Mayor Adams’ newly minted health commissioner argued Friday that the city should indefinitely maintain its mask mandate for kids younger than 5, striking a more cautious tone than his boss who has recently signaled he wants to scrap the restriction... Read More
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Did you know there’s a national holiday that celebrates everyone’s favorite activity: sleeping? We didn’t either until we talked to the people at the National Sleep Foundation (NSF). This global organization works to promote good... Read More
The agency still recommends that people who are not up to date with COVID-19 vaccines and are at increased risk avoid getting on a cruise ship. The CDC is lowering its risk assessment for cruise ships. The agency classified cruise ship... Read More
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is developing guidance that will ease the nationwide mask mandate for public transit next month, according to a U.S. official, but the existing face covering requirement will be extended through April... Read More
The CDC relaxed its mask guidelines Friday after the agency acknowledged the risk of severe COVID-19 cases has gone down. Instead of looking only at confirmed COVID-19 case counts, the agency will take a more holistic view of the risk the virus... Read More
Carnival Cruise Line plans to make masks optional for its guests from March 1 after the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) eased its warnings for cruise ships, the company said in a statement late on Friday. The company said... Read More
Mozilla is warning users that when Firefox — and Google’s Chrome — reach version 100, major websites may no longer identify them properly, and not work properly as a result. Firefox is currently on version 97, while Chrome is on version... Read More
New York City Mayor Eric Adams said during a press conference that he thinks the vaccine requirements for athletes and entertainers preventing Brooklyn Nets star Kyrie Irving from playing in home games is “unfair,” but also said he is... Read More
If you’re using public transit, there are some health tips you should keep in mind.The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has tips for minimizing everyday risks of getting and spreading COVID-19. The tips below can help protect you... Read More
Over 10 million US households are enrolled in the Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP), a $14.2 billion program that provides a monthly broadband subsidy to qualifying low-income homes, the White House announced today. The Affordable... Read More
The Super Bowl is known as the greatest show on turf. It is the pinnacle of the US sporting calendar and the ultimate goal of every NFL, college and high school football player. However, it transcends sport alone. The Super Bowl has carved out a... Read More
The Associated Press 2021 NFL awards had a bit of everything, starting with Aaron Rodgers becoming the fifth player to repeat as Most Valuable Player. Despite the turmoil of training camp and the headlines created by the Green Bay quarterback when... Read More
It became a poster child for too-good-to-be-true tech: MoviePass, founded a decade ago in the East Village, offered cinephiles unlimited theater admission for $10 each month, before it collapsed into bankruptcy in January 2020. But it may yet have... Read More
Thousands of unvaccinated Big Apple city workers are set to lose their jobs Friday, which marks the end of the grace period to get a COVID-19 jab. Nearly 4,000 of the city’s roughly 400,000 municipal employees are currently at risk of getting... Read More
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released its rankings of all 50 states and Washington, D.C. in order of residents’ life expectancies from the year before the COVID-19 pandemic on Thursday (February... Read More