$1.9M for a pigeon: Prized racing bird fetches record-setting price
How much would you pay for a pigeon? A Chinese racing fan forked out US$1.9 million for a prized pigeon on Sunday, shattering a record and ruffling feathers throughout the …
Analysis & Comment
Opinion | A Divided Country: What Can Be Done?
To the Editor: Re “A Repudiation That Never Came,” by Jamelle Bouie (column, Nov. 6): Can we stop being morally indignant that half the country voted differently than we did? …
Opinion | Don’t Get Too Excited About the Coronavirus Vaccine
The announcement that Pfizer’s coronavirus vaccine is more than 90 percent effective at preventing Covid-19 infections — much better than many anticipated — is cause for celebration. With a vaccine …
Your Tuesday Briefing
Promising results from Pfizer’s vaccine trial. By Natasha Frost Good morning. We’re covering the results of Pfizer’s coronavirus vaccine trial, what a Biden administration means for Brexit and the latest …
Opinion | We Are Still a Nation Painfully Divided
NASHVILLE — For at least a week before Election Day, I was too anxious to focus. Donald Trump was running a re-election campaign founded in lies, and I had no …
Opinion | The Danger in White Moderates Setting Biden’s Agenda
The full contours of the postelection landscape are, as yet, unknown, but we’ve learned many important lessons already. Chief among them is that white Republicans will vote party over every …
Your Thursday Briefing
The latest U.S. election updates. By Melina Delkic and Carole Landry Good morning. We’re covering the U.S. election, virus lockdowns in Europe and the battle for beet soup. The world …
Opinion | Refugees’ Trauma, and Saving Migrant Children
More from our inbox: To the Editor: Re “Trading Fear at Home for Misery on America’s Doorstep” (news article, Oct. 24): I read with interest about the horrific tragedies that …
Your Tuesday Briefing
China’s power in a W.H.O. investigation. By Melina Delkic Good morning. We’re covering the W.H.O.’s concessions to China in the coronavirus inquiry, what to make of rumors of a coup …
Your Monday Briefing
Britain prepares for a month of lockdown. By Natasha Frost Good morning. We’re covering Britain’s new virus restrictions, exhaustion and despair in Italy and the destruction wrought by Typhoon Goni. …