unmute @POTUS Now

The Twitter handle is under new management.
Donald Trump Went Out As He Came in: Playing Songs by People Who Hate Him

A perfect season-finale moment.
Garth Brooks Turns ‘Amazing Grace’ Into a Sing Along at Biden Inauguration

He even took off the hat
Jennifer Lopez Slips ‘Let’s Get Loud’ Into Her Biden Inauguration Performance

A new era indeed.
Bernie’s Inauguration Look Is Instantly Iconic

The senator wore mittens made from recycled plastic bottles and carried a manila envelope.
Kamala Harris’s Inauguration Outfit Is by Christopher John Rogers

The incoming vice-president wore a vibrant purple coat.
Watch Lady Gaga Perform the National Anthem at the Biden Inauguration

Obama, Biden, Bush, and more attended a one-song Lady Gaga concert today.
Watch President Trump Leave the White House for the Last Time

“Have a good life, we’ll see you soon.”
Chait: Trump’s Farewell Address Is a Hypocritical Paean to Patriotism and Free Speech

No president has done more damage to American ideals.
U.S. Surpasses 400,000 COVID-19 Deaths

More than 100,000 Americans have died from the coronavirus in the past five weeks.
Biden Picks Trans Doctor Rachel Levine as Assistant Health Secretary

If confirmed, Levine will become the highest-ranking transgender official in the U.S. government.
Could Trump’s Going Away Ceremony Be a Ghost Town?

Reported invites from the final event of Trump’s presidency suggest there are concerns it may be poorly attended.
Non-Cannibal Actor Josh Duhamel May Replace Armie Hammer in Shotgun Wedding

North Dakota’s finest will star opposite Jennifer Lopez, considering, you know, *waves hand in Armie Hammer’s general direction.*

7:00 A.M. What We Know About the New P.1 Strain of the Coronavirus The new variant, detected amid a horrifying resurgence of COVID cases in Manaus, Brazil, has alarmed scientists around the world.
7:00 A.M. Should You “Wait Your Turn” for the COVID-19 Vaccine? Amid a disastrous vaccine rollout, is it wrong to take advantage of technicalities and glitches?
Jan. 21, 2021 Biden Begins Enacting Pandemic Plan: Live Updates On his first full day in office, Biden focused on tackling COVID-19, signing 10 orders that aim to increase testing, vaccinations, and supplies.
Jan. 21, 2021 Biden Shows Pandemic Competence in COVID Executive Orders His initial wave of coronavirus policies intends to ramp up the production of vaccines and testing — and to “restore trust” in the federal government.
Jan. 21, 2021 Biden Instantly Fires Trump-Appointed Anti-Worker Attorney Brought back to Washington by Trump to defend employers and bust unions, the Reagan attorney who broke the PATCO strike got his own walking papers.
Jan. 21, 2021 Why Has America’s Vaccination Drive Suddenly Stalled? Just as Trump left, the U.S. started running out of vaccine, leading to canceled appointments and growing anger as the pandemic kills record numbers.
Jan. 21, 2021 Trump’s Revenue Is Cratering at the Worst Possible Time The ex-president has $900 million in loans coming due in the next four years, and his businesses took a 40 percent hit in 2020.
Jan. 21, 2021 Don’t Fall for Trump’s Latest Distraction Leaving the White House in disgrace is his most cunning diversion yet.
Jan. 21, 2021 Biden’s Unity Plea Is About Strategy, Not Surrender Like other recent presidents, Joe Biden is attempting to divide or pressure the opposition. If the bid fails, he can easily turn to other strategies.
Jan. 21, 2021 A McConnell-Backed Trump Conviction Is Just Fantasy Conviction in Trump’s impeachment trial was always a long shot. Now momentum is waning, as GOP senators aren’t onboard and McConnell won’t herd them.
Jan. 21, 2021 ‘It’s Everyone Against Andrew Yang’ New York’s mayoral race is turning into a political experiment: Can an outsider translate national buzz into local votes?
Jan. 21, 2021 Why Are Conservatives Angry Biden Denounced White Supremacy? “We’re not racist, but we oppose denouncing racism.”
Jan. 21, 2021 The Key Battle of Biden’s Presidency Is Raging in the Senate Mitch McConnell’s push for Democrats to rule out filibuster abolition — and thus, most of their policy goals — has triggered a standoff.
Jan. 21, 2021 Biden Will Run a Very Un-Waspy Government Women, Blacks, Latinos, Catholics, and Jews: This ain’t your grandfather’s Cabinet.
Jan. 21, 2021 Trump Won’t Start a Third Party — But He Might Break the GOP The billionaire is almost certainly too lazy to start his own party, but he could devastate McConnell’s without breaking a sweat.
Jan. 21, 2021 What We’re Not Telling the Public When They Get the Vaccine The time to prevent rumors is when people’s sleeves are rolled up.
Jan. 20, 2021 What Did President Biden’s Day-One Executive Orders Achieve? The U.S. is now back in the Paris climate accords, border-wall construction has been halted, and there is a mask mandate on federal grounds.
Jan. 20, 2021 What It Was Like Attending a Distinctly Weird Inauguration An intimate, almost serene transferring of power.
Jan. 20, 2021 Biden Touting Equality Is Anything But Routine A overlooked theme in Biden’s Inaugural Address is actually key to recovering from Trump.
Jan. 20, 2021 History Suggests Democratic Trifecta Could Be Short-Lived As Democrats officially take control of the Senate, they’d be wise to move fast: Republicans shattered their last two trifectas in just two years.

8:00 A.M. You Just Need One Good Song Ten fitness instructors share their absolute favorite pump up song.
Jan. 21, 2021 Did Biden Get Rid of Trump’s Precious Diet Coke Button? Trump would apparently press it in the Oval Office to summon a butler bearing the soft drink on a silver tray.
Jan. 21, 2021 Michelle Obama Was Wearing Fenty Beauty at the Inauguration Her personal makeup artist breaks down the eyes-only look.
Jan. 21, 2021 Wait, So Did Jenna Maroney Actually Date the MyPillow Guy? It’s a rumor that sounds right out of 30 Rock.
Jan. 21, 2021 ‘I Feel Like I Got in Through a Side Door’ Five people who lucked into an extra vaccine dose talk about their complicated feelings.
Jan. 21, 2021 Please Stop Contacting the Woman Who Made Bernie’s Mittens In a matter of hours, the teacher who gave Sanders the mittens received more than 6,000 emails. But the mittens aren’t for sale.
Jan. 21, 2021 Peak Relaxation Is a Comforter With Sleeves Like a Snuggie, but make it fashion.
Jan. 21, 2021 The Shoe Designer Making ‘Nude’ Inclusive Salone Monet knows that one color does not, in fact, fit all.
Jan. 21, 2021 @ArmasUpdates Weighs In on the BenAna Split The infamous stan account on Ana de Armas’s breakup with Ben Affleck.
Jan. 21, 2021 What Has Ol’ Chet Hanks Got Up His Sleeve? Checking in on Tom Hanks’s rapper son.
Jan. 21, 2021 AOC Spent Inauguration Day at a Strike The congresswoman joined a picket line with striking produce workers in the Bronx.
Jan. 21, 2021 Turns Out, It’s Pretty Good: Tracking My Steps This dumb little gadget gave me a little nudge in the right direction.
Jan. 21, 2021 Proud Boys Organizer Arrested for Role in Capitol Riot Joseph Biggs, who belongs to the far-right extremist group and stormed the building on January 6, is facing a slate of federal charges.
Jan. 21, 2021 ‘How Can I Afford the Therapy I Need?’ You shouldn’t have to choose between your mental health and your financial future.
Jan. 21, 2021 They Tricked Me Into Watching a Marvel Show WandaVision has more in common with The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel than most comic-book movies.
Jan. 20, 2021 An Encouraging Day for Democracy, and Coats The Republic has been damaged, but the outerwear is strong.
Jan. 20, 2021 Kim and Kanye to Divorce in Most Kardashian Way Possible Their failing marriage will reportedly be a major plot point in the final season of Keeping Up With the Kardashians.
Jan. 20, 2021 This Nectar Makes Any Moisturizer Feel Like La Mer And it’s made from tulips.
Jan. 20, 2021 Ella Emhoff Brings Art-School Chic to the Capitol The First Daughter of Bushwick sent Twitter into a frenzy in Miu Miu.
Jan. 20, 2021 Bask in the Brilliance of Amanda Gorman The 22-year-old poet was a ray of light at the inauguration.

8:00 A.M. Mike Nichols’s Heartburn After directing Nora Ephron’s divorce movie, his own breakup — and breakdown — turned out to be around the corner.
5:00 A.M. WandaVision Recap: Come On, Get Happy We jump ahead to the 1970s in an episode that dials up the weirdness and confusion, for better and worse.
5:00 A.M. Dickinson Recap: A Star Is Born The buzz surrounding Em’s impending publication raises some interesting questions re: Sam’s and Sue’s intentions.
2:00 A.M. Mira Furlan, Lost and Babylon 5 Actress, Is Dead at 65 She played scientist Danielle Rousseau on the ABC series.
1:20 A.M. Keyshia Cole and Ashanti’s Verzuz Battle Finally Goes Down After a series of COVID related postponements and a late start, the two R&B songstresses went toe-to-toe on Thursday, January 21.
Jan. 21, 2021 Dave Chappelle Tests Positive For COVID-19, Cancels Shows Two days before testing positive, Chappelle was pictured with Joe Rogan, Grimes, and Elon Musk in Austin, TX.
Jan. 21, 2021 No Time to Die Has Another New Time to Not Die Daniel Craig’s final James Bond film has been postponed to October 8, 2021.
Jan. 21, 2021 Japan Reportedly ‘Privately’ Decides to Cancel the Olympics However, the I.O.C. is singing a different tune, declaring that “there is no plan B” for the 2021 Tokyo Olympics.
Jan. 21, 2021 The 12 Best Nature Documentaries on Discovery+ The Planet Earth channel is its hidden gem.
Jan. 21, 2021 RuPaul’s Drag Race U.K. Recap: Rats Off Fans of Rusicals and runway reveals, this is your episode.
Jan. 21, 2021 Here’s Everything You Need to Now About Black Pumas The Austin band performed for President Joe Biden on Celebrating America last night.
Jan. 21, 2021 Game of Thrones Is Getting a Buddy Dramedy Prequel A knight, a squire, and another HBO show.
Jan. 21, 2021 Do Netflix’s Financials Finally Make Sense? The company’s latest earnings report was full of positive news.
Jan. 21, 2021 Megan Thee Stallion Denies Dropping of Tory Lanez Charges The rapper had to debunk false reports about the case against Tory Lanez on Twitter.
Jan. 21, 2021 It’s Bizarre Having a Presidency Worth Singing for Again As much as Inauguration Day hinted at the apparent end of a painful era, Celebrating America also seemed to say, “People like us!”
Jan. 21, 2021 The 30 Best Action Movies on Hulu Right Now Mission: Impossible - Fallout, Bumblebee, Akira, and more.
Jan. 21, 2021 Billie Eilish and Rosalía Drop Haunting New Euphoria Track Watch them and their deadly acrylic nails in the moody music video.
Jan. 21, 2021 Clare Crawley Found Out About Her Break-Up When We Did “The truth is I am crushed,” she wrote about trash man Dale Moss.
Jan. 21, 2021 Demi Lovato Heralds a ‘Lovely Day’ on Celebrating America With the help of health-care workers and — surprise! — Lin-Manuel Miranda.
Jan. 21, 2021 Glastonbury 2021 Canceled, American Fests Hopeful for Fall Governors Ball, Pitchfork, and even Coachella have made recent moves toward fall.

Jan. 21, 2021 Can the Best (Closed-Loop) Baby Monitor Get Any Better? An Infant Optics owner puts the parent-approved-brand’s newest model to the test.
Jan. 21, 2021 We Tested 75 Fabric Face Masks We checked for fit, comfort, breathability, and how well they block droplets.
Jan. 21, 2021 My Desk Is My Ship, and I Steer It With This Mouse Apple’s Magic Mouse could never.
Jan. 21, 2021 What Are The Best House Robes for Women? Including linen, cotton, and terrycloth robes you can wear all day.
Jan. 21, 2021 The Best Mask-Proof Lipsticks, According to Experts Including liquid lipsticks, lipliners, and lipstick sealants.
Jan. 21, 2021 The Best Standing Desk Converters, According to Reviewers “This desk literally changed my life.”
Jan. 21, 2021 8 Things on Sale: From Le Creuset to Patagonia Including more than a few things that would make great Valentine’s Day gifts.
Jan. 21, 2021 5 Things That’ll Sell Out: From Baronfig to Jason Wu Including a sriracha spice sampler to zhuzh up your meals
Jan. 21, 2021 The Best Yoga Mats, According to Yogis For every type of yoga enthusiast.
Jan. 21, 2021 The Amazon Coat Is the Cheapest We’ve Seen It in Years Right now, it costs less than what it sold for before it became a thing.
Jan. 21, 2021 Are Cheap Mobile Carriers (Like Mint and Visible) Any Good? In some cases, yes. You just have to find one with good service in your area and be willing to deal with occasionally slower speeds.
Jan. 20, 2021 The Best Canadian Winter Coats (That Aren’t Canada Goose) It turns out that the seemingly ubiquitous winter brand isn’t so ubiquitous in its homeland.
Jan. 20, 2021 The Best Board Games for Kids, According to Amazon Reviewers “My daughter is really enjoying destroying the spirits of all of her quarantined housemates by becoming the ruling Goddess of Candy Land Victory!”
Jan. 20, 2021 The Best Maternity Workout Clothes, According to Experts Pilates and yoga instructors, doulas, and some fit, stylish moms share their favorites.
Jan. 20, 2021 The Best (Less-Noticed) Inauguration Day Attire Where in the world did Lady Gaga get that massive bird brooch?
Jan. 20, 2021 36 Birthday Gifts for Every Type of Mom For foodie moms, moms who garden, and moms who need a massage.
Jan. 20, 2021 The Best Washable Rugs, According to Experts Sixteen washable rugs for pet owners and parents.
Jan. 20, 2021 These DIY Candle Kits Give New Life to All of My Empty Jars They cost roughly a quarter of the price of fancier brands’ candles — and smell just as heavenly.
Jan. 20, 2021 This Perfect-for-Every-Occasion Everlane Top Is $20 Today “It has a flattering drawstring neckline that can be adjusted, and it looks good tucked or untucked.”
Jan. 20, 2021 Valentine’s Day Gifts for Every Type of Man A cannabis-scented candle, a bread cookbook, and a fancy soap on a rope.

Jan. 21, 2021 Elon Musk’s Miami Tunnel Plan Is Filled With Holes It’s the sinkhole capital of the United States, to start.
Jan. 21, 2021 We Unearthed the 40 Best Rent Deals in NYC Right Now Several very large one-bedrooms in Manhattan, a Cornelia Street studio with a ton of architectural details, and more.
Jan. 21, 2021 New Union Square Plan to Make Bigger, Greener Park The $100M proposal would make the area more pedestrian-friendly.
Jan. 21, 2021 Million Dollar Slice Chris Barrett has made bank on the gray market selling pizza laced with 40 mg of THC per slice. Can the Pizza Pusha survive pot legalization?
Jan. 21, 2021 John Wilson’s Favorite Spots in Ridgewood Chicken pupusas, a special occasion strip club, and a used bookstore with great coffee.
Jan. 20, 2021 Biden Declares the Border Wall Dead on His First Day And not a moment too soon.
Jan. 20, 2021 A $495K Sunnyside Two-Bedroom and a Carnegie Hill Duplex Plus, a Williamsburg penthouse duplex with 18-foot ceilings and 30 huge windows.
Jan. 20, 2021 ‘They’re All in Long Island’: Boards Ghost Their Residents And residents are none too pleased.
Jan. 20, 2021 Is a High Line Extension Really What the West Side Needs? Even if improving pedestrian access is the point, levitating over the city is not the solution.
Jan. 20, 2021 What Did Trump, the ‘Builder President,’ Actually Build? A short, grim list of projects he completed while in office.
Jan. 19, 2021 Looks Like the Rich Aren’t Abandoning New York After All High-end Manhattan apartments are finally moving again.
Jan. 19, 2021 Does Flint Finally Have Clean Water? Nearly seven years later, the crisis still isn’t over.
Jan. 19, 2021 A Look Inside the New Uber Eats–Funded Streeteries in Harlem Local designers and artists teamed up to create custom structures for six Black-owned businesses.
Jan. 19, 2021 An Elegantly DIY Brooklyn Apartment With a Vreeland-Red Wall Taylor Angino and Kiko Sih’s place is always evolving.
Jan. 19, 2021 The Look Book Goes to Grand Central Terminal On a much quieter than usual morning, we spoke to commuters, and even a few tourists, who were passing through.
Jan. 15, 2021 I Knew the Vessel Was Going to Have a Suicide Problem How a private design process created a public space that is dangerous, even deadly.
Jan. 15, 2021 Andrew Yang, Who Is Absolutely a New Yorker, Went to a Deli “I love bodegas.”
Jan. 15, 2021 The Listings Catfish Host Kamie Crawford Likes to Stare At “You gotta manifest positivity in your home-buying process.”
Jan. 14, 2021 Being a Trump Is a Liability Now, Even If You’ve Sued Donald Fred Trump III was asked to leave his position at Cushman & Wakefield.
Jan. 14, 2021 Joe Biden’s Amtrak Trip to D.C. Has Been Derailed The inauguration itinerary has changed to protect the president-elect from Trump’s legacy.

6:30 A.M. Sarah Jessica Parker’s Grub Street Diet “One of the greatest gifts in New York is the discovery of everywhere else.”
Jan. 21, 2021 Biden Has Already Removed Trump’s Diet Coke Button Plenty of changes at the White House.
Jan. 21, 2021 The Street Vendors Who Are Fighting Against Hunger A new program is spearheaded by the same people it aims to help.
Jan. 21, 2021 Million Dollar Slice Chris Barrett has made bank on the gray market selling pizza laced with 40 mg of THC per slice. Can the Pizza Pusha survive pot legalization?
Jan. 20, 2021 I Work in a Restaurant. When Will I Get Vaccinated? Am I “essential,” or not?
Jan. 19, 2021 What’s Happening at the Hunts Point Produce Market? Workers are on strike, and some experts warn it could affect the city’s produce supplies.
Jan. 19, 2021 Nasrin Rejali Shares Family Recipes One To-Go Box at a Time The Iranian refugee is building a brand with delivery dinners and mail-order cookies.
Jan. 19, 2021 Pecking House’s Chinese Fried Chicken A poultry pop-up with secret passwords.
Jan. 15, 2021 Andrew Yang Walks Into a Bodega — or Does He? Where, exactly, did the mayoral candidate buy his green tea this morning?
Jan. 15, 2021 Sign Up for a Meal Subscription and Save a Restaurant Summerlong Supper Club and Table22 aim to turn brand loyalty into reliable revenue streams.
Jan. 15, 2021 Comedian Steven Phillips-Horst’s Grub Street Diet “My boyfriend is a brilliant chef, but left to my own devices I’m a ’90s sitcom widower cliché.”
Jan. 14, 2021 The Instagram Account Holding Restaurants Accountable He broke Sqirl’s mold scandal wide open and revealed racism at a popular pizza shop. But who is Joe Rosenthal, really?
Jan. 14, 2021 Potatoes Will Make a Triumphant Return to Taco Bell’s Menu Now do Mexican Pizza.
Jan. 13, 2021 Hope Is Rising for Real Restaurant Relief “We feel pretty good that we can get the bill passed.”
Jan. 12, 2021 Inside the Food Feud at Rockaway Beach The boardwalk could look quite different this summer.
Jan. 11, 2021 Edy Massih Wants to Be ‘the Middle Eastern Martha Stewart’ At Edy’s Grocer, the chef is ready to go big.
Jan. 8, 2021 City Councilmember Carlina Rivera’s Grub Street Diet “I made a wish.”
Jan. 7, 2021 La Newyorkina, Fany Gerson’s Passion Project, Is Closing “We were doing numbers that we do in the dead of winter some days during the summer, which is crazy.”
Jan. 6, 2021 Dani Luv’s Next Act? Maybe Mayor. Sammy’s Roumanian’s house musician talks about the restaurant’s closing.
Jan. 6, 2021 The Random Restaurant Conversations We Can’t Have Right Now “It’s kind of an invisible thread in the fabric of a New Yorker’s daily existence.”

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