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Yaël Farber’s stunning, Dublin-born interpretation of this eternal classic finds the dizzying layers of performance that rule all our lives.
The confrontation in Brooklyn illustrates the rising tensions between the Trump administration and so-called sanctuary jurisdictions.
The candidate keeps talking about winning “unwinnable fights.” But the New Hampshire primary was not supposed to be in that category.
The French historian Patrick Boucheron joins a list of scholars who have been trying to debunk the stereotype of Machiavelli as a fascist enabler and tyrant whisperer.
Trustbusting advocates like Sarah Miller, who target corporate power, have finally found themselves at the center of the political conversation.
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of February 5, 2020, covering February 11, 2020.
Roddy Ricch
Eminem
Billie Eilish
Halsey
Post Malone
2020COVID-19 pandemic: The World Health Organization officially names the coronavirus outbreak as COVID-19, with the virus being designated SARS-CoV-2.[†]
The COVID-19 pandemic, caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), began with an outbreak of COVID-19 in Wuhan, China, in December 2019. Soon after, it spread to other areas of Asia, and then worldwide in early 2020. The World Health Organization (WHO) declared the outbreak a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC) on 30 January 2020, and assessed the outbreak as having become a pandemic on 11 March.
In 2020, the world population was approximately 7,887,001,292 people[†]