ACHARNES, Greece — Here is Dominik Defoe. Ten years old and slightly taller than the net. Golden brown, shoulder-length curls bounce around as they chase and smash tennis balls, better than any kid his age. Defoe loves to play with GPS in his mother’s car, so when they get to school in the morning, the …
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How did reporter Matt Richtel talk to adolescents and parents for this series? In mid-April, I was speaking to the mother of a suicidal teenager whose struggles I follow closely. I asked how her daughter was. It’s not good, the mother said: “If we don’t find something drastic to help this kid, this kid won’t …
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Mr Hallberg said Ms. Smirnova was “very brave” to leave the Bolshoi because she was leaving not just a company but an institution “which is in her DNA”. Miss Smirnova isn’t the only high-profile artist to leave Russia. On the day the war began, Alexei Ratmansky, the ballet’s leading choreographer and former Bolshoi artistic director, …
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by Mira Nair “Mississippi Masala” It begins with a bit of family history, which is also a history lesson – Uganda’s expulsion of the sizable South Asian population ordered from the country by military dictator Idi Amin in 1972.. “Mississippi Masala”, which won an award at the 1991 Venice Film Festival and is still fresh …
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Dr. The drug was given so-called fast track status by the Food and Drug Administration in January, Steiner said. The identification aims to enable faster development and review of new treatments that address unmet medical needs and target serious or life-threatening conditions. Updated April 11, 2022 at 4:08 PM ET Dr. Steiner said the company …
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Five months after immunization, the two doses of Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine appeared to offer virtually no defense against moderate disease caused by the Omicron variant, as measured by visits to emergency rooms and urgent care clinics. Data released on Tuesday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. But booster shots have greatly increased protection and …
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In Josephine Decker’s gorgeous young adult drama “The Sky Is Everywhere,” Lennie (Grace Kaufman) is a high school clarinettist who is relearning to embrace the joys of life after the sudden loss of her older sister Bailey (Havana Rose Liu). Lennie begins the story sad and withdrawn. She suffers with Bailey’s reticent boyfriend Toby (Pico …
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US broadcast coverage 2022 Winter Games Tuesday continues with the women’s slalom, half pipe snowboarding and the men’s grand air final. All times are East. SKIING IN THE ALPHES Two-time Olympic gold medalist Mikaela Shiffrin will continue her pursuit of multiple medals at the Games as she competes in the women’s slalom event. The first …
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An apologetic and tearful Adele announced Thursday that her upcoming Las Vegas residency will be delayed, citing production issues and the toll of Covid-19. The show, titled “Weekends With Adele,” is scheduled to open on Friday at the Colosseum at Caesars Palace, and there will be two concerts each week until April 16. “I’m so …
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The US surgeon general warned on Tuesday that young people are facing “devastating” mental health effects as a result of the hardships their generations have faced, including the coronavirus pandemic. The message is that the best doctor in the country, Dr. It came as part of a rare public consultation from Vivek H. Murthy. In …
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As recently as last week, many public health experts vehemently opposed the Biden administration’s campaign to offer booster vaccines for coronavirus vaccines to all American adults. There’s little scientific evidence to support extra doses for most people, the researchers said. The Omicron variant changed all that. Scientists do not yet know for sure whether the …
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As recently as last week, many public health experts vehemently opposed the Biden administration’s campaign to offer booster vaccines for coronavirus vaccines to all American adults. There’s little scientific evidence to support extra doses for most people, the researchers said. The Omicron variant changed all that. Scientists do not yet know for sure whether the …
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