Good morning. The number of recorded coronavirus cases in the US is approaching 3 million, with 130,000 deaths, and daily case rates higher than anywhere else in the world. The White House press secretary, Kayleigh McEnany, claimed on Monday that “the world is looking at us as a leader in Covid-19.” And it is –…
Researchers from Johns Hopkins University used a series of sophisticated experiments to test a philosophical idea. They found that it is nearly impossible to separate an object’s true identity from the viewer’s perception of it.A person’s ability to see the world objectively, separate from their perspective, is the subject of intense debate in philosophy and…
The president sought an emergency order to block John Bolton’s book, but its explosive excerpts are already making news. Plus, how the pandemic could spell the end of tourism John Bolton said Donald Trump was prepared to do ‘personal favours’ for dictators. Photograph: Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images Good morning, On Wednesday evening, the Trump administration sought…
U.S.|Grand Juror in Breonna Taylor Case Says Deliberations Were MisrepresentedThe Kentucky attorney general’s office said it would release the panel’s recordings after a grand juror contended in a court filing that its discussions were inaccurately characterized.Breonna Taylor's family and the lawyer Ben Crump, right, said the charges a Kentucky grand jury agreed upon in the…
(John Finney Photography/Moment/Getty Images) An abnormally bad season of weather may have had a significant impact on the death toll from both World War I and the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic, according to new research, with many more lives being lost due to torrential rain and plummeting temperatures. Through a detailed analysis of an ice…