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Does Being Bilingual Make You Smarter?

One of the many joys of visiting Montreal, as I just did, is listening to fashionably dressed little children chatting over their chocolat chaud and croissants. I couldn’t help thinking, a bit absurdly: My goodness, those Quebec kids are smart—they not only speak French much better than I do, they’re great at English too! (And street hockey.)

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U.S. to push for vaccines and boosters to stem 'raging' omicron variant, Fauci says

As omicron rages worldwide, Covid-19 vaccinations and booster shots are more crucial than ever for traveling Americans, said Dr. Anthony Fauci on Sunday.

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U.K. Weighing Lockdown Amid an Omicron Wave and Political Turmoil

Britains health secretary said on Sunday he wouldnt rule out more restrictions before Christmas, but the prime minister would most likely face sharp pushback from his own party.

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Indigo serious about growing cargo business: CCO

On April 21, IndiGo had announced that it was in the process of leasing four A321ceo freighter aircraft, each having the capacity to handle 27 tonnes of cargo.

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Toyota to invest $35 billion into battery-powered EVs and roll out 30 models by 2030

Toyota will increase investments into battery technologies by 500 billion yen ($4.4 billion) to 2 trillion yen.

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The U.S. government has a massive, secret stockpile of bitcoin Here's what happens to it

The U.S. government has a semi-secret stockpile of bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies.

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Bill Gates won't join the space race. He wants to eradicate malaria and tuberculosis instead

Some of the world's richest men are squaring off in what's become a rivalry for the ages -- the space race. Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos, the two richest men on the planet and the CEOs of SpaceX and Blue Origin, respectively, have grand designs on the cosmos. They predict a universe where the internet is accessible from anywhere, humans are an interplanetary species, and rotating space stations host permanent residents.

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Mourners gather at site of fatal Japan clinic blaze

Mourners placed bouquets of flowers and offerings of beer and water on Saturday at the site of a suspected arson at a psychiatry clinic in Osaka that killed 24 people.

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Sen. Joe Manchin says he won't vote for Biden's Build Back Better Act, potentially killing the social and climate bill

Democrats need Manchin's vote in the 50-50 Senate, plus a tie-breaker from Vice President Kamala Harris.

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What if There's No Such Thing as Closure?

Many of us are taught that if we work hard enough well be able to get over our losses. The social scientist Pauline Boss sees it differently.

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US coronavirus: Omicron 'is going to take over' this winter, and Fauci says Americans should brace for a 'tough few weeks to months'

The United States is likely in for a hard winter as the Omicron variant of Covid-19 spreads rapidly, Dr. Anthony Fauci says, straining a health care system already battered by the Delta variant.

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Gabriel Boric, a Former Student Activist, Is Elected Chile's Youngest President

The millennial will play an important role in helping shape a new legal framework for a nation that has been roiled by social upheaval.

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Will N.H.L. Stars Play at the Winter Olympics?

A surge of Covid-19 cases and uncertain protocols at the Games are casting doubt on whether the mens ice hockey tournament will feature the sports best players.

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Joe Manchin won't vote for Biden's Build Back Better Act

Democrats need Manchin's vote in the 50-50 Senate, plus a tie-breaker from Vice President Kamala Harris.

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Public health emergency end could cause millions to lose Medicaid coverage

Up to 15 million Americans, including 6 million kids, are at risk of losing Medicaid coverage once the public health emergency ends.

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Google's YouTube TV reaches a deal to restore access to Disney channels

Alphabet's YouTube said on Sunday it has reached a deal with Walt Disney to distribute all Disney-owned channels on its platform.

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Boris Johnson and staff pictured with wine in Downing Street garden in May 2020 | Boris Johnson | The Guardian

Exclusive: photograph raises fresh questions for No 10 after denial of a social event at time of Covid restrictions

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Leftist to become Chile's youngest ever president after beating far-right rival | Chile | The Guardian

Former student leader Gabriel Boric claims 55.8% of votes counted to defeat far-right opponent Jos Antonio Kast

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Peng Shuai retracts sexual assault claims as fears over wellbeing persist | Peng Shuai | The Guardian

Claim contradicts Chinese tennis players social media post in which she accused senior party figure of coercing her into sex

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Liz Truss to take on Brexit brief after David Frost resignation | Brexit | The Guardian

Foreign secretary is assuming responsibility for UKs relationship with EU, says Downing Street

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North Korea bans laughing for 11 days during mourning for anniversary of Kim Jong-il's death

North Korea banned from laughing and drinking alcohol for 11 days during mourning period for former leader

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Pope Francis says domestic violence against women 'almost satanic' | Pope Francis | The Guardian

Head of Catholic Church makes some of his strongest comments yet on violence against women

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Sudan police fire teargas as anti-coup protesters stage mass rally | Sudan | The Guardian

Thousands mark anniversary of revolt against Bashir regime with protest over military takeover

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Elizabeth Warren and Cory Booker test positive for Covid amid US Omicron surge | Elizabeth Warren | The Guardian

Massachusetts senator announces result on Twitter after Fauci says Omicron raging through the world

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Kentucky tornadoes: babies in bathtub survive after twister blows them outside | Tornadoes | The Guardian

Grandmother Clara Lutz says 15-month-old and three-month-old found in yard after tub torn from her hands

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Covid news live: Omicron 'raging around the world', Fauci says; Belgian protests turn violent | World news | The Guardian

Omicron has extraordinary spreading capabilities and promises to bring a bleak winter, Anthony Fauci warns; Belgian police break up protest march against Covid measures

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The science is clear: the case for more Covid restrictions is overwhelming | Health policy | The Guardian

Analysis: Omicron studies so far have been rapid first takes, but the message for England is loud and clear

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New York reports 22,000 new Covid cases

Omicron surge leads to event cancellations and lines at testing sites but health system not yet under serious strain

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From Shakira's boar brawl to Nicki Minaj's testicle fiasco: the weirdest news stories of 2021 | Media | The Guardian

In another fraught year full of depressing news, animals, celebrities and headline writers kept things wonderfully absurd

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The Big One: Canada floods show British Columbia is not ready for a powerful earthquake | Earthquakes | The Guardian

As the province rebuilds after the atmospheric river, experts hope for a heightened focus on future hazards from quakes and global heating

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Victim of privilege: how Ghislaine Maxwell's lawyers tried to make her seem likable | Ghislaine Maxwell | The Guardian

Maxwells attorneys tried to replace her image of a privileged socialite with one of being a kind and generous employer

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I'm heartbroken to miss Christmas with my family

While my husband and two children celebrate Christmas without me, I will be rowing 3,000 miles across the Atlantic

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Failure to create safe routes 'forcing Afghans to make perilous journeys to UK' | Immigration and asylum | The Guardian

Afghan resettlement scheme still not up and running four months after fall of Kabul, says Refugee Council

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Covid news: UK reports 82,886 new cases; Omicron dominant in Ireland

Latest UK daily cases show a 72% jump on the 48,071 new infections recorded last Sunday; Irish officials say 52% of cases estimated to be new variant

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Australia news live update: experts urge caution over Covid reopening; NSW cases nearly double Victoria's as premier says public health a 'personal' decision | Australia news | The Guardian

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The Russian monarch's 1787 letter calling for widespread vaccination is up for auction.

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The Week in Business: Taking On Inflation

Central banks in the United States, Britain and the European Union took measures to address rapidly rising prices.

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Most of the World's Vaccines Likely Won't Prevent Infection From Omicron

They do seem to offer significant protection against severe illness, but the consequences of rapidly spreading infection worry many public health experts.

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Labor Dept. Extends Deadline for Large Companies to Mandate Vaccines

The move came a day after a federal appeals panel reinstated the Biden administrations rule that companies with at least 100 workers require that they be vaccinated against the coronavirus or face weekly testing.

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Manchin Rejects Landmark Legislation, Putting Biden's Climate Goals at Risk

Senator Joe Manchin III said he was opposed to legislation that includes climate action designed to keep the planet from dangerously overheating.

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Fauci Warns Omicron is 'Extraordinary,' Offers Holiday Guidance

In interviews on the Sunday morning shows, Dr. Fauci said the unvaccinated were particularly at risk.

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GM to start shipping $113,000 electric Hummer pickups to customers

The new truck is the first to incorporate the Detroit automaker's Ultium platform, motors and batteries, all of which GM developed in-house.

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Democrats walk on eggshells around Breyer as GOP plans another blockade for any Biden Supreme Court pick

Senate Republicans are poised to deny President Joe Biden an appointment to the Supreme Court if they take the majority in the 2022 midterm elections.

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Florida was once the perennial swing state. 2022 may prove how red it has become

Four years ago, Republicans and Democrats in Florida were similarly optimistic about their chances of winning the governor's mansion and a toss-up race for a US Senate seat during the 2018 midterms. The results of those races -- razor-thin victories for Republicans in both contests -- devastated Democrats but nevertheless seemed to reenforce Florida's status as a purple state.

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How months of talks between Biden and Manchin over Build Back Better broke down

President Joe Biden was at home in Delaware Sunday when Sen. Joe Manchin appeared on Fox News to abruptly declare he could not support his sweeping social and climate plan. "I've tried everything humanly possible," the West Virginia Democrat said, appearing remotely. "I can't get there. This is a no."

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Outgoing NIH director says Trump and other Republicans pressured him to endorse unproven Covid-19 remedies and to fire Fauci

The outgoing director of the National Institutes of Health said Sunday that he faced political pressure from then-President Donald Trump and other Republicans to endorse unproven Covid-19 remedies such as hydroxychloroquine and to fire Dr. Anthony Fauci, the head of NIH's National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.

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QVC fire: Body found in North Carolina QVC distribution center damaged by fire

A body was found Sunday in a North Carolina distribution center for QVC, the shopping television network, one day after a five-alarm fire tore through the facility.

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Retired generals share time-sensitive warning for military ahead of 2024

CNN political analysts discuss a Washington Post op-ed in which three retired generals say they are "chilled to our bones at the thought of a coup succeeding next time" and warn that the US military needs to prepare now for a 2024 insurrection.

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Bouncy castle tragedy claims life of sixth child after 11-year-old dies in hospital

A sixth child has died in hospital after a bouncy castle was lifted into the air at a school event in Australia late last week, police said Sunday.

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California snow drought ends in dramatic fashion, while other states still deal with shortage

Thanks to multiple atmospheric river events, average snowpack in California has gone from 18% to 98% in just two weeks.

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Medical marijuana and autism: 'I'm getting my boy back,' mom says

At first, Joann Fouquette's son, Ezra, was hitting all the milestones. It's what every new mom hopes for: a happy, healthy baby.

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Rapper Drakeo the Ruler fatally stabbed backstage at Los Angeles music festival

Rapper Drakeo the Ruler, whose real name was Darrell Caldwell, was 28.

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See Bill Nye's warning about 'doomsday' glacier

Scientist and TV personality Bill Nye discusses climate change and Antarctica's Thwaites Glacier, which scientists say could collapse in the next five years.

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Gary Sinise, Tom Hanks, Matthew McConaughey surprise children of fallen service members

'Tis the season of giving back, and Gary Sinise is doing just that.

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'Lord of the Rings' has always been beloved. The pandemic reminded us just how great it is

Twenty years ago, "The Fellowship of the Ring" was released in theaters, introducing legions of new fans to Middle-earth. The pandemic reminded us just how powerful the story in the "Lord of the Rings" books and films is.

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Ex-Fox News commentator discusses embarrassing texts from hosts

Democratic strategist and former Fox News contributor Julie Roginsky discusses the texts from Fox News hosts to Mark Meadows during the insurrection that were revealed by Rep. Liz Cheney (R-WY).

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Jennifer Lopez says she's not upset over Ben Affleck's comments regarding his ex-wife Jennifer Garner

Jennifer Lopez has nothing but love for Ben Affleck.

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A Texas teen couldn't speak with his sister, so he created an app to give her a voice

Archer Calder spent his childhood unable to talk with his younger sister, Della, his only sibling.

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Why the mask mandate on planes is good for business

Southwest Airlines CEO Gary Kelly stirred up some controversy Wednesday when he suggested that wearing masks on planes did little to prevent the spread of Covid.

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Opinion: What 'Succession' got right about 2021

2021 began with an attack on the US Capitol and ended with surges of Covid-19 in a pandemic that refuses to release its hold on us. Happiness this year has too often seemed like a "finite pie" -- but the television series about a media mogul family correctly pointed out that it is not.

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Opinion: Spielberg's West Side Story shows us the value of multilingualism

Director Steven Spielberg deliberately omitted subtitles for scenes in Spanish in his remake of the film "West Side Story'' which is currently in theaters. "If I subtitled the Spanish I'd simply be doubling down on the English and giving English the power over the Spanish. This was not going to happen in this film, I needed to respect the language enough not to subtitle it," he said. This is a bold move, as speaking a language other than English in this country inherits an apology.

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Super Typhoon Rai: Death toll climbs to at least 75 people in the Philippines

The death toll from Super Typhoon Rai climbed to at least 208 people Monday, according to the Philippine National Police (PNP), after the storm swept across the archipelago late last week causing widespread flooding and damage.

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The Rise of E-Sports Has Big Implications for Traditional Sports

Kids were already drifting away from traditional sports before the pandemic, with ramifications for the entire sports industry. The trend has accelerated in the pandemic.

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Peng Shuai, Chinese Tennis Player, Denies Sexual Assault Claim

Peng Shuai said in an interview with a Singaporean newspaper that she had been misunderstood. She also said, Ive been very free all along.

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Opinion | Most Covid Infections May Soon Be Breakthroughs. Here's What That Means.

Omicron means many more people will soon test positive.

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Opinion | Would You Sponsor an Afghan Refugee?

Americans can do a lot of good helping Afghans resettle in the United States.

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Opinion | It's Been a Hard Year. These 3 Charities Could Use Your Help.

The world needs an outpouring of generosity.

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Opinion | The All-Too-Common Tragedy of Foster Care

Foster children need an advocate to prioritize their needs.

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The Sunday Read: 'What Does It Mean to Save a Neighborhood?'

Nine years after Hurricane Sandy, residents of Lower Manhattan are still vulnerable to rising seas. The fight over a plan to protect them reveals why progress on our most critical challenges is so hard.

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Postponed Games and Increased Testing as Covid Continues to Impact Athletes and Teams

The N.B.A. and N.H.L. announced a new round of game postponements, and the N.F.L. again adjusted its testing policies, as a Covid-19 surge continued to dog athletes.

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Drakeo the Ruler Fatally Stabbed at Once Upon a Time in L.A. Festival

The rapper, whose real name was Darrell Caldwell, was to perform at a festival on Saturday night when he was fatally stabbed during an altercation, officials said.

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How 'Lord of the Rings' Became 'Star Wars' for Millennial Women