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As customers move online, so does the holiday shopping season

November 24, 2020 at 10:00 a.m.

The holidays will look different at Macy's this year. The Thanksgiving Day parade in New York City will proceed without spectators, and Santa Claus will not be reviewing Christmas wish...

Bill Gates, the virus and the quest to vaccinate the world

November 23, 2020 at 2:48 p.m.

Working behind the scenes is the world's second-richest man, neither a scientist nor a doctor, who sees himself and his $50 billion foundation as uniquely prepared to take a central...

France’s dragnet for extremists sweeps up some schoolchildren, too

November 23, 2020 at 2:22 p.m.

As France grapples with a wave of Islamic attacks following the republication of the Charlie Hebdo caricatures, the case in Albertville and similar ones elsewhere have again raised questions about...

‘I forget about the world:’ Afghan youth find escape in a video game

November 23, 2020 at 12:45 p.m.

It could have been any day in Kabul, where targeted assassinations, terrorist attacks and wanton violence have become routine, and the city often feels as if it is under siege....

English gyms offer a new workout: Civil disobedience

November 23, 2020 at 12:32 p.m.

Current restrictions are less stringent than in March (schools and universities are open), but in a country with one of Europe's highest COVID-19 death rates, Prime Minister Boris Johnson says...

Pandemic crowds bring ‘rivergeddon’ to Montana’s rivers

November 23, 2020 at 11:52 a.m.

After a series of contentious meetings, the Montana Department of Fish Wildlife and Parks on Wednesday approved a series of measures to ease the effects of crowds on the Madison...

Why charges against protesters are being dismissed by the thousands

November 20, 2020 at 10:50 a.m.

With police detaining hundreds of people in major cities, the arrests this year ended up colliding with the limitations of the court system. In the aftermath, prosecutors declined to pursue...

‘Remote learning is not working’: Shutdown hurts children, parents say

November 20, 2020 at 10:45 a.m.

Across the city, parents and elected officials — including many who did not initially support the mayor's push to get children back into schools — registered their dismay and frustration...

Air travel was gaining momentum. Now what?

November 20, 2020 at 10:29 a.m.

United Airlines said Thursday that bookings had slowed and cancellations had risen in recent days because of the surge in virus cases. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention urged...

The most compelling coronavirus photography from The New York Times

November 20, 2020 at 8:08 a.m.

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